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Kobe Bryant: “God-Gifted” or Work Ethic?
You start streaming Kobe’s last career game against the Jazz on YouTube and see him drop 60 points. Every time he received the ball, he attempted a shot. The game's over, Kobe does what he does best. What do you…
FIFA World Cup 2022: The Tale of the Underdogs
No matter which team you supported, one thing is for sure – the latest edition of FIFA Men's World Cup has been the most entertaining in recent history, and arguably in the history of the competition. Twists, drama, questionable refereeing,…
Shane Warne: The Greatest Leg Spinner That Ever Lived
“He was arguably the greatest cricketer ever to play the game. The game is about entertaining people, and there was never a dull moment when Shane Warne had the ball in his hand. He was an absolute genius.” -Nasser Hussain,…
Diego Maradona: Surpassing the Boundaries of Sports
“The most important characters in mythology were (the Greek gods) Apollo and Dionysus. Apollo represented reason and Dionysus represented emotion. Those who knew Maradona understand that he was the worst of Apollo, but the best of Dionysus.” -Luciano de Crescenzo,…
Bangladesh crowned World Champions: A tale of dreams, hard work and perseverance
The rain stopped play when Bangladesh Under-19 team was 15 runs away from a World Cup title. The anticipation was too much to bear for fans of both teams, India and Bangladesh. The low scoring match turned out to be…
Transfer Market Theatrics Featuring Neymar
Rumors about Neymar returning to Barcelona, the club he willingly left to be ‘out of Messi’s shadow’ have been flying around for a while now. When Neymar was a rising star, playing at Santos in Brazil, he was approached by…
ICC World Cup 2019: The World is Ready for A New Champion
The Cricket World Cup 2019 was off to a slow and predictable start. Rain made it worse. But the World Cup picked up its rhythm in the last stages.  Carlos Braithwaite fell just short of securing a win for West…
Could Cricket World Cup 2019 be any less exciting?
ICC Cricket World 2019 was inaugurated on the same day as the Europa League final where the two major London clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal faced each other. Naturally Londoners were more excited about the European football encounter than the opening…
Bangladesh vs Zealand: A Low Scoring Thriller with a Couple of Run out Blunders
Shakib’s eyes lit up as the ball thrown by Tamim flew toward the stumps at the wicketkeeper’s end. Milliseconds later his face filled with anguish as soon as Mushfiqur Rahim caught the ball and took off the bells himself. That…
Can Bangladesh Rise to New (and Greater) Heights?
“Don’t go for hero. Goes for hero. Bowled em. The Bangla tigers have knocked the English lions out of the world cup”. If you are a fan of Bangladesh cricket you should remember this bit of commentary from the former…