According to reports from Australia's Channel 7, Kohli seemed visibly upset by the presence of cameras aimed at his family, particularly his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma.

Virat Kohli angry video

The 22-year-old uncapped pacer of Sri Lanka is currently playing in the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka T10 League for Hambantota Bangla Tigers

Eshan Malinga

The 22-year-old uncapped pacer of Sri Lanka is currently playing in the inaugural season of the Lanka T10 Super League for Hambantota Bangla Tigers

Bumrah's performances have been nothing short of match-winning, as he has repeatedly stepped up to rescue India from difficult situations, proving to be the backbone of the Indian bowling attack.

Border Gavaskar Trophy

With the crucial Boxing Day Test scheduled to begin on December 26, check the highest run-getter in India vs Australia Test series, which is also known as Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 here

Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has paid a glorious tribute to the just-retired India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, saying he has been "a bit of a thorn" for their side in some of the memorable contests Down Under.
Ashwin, India's premier off-spinner, on Wednesday surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement in the middle of the Test series against Australia.
He retired from the game as the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 537 scalps from 106 matches, placing him only behind the legendary Anil Kumble (619 wickets).
Ashwin played 23 Tests against Australia from 2011 to 2024, taking 115 scalps, including a 10-wicket and seven five-wicket hauls. He also played a big in India's stunning series win in 2020-21.
"He (Ashwin) has always been a bit of a thorn in our side over in India and played a part in series here in Australia. It's been a fantastic career and I'm sure it will be celebrated that way," Starc told SEN Radio after the third Test her

Mitchell Starc

Ashwin enjoyed a great rapport with Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, both of whom having 500-plus wickets.

The EFL Cup is the last trophy Tottenham won, back in 2007/08, when they triumphed over Manchester rivals in the quarter-finals before defeating Arsenal and Chelsea to claim the title.

Carabao Cup

The second encounter of the day will feature U Mumba and Patna Pirates take each other as the battle for the playoffs.

Pro Kabaddi League 2024

India had a decent run at the 2024 Paris Olympics as they ended up with six medals under their belt

Paris Olympics 2024

The ATP men's tennis tour paid out $1.3 million to a total of 26 players in 2024 under a new financial program called Baseline that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players ranked in the top 250.
Players received money in each of three categories, the tour said Wednesday, without naming most of the individuals: 17 got paid as part of minimum guarantees that make up the difference if players do not reach certain thresholds in singles prize money, three through injury protection that helps those whose tournament participation is limited by health issues, and seven via newcomer investment that provides funds to new members of the top 125.
One player received money from both the minimum guarantee and income protection parts of the plan, which was announced in August 2023. This season was the first of a three-year trial.
As a professional tennis player, you're focused on results. Relying on your performance to succeed can be difficult, especially when dealing with setbacks like ...

red Tennis Court

The ATP men's tennis tour paid out $1.3 million to a total of 26 players in 2024 under a new financial program called Baseline that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players ranked in the top 250.

Moein Shafaghi and Himanshu dished out superb performances as Tamil Thalaivas thrashed Bengal Warriorz 60-29 in their Pro Kabaddi League match here on Wednesday.
Shafaghi and Himanshu scored Super 10s (13 points each), while defenders Nitesh Kumar (7 points) and Amir Bastami (4 points) also made important contributions for Tamil Thalaivas.
In the other corner, Manjeet bagged 7 points and Chinese Taipei's Chia Ming scored 4 for Bengal Warriorz.
Tamil Thalaivas came out of the blocks quickest with Shafaghi leading the charge for his side in the early exchanges. Tamil Thalaivas' defence also started off well, foiling Maninder Singh's early attacks.
As the first half wore on, Tamil Thalaivas were looking solid and held the lead, even as Manjeet and Pranay Rane fought hard for Bengal Warriorz.
At the 10-minute mark, Sai Prasad scored a 4-point raid, which gave Tamil Thalaivas a 7-point lead, and that was followed up with an ALL OUT. Bengal Warriorz at this point trailed by 10 points.


Tamil Thalaivas

Shafaghi and Himanshu scored Super 10s (13 points each), while defenders Nitesh Kumar (7 points) and Amir Bastami (4 points) also made important contributions for Tamil Thalaivas.

Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool advanced in the English League Cup on Wednesday to ensure a heavyweight lineup for the semifinals.
Gabriel Jesus scored a hat trick  including a crucial second goal from an offside position  as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-2 to reach the last four for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
Liverpool kept alive its title defense by winning 2-1 at Southampton, with Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott the scorers in the first half for the leaders of the Premier League and Champions League.
Newcastle defeated Brentford 3-1 mainly thanks to two first-half goals by Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali and progressed to the semifinals for the second time in three seasons. The Saudi-controlled club from the north east, which hasn't won a major trophy since 1955, lost in the League Cup final to Manchester United in 2023.
United visits Tottenham on Thursday in the remaining quarterfinal match, guaranteeing that the semifinals will feature four of the biggest teams i

Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool advanced in the English League Cup on Wednesday to ensure a heavyweight lineup for the semifinals.

