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Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma's 'Unbelievable Decision' Against New Zealand Blows Away R Ashwin

Team India's heroic victory against New Zealand in their final ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match on Sunday unearthed a new gem in the form of Varun Chakravarthy. While Varun has been a proven performer in T20Is for a while now, he hit the ground running on his Champions Trophy debut, bagging 5 wickets against the Kiwis. Seeing him run riot, former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin doffed his hat to skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir for their strategic call of including Chakravarthy in place of pacer Harshit Rana in the playing XI for the New Zealand match.

Nottingham Forest Overcome Ipswich Town On Penalties To Reach FA Cup Last 8

Nottingham Forest needed penalties to beat Ipswich and book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday after a 1-1 draw at the City Ground. Jack Taylor was the only man who failed to score from the spot as Matz Sels' save edged the shootout 5-4 in Forest's favour to set up a last eight trip to Brighton. The sides are separated by 15 places and 31 points in the Premier League, but with Forest's priority securing Champions League football next season, Nuno Espirito Santo rested a number of his key players.

"If You Want Only Slim Guys...": Sunil Gavaskar Roasts Politician Over Rohit Sharma Row

Amid widespread outrage over Congress leader Shama Mohamed's 'fat' remark on India captain Rohit Sharma, batting great Sunil Gavaskar has shared his views on the body shaming controversy. In a post on X, Shama Mohamed said that Rohit needs to lose weight as he is "fat for a sportsman". "Rohit Sharma is fat for a sportsman! Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had!" wrote Shama in a post that has now been deleted by her amid public outrage.

'Australia Don't Have...': Sunil Gavaskar's Mammoth Prediction On Champions Trophy 2025 Semifinal

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar made a massive prediction regarding the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal between India and Australia in Dubai on Tuesday. Gavaskar picked the Rohit Sharma-led side as clear favourities for the encounter and even pointed out a massive weakness in the current Australia side. Gavaskar believes that Australia's spinners are not as good as India and that can turn out to be a major problem for them. He added that the absence of players like Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will also play a huge role in the encounter.

Juventus See Off Verona To Stay In Serie A Top Four

Juventus moved back into Serie A's Champions League places on Monday by beating Verona 2-0 on Monday to dampen rumbling fan discontent. Khephren Thuram's fine first-time finish in the 72nd minute and a late strike from Teun Koopmeiners saw off struggling Verona. Juventus climbed two points above Lazio who briefly moved into the top four by winning at AC Milan on Sunday night, and next week host third-placed Atalanta with only three points separating the two teams.

FIFA Lifts Ban On Pakistan Football Federation After Necessary Constitutional Changes

FIFA, the world governing body of football, has lifted the suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after the necessary constitutional changes were made to ensure smooth governance of the sport in the country. FIFA had imposed the suspension on the PFF on February 5 due to the failure of Congress members to amend the constitution as required by the global body. However, last Thursday, PFF Congress members reached a consensus to implement the necessary amendments. A PFF official confirmed that FIFA informed them on Sunday that the suspension had been lifted.

India vs Australia, Champions Trophy Semi-Final: Key Insights, Strengths And Weaknesses

It is the ultimate showdown in cricket. It is the biggest rivalry of this century. It is India vs Australia at an ICC event. It is India vs Australia in the semi-final of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai! India have been in menacing form in the tournament and are the only team to win all of their group-stage encounters. Australia, on the other hand, despite the handicap in their pace attack, have looked in ominous form with the bat. We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams and some key insights ahead of the mega contest.

"No One Is Going To Help You": Shreyas Iyer's Blunt Admission After New Zealand Heroics

Probably not one of the first names on the team sheet when India's Champions Trophy squad was assembled, Shreyas Iyer has proved that he is the most reliable No 4 batter that the side has. The batter, who was set to be snubbed for the first ODI against England before the start of the Champions Trophy, put in some terrific performances since that assignment to reaffirm the cricketing fraternity of his exemplary credentials in the 50-over format. After a match-winning 79 against New Zealand on Sunday, Iyer admitted that the last one and a half years have given him a lot of personal growth which he is making the most of now.

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Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma's 'Unbelievable Decision' Against New Zealand Blows Away R Ashwin

Nottingham Forest Overcome Ipswich Town On Penalties To Reach FA Cup Last 8

"If You Want Only Slim Guys...": Sunil Gavaskar Roasts Politician Over Rohit Sharma Row

'Australia Don't Have...': Sunil Gavaskar's Mammoth Prediction On Champions Trophy 2025 Semifinal

Juventus See Off Verona To Stay In Serie A Top Four

FIFA Lifts Ban On Pakistan Football Federation After Necessary Constitutional Changes

India vs Australia, Champions Trophy Semi-Final: Key Insights, Strengths And Weaknesses

"No One Is Going To Help You": Shreyas Iyer's Blunt Admission After New Zealand Heroics