Author: Lakshay Kamboj

Lakshya Sen of India won his first Super 500 title on Sunday with a dramatic straight-game victory against reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men’s singles final at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open. Sen, 20, who won his first global championships medal with a bronze medal in Spain last month, outplayed the fifth-seeded shuttler 24-22 21-17 in the summit duel that lasted 54 minutes. Lakshya Sen, a teen, first made headlines five years ago. He was a third-generation badminton player from Almora, Uttarakhand, who had risen to the top of the junior world rankings. Since then, Sen has made headlines regularly…

India is ready to host the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 from 20th January to 6th February 2022. The AIFF has announced the Indian Women’s Squad for the upcoming Women’s Asian Cup. The Venues are all Geared Up The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 will be held at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai, and the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, with all three venues and training facilities currently being prepared. For the Women’s Asian Cup India 2022, new training facilities were built in Pune. The ground of the Shri…

Manchester United booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating Aston Villa 1-0 in the narrowly contested game at Old-Trafford. Scott McTominay scored the game’s only goal after just eight minutes, but Villa will be left to rue a slew of lost chances and a controversial VAR decision that ruled out Danny Ings’ second-half equaliser. McTominay was awarded man of the match, but he was up against stiff opposition. United is struggling with and without the ball, and Villa will be looking forward to meeting United in the English Premier League again on Saturday. With…

Borussia Monchengladbach welcomed the Bundesliga’s return with a comeback triumph at a snowy Allianz Arena, handing Bayern Munich their first loss since mid-November. During the Christmas break, Bayern dealt with quite some positive Covid-19 instances, with Manuel Neuer, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane, and Dayot Upamecano among those having to witness Friday’s match from the comfort of their own homes. While the starting XI was rather different from what we’ve seen under Julian Nagelsmann this season, the first goalscorer, Robert Lewandowski, was a familiar face as he put his side ahead. The Poland striker received a feed from Thomas Muller and spun wonderfully into the…

Richard Arnold will take over as Manchester United’s new CEO from Ed Woodward at the start of next month, the club said on Thursday. The Premier League club announced in April 2021 that executive vice-chairman Woodward (50) would resign at the end of the year, just a few months after the club pulled out of a proposed European Super League. The move will take effect on February 1st, Manchester United Club said in a statement. Richard Arnold will understand how the close season may be his only chance to make his stint as Manchester United’s most influential executive a success…

The Year 2022 came with another wave of surging Covid-19 cases worldwide due to the new highly contagious variant Omicron is being spread very fast.  The Footballing World is also greatly affected by this new variant. Paris Saint-Germain player Lionel Messi has tested positive for COVID-19, as per the statement by PSG Club. Highlights According to his club, Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi tested positive for Covid-19 and has been placed in self-isolation.  Total Four PSG players tested positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. Messi was one of four PSG players who tested positive for the virus. The Argentina…

India won the first Test at Centurion by 113 runs after wrapping up South Africa’s second innings on 191. The visitors now have a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. After lunch, Mohammed Shami took the first wicket, and R Ashwin took the final two wickets in a row to help India win their first Test in Centurion. On 35, Temba Bavuma stayed unblemished. The Indian team got off to a good start, collecting runs quickly before captain Dean Elgar was dismissed on 77 by Jasprit Bumrah. The act was subsequently joined by Mohammed Siraj, who cleaned up Quinton de…

Ross Taylor has stated that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the current domestic season. Taylor will miss the Black Caps’ test series against South Africa. He will play one-day internationals against Australia in February and the Netherlands in late March and early April at home. The forthcoming series against Bangladesh serves as his final Test before the ODIs against Australia and the Netherlands. Taylor’s last match for New Zealand will be the fourth ODI against the Netherlands on April 4 in his hometown of Hamilton. Retirement Announcement Taylor, 37, has 110 Test caps and is…

Novak Djokovic, the World No. 1 tennis player, has added to the intrigue surrounding his participation in next year’s Australian Open. He is the defending champion, apparently planning to forgo the ATP Cup, which is set to take place in Sydney from January 1 to 9. “It is 99 per cent certain that Novak will not attend to the ATP Cup,” a member of his staff reportedly told Serbian tabloid Blic. He’s training here (in Belgrade), but he’s opting out of the competition.” The 34-year-old, who broke the tie with American great Pete Sampras by finishing the 2021 season as World No.…

According to football clubs Inter Milan and AC Milan, the famous San Siro will be replaced by a stadium built by architecture firm Populous. The Cathedral, a new stadium in Milan, will host Italian top-flight football clubs AC Milan and Internazionale Milano, better known as Inter Milan.  It will take the place of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, which has been the home of the teams since 1926 and is known as the San Siro. Since 1926, AC Milan and Inter have played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The stadium, which seats over 80,000 people, is Italy’s largest and has hosted many of the sport’s most important contests.…