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“ Very proud to be there, even if it wasn’t the most important thing of the evening — the most important part was the commemoration,
Kylian Mbappé,
On Paris attacks anniversary, France restrict World Cup qualification…
“ It’s an honour to win this award following the team’s World Cup performances in India, as part of a historic event for women’s cricket. The tournament featured outstanding matches and remarkable…
Laura Wolvaardt,
Laura Wolvaardt named ICC Player of the Month for October after World…
“ His performance so far has been good. I think he has faced many of these people before in multiple tournaments,
Viswanathan Anand,
Pranav continues to defy odds at World Cup
“ Please don’t get disappointed if some of the promised awards don’t come to you,
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar warns India’s Women’s World Cup winners of PR traps:…
“ Just a word of caution to the girls. Please don't get disappointed if some of the promised awards don’t come to you. In India, advertisers, and brands and individuals are quick to jump on the…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar warns India women’s World Cup winning team: ‘These…
“ The 1983 team also were made many promises with loads of coverage in the media then. Almost all never materialised. The media can’t be blamed as they were happy to carry the lofty announcements, not…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar warns India women’s World Cup winning team: ‘These…
“ When you want to dominate the opposition you have to have that confidence and ability. The captain and coach always backed me on that. It is not easy to come to Australia and beat them, in white-ball…
Abhishek Sharma,
Abhishek fills Rohit’s big shoes in big World Cup boost
“ But only a week ago we had another trophy come to India, the World Cup that the women’s team won in India. That trophy has also come home, so feeling good,
Harmanpreet Kaur,
Suryakumar Yadav gives dignified response despite being reminded of…
“ I had prepared something new. Of course, there was help for me, but I could not recall all the moves in this variation. But there were some nice tricks that happened, and some moves my opponent…
Pentala Harikrishna,
Controversy at Chess World Cup in Goa: Lithuanian GM issues complaint…
“ A match so perfect, the nation fell in love,
Harmanpreet Kaur,
Building on WC triumph key to commercial rise of women’s cricket
“ With all due respect, because it has nothing to do with it, but when I won the World Cup at the professional level, I had the same feeling as when my children were born. It's a feeling that's hard to…
Lionel Messi,
Lionel Messi compares joy of winning World Cup to birth of his…
“ It’s always hard when it comes to retentions, when you have so many good players — leaders in their own rights, high-performing players. But I think the thought from the franchise was to go in with a…
Abhishek Nayar,
UP Warriorz explain surprising releases of Deepti Sharma, Alyssa Healy