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Pant injured in car crash, out of danger

Rishabh Pant. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian cricket team’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant met with an accident after his car hit the divider near Manglaur police station in Roorkee on Friday, around 5.30 a.m. He miraculously escaped with injuries on forehead and ligament even as his car was gutted. The team of doctors treating Pant at Dehradun’s Max hospital told The Hindu that the cricketer needs no surgery as of now. “There is a wound above one his eyes that had been stitched. He is out of danger and is in full conscious state,” a doctor said. Detailing about the incident, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Haridwar, Ajay Singh said that Pant was driving a Mercedes Benz car. “It was miraculous escape because he managed to get out of the car on his own as the window panes of t...

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‘Ali was like a child’ When Pele kissed Muhammad Ali

Two days before he met Pele, the ‘Greatest One’ Muhammad Ali leaned back on the ropes after being pounded by the challenger Ernie Shavers in New York. ’Gruesome, Barbarically-riveting,’ the journalist Frank Keating would write. As he lay there, beside him, in tears, was Bundini Brown, Ali’s famous sidekick, the originator of ‘float like butterfly, sting like bee’ line and who would eventually fall out of inner circle after he sold Ali’s championship belt to a barber for 500$. The 35-year old Ali would stir from the ropes to say, “I am tired, I am tired, that’s it: The End”. Still in the ring, he would comb his hair on live television and shortly after washing up, Ali would tell reporters: ‘Well, 10 million dollars might force me out for one more fight”. Unfortunately, he would fight fou...

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Long-time barber mourns death of soccer hero Pele

A barber who first met Brazilian soccer legend Pele in the 1950s and cut his hair for decades said on Friday he hoped God would take care of the late athlete. Pele, who died on Thursday aged 82, rose from poverty to become one of the greatest athletes in modern history and the only man to win three World Cups as a player. “He came to have his hair cut a couple of times a month and to cut his beard it was every two days,” said Joao Araujo, who said he first met Pele in 1956 or 1957 and whose barber shop in the city of Santos houses memorabilia of the star. Pele spent most of his playing career at Santos soccer club. Araujo said he last saw Pele, who suffered colon cancer, last year. “(I hope) God takes care of him.” !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMet...

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BCCI to take over Rishabh Pant’s ligament treatment | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Friday morning’s accident has left Rishabh Pant’s return to play for India in doubt. While he has survived major injuries, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is worried about the ligament tear on his right knee. TOI has learnt that BCCI’s panel of doctors have had a meeting with doctors treating Pant in Dehradun and it has been decided that the treatment on his ligament will only be treated by BCCI’s medical team. “It has been conveyed to Pant’s family members and doctors in Dehradun that his ligament treatment will be overseen by BCCI. Pant will be discharged from Dehradun hospital after staying observation. After that, he will be assessed by BCCI’s doctors in Mumbai and further treatment will be decided. It could happen abroad as well,” a BCCI source told TOI on Friday evening...

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BCCI headquarters swamped with fan calls seeking Pant status after accident

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters in Mumbai has been receiving constant calls from fans across the country asking for updates on India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who was injured in a car accident on Friday morning. Fans wanted to know whether Pant’s injuries are serious, when he will recover and whether he will be able to play the home Test series against Australia starting in February. Some of them also wanted to know which hospital he has been admitted to. Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on Friday morning. The 25-year-old, who was going to his home in Roorkee, was taken to a local hospital before being shifted to Dehradun. He suffered injuries on his head, back and feet but is ...

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Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech back for Chelsea

Chelsea will have Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech back in their squad for their New Year’s Day trip to Nottingham Forest after both returned to training following the World Cup. Both were given extra time to recover after their countries — Croatia and Morocco — reached the semi-finals and contested the third and fourth place playoff match. The duo were not available for Chelsea’s Premier League win against Bournemouth on Tuesday, but manager Graham Potter confirmed they are ready for the trip to struggling Forest. “Both of those guys will be back,” Potter said, although he confirmed that keeper Edouard Mendy is a doubt because of an injury picked up playing for Senegal at the World Cup. “We’ll see how he is over the next few days. He has a problem with a bone that he picked up at the Wor...

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Rishabh Pant’s brain, spinal cord reports normal after accident | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant, who met with a serious accident Friday morning and is being treated at the Max Hospital in Dehradun, is in stable condition. The reports of CT scan of his brain and spinal cord have returned "normal", BCCI officials who are in constant touch with Max Dehradun said. Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. The 25-year-old, who was going to his home in Roorkee, was taken to a local hospital. He suffered injuries on his head, back and feet."Pant met with an accident in Manglaur in Haridwar district when his car hit a divider at 5.30 am on Friday," Haridwar SSP Ajai Singh said."He was rushed to Saksham hospital in nearby Rookee from where he was referred later to Max Hospital, Dehradun," he added.The ac...

