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Football’s Unfortunate Fortune | Tottenham Hotspur

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  Champions League is perhaps the most prestigious award in club football, dating its history for nearly half a century, and moments that made certain clubs in football, icons; only commoners relating to the event with the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool, Real Madrid , AC Milan, and Bayern Munich; however, in 2019, something extraordinarily helped change the face of football for the time to come and elevated them as the unluckiest underdogs of the following story. Nothing comes close to the sheer willpower, luck, and determination of what was to come, nor there would be a replica of what Tottenham Hotspur created in the corresponding season. By the barest of margins: Spurs having a terrible start, conceding 8 goals as opposed to 5, sparing only a point from their 3 rd encounter, they saw themselves at the bottom of the table, barring them from qualifying further or into a secondary premier-club competition. Forcing them to change their tactics, toppled Inter Milan, toppled PSV, wit...

The Legend "Hurricane", "The Nugget" & Dennis Taylor | Snooker

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 We all have heard about the gameplay of Snooker worldwide. also, we've seen videos, pictures, news, and all other stuff regarding Snooker. Snooker is a popular game all over the world because it is fascinating and interesting. It is not just interesting to play but also watching snooker is also compelling to watch. Snooker was first observed in the late 19th century due to the merger of the black pool pyramid pool in the British army.  But wait!!! WHY JUST WATCH AND PLAY? WHY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SNOOKER LEGENDS? Here are some of the best and fabulous players in the world of snooker: Alex Higgins : Higgins was a Northern Irish snooker player from 1971 till 1997. Alex Higgins was the first play to have a recognized nickname, just after his initial appearance in professional snooker. he was nicknamed the Alex "Hurricane" Higgins due to his fast, aggressive, pressurizing, and exhibition gameplay. Higgins was, is, and will be an inspiration for all snooker players including th...

The White Pelé - Wazza

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 Wayne Rooney is a name forever carved into folklore of English football. He was known for the young, tenacious and energetic playing style and raw shooting accuracy. The legend is England's all time top scorer (53 goals) and also Manchester United's all time top scorer (253 goals, 183 in the Premier League).  Wayne was Merseyside born and started off as a 17 year old for Everton in 2002. He spent two seasons there in which everybody got a glimpse of the prospect that lies ahead of their eyes. In 2004, Manchester United swooped him and managed to sign him, for a then record fee paid for a teenager (£25.6 million). It ended up being an absolute bargain as Wayne was sharing a dressing room with legends and being groomed under them allowed him to show the spectacle of a talent that he was - 1.76m tall but strong in the jump, technically gifted, incredible stamina, robust work rate, tenacious attitude and dedication.  He is arguably the greatest premier league players of all ...

GOAT of Cricket

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Virat Kohli is probably the greatest cricketer currently playing. Never have I seen any legend excluding him from his favourite playing XI squad. India is lucky to have such a class player and a match winner like him in the team. He is currently the 3rd richest cricketer in the world with a net worth of 638 crores.  If we talk about his nominal records he is  - Player of the decade (2011-2020) - Fastest to 12000 runs - Most player of the series awards - Most double centuries as a captain - Most runs in a calendar year - Highest ICC rating point (922) - Most successful Indian captain - The only batsman in history to have average above 50 in all three formats simultaneously - Best batting average while chasing These are some of the majors records Kohli hold. Apart from this he also contains many awards. Such a charismatic cricketer he is that every international player respects him and many young cricketers across the borders consider him as there role model. He is so much chall...

Muhammad Ali | A Boxer's Dream

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The start of a long and highly-respected boxing career continued until the retirement of this champion from the sport in 1981. Ali was the first fighter to win three world heavyweight championship belts on different occasions and has been honored to defend his title 19 times.                                                   Mohammad Ali, The Greatest of all, was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Mohammad Ali was known for his social activities and human rights vocals. By showing his power for black pride and black resistance to white domination, Mohammad Ali marked a firm message for the nationwide. This champion also played a vital role by abducting in Vietnam War.                               ...

CARLOS BRAITHWAITE! REMEMBER THE NAME

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 The 2016 T20 world cup final can be said to be the one of the best final match ever in the history of T20I cricket so far. India was hosting this world cup, and unfortunately they couldn't reach the final spot. The final match was played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 3rd 2016. England and West Indies were face to face in the finals. Before the final match started, both the teams have won the T20 world cup once before. The playing XI of both the teams are: England Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (W), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Liam Plunkett West Indies Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Denesh Ramdin (W), Darren Sammy (C), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn West Indies had won the toss and they chosed to bowl first. During the first powerplay West Indies did pretty well they bowled out the opponent's opening batsmen quickly. Joe Root t...