What a difference a year can make in cricket
As the year closes, it is possible to discern certain themes of the last twelve months that will continue in cricket for the next.
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Remarkable cricketing events in Pakistan
Supporters of the Pakistan men’s cricket team are well accustomed to the experience of their team turning a winning position into a loss. The three-match Test series in Pakistan with England that ended last Tuesday has provided yet another one of those experiences. England’s preparedness to tour was in stark contrast to September 2021, when the English Cricket Board pulled both men’s and women’s team out of short tours, citing security concerns.
Tennis ace Boris Becker recalls prison loneliness, friends
BERLIN: Tennis great Boris Becker tearfully recounted the moment the door of his single-occupancy cell at Britain’s notorious Wandsworth prison closed for the first time, speaking publicly after serving eight months for bankruptcy offenses. “It was the loneliest moment I’ve ever had in life,” Becker said in an interview with German broadcaster SAT.1 that aired Tuesday, recalling how hours earlier he had been unable to say farewell to his loved ones before being led downstairs to the courtroom jail. The three-time Wimbledon champion was sentenced to 30 months in prison in April for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
Photo of Moroccan players with their mothers goes viral
Riyadh: A group photo of the Moroccan national football team with their mothers and the nation’s king in the center has gone viral on social media.
Javier Tebas confident ‘LaLiga is top’ as it expands Middle East footprint
DUBAI: The smile on Javier Tebas’ face, even before the question had been completed, was telling.
European wrap: Real keep up the heat on Barcelona
Real Madrid closed in on La Liga leaders Barcelona after they held on to beat Cadiz 2-1.
South Korea striker Son is Messi and Ronaldo rolled into one
MANCHESTER, England: When Son Heung-min went down clutching his face in a recent Champions League match, the pain was not confined to the Tottenham striker’s fractured eye socket. The shockwaves were felt all the way back in his homeland of South Korea, where the nation collectively feared the worst ahead of the World Cup. Son is his country’s Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up into one.
Neymar ready to carry the weight of a nation on his shoulders
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fuelled by past disappointments at the World Cup, Neymar has been preparing for a long time to make sure he is in peak condition to lead Brazil into this year’s tournament in Qatar. Now aged 30, the world’s most expensive player has often struggled to live up to expectations and been hampered by injuries since joining Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 for a record 222 million euros. It is not so long ago that Neymar let slip that Qatar could be his last World Cup as he struggled with the demands of playing football at the highest level.