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Erik ten Hag says United need to strengthen squad with quality signings | Football News – Times of India

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said the Premier League club need reinforcements up top to remain competitive on all fronts, but added that any signing in January would only be completed if the terms match their "sporting and financial criteria".United are light on attacking firepower and will be looking to plug the gap left by Cristiano Ronaldo following his departure from the club in the wake of an explosive interview with TalkTV.British media reported that United were chasing Dutch forward Cody Gakpo, before Liverpool sealed the deal and signed him for a reported initial fee of 37 million pounds ($44.69 million) on Wednesday.When asked if he would be okay with United failing to sign a forward during the January window, Ten Hag told reporters, "we have the players who are matching...

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BCCI to review T20 World Cup performance in new year | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The BCCI brass will review India's underwhelming performance in the T20 World Cup with skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid on January 1, according to BCCI sources.NCA chief VVS Laxman, who has been with the Indian team in Dravid's absence, is also expected to be part of the meeting.The meeting in Mumbai is scheduled ahead of limited overs against Sri Lanka beginning on January 3.England had hammered India by 10 wickets in the World Cup semi-finals, extending their barren run in ICC events since 2013 when they won the Champions Trophy under M S Dhoni's leadership. The last world title came at home in 2011."Head coach Rahul Dravid and NCA head VVS Laxman are expected to analyse India's performance with BCCI bosses. The roadmap going into 2023 World Cup is also expected ...

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PM Modi speaks with Rishabh Pant’s family, inquires about his health | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialed Rishabh Pant's family to take stock of his health after the Indian cricketer met with a horrific accident at the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the wee hours on Friday.The 25-year-old Pant had a lucky escape when his car crashed into a road divider and caught fire after he dozed off behind the wheel on the highway.The Honorable Prime Minister of India Shri @narendramodi ji called up Rishabh Pant's family and inquired about his… https://t.co/DPZ9pyPTrB— BCCI (@BCCI) 1672411350000The wicket-keeper suffered multiple injuries on his head, back and feet but is in a stable condition following the accident in Manglaur in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district around 5.30 am, police said.Watch: How Rishabh Pant's car rammed into a road dividerEarlier in the da...

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Pele once got paid $120,000 to tie his shoelaces in the 1970 World Cup match against Peru

Brazilian football icon Pele, who passed away on Thursday, was considered to be one of the biggest names to lace up his boots. Incidentally, on one occasion during the 1970 World Cup, he was paid $120,000 by boot manufacturers Puma to do just that. The remarkable story was shared by American entrepreneur Joe Pompliano on Twitter which details the moments leading down to this consisting of a family feud, a Pele pact and sibling rivalry between the founders of Adidas and Puma. The story started in 1924 when German brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler started a shoe company from their mom’s laundry room and called it the Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. By the 1940s, the brothers had decided to go their separate ways after their relationship deteriorated, with Adolf creating Adidas, while Rudo...

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World Blitz Chess Championship: India’s Koneru Humpy wins silver in women’s section | Chess News – Times of India

ALMATY (Kazakhstan): Indian ace Koneru Humpy came up with a superb performance after a modest run in the initial phase to claim the silver medal in the women's section of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship on Friday.She finished strongly, beating Zhongyi Tan, who won the World Rapid title a couple of days ago, in the 17th and final round.After posting only four wins from the first nine rounds on Thursday and being placed in the mid-40s, the 35-year old Humpy was in top form on day two of the competition, registering seven impressive wins and drawing with compatriot Dronavalli Harika in the 14th round.She finished on 12.5 points, just half a point behind the winner Bibisara Balabayeva of Kazakhstan.One of the highlights of Humpy's performance on the day was a defeat of China's Zhong...

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Pak vs NZ 1st Test | Kiwis settle for draw after Pakistan declaration in Karachi

New Zealand’s skipper Tim Southee congratulates Ish Sodhi, who took six wickets in the second innings during the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand, in Karachi, on December 30, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand settled for a draw in the opening Test against Pakistan after bad light halted their victory charge in an entertaining final session at the National Stadium on Friday.Pakistan captain Babar Azam threw down the gauntlet when he declared Pakistan's second innings on 311-8 in the final session of the contest.It left New Zealand needing 138 runs for victory from the final 15 overs and the tourists raced to 61-1 in the eighth over before bad light forced a draw."I wouldn't say the win slipped away," Tim Southee, in his first match since taking over as New Zea...

