John Ruiz is one of the most renowned Boxers, born on 4 January 1972 in the United States. He is the first Latino Heavyweight Champion and twice WBA Heavyweight Champion. John Ruiz’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. John Ruiz is an American former professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent from 1992-2010. He held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005 and was the first Latino boxer to win a world heavyweight title. After Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in the heavyweight title at the end of 1999, the WBA ordered Lewis to defend the title against Ruiz, but Lewis…
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Star England cricketer Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from ODIs following Tuesday’s 50-over match against South Africa in Durham. The all-rounder made the announcement on Instagram and penned down an emotional note saying “The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it.” This is what Stokes wrote in his Instagram story “I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format. This has been an incredibly tough decision to make. I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England.…
Sourav Ganguly, who remained the former India skipper and currently the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President, celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday, and one of his videos has gone viral on social media. In that video, he can be seen dancing near the London Eye. The current BCCI President was seen dancing to Bollywood music, and he was being accompanied by his daughter Sana and wife Dona Ganguly, among others in the video. The video of Sourav Ganguly dancing near the London Eye has gone viral on Twitter. https://twitter.com/tirthajourno/status/1545353604063760384?s=20&t=AeOWI3Ay75GFyJfK0KC0Qw Ganguly has been credited for creating a…
The former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ravindra Jadeja has removed all the posts related to the team’s 2021 and 2022 seasons from his official Instagram account, which had served as an indication that something is not well between Jadeja and the IPL franchise. Ravindra Jadeja was announced as the captain of the CSK earlier this year after MS Dhoni resigned his captaincy ahead of the IPL 2022 season. However, the all-rounder Jadeja stepped down halfway through the 2022 season as the captaincy was affecting his performance. MS Dhoni took back the charge of the team, and Jadeja was later…
Canada and Costa Rica qualified for the Women’s World Cup 2023 after winning group stage matches at the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) W tournament. Julia Grosso scored in the 64th minute and gave Canada, the reigning Olympic champion, a 1-0 victory over Panama. Cristin Granados earned two first-half goals in Costa Rica’s 4-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago. With Canada’s victory, Costa Rica also qualified for next summer’s 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Earlier, Costa Rica defeated Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 at Estadio Universitario. Canada had won the gold medal…
Novak Djokovic is preparing for the Wimbledon semi-final against Cameron Norrie, which will be held on Friday. His greatest rival, Rafael Nadal, no longer stands in the way of a 21st Grand Slam victory. The Spanish second seed was forced to pull out before his last-four match against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury. Nadal’s withdrawal from the tournament deprived the tournament of a blockbuster semi-final against Kyrgios, which had been on the cards since the Australian beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third-round match. Kyrgios will have an enforced break before the finals, while Djokovic, the top seed, can now…
In the recent India and England cricket match Rohit Sharma registered 1,000 runs in T20I cricket as the captain of the Indian team. He also surpassed Virat Kohli’s achievement and thus became the fastest Indian captain to achieve this magnificent feat during India v/s England 1st T20 at Ageas Bowl. The previous captain Virat Kohli had achieved this milestone in 30 innings. Rohit Sharma made it in 29 innings to achieve this record. In comparison to other captains of the world, Rohit Sharma is also the second-fastest to achieving this feat. Babar Azam tops the charts after achieving this record…
India lost 3-4 to New Zealand in its final Pool B match but managed to qualify for the crossovers of the FIH Women’s World Cup as the third-best team in its group. New Zealand has topped the pool with seven points ahead of England, which is at 4, while India and China finished on two points each but progressed due to better goal difference. As per the tournament format, the top four sides from four pools will directly qualify for the quarter finals round, while the second and third teams will feature in the crossovers. Now, the winner of the…
Barcelona has made an offer to Bayern Munich for star striker Robert Lewandowski, the Spanish Club’s President, told the media on Thursday. Barcelona President Joan Laporta said they had made an offer for the player and were awaiting a response. He also thanked the player for showing an interest in the club. Lewandowski’s Bayern contract still has one year left. Barcelona has made a bid for Bayern Munich’s prolific Polish attacker Robert Lewandowski. He has been a member of Bayern since 2014, although he declared in May 2022 that his time there is completed. Lewandowski said at May-end that his…
Elena Rybakina defeated Romanian Simona Halep in Wimbledon 2022 semi-final match 6-3, 6-3, to advance to her first-ever Grand Slam final. Rybakina will encounter Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, who became the first African woman, and the first Arab player to reach a Grand Slam final when she defeated Tatjana Maria in three sets. Elena Rybakina – The Youngest Wimbledon FInalist Since 2015, Rybakina has been the youngest Wimbledon finalist when Garbiñe Muguruza lost to Serena Williams. Halep had remained the 2018 French Open champion and had reached the semi-finals without dropping a set but was broken early in both straight…
Thomas Bryant has returned back to Los Angeles Lakers. Six years after being drafted by the Lakers and four years after moving on from the franchise, Thomas Bryant has reportedly agreed to a deal to don the purple and gold once more, according to the media. While in Washington, Bryant blossomed into a modern big man capable of stretching the floor. The Lakers waived Bryant in 2018 to keep Moritz Wagner and Ivica Zubac, neither of whom lasted long. After drafting Bryant in the second round in 2018, the Lakers waived him. Now that he’s back, he says his absence…
Rafael Nadal defeated USA’s Taylor Fritz with difficulty on Wednesday, despite playing through an abdominal injury to reach the semifinals. Nadal was close to quitting in the middle of the match on Centre Court due to a physical illness, but he overcame Fritz in four hours and twenty minutes. According to Marca, Nadal has a seven-millimeter tear in one of his abdominal muscles and hopes to participate in the semifinals. Thursday morning he underwent the necessary medical examinations, according to the article. Last night, though, Nadal was uncertain as to if he would qualify for the semifinals. Nadal took a…
Shahid Afridi is no stranger to controversies. On Thursday, the former Pakistan all-rounder mocked the Indian cricket board BCCI by suggesting Kashmir Premier League 2 will happen. Last year, 7 teams started playing in KPL. Afridi and other Pakistani-born players play in the league. ICC hasn’t recognised the competition. An ICC spokeswoman told Geo TV last year, “The competition is not within ICC’s jurisdiction because it’s not international.” According to Afridi, the BCCI opposes the competition because it’s in Pakistan. India and Pakistan dispute Occupied Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad. Here’s the video of the signing ceremony between KPL and Shahid Afridi: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNGaYYyNARGj…
Defeating China’s Zhang Yi Man in straight games on Thursday, Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu strolled into the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters. The two-time Olympic medalist, seeded seventh, defeated world number 32 Yi Man in just 28 minutes in the second round of the women’s singles. In the quarterfinals, former World Champion and current seventh-ranked Tai Tzu Ying of China will face off against her longtime adversary. Sindhu’s head-to-head record against the world’s second-ranked player is a dismal 5-16. The two met in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open last week, with the Indian winning. B Sai Praneeth and…
Swashbuckling Indian tennis player Sania Mirza’s appearance at Wimbledon ended in a semi-final defeat to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk in the mixed doubles event. Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic, seeded sixth, went down 6-4 5-7 4-6 to Skupski of Great Britain and American Krawczyk in two hours 16 minutes on Wednesday night. Mirza, 35, has won six Grand Slam titles, including three in mixed doubles. She wanted a mixed doubles Career Slam. Mirza and Pavic’s initial domination Multiple Grand Slam winners Mirza and Pavic dominated the first set with strong serves. The duo led 4-2…