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The Mumbai-based franchise signed him for a mere INR 10 lakh in the IPL Auction 2015. Since then, MI have won four IPL titles, with Hardik playing a pivotal role in their success. The Mumbai Indians talent scouts would have noticed him playing for Baroda in the domestic circuit. Before gaining a place in his state team, Hardik Pandya competed in multiple local tournaments. An old video of him destroying the opposition bowlers in Anand Premier League 2011 final has gone viral on social media....

Wait a minute though; did I just bracket Federer along with ‘mortals’? Clearly, I am not thinking straight in the aftermath of all that’s happened in the tennis world the last three months. On a serious note though, it was hard not to detect a certain element of serendipity in Federer’s march to the third ‘Sunshine Double’ of his career. For starters, there was Rafael Nadal’s weirdly symmetrical record at the Miami Masters....

Though Christmas continues to dominate as the most commonly celebrated winter holiday across the United States, the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all share the celebratory season. Read on for more information about four important winter holidays