Italy's oldest soccer club is now under the ownership of Romanian businessman Dan ?ucu.
Genoa announced on Wednesday that ?ucu had acquired a majority stake after a capital increase of 40 million euros ($42 million) for a 77% share.
The club hopes that ?ucu  who also owns 90% of Romanian team Rapid Bucharest  will bring financial stability following months of uncertainty under the troubled Miami-based 777 Partners.
The club, which was founded in 1893, was sold to 777 Partners three years ago  ending previous owner Enrico Preziosi's 18 years in charge.
Genoa won the last of its nine Italian league titles in 1924. It is currently 13th in Serie A, two points above the relegation zone, although it is unbeaten since hiring Patrick Vieira as coach last month.
The transfer of majority ownership marks a new chapter for Italy's oldest football club, with the hope that the entry of Dan ?ucu can bring financial stability and new investments to strengthen the team and its infrastructure, Geno

Football, soccer

Italy's oldest soccer club is now under the ownership of Romanian businessman Dan Sucu.

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's face was bloodied after being hit by an opponent's cleat in a French league game against Monaco on Wednesday.
The Italy international took the studs of Wilfried Singo's cleat in the 17th minute at the Stade Louis II.
Singo, whose shot had been blocked, tried to jump over the sliding Donnarumma but instead struck his face.
Pictures showed that Donnarumma was cut below his right eye. Singo, who had already been warned, was lucky to avoid a red card.
Donnarumma was left lying on the pitch while receiving treatment. He finally stood up and walked away to be replaced by Matvey Safonov.

Donarumma

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's face was bloodied after being hit by an opponent's cleat in a French league game against Monaco on Wednesday.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says his organisation will "await with interest" India's expected bid for the 2029 World Championships but indicated that there will be tough competition from other countries to get the hosting right of the showpiece.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is set to formally express its interest to host the 2029 World Championships when the process is launched in the next few months, in line with the country's plan to stage a series of high-profile events to mount a serious bid for the 2036 Olympics.
"The 2029 World Championships, look, we will await with interest (India's expected bid). I have to tell you, we've got a lot of interest in those Championships already, and the process will open shortly," Coe replied to a PTI question during a virtual conference with the global media.
It was in December last year when the AFI first revealed its intention to bid for the 2029 World Championships.
The bidding process is expected to start in ...

India's Arpinder Singh competes in the men's triple jump finals during the athletics competition at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia (Photo: PTI/AP)

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is set to formally express its interest in hosting the 2029 World Championships when the process is launched in the next few months

Real Madrid meets Mexican club Pachuca in the final of the watered-down Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbapp expected to be available to play for the Spanish powerhouse after nursing a left-thigh injury.
The tournament  being played in a new format after FIFA expanded the Club World Cup for 2025  brings together the champions of all six soccer confederations. It takes place every year while the bigger Club World Cup will happen every four years.
Madrid made it straight to the final without having to play any matches as the European champion, while Pachuca advanced by defeating South American champion Botafogo and Al Ahly of Egypt in the preliminary rounds of the tournament taking place in Qatar.
Mbapp has been practicing with the rest of Madrid's squad again after missing a Spanish league match against Rayo Vallecano  a 3-3 draw on Saturday.
The France star, still to meet full expectations in his first season with Madrid, got hurt and was substituted after scoring i

Kylian Mbappe,Kylian, Mbappe

Madrid made it straight to the final without having to play any matches as the European champion, while Pachuca advanced by defeating South American champion Botafogo and Al Ahly of Egypt.

Arsenal occupy third place with 30 points, boasting a strong defensive record of just 15 goals conceded alongside their 29 goals scored.

Premier League 2024-25 points table

Ruben Amorim etched his name into Manchester United folklore, becoming the first Red Devils manager since the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson to win the his first Manchester derby.

Ruben Amorim

Speaking to Sky Sports, Amorim laid bare the meticulous process behind his choices. "Selection. We try to evaluate everything-training, performance, game performance, engagement with team-mates

Ruben Amorim, manager of Manchester United

Ahead of the crucial Boxing Day Test against India from December 26, legendary wicketkeeper Ian Healy has pointed out the serious lack of form of the top-three Australian batters and advised them to go to the basics and perform if they want to continue in the team.
Australia made 445 in the first innings of the rain truncated third Test at Brisbane with Travis Head and Steve Smith smashing centuries but the home team did miserably in the second innings before declaring at 89 for 7.
The match ended in a draw with the five-match Test series level at 1-1.
"I don't see them (Australia) regressing going into Melbourne, but they are out of form, they're seriously out of form," Healy told SEN Radio.
Openers Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney and one-drop batter Marnus Labuschagne performed below expectations at the Gabba before Smith and Head halted the slide with centuries in the first innings.
The second innings was even worse with the top three managing just 13 runs.
"Questions have got

Usman Khawaja

Openers Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney and one-drop batter Marnus Labuschagne performed below expectations at the Gabba before Smith and Head halted the slide with centuries in the first innings.

