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CNN — British tennis star Emma Raducanu said Wimbledon did “an amazing job” in preventing a man who was accused of stalking her from buying tickets to the championships at SW19 this month. The man followed Raducanu to at least four competitions earlier this year, and on noticing him at a tournament in Dubai, the world No. 38 previously said she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” due to her distress. British media reported that the man had tried to obtain tickets to Wimbledon, but was flagged and blocked by the All England Club’s security system. “Wimbledon and everyone did…
CNN — Malala Yousafzai is known by millions around the world as an activist and human rights campaigner, a voice of power and inspiration who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban at age 15. Perhaps less well known is her life as a sports fanatic. But take any major women’s sports event from the past few years and you can bet on Yousafzai being in the stands, whether that’s cricket, soccer, basketball, netball or the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. She even chose to spend a freezing Valentine’s Day evening with her husband, Asser Malik, watching American rugby star Ilona…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Both Pant and Rahul hit centuries for India on the fourth day. ©Getty Shubman Gill kept staring at the errant spot on the pitch, the one from where Brydon Carse managed to create mischief. Six balls into the fourth day’s play, on a cold, blustery morning with dark clouds hanging ominously low over Headingley, India were three down and only 98 ahead. The Indian captain, stunned, hadn’t even passed where the 30-yard circle might be when the not-out batter KL Rahul bolted past him and into the dressing room, presumably to use the facilities. Which…
Unmukt Chand made 86* off just 58 against Seattle Orcas. ©MLC In a parallel world, Unmukt Chand would be guilty of misdemeanour cited for vandalization. Repeatedly breaking down the door to the USA men’s national team. But that’s in a parallel world. In the one we live in, Chand is more like the invisible man from the film The Invisible Man. Not seen, yet impossible to ignore. In this version, he doesn’t haunt an ex-girlfriend; he haunts USA Cricket, especially during the MLC, when he performs under a periscope the world watches from. Chand is the elephant in the selection…
CNN — A 24-year-old British wingsuit flyer was killed on Saturday during a base jump in the Swiss Alps, local police said in a statement. The man was later named as Liam Byrne by his parents, who released a statement to the BBC, paying tribute to their son’s “bold spirit and kind heart.” Byrne was experienced in wingsuit flying, a strand of skydiving that involves wearing a specially designed suit to maximise gliding time before deploying a parachute. He became a British champion in the sport in 2022, recording the fastest speed in the advanced category. More recently, he was…
CNN — On Sunday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished what they started back in late October and put the rest of the NBA on notice that there’s a new sheriff in town. With an average age under 26, the Thunder capped off one of the winningest seasons in league history with a seven-game triumph over a pesky Indiana Pacers team to win the Larry O’Brien trophy. It was a tight affair in the early-going, indicative of the back-and-forth nature of the entire series, and then disaster struck for Indiana. Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who had been instrumental in…
LEEDS TEST Tongue has 7 wickets in the match © Getty Fast bowler Josh Tongue said England will push for the win on the final day of the Leeds Test against India. The hosts were set a daunting target of 371 to chase in the fourth innings, and their openers had already chipped away 21 runs in the six-over period before the close of play on day four. England have managed just one draw in their last 36 Tests under captain Ben Stokes – the rain-affected Manchester Test in the 2023 Ashes. While weather may once again play a role…
CNN — Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has undergone surgery on a torn right Achilles tendon he suffered during Sunday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Shortly after his surgery, Haliburton penned a heartfelt message to his supporters on social media Monday night, saying he’s still in “shock” about the catastrophic injury that occurred in the first quarter of the biggest game of his career. “Words cannot express the pain of this letdown,” Haliburton posted on X along with a photo of himself in a hospital bed with his right leg heavily bandaged. “The frustration is unfathomable. I’ve worked…
AUSTRALIA NEWS The 35-year-old veteran will make her comeback after being picked for Australia A to play against India A © Getty Australia captain Alyssa Healy has revealed that she intends to play in the home summer after the 2025 ODI World Cup, putting an end to speculations that she might quit after the mega event. Earlier this year, Healy did reveal that she had an ideal exit scenario in mind but her break from the game following a stress fracture in her foot has pushed those plans back. “It’s probably shifted a little bit,” Healy told AAP. “It’s made…
MLC 2025 SFU have won all four of their matches so far. © MLC San Francisco Unicorns are the only unbeaten team in MLC 2025 so far and they have been at their best from the get go. They have swatted their opponents away in three of the four games and beat MINY in the last over, a week ago. If their start to the season hasn’t already left the Unicorns in a positive frame of mind, the win against MINY would have given them an even bigger psychological advantage. They have the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker of the tournament…