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Football: Xavi Hernandez to quit as FC Barcelona coach

January 31, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, January 31: Xavi Hernandez, Football Club Barcelona team’s coach, has announced to quit at the end of the current season, saying he is now “feeling liberated.” The Spanish coach announced this on January 27, adding he will not manage FC Barcelona again, the media reported. When a journalist asked during a press conference how he […]

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Jannik Sinner defeats Medvedev, wins Australian Open

January 29, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam on Sunday after defeating Russian rival Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open. Although Sinner, 22, lost two sets in the beginning but won the final game 3-6-3-6-6-4-6-3. He was the number four tennis player in the world. The last Australian Open final in […]

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Rohan Bopanna Creates History, Becomes Oldest Man to Win Grand Slam

January 27, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 27: India’s Rohan Bopanna who is set to turn 44 in March this year, became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam after clinching the Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles title in Melbourne on Saturday pairing with Matthew Ebden. The second seeded Indian and Australian doubles team claimed a 7-6 (7/0), […]

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Creation of the International Cricket Council

January 25, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of the game of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference (1909) renamed first as the International Cricket Conference (1965) and then as the International Cricket Council (1989). The original ICC was formed on June 15, 1909, by representatives from South […]

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the origin of FIFA as governor of football contests worldwide

January 24, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) is the global governing body offootball associations, beach soccer, and futsal. FIFA was founded in Paris in 1904 by seven national football associations of France, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Belgium to promote the game of association football. Since then, FIFA has been headquartered in […]

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FIFA chief wants to punish football teams for having racist fans

January 23, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Gianni Infantino, President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), on Sunday advocated severe action against the football teams whose fans are seen as racists. He shared this reaction with football lovers via X, formerly Twitter, after alleged racism-related incidents were reported in the football match of AC Milan versus Udinese. He said “The […]

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The five countries which won the Cricket World Cups so far

January 20, 2024 Vinayak Barot

When the Cricket World Cup started in 1975 in England, eight teams participated in the event: England, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and one composite team from East Africa. Of these, Australia emerged as the most successful country, having won the Cup six times against England (1987), Pakistan (1999), India (2003), […]

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Sports: What makes India great in cricket history?

January 18, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The history of cricket in India began in the 17th and 18th centuries through sailors and traders of the British East India Company. Thereafter, the Indian cricket team started growing every day. Indian cricket has grown by leaps and bounds and won several accolades over the years. It has never looked back. What […]

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T20 World Cup: India – Pakistan Clash on June 9

January 5, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 5: India and Pakistan have been clubbed in one group and the two arch rivals will clash against each other in New York on June 9 in a Group A match in the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup to be co-hosted by West Indies and the United States. The schedule for the […]

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Dhoni Files Case against his Former Business Partners for Cheating

January 5, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 5: Cricket icon and former India wicket-keeper captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a criminal complaint against his former business partners Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Vishwas of Aarka Sports and Management Limited in Ranchi court for allegedly defrauding him of ₹ 15 crore in a 2017 business deal. Mr Diwakar had reportedly signed a […]