How do you measure the greatness of a tennis player? Who is the greatest? How would two greats stack up against each other? How would you compare the greatness of players across generations? These are all intriguing questions, and as in any sport, the greatness of various players is a hotly, and very commonly, debated […]
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Roger Federer, Tommy Haas and Grigor Dimitrov have made a boy band. Here’s their first recording, which also features a very special guest appearance
Roger Federer seems really serious about his boy band endeavours along with Tommy Haas and Grigor Dimitrov. This time, the trio went into a recording studio, and with the help of David Foster, recorded their first song, which also features a guest appearance from Novak Djokovic. Following Nick Kyrgios’ withdrawal from the Indian Wells […]
Bayern record second largest aggregate victory in Champions League history against Arsenal
Bayern Munich thrashed Arsenal 5-1 both home and away to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions league. With the resulting 10-2 aggregate victory, Bayern join Olympique Lyonnais (beat Werder Bremen 10-2, 2005 round of 16) and FC Barcelona (beat Bayer Leverkusen 10-2, 2012 round of 16) as teams to have recorded an 8 […]
Indian Wells draw announced, and it includes the toughest quarter in history!
The draw for the BNP Paribas Open, the season’s first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament has been announced. The tournament gets underway at Indian Wells on Thursday. And we could be in for a whole host of blockbuster matches, from the early rounds itself. Get this. The bottom quarter of the draw, which the […]
The 2017 tennis season is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing in recent memory
We are just over a couple of months into the 2017 tennis season, and it has already been a roller coaster ride. We have witnessed enthralling matches, incredible comebacks, shocking upsets, youngsters showing their talent, older players rediscovering their magic – we’ve had it all. But amongst all this excitement, what really stands out for […]
FC Barcelona completed a full round of La Liga matches undefeated following Saturday’s 5-0 victory over Celta
Led by an inspired Lionel Messi and Neymar, FC Barcelona produced a majestic performance on Saturday to defeat Celta Vigo 5-0. It completed a full round of La Liga matches without defeat for the Catalan club. Barca’s last league defeat came at the hands of Celta, a 4-3 defeat at Balaídos in October. Since then, […]
Legendary French footballer Raymond Kopa passes away at 85
Legendary France, Reims and Real Madrid footballer, Raymond Kopa has passed away at the age of 85. Kopa will be remembered as one of the foremost footballers of the 1950s. A great playmaker as well as a prolific goalscorer, he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three European Cups. […]
FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique set to leave at the end of the 2016-17 Season
Luis Enrique will not be renewing his contract as the manager of FC Barcelona, after the 2016-17 season. He made the announcement during his press conference shortly after the team’s 6-1 win over Sporting Gijón on Wednesday. He is currently in his third season in charge of the first team. “It would be good for […]
How Important Is Home Advantage In Cricket? We Take A Statistical Look
We’ve seen that playing at home is a pretty significant advantage in the game of cricket. You have the support of your home crowd behind you, and you are playing in conditions familiar to you. Off late, some teams have been making even greater use of home conditions by tweaking conditions to favour them and […]
Why Claudio Ranieri’s Sacking Is Something No Football Fan Will Be Able To Accept
On Thursday, 23rd February, 2017 Leicester City Football Club issued a statement on its club website stating that they had parted company with their manager, Claudio Ranieri. The sacking of Ranieri, less than a couple of months after he won The Best Fifa Men’s Coach award for 2016 has left the entire footballing world in […]
Adam Voges’ Test career might always be remembered thanks to this unbelievable record.
Adam Voges’ test career started in June 2015 at the age of 35. He kicked it off with a century in his very first Test innings against the West Indies. Recently, he was dropped from the Australian team following Australia’s defeat in the 2nd Test against South Africa, with the Australian selectors subsequently opting for […]
We might finally get to see Federer and Nadal play doubles together.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal playing doubles together – sounds like every tennis fans’ dream pairing. Well, it looks like that dream might soon become a reality. The inaugural edition of the Laver Cup, which will pit the top 6 European players against the top 6 players from the rest of the world, is scheduled […]
