Ireland's Hansen, O'Brien ruled out of Six Nations
DUBLIN :Ireland suffered a double injury blow on Monday when backs Mack Hansen and Jimmy O'Brien were ruled out of their Six Nations title defence through long-term injuries.
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ATP roundup: Jack Draper opens Adelaide with upset
England's Jack Draper breezed to a 6-1, 6-3 win over No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina in first-round action Monday at the Adelaide International in Australia.
Double blow for Ireland as Jimmy O'Brien latest to be ruled out of Six Nations
Ireland boss Andy Farrell has been hit with another injury blow after Leinster wing Jimmy O'Brien was ruled out for "a number of months" with a neck injury.
Grant Bradburn Parts Ways With Pakistan Cricket Team Ahead Of New Zealand Tour
Former New Zealand star Grant Bradburn on Monday announced his retirement from his position as the Pakistan team's high-performance coach. The former Kiwi batter was appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the head coach of the team for a two-year period. However, after the appointment of Mohammed Hafeez as the Director of the Pakistan men's cricket team in November last year, PCB changed the portfolio of the entire coaching staff which included Bradburn. He took to X to announce his retirement from his post.
Criticised Over Decision To Rest Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan Team Director Mohammad Hafeez Clarifies
Muhammad Hafeez, Director of the Pakistan team, revealed that Shaheen Shah Afridi approached him with a request to take a break from the third and final Test against Australia at Sydney, contrary to the belief that it was the team management's decision to rest the left-arm pacer. Australia defeated Pakistan by eight wickets at SCG on Saturday to complete a 3-0 series win. “We took the decision to rest Shaheen and manage his workload because we didn't want his body to be adversely affected,” Hafeez said after the third Test against Australia.
"Something Has To Change": AB de Villiers Slams India vs South Africa Two-Match Test Series
Legendary all-rounder AB de Villiers is annoyed that India and South Africa played only a couple of Test matches in the just concluded series and blamed proliferation of T20 leagues across the world for the situation. De Villiers said "something has to change" if the best team in the world is to be identified, advocating longer series. South Africa and India shared the honours with the hosts winning the opening Test in Centurion and the visitors emerging victorious in Cape Town.
'Name You Guys Mess Up...': Wasim Akram Teaches Australian Colleagues To Pronounce 'Fakhar'
Cricketer-turned-commentator Wasim Akram hilariously trolled his Australian colleagues over their mispronounciation of the name 'Fakhar'. Sharing his observation, the legendary Pakistan pacer, who was a part of the commentary panel during recently-concluded Australia vs Pakistan Test series, asked his fellow commentators to pronounce the word which led to a funny exchange. The video of the conversation has gone viral on social media. "There is another name you guys mess up as well," said Akram in the video, adding, "Try pronounce Fakhar." What follows is extremely funny reactions from his fellow commentators.
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff defends title at ASB Classic
Top-seeded Coco Gauff successfully defended her ASB Classic title and captured her seventh championship overall with a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elina Svitolina on Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand.