On Friday, January 20, you could walk into a small mobile shop in Pandri, Raipur to buy a charger and get asked, “Match dekhne aaye hai kya?” (Came to see the match?). As Chattisgarh Cricket Association Secretary, Mukul Tiwari tells The Indian Express, “Fever hai total cricket ka.” “We put the tickets out on January … Read more
Manchester City will look to return to winning form and get their title charge back on track when they host a resurgent Wolves side at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday at 14:00 GMT. Reeling from the defeat at the hands of their rivals Manchester United, City will be looking to bounce back immediately and … Read more
AFTER middleweight Chris Eubank Jnr was scheduled to fight welterweight Conor Benn, a man the former relentlessly taunted about how easy victory would be, the 33-year-old found his popularity at an all-time high. Not because he went on to beat Benn, but because of the way he reacted when the bout was belatedly canned when … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A youth basketball and softball coach was arrested and charged after allegedly sexually assaulting minors, the Philadelphia Police Department said Friday. Timothy Foster, 38, was arrested around 10 a.m. Thursday. Police say it was predatory behavior and they’re concerned there could be more children who were allegedly preyed upon. A Special Victims … Read more
Trailing their Catalan rivals by three points, Real Madrid will seek to bounce back to winning ways when they travel to the San Mames Barria on Sunday to face Athletic Bilbao at 20:00 GMT. Bilbao will be looking to halt their three-match winless run in La Liga by causing an upset at home against … Read more
NO different than any other beneficiary of nepotism, or so-called “nepo baby”, Chris Eubank Jnr has been both helped and hindered by a famous fighting surname throughout the course of his 11-year professional career. He has, at times, looked to exploit it, shouting it and milking it for all it’s worth, while, at other times, … Read more
Arsenal have completed the £27m signing of Brighton attacker Leandro Trossard. The Gunners are paying an initial £20m up front with a further £7m coming in add-ons. The 28-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the option for a further year. Arsenal moved for the Belgium international after missing out on Mykhailo Mudryk, who joined … Read more
22Bet, Kenya’s leading sports betting and gaming company, held a colossal weekend charity event in Nairobi on January 7. It distributed food to the residents of Kariobangi and Korogocho communities, and cleaned up streets there. These neighbourhoods are Nairobi’s biggest slums, home to people with lesser access to wealth. The charity event was a part … Read more
FOR Tommy Fury, this wasn’t always the plan. Back in 2015, in fact, I can recall seeing him walking around a hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany wearing a Team Fury tracksuit and using the imminent success of his brother to create dreams of his own. He spoke that day – the day of Tyson Fury’s life-changing … Read more
The Australian Open is still waking up after Thursday night’s (or perhaps Friday morning’s) epic, near-record-setting Murray-Kokkinakis clash. And while there are no Aussies in action on day five, there are still some epic encounters on the cards, with the women’s title favourites in action. Follow Day 5 of the Australian Open in our live … Read more
