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File Pic: Indian women’s cricket team players during the ODI World Cup. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s ODI World Cup-winning heroes Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma headline the Women’s Premier League (WPL) retention list unveiled on Thursday, setting the stage for a high-stakes mega auction later this month.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!All five WPL franchises revealed their retained players — with a maximum limit of three Indian capped players, two overseas stars, and two Indian uncapped names per team.Harmanpreet Kaur gets emotional after leading India to World Cup gloryMumbai Indians and…

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he plans to retire “soon” as the Portugal and Al Nassr star prepares for a tearful end to his glittering career. Ronaldo discussed his thoughts on retirement and his life after football in an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored. The 40-year-old, who has scored a remarkable 952 goals, is one of the most decorated players in the history of the game, but the end is in sight for his astonishing career. Asked when he would consider hanging up his boots, Ronaldo, who is under contract with Al Nassr until 2027, replied: “Soon. But I…

Novak Djokovic in action© AFP Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday he would miss the upcoming Paris Masters, but added he hoped to compete at the tournament next year. Djokovic has not played an official match since going down to then-world number 204 Valentin Vacherot in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters earlier in October. The 38-year-old struggled physically throughout that match, throwing up courtside and receiving medical treatment multiple times. “Dear Paris, unfortunately I’ll not compete at this year’s (tournament),” the 24-time Grand Slam winner said on social media. “I have amazing memories and great success over the…

NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has paid glowing tribute to Virat Kohli, calling the Indian superstar the “greatest one-day player of all time” and a “once-in-a-generation” cricketer who has redefined the art of batting in limited-overs cricket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Waugh was effusive in his praise for the Indian maestro, who turned 37 this week. “Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two all-time great players. Virat Kohli is probably the greatest one-day player of all time. You want to see them play everywhere… but they can’t play every…

PSG vs Bayern Munich LIVE Streaming, UEFA Champions League LIVE Telecast© AFP PSG vs Bayern Munich LIVE Streaming, UEFA Champions League LIVE Telecast: Bayern Munich and PSG both look to continue their unbeaten run as they face each other in the UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday. Both teams have not lost a single match in the competition till now with 3 wins from 3 matches. The winner of this match can potentially end the gameweek in the top spot of the Champions League points table. Both Bayern Munich and PSG have also enjoyed a brilliant season till…

Elena Rybakina clinched the eighth and last spot at next month’s WTA Finals when she beat Victoria Mboko 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Friday to reach the Pan Pacific semi-finals in Tokyo. The 2022 Wimbledon champion joins the elite field in Saudi Arabia after a successful run of form that also saw her win the Ningbo Open in China last week. “It’s great to qualify and play some more matches, especially against top players,” said Kazakhstan’s Rybakina, who will appear at the Finals for a third straight year. “Last week I was focusing one match at a time and…

Rohit Sharma turns prankster (Screengrab) Rohit Sharma, who has already stepped away from Test and T20 International cricket, has been active on social media while spending time with his loved ones in recent months.The former India captain shared an entertaining video on his Instagram account on Thursday, featuring a prank involving a pen. The video begins with one of Rohit’s friends requesting an autograph and offering him a pen.Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking knock vs Virat Kohli’s duck | India vs Australia 2nd ODI”Ro, can you give me an autograph?” He says, as seen in the viral video.Rohit inspects the pen carefully…

Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven got back in favour with Thomas Frank as the defender’s stunning solo goal stole the show in a 4-0 rout of Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday. Van de Ven and Djed Spence were forced to apologise to Tottenham boss Frank this week after they ignored his plea to applaud fans following Saturday’s loss to Chelsea. The pair, frustrated by boos from angry Tottenham fans during the Premier League defeat, walked straight down the tunnel rather than follow Frank’s order. But Van de Ven retained his place in the starting line-up…

Jannik Sinner clinched his fourth title of the season on Sunday as the Italian rallied from a set down to beat Alexander Zverev in the final of the Vienna Open. Sinner dropped his first set of the tournament before staging a comeback to see off Zverev 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to land the 22nd title of his career. It is his second triumph in Vienna, where he also lifted the trophy in 2023, and extended his winning run on indoor hard courts to 21 matches going into next week’s final Masters 1000 of the year in Paris. But the top…

Quinton de Kock (Pic credit: Cricket SA) South Africa produced a clinical display to level the three-match ODI series against Pakistan with a commanding 8-wicket victory in the second encounter at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a challenging 270, the Proteas made light work of Pakistan’s total, led by Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 123, his 22nd ODI century, and a brilliant 153-run opening stand with Tony de Zorzi.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!De Kock, who looked unflustered throughout despite an early reprieve, punished loose deliveries and took advantage of the dew to dominate the innings.…