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"The Mango Guy": Naveen-Ul-Haq, After His 'Sweet Mangoes' Insta Post, Gets New Nickname From Nicholas Pooran

Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and mangoes seem to have a quirky relationship. It all started when the bowler got social media buzzing with a post about mangoes. "Sweet mango's," wrote the Afghanistan star while sharing a picture of mangoes being put in front of a TV screen that had Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians match going on. It is worth noting that the visual the TV screen showed was right after Kohli (1) was dismissed. Given Naveen had a clash with Kohli around a week before, fans speculated it to be the pacer's dig at the India batter.

Nikhat Zareen Tells Yuvraj Singh They Have A Similarity, It's Connected With The Year 2011

Nikhat Zareen and Yuvraj Singh are champions in their own rights. While Nikhat Zareen is a two-time world champion in boxing, Yuvraj was integral part of the Indian cricket teams which won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. The two stars met each other during a promotional event recently and Nikhat, who won the World Boxing Championships in 2022 and 2023, mentioned to Yuvraj an uncanny similarity between the two.

Iga Swiatek breezes past Donna Vekic into Italian Open quarter-finals, will play Elena Rybakina next

Iga Swiatek has set up a quarter-final clash with Elena Rybakina after a comfortable 6-3 6-4 win over Donna Vekic. Swiatek was hardly troubled by her Croatian opponent and extended her head-to-head record to 4-0 in a straightforward win for the Pole. Ad The two-time French Open champion will face a tough test in the quarter-finals.

On Fan's "MS Dhoni's Coolness Or Virat Kohli's Aggression" Query, Ravi Shastri's Epic Take

Prior to current captain Rohit Sharma's tenure, Team India had two contrasting leaders in MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. While Dhoni is known for his cool and calm demeanor, Kohli made his name with his aggressive approach on the field. Under Dhoni, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. On the other hand, Kohli led Team India to new heights in the longest format of the game. On being asked to pick between Kohli and Dhoni's captaincy styles, former India head coach Ravi Shastri came up with an epic respose.

First Target Is India To Be No.1 In Asia, Says New Hockey Coach Craig Fulton

Barely two weeks into his new role as head coach of Indian men's hockey team, South African Craig Fulton is pretty clear about his goals -- to make the side number one in Asia and qualify for next year's Olympics in Paris. Fulton, who witnessed the rise of Belgium hockey since 2018, wants India to first dominate Asian hockey and then gradually translating it into the world stage. "What I have in my head is to be the no.1 team in Asia. Definitely, it is one of the goals which we want to achieve and be there consistently and then push because if we are sitting on world ranking 4 and 5, you need to consistently try to reach the podium," Fulton said in his first media interaction, held virtually.

Jofra Archer to miss Ashes against Australia due to injury as England recall Jonny Bairstow and omit Ben Foakes

England bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of this summer’s Ashes series after a recurrence of a stress fracture to his right elbow. Archer, 28, has not played a Test match since February 2021 due to a succession of injuries. Ad He returned home early from the Indian Premier League last week and will now spend time working on his recovery with the England and Sussex medical teams.

Wrestlers Mull Taking Their Protest To New Delhi's Ram Lila Ground

The protesting wrestlers, who have been demanding the arrest of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Tuesday indicated that they may take their agitation to Ram Lila ground to make it a "national movement". India's top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold winner Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting at Jantar Mantar here for the last 24 days, demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan for allegedly sexually harassing seven women grapplers, including a minor.

HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best World No. 7 Ranking, Treesa-Gayatri Grab 15th Spot

Star India shuttler HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven in men's singles in the latest BWF ranking issued on Tuesday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also went up two spots to become world no. 15 women's doubles pair in the latest list. Prannoy has 66,147 points to his kitty from 17 tournaments and remains the best placed Indian singles player, followed by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who improved a spot to be at 11th position in women's singles.

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"The Mango Guy": Naveen-Ul-Haq, After His 'Sweet Mangoes' Insta Post, Gets New Nickname From Nicholas Pooran

Nikhat Zareen Tells Yuvraj Singh They Have A Similarity, It's Connected With The Year 2011

Iga Swiatek breezes past Donna Vekic into Italian Open quarter-finals, will play Elena Rybakina next

On Fan's "MS Dhoni's Coolness Or Virat Kohli's Aggression" Query, Ravi Shastri's Epic Take

First Target Is India To Be No.1 In Asia, Says New Hockey Coach Craig Fulton

Jofra Archer to miss Ashes against Australia due to injury as England recall Jonny Bairstow and omit Ben Foakes

Wrestlers Mull Taking Their Protest To New Delhi's Ram Lila Ground

HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best World No. 7 Ranking, Treesa-Gayatri Grab 15th Spot