British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he will retire after the Paris Olympics 2024.
The Former Wimbledon, US, and Olympic champion will represent the British tennis team at the Paris in 2024, his fifth appearance at the Games.
After reaching France, he wrote on Instagram: “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament.”
Andy won gold medals in 2012 and 2016 at the London and Rio Olympics. He has been ranked number one in his career while also winning many major tournaments.
The Olympics in Paris, France, will start from July 26 and end on August 11.
Indian cricket team chief selector Ajit Agarkar has clarified that India’s T20 captain, Suryakumar Yadav, is unsuitable for the ODI side.
Former Indian pacer, in a press conference before India’s departure to Sri Lanka, said, “The fact is that Suryauumar’s name has not been discussed for the ODI squad as the team management is satisfied with Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Bachchan in the middle order. We didn’t think about Suriya’s inclusion in the ODI squad then; Shreyas and KL Rahul are back; they did well in the ODI World Cup.”
Ajit said, “Rishabh Pant is also in good form, so our middle order is quality; Surya is only a T20 player now.”
India has appointed aggressive batsman Suryakumar Yadav as the new T20 captain instead of Rohit Sharma while ignoring Hardik Pandya.
Suryakumar has played 37 ODIs for India, scoring 773 runs at an average of 25.76.
Australian tennis stars Daria Saville and Ellen Perez shared videos of the cardboard bed on Instagram with the caption, “Testing out the cardboard beds at the Olympic Village.” In the videos, they can be seen practicing volleyball games and squat jumps.
Players from other countries participating in the Olympics also uploaded videos and pictures that go viral on social media.
A matriculation mark sheet, reportedly that of batting maestro Virat Kohli, is going viral on Indian media.
The mark sheet shows that he passed the matriculation exam in 2004 from Savior Convent School, Paschim Vihar, India. The cricket star scored his highest marks in English while also performing well in other subjects, with the lowest marks in Mathematics and Science.
Indian media claimed that Virat studied at the Saviour Convent till Grade 12. Before that, Kohli studied at Vishal Bharti Public School till the 9th standard.
The batsman has said in many of his interviews that his favourite subject was history because he has a deep interest in knowing about the past.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the budget for the Champions Trophy 2025 on the last day of its meeting in Sri Lanka.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the ICC jointly prepared the budget for the tournament.
Chairman PCB Mohsin was present in Colombo for the meet.
Pakistan is hosting the event, scheduled for February and March 2025, in three cities.
PCB has also sent the schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 to the ICC for final approval. PCB has scheduled all of India’s matches for the tournament at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, but no official announcement has clarified whether India will visit Pakistan.
Mohsin Naqvi has already stated that the Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan. At the same time, the Board has vehemently denied all Indian claims that it will be held on a hybrid model.
Pakistan Tekken star Arslan Ash has won the Tekken 8 EVO 2024 title for the fifth time defeating compatriot Atif Butt in the grand finals in Las Vegas, USA.
Arslan won by 3-1 in the winner’s final after which Atif faced off against Japanese opponent Nobi in the loser’s final and defeated him by 3-0 to reach the grand finals.
Atif won the first game. After a tough fight, Arslan tied the score. The chance for a reset seemed to be slipping away. In Game 4, Atif switched to FENG (Game Character) and tied the score at 2-2.
In the final round, it seemed like Atif would win, but at the last second, Arslan landed a perfect hit, winning his fifth Evo Championship title.
Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya and his wife Natasha Stankovic have confirmed that they are divorcing.
The cricketer, worth more than 90 crore (INR), might take a significant hit to his net wealth. Indian media has claimed that Natasha might demand 70 percent of his properties, around 64 crores, a significant chunk of the cricketer’s assets.
Before the divorce, she also shared an Instagram story in which she wrote, “Someone is coming down the road very soon,” but she did not clearly state what she was talking about in her story.
The all-rounder has said in the past that he is not the sole owner of all his property and assets; his mother is also a partner. However, it is not yet clear how much he will pay his ex-wife.
eSports is getting increasingly popular worldwide, allowing young people to earn massive incomes by playing tournaments, growing their presence on social media, and attracting sponsors.
China, the United States, and Korea are the top countries in the world with the highest eSports revenue. Here are the top five eSports earners worldwide.
1-Johan Sundstein
Johan Sundstein, an eSports player from Denmark, started his career in 2012 with Heroes of Newerth, but later, he switched to Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2. He began as a support player with his team and quickly developed the skills necessary to become the in-game Leader (IGL) of the team Fnatic.
He was active from 2012 to 2022 and earned $7,167,802 (2 billion PKR) during his career.
2-Jesse Vainikka
Jesse, who is from Finland, began his eSports career in 2012. He made his name from Heroes of Newerth and played for numerous teams. He did compulsory military service in the Finnish Navy. After this service, he started playing Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2.
During his eSports career, he played for ten teams, including Evil Geniuses. Pakistan’s top earner, Shumail Hasan, has also played for the same team.
Jesse made $6,484,511 (1.8 billion PKR) during his career.
3-Anathan Pham
Anathan Pham is an Australian eSports player who started his career playing DOTA in Australia but later moved from Melbourne to Shanghai in December 2015 to continue his professional career. He joined CDEC’s in-house league, where he competed against high-rated Chinese eSports players.
He started his professional career as a substitute at Invictus Gaming in March 2016. His most notable performance was defeating Newbee in the NEA 2016 grand finals.
He made $6,026,305 (1.7 billion PKR) during 2016-2022.
4-Sébastien Debs
Sébastien Debs is professional DOTA 2 French player started with Team Shakira in 2011. His team caught everyone’s attention after placing 4th in Dreamhack Winter 2011, and shortly after, he was picked up by Western Wolves. After only three months with Western Wolves, he left the organization and joined a rehash of mTw led by Troels.
He played for 22 teams and made $5,942,567 (1.65 billion PKR during his career).
5-Topias Taavitsainen
Topias Taavitsainen, a DOTA player from Finland, started playing at the age of 8. He started playing professionally in 2017 with brief stints at SFTe-sports and 5 Anchors No Captain. He represented his country at WESG 2017.
His high leaderboard ranking subsequently attracted attention. In June 2018, he was announced as the new midlaner for OG before The International 2018 regional qualifiers.
He is still active and has made $5,767,770 (1.6 billion PKR) till now.
