All The Arguments You Need: Equal playing field? Why are women sports persons paid less? All The Arguments You Need: The gender pay gap in sports looks into the existing situation of unequal pay in sports, particularly for female athletes who do not receive equal revenue compared to their counterparts, depending on the nature of the sport. But, According to the research conducted by BBC, “a total of 83% of sports now reward men and women equally”. However, it does not indicate that the huge gap in sports has narrowed or disappeared. In 2018, Forbes released the list of the…
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Behind the heartbreaking fake league Behind the heartbreaking fake league : Sanjay Thakor, 30, excelled at cricket, but only in the tennis ball version of the game. He grew up in the hamlet of Sundhiya in Gujarat’s Mehsana district, around 90 kilometers from Gandhinagar, working at his farm and playing alley cricket in his spare time. He had never really seen a cricket ball until quite recently. Credits : Hindustan Times The cricket enthusiast in him was fascinated when word spread that a cricket match will be played in Molipur, less than 10 kilometers away, and streamed live on YouTube.…
Breaking her personal 400-meter hurdles world record, Sydney McLaughlin Breaking her personal 400-meter hurdles world record, Sydney McLaughlin: On July 22, 2022, Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400-meter hurdles world record to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in Hayward Field. Credits : CNN At the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, American runner Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400-meter hurdles world record to win the gold medal on Friday night. She broke the previous record she had established at the US Championships last month, clocking in at 50.68 seconds instead of 51.41. The Olympic champion has already broken…
Shpageeza Cricket League 2022, Match 15 Shpageeza Cricket League 2022, Match 15: KE vs AM Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, and Pitch Report Image Credits: https://www.fantasygully.com/ Preview: The 15th match of the Shpageeza Cricket League 2022 is set to feature Kabul Eagles and Amo Sharks at the Kabul International Stadium Cricket Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan. Both teams are working hard and giving their heart and soul to this competition. Amo Sharks are in sixth place in the rankings after winning just one of their three matches against Hindukush Stars. The team earned 4 points and the run rate…
After a celebrity shatters a world record, controversy breaks out After a celebrity shatters a world record, controversy breaks out: Since a startling new world record and other lightning-fast times were established in America, Olympic aristocracy has questioned the accuracy of the stopwatch. Credits : News Australia Tobi Amusan of Nigeria broke the women’s 100-meter hurdles world record on Monday at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, but the move generated a lot of discussion. Amusan blazed to a winning time of 12.12 seconds in the first of three semi-finals in the first track event of the last session of…
World Athletics championship 2022 -Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan breaks 100 meters hurdles world record World Athletics championship 2022 : The World Athletics Championship is currently underway, the players across the world are competing with each other for prestigious titles. On July 24, 2022, Tobi Amusan from Nigeria clinched the victory and made a world record. On Sunday in the World Championship, she made a stunning world record in the semi-finals of 100 meters hurdles. The 25-year-old Tobi completed the race in 12.12 seconds and broke the 6-year-old record held by Keni Harrison at 12.20. Kent Harrison, an American athlete who held…
Devastating setback for Australian runner only days before Commonwealth Games Devastating setback for Australian runner only days before Commonwealth Games: Liz Clay, an Australian runner, was forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games after fracturing her foot on Saturday during the 100-meter hurdles semifinals at the world championships. Credits : Yahoo In her opening-round heat in Eugene, Australia’s No. 1 hurdler crashed badly onto the seventh hurdle and fell to the track. Medical personnel had to carry her out of Hayward Field. The 27-year-left old’s foot was fractured in two places, according to an X-ray taken on Sunday, which means…
Ancelotti says this Real Madrid squad is better than last season in the post-match conference Ancelotti says this Real Madrid squad is better than last season in the post-match conference : Real Madrid’s last season was great, they won La Liga and the champions league in their last season. Since then they have added two more stars to their squad Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco and Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea. However, questions were being raised about their lack of attacking players. Since Luka Jovic left for Florentina and Marco Asensio’s uncertain future. Image credits: wallpapercave.com Madrid faced their arch rivals Barcelona While…
AFL coach has expressed concern about the state of the field at Optus Stadium after a busy weekend of sporting events. The weekend kept the Optus Stadium pretty busy and packed. On Friday night, Crystal Palace played Leeds. On Saturday night, Manchester United played Aston Villa. Grounds crews had less than 20 hours to fix the muddy field before the AFL game on Sunday. Unfortunately, heavy rain on Saturday didn’t help their cause. Happenings on the field On Sunday, players from both West Coast and St. Kilda often fell on different parts of the field, but no one was hurt.…
India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI highlights: Axar Patel – The Star, greatly contributes to 312 run chase pushing India to win the match Image Credits: https://www.india.com/sports/ India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI highlights: Axar Patel scored an unbeaten 64 off 35 balls that helped India claim a thrilling two-wicket win and rejoice in attaining an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series. He helped India chase down a 312-run target against West Indies in the second ODI match of the three-match series at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad on the 24th of July, 2022. In the recent past, Shai Hope’s…
The Sri Lanka National Cricket Team The Sri Lanka National Men’s Cricket Team or the Lions represents Sri Lanka in international cricket. It is a part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) being a Full member with the status of Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I). The team debuted their international cricket in 1926–27. Image Credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/ Governing body The governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka is Sri Lanka Cricket. It operates the Sri Lankan National Cricket team and first-class cricket in Sri Lanka. Logo The logo of the Sri Lanka’s cricket team is a golden lion…
David Clifford gives an exhibition as Kerry edge Galway in the All-Ireland final David Clifford gives an exhibition as Kerry edge Galway in the All-Ireland final: David Clifford, a member of the sports program at RTÉ, resigned ahead of their sensational All-Ireland final win against Galway to take home the “man-of-the-match” for the finale. He beat off competition from Shane Walsh, the Galway player who came in second. In a spectacular performance, he kicked four points in each half and was awarded his first Celtic Cross. Credit: Irishtimes The panel agreed David has the talent and brains that the ultimate…
Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club: In Rio de Janeiro on July 21, 1902, Oscar Cox, a Brazilian of English ancestry and with ties to the British aristocracy, founded Fluminense Football Club. The team competes in the Rio de Janeiro municipality’s 1st division and has won an impressive nine state titles. Credit: Sportsunfold Fluminense was founded by rich and famous Rio students who had studied overseas for a time. They incorporated and won their first match 8-0 against bankrupt Rio FC, which gave them their first championship trophy in 1906. The foundation of the Flamengo Football team was sparked by…
Imran Khwaja, Pankaj Khimji, Neil Speight elected as ICC Associate Member Directors Imran Khwaja, Pankaj Khimji, Neil Speight elected as ICC Associate Member Directors: The three top officials in cricket have been reelected after a voting process at the ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham. image source: insidesport.in Khwaja and Speight have regained their place on the Board of Directors, with the Oman Cricket Board’s Pankaj Khimji replacing Mahinda Vallipuram, who had been a member for two years. At the meeting, voting was done based on the Terms of Reference for the members in attendance. One vote per person, each member…
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – History, Teams, Stats, and more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Gaelic football’s most important tournament is the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) arranges this tournament every year, and the county teams from all of Ireland compete in it. The first tournament was in 1887, and since 1889, it has happened every year. The final of each tournament is held on the 35th Sunday of the year at Croke Park in Dublin. The winning team gets the Sam Maguire Cup. History of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The first Championship consisted of…