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Before we launch into the 2019 Season, Here’s a look back at 2018 through Memes

Disclaimer: If you have the ability to forget and forgive a very poor chance of making do with a laugh-related to motorsports; a really bad attempt, then should you read it. 2018 proved, yet again, that Merc were the team to…

5 All Time Best Cricket Strokes And The Heroes Behind Them

Cricket is not merely a game between 22 contestants with each side consisting of eleven. Cricket is a tussle between talent and achievement on the one hand and a duel between skills and temperaments on the other. But while records…

Kabaddi World Cup-Winning Captain Anup Kumar Retires

You have heard that sports like Cricket in India have hijacked the form and fortune of other sports like Kabaddi, Football, Badminton, and others. You’ve also heard that the kind of marketing budgets and promotional strategies that one finds in cricket…

The smile of the West Indies Women’s Cricket team: Merissa Aguilleira

Prior to the start of the much-awaited ICC Women’s World T20, 2018, the social media universe was a bit of a chaotic space. But then, that’s often the case- isn’t it? After all, the entire DNA of the social media…

Are these 5 of the best-looking F1 cars of all time?

Say you were asked to share your version of the best looking F1 cars of all time, which ones would you pick and why? We love the drivers, the circuits, and the spirit of the competition. For a sport so…

Flashback to Rahul Dravid’s 233 versus Australia in 2002-03 series: The Wall stands tall

Good batsmen might need an introduction, but the greats do not. Yet, every time, when one hears the nickname “Mr. Dependable”, the eyes of the cricket fan light up. And if those are of a Test match lover then they…

Warning for Virat Kohli from a six-year-old kid! Yeah, really!

Virat Kohli is the king of batsmanship. Had there been anything like a grand canyon of batting; a pilgrimage of a sort that every batsman of every cricketing nation went to offer respect to and click a selfie with, then…

A Much Needed Step Towards Solidity- Jofra Archer to Make International Debut for England

There is famous saying “Coming events cast their shadows beforehand.” It seems that the English have followed this saying. Much to everyone’s surprise, they have mended their citizenship rule so that an emerging young talent can debut in upcoming World Cup…

Upset Mithali Raj has made her point. What’s happened? What will happen now?

To be honest, the way one looked up to Rahul David, where the men’s game is concerned, one looks up to Mithali Raj. It’s been the case decades back. It’s the case now. It’s going to be the case in…

Best performances in Women’s World T20 2018: Players that made the T20 bonanza their own!

They’ve bagged Four World T20 titles in six years. How many teams would’ve managed what Australia Women did? That only the Aussie women were able to demonstrate such a special is proof of their outright excellence in the sport. In…

West Indies vs Bangladesh: tourists landed in B’desh without basics on how to play spin

Ricky Ponting. Sachin Tendulkar. Brian Lara. Jack Kallis. Rahul Dravid. Shiv Chanderpaul. They all had one thing in common. Think beyond them being great. That’d be like saying America is also called the USA. It’s obvious. Let’s refrain from silliness.…

What were the top moments from Sebastian Vettel’s 2018 season that deserve a regard?

The 2018 F1 season will probably always be remembered for the temperamental outbursts of Max Verstappen, a multiple race winner this year, the rise of Charles Leclerc, Raikkonen proving he’s not done just yet and for the mega battle between…

Hammertime in 2018: Top 5 moments that made it a great Lewis Hamilton 2018 season

In 2018, the number of times one got to hear – “Get in there Lewis”- is directly proportional to the number of times other drivers lost out to a familiar man on the grid. Lewis Hamilton, in earning another driver’s…

Kimi Raikkonen 2018: How the Iceman’s form made it a remarkable year!

Kimi Raikkonen is soon going to enter his final-ever race with the Scuderia stable. Boy, what a turnaround has this been for the Ferrari driver. Back in 2014, his form was poor. Raikkonen was only able to salvage 55 points…

The Future of Formula One – What changes have occurred & are certain

Once upon a time, Formula One car constructors worked diligently from July through December to manufacture the best possible racing vehicle for the next season. Authors, and former Formula One team members, Steve Matchett (Benetton chief mechanic) and Adrian Newey…

What To Expect From The 2019 Formula One Season

Welcome to a new season of Formula One in 2019. Most are likely saying to themselves, “We haven’t even finished the 2018 season! And you are already welcoming the 2019 season! Are you nuts?!” But the 2018 season is effectively…

United States-based Rally team Snap Racing achieves its best India result ever!

It may not be the most premier or widely watched event in India, but it is growing in numbers and by the tick of the clock. Slow and steady may not fetch rampant results, but it is a development rate…

Visiting Some of The Greatest Adam Gilchrist Records that Underline his Legend!

There are a number of Adam Gilchrist records that pay homage to his legend, how many of them do you know? Just like the way it was during his active years, Adam Gilchrist, even today, is a name that commands…

10 Inspirational Michael Jordan Quotes That Will Ignite The Fire Inside You

Michael Jordan to Basketball is what Michael Jackson is to pop music. Michael Jordan Quotes are truly motivating and coming from the legendary player who is regarded as the Greatest of All Time, its really inspiring. Jordan is an entrepreneur…

7 players to look forward to at the ICC Women’s World T20, 2018

The sixth edition of the ICC Women’s World T20 is about to go live in the next few hours. If you are in the Caribbean, you know exactly where the party is. If you are travelling to the Caribbean, you…

For a change, Virat Kohli earns the wrath of the media

To say that he’s a great batsman would be like stating doctors are life-savers. Team India in trouble, who do you turn to? The answer is simple, Virat Kohli. His form in the series against the West Indies has been…

Floyd Mayweather vs Kickboxer: Legendary American pugilist to make a return on New Year’s eve

You’ve seen him fight other pugilists, break their jawline now expect the unexpected: Floyd Mayweather vs kickboxer! Wait, what? He fights with the elan of a Lewis Hamilton knocking the socks off a Sebastian Vettel. He remains focused on the…

A tribute to Ellyse Perry: A fighter who exemplifies all that’s right in Women’s Cricket

A tribute to Ellyse Perry bears a parallel with history, if one were to identify those holding the bat being soaked in colorful aesthetics, in contemporary cricket, where the sport is being poisoned by the need to entertain instead of…

5 key takeaways for Windies vs India as seen in the ODI series

How did the Windies go from being “a young team full of enthusiasm, here to fight” into becoming a team that bowed down to the “Rohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav” show? Immediately after winning the toss at Thiruvananthapuram, it became…

The Crowning Of The Wall: Rahul Dravid Inducted Into The ICC Hall of Fame

There are players that are respected by teammates. There are players that are regarded by the opponents. But few players are respected as much by their teammates as much as opponents regard them. You know where to put Rahul Dravid…