Year: 2023

Much of the talk before this series was about how World Test champions Australia would combat England’s aggressive ‘Bazball’ style.

Sunil Chhetri admitted that things turn ‘hostile’ as soon as the referee blows the whistle to start an India vs Pakistan football match.

Joe Root completed a brilliant catch off his own bowling to take the wicket of Alex Carey during the first Ashes Test.

England captain Ben Stokes pledged to continue playing the same way despite his team’s defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test.

Cristiano Ronaldo received a bouquet of flowers and a certificate to commemorate the landmark occasion, the latest in a long list of records for the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star.

It was Colombia’s first win over Germany and means the four-time world champions have won just one of five games since their disastrous group-stage exit at the Qatar World Cup in December.

Five-time World Cup winners Brazil are still without a coach after the departure of Tite last year, while Neymar remains sidelined by an ankle injury suffered in February.

Rinderknech, ranked 83 in the world, only found out he was playing the Spaniard hours before the match after Frenchman Arthur Fils, Alcaraz’s scheduled opponent, withdrew from the tournament.

The World Test Championship final turned out to be a nightmare for Team India as they faced a 209-run defeat against Australia

The former national selector made some interesting observations about Shubman Gill’s future.