A day after announcing his retirement from international cricket midway into the Test series against Australia, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a quiet early-morning return to the country here on Thursday.
Ashiwn could be seen was escorted out of the Chennai International Airport by local officials as fans took photographs before he left with his family without talking to the waiting media.
Ashwin on Wednesday announced retirement with immediate effect in the middle of the five-match Test series that is locked 1-1 after three games. He will continue to play club cricket, including the IPL, where he will return to play for Chennai Super Kings next year.
He signed off as the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 537 scalps in 106 games, placing him only behind the great Anil Kumble (619 wickets) in the overall statistics.
"I do feel there is bit of punch left in me as a cricketer but I would like to showcase that in club level cricket," Ashwin said in a brief

Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin

Ashiwn was seen escorted out of the Chennai International Airport by local officials as fans took photographs before he left with his family without talking to the waiting media.

Ashwin's career statistics speak volumes about his impact. Over 106 Test matches, he took 537 wickets, securing his place as the seventh-highest wicket-taker of all time.

Ashwin

Pakistan won the first ODI by three wickets and will now aim to win the second ODI to seal the series with a match to spare

South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Playing 11

As the team's principal partner, Lauritz Knudsen's logo will feature prominently on the front of the MI's official jersey and training gear starting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.

Mahela Jayawardene, Head Coach, Mumbai Indians along with Lauritz Knudsen leadership unveils the logo that will feature on Mumbai Indians jersey

Veteran Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood have expressed their excitement at returning to Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the next edition of IPL.
Both players were picked by RCB at the mega auction last month in Riyadh.
Bhuvneshwar, who began his IPL journey with RCB in 2009, is looking forward to shoulder the team's bowling responsibilities for the first time since he started playing in the league.
"Really happy to be part of RCB, it's where I started in 2009. I want to thank RCB management for considering me and a big shout out to the RCB fans for showing so much love. Looking forward to a great season," said Bhuvneshwar in a release.
For Hazlewood, his previous stint with RCB was during the COVID pandemic, when matches were not played in Bangalore.
Despite this, he left a lasting impression, taking 23 wickets in 15 games at an economy of 8.26.
Reflecting on his return, Hazlewood said, "We've got the best fans in the competition, every ga

Bhuvneshwar Kumar leaves the field after getting his hamstring pulled. Photo: Reuters

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar, who began his IPL journey with RCB in 2009, is looking forward to shoulder the team's bowling responsibilities for the first time since he started playing in the league

The Mumbai Indians camp knew it would be difficult to get Ishan Kishan back into the fold from the Indian Premier League mega auction due to his skill set, said captain Hardik Pandya here on Sunday.
The India wicketkeeper-batter did not feature in MI's retention list as the five-time champions retained former skipper Rohit Sharma, incumbent leader Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah.
Kishan was snapped up by last season's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 11.25 crore as Mumbai Indians quit bidding on the player once it reached Rs 3.20 crore. Kishan had a base price of Rs 2 crore.
"Ishan has been the freshness and the energy of the room," Pandya said in a video shared by Mumbai Indians.
"When we could not retain him we always knew it was going to be difficult to get him back from the auction simply because we knew the kind of player and the kind of skill set he brings," he added.
Pandya fondly recalled Kishan as MI's "pocket dynamo", whose six-year stint wit

Ishan Kishan spooky entry into MI pre season IPL 2024 camp. Photo: MI

Ishan Kishan spooky entry into MI pre season IPL 2024 camp

Kishan was snapped up by last season's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 11.25 crore as Mumbai Indians quit bidding on the player once it reached Rs 3.20 crore

IPL franchise Delhi Capitals have partnered with former England cricketer Sajid Mahmood to launch two cricket academies at UK's Farringtons School and William Perkin CofE High School respectively.
The name of the cricket centre is Delhi Capitals Saj Mahmood Cricket Academy.
The aim of the association is to identify and nurture young players and help improve and enhance their cricketing skills.
Delhi Capitals CEO Sunil Gupta said, "We are very excited to expand the Delhi Capitals footprint to the UK with this partnership with Saj and his academy. At Delhi Capitals, it is our aim to give budding cricketers the best possible platform and opportunities to help realise their dream of playing professional cricket at the highest level."
Speaking on the partnership, Sajid Mahmood, owner and head coach of the academy, said, "we are thankful to the Delhi Capitals for joining hands with us and we look forward to creating a big talent pool. We will have the support of ECB-certified coaching st

Delhi Capitals

The aim of the association is to identify and nurture young players and help improve and enhance their cricketing skills.

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