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‘Football is football’ because of players like Pele, says Man City boss Pep Guardiola | Football News – Times of India

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola likened the legacy left behind by Pele to the script of a movie on Friday, saying football would not be what it was without the Brazilian soccer legend.Pele, a prolific goalscorer who won the World Cup an unprecedented three times as a player in 1958, 1962 and 1970, died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer."On behalf of Manchester City, biggest condolences to his family. Football is football thanks to these types of people, players and human beings," Guardiola told reporters ahead of Saturday's Premier League game against Everton."I think Neymar said it, before the number 10 was just a number and after it became something special - every top player wants to wear it for their team. What he has done for football is there and always wil...

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1st Test: Sodhi’s best in vain as Pakistan salvage draw against New Zealand | Cricket News – Times of India

KARACHI: Pakistan staved off a fifth consecutive defeat at home with a hard-fought draw in the first Test in Karachi on Friday despite career-best bowling figures from New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.Sodhi grabbed 6-86 and threatened to give New Zealand victory in the first two sessions on the fifth and final day, but Pakistan fought on before declaring their second innings on 311-8.That gave New Zealand a tough target of 138 to win in 15 overs, and the chase ended in fading light on 61-1, with Tom Latham unbeaten on 35 and Devon Conway 18.Michael Bracewell was the only wicket to fall for three.Sodhi was the star as he improved on his previous best of 4-60 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo four years ago.The 30-year-old, playing his first Test in four years, turned the match in New Zealand...

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Jessica Pegula falls to Petra Kvitova but U.S. off to winning start in United Cup

Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova handed world number three Jessica Pegula her first defeat of the new season, but the United States completed a comprehensive 4-1 victory in their United Cup mixed team tournament in Sydney on Friday. Down 2-0 after the opening day’s action, the Czechs mounted a spirited comeback as Kvitova beat Pegula 7-6(6) 6-4 but Tomas Machac could not build on the win as he retired due to an ankle injury with Frances Tiafoe leading 6-3 2-4. Pegula shook off the disappointment of her singles loss and teamed up with Taylor Fritz to get past Marie Bouzkova and Jiri Lehecka 2-6 6-3 10-7. The Americans, who are Group C toppers, next face Germany starting Monday. “I feel like on our team there’s a lot of different options and different pairings and the mixed could be importa...

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Wishes pour in for Pant after fiery car accident

File picture of Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who was injured in a horrific car crash | Photo Credit: AFP Wishes and prayers poured in from all quarters for star India cricketer Rishabh Pant who had a narrow escape after meeting with a horrific accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, on Friday. The 25-year-old, who is currently out of the Indian squad for the upcoming white-ball home series against Sri Lanka, sustained injuries on his head, back and feet after his car collided with a road divider while he was driving back home to Roorkee. He is said to be in "stable" condition.“Distressed by the accident of noted cricketer Rishabh Pant. I pray for his good health and well-being,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter. "Wishing you a very speedy recovery. My prayers are wit...

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PM Narendra Modi wishes good health to cricketer Rishabh Pant | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday prayed for the good health of star cricketer Rishabh Pant, who has been injured in a road accident.Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car hit a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday. The 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who was going to his home in Roorkee, was rushed to a local hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Dehradun. He suffered injuries on his head, back and feet, but is in a stable condition."Distressed by the accident of noted cricketer Rishabh Pant. I pray for his good health and well-being," Modi said in a tweet.Distressed by the accident of noted cricketer Rishabh Pant. I pray for his good health and well-being. @RishabhPant17— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 167239706...

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Smriti Mandhana only Indian in race for ICC Cricketer of the Year honour | Cricket News – Times of India

DUBAI: Stylish opener Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian across women and men category to feature among the ICC nominees for the Cricketer of the Year honour.Mandhana will be competing for the top honours alongside England's Nat Sciver, New Zealand's Amelia Kerr and Australia opener Beth Mooney.Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, England Test captain Ben Stokes, Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza and New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee are the nominees for the Men's Cricketer of the Year award.Stokes is also among the Test Cricket of the Year nominees alongside compatriot Jonny Bairstow, Australia opener Usman Khawaja and South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada.Voting for the awards is set to commence next week where global cricket fans will have the chance to submit their votes alongside a spec...

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David Warner ‘extra motivated’ to do well in India, Ashes | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Back among runs after scoring a scintillating double hundred in his 100th match during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa, opener David Warner said that he is not done yet and is 'extra motivated' to do well in the highly-anticipated Test series against India and the Ashes next year.After a prolonged lean patch Warner roared back to form in style and helped Australia blow away the Proteas by an innings and 182 runs to sweep the Test series. The 36-year-old after the match said that he is in a happy place but hinted that Test cricket may be the first one to 'fall off' in his international career."I wish you would stop telling me my age. I don't feel 36," Warner said after the MCG Test ended inside four days."I'm running faster than a lot of these youngsters in (the dress...