Author: Shobhit Kukreti

Veteran Rafael Nadal’s hopes of reclaiming the  atp #1 position from fellow countryman Alcaraz ended with a defeat against unseeded American Tommy Paul. Paris Masters: World #1 Carlos Alcaraz kept his Paris Masters hopes alive with a straight-set win over Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka. He beat Nishioka  6-4, 6-4 in Round 3. Though he lost serve in the first set on the only break point he faced all match, Alcaraz hit 30 winners against the Japanese opponent. The 19-year-old Spaniard said that the first round in any tournament is not easy and one needs to be very focused to get a…

Twitter’s new chief Elon Musk announced Twitter plus paid subscription service stating that it will allow users to post long videos & audio and also fight against “spam and scam.” Musk tweeted that “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit,” He declared an 8$ per month fee for the subscription stating that the price would be adjusted according to the countries’ purchasing power. Subscription strategy of Twitter Blue Tick Twitter’s new chief Elon Musk announced Twitter plus paid subscription service stating that it will allow users to post long videos…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino complimented India for successfully hosting the U17 Women’s World Cup that concluded on Sunday. AIFF’s new office bearers felicitated Infantino in Navi Mumbai ahead of the U-17 Women’s World Cup final.  Infantino said that India had been a wonderful host. He believed that India could do more in other competitions as well. He also said that not all 211 countries are world champions, not just one. In the World, only one team is the winner but football brought smiles and joy to many girls and boys all over the country. Infantino told the people that he…

Veteran Luiz In cio Lula da Salva is set to become the president for the third time as he defeated the present president Jair Bolsonaro in an extremely tight election. Twenty years after winning the election for the first time, the leftist leader jas made a return after four years of far-right politics. It was a very closely fought contest as da Silva got 50.9 per cent votes compared to Bolsonaro’s 49.1. One can understand how divided the ideology of the country is in current times. Interestingly, it is for the first time in the democratic history of Brazil since…

Indian star duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their dream run and went on to win the 2022 edition of the French Open Super 750 in men’s doubles. In the finals, they beat Chinese Taipei pair, Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han. This is the biggest title of the Indian team so far. The world number 8  Indian pair beat the 25th-ranked Lu and Yang 21-13 21-19. The match lasted for 48 minutes. This year has been brilliant for Sathwik- Chirag pair as they started with capturing India Open, a Super 500 title, and then the Indian contingent…

The Indian junior men’s hockey team gave all Indians and hockey lovers another moment of joy by winning the Sultan of Johor Cup for the third time. The junior team were against Australia in the tenth edition of the tournament. This win broke India’s long wait for the third title. The last time they won the Sultan of Johor cup was in 2014. The two teams were at 1-1 after the completion of regulation time. It required 9 penalty attempts to decide the winner and India emerged victorious eventually. India won the shootout 5-4 to win their third Sultan of…

This Sunday saw two ATP 500 champions. While Medvedev won Ester Vienna Open, Felix conquered his third consecutive title in a month with a win in Basel. Daniil Medvedev wins the second title of the year Daniil Medvedev won his second title of the year defeating Denis Shapavalov 4-6,6-3,6-2. The 26-year-old former world number one who has also become a father for the first time celebrated with a title in Vienna Before the final, the Russian hadn’t dropped a set in the whole week. However, Shapavalov played some great tennis hitting 21 winners to take the lead of a set.…

The fourth season of the men’s FIH Pro League started with a banger as the match between India and New Zealand has everything. Team India defeated New Zealand by 4-3 in the opener after coming back from 1-3 down at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday. After taking the quick lead in the first quarter, the hosts were soon 1-3 down. However, it was a day of great fightback from the Indian team as they were down 10 men and trailing by 2-3 in the last quarter. Mandeep stood from the front and his two goals in the last 10…

Before the French Open, the Indian duo had great Commonwealth games where they won a gold medal. On Friday, India badminton’s top men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated former world champions Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki of Japan to qualify for the semifinals of the French Open 2022, a BWF Super 750 tournament. The 7th seed Indian pairing defeated the current world No.1 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi by 23-21, 21-18 in the French Open quarterfinals on Friday. The Indian duo was quick to finish the job and outclassed the opponents within 49 minutes. The Satvik-Chirag pair will be…

A lot has been happening in the ATP circuit currently. With Vienna and Basel indoors going on, we have seen the rise of a few old horses and a few upsets as well. Basel Open Basel open saw its local boy Wawrinka raising the level and eating American Brandon Nakashima in 3 sets by 64 57 64. After winning the first set, Wawrinka struggled to land his first serve in the second set. This caused him to lose the second set. In the final set, former number 3 upped his level to beat the American. Wawrinka has struggled with injuries…