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Former French Open winner Garbine Muguruza has recently said that it was high time women’s tennis had a “new face” at the top. She said this in appreciation of the fact of Angelique Kerber becoming the new world number one after Serena Williams lost the top spot after being beaten by Karolina Pliskova in the …

Saurav Ganguly former Indian captain has said that Ravichandran Ashwin could finish with 400—500 test wickets. This comment was reported by India Today. This comment of Saurav comes in the backdrop of Ashwin getting his 200th test wicket in the Kanpur test to keep the Kiwis struggling to stay alive …

Leading British promoter Eddie Hearn is reported to have said that 28-year British boxer Tyson Fury will never fight again.Tyson Fury recently had backed out from his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled for 29 October because of reported mental health problems. According to Tyson’s uncle, the British boxer is receiving …

According to fellow vice –captain Tom Lehman, Tiger Woods’ presence in the US team for the Ryder Cup will be a huge plus point for the team. In this context, it must also be noted that Tiger Woods, who is a 14 times major winner, has won just one of …

Caroline Wozniacki Danish tennis player on Sunday defeated wildcard Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka to clinch the Pan Pacific Open singles title for the second time. She beat the Japanese player in straight sets 7-5 6-3. This Danish player who was overshadowed by injuries recently had slumped to 74th rank in …

In a recent interview with BBC News, Sir Bradley Wiggins said that before major races he did not try to get any unfair advantage of being allowed to use banned steroids. This cyclist, who competed in the Olympics, said he exposed himself to strong anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone because of his …

Ravi Shastri, ace Indian cricketer and former captain, seems to disapprove of the ‘cooling off’ period proposed in the Lodha Committee recommendations. According to Shastri this ‘Cooling off’ period will stop former cricketers from joining BCCI administration. According to Lodha Committee recommendations every office-bearer of BCCI has a three-year term and can …

According to news reports from Reuters in a recent hearing, Spain’s High Court has said that it has reopened a corruption and fraud investigation against Brazilian football player Neymar over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos. This investigation was ordered by the Spanish high court after an appeal was filed …

Antonio Conte, who was appointed as the coach of the Chelsea Football Club this April, said that more time is required for his side to play the game he wants. Antonio also added that it is wrong for the club owners to judge the manager solely on the results of the …

Glenn McGrath, the former ace fast bowler, seems to have backtracked from his earlier stand of disapproving of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While contradicting his earlier comments, he said that IPL is not spoiling cricketers, but in the same breath, he also warned upcoming young crickets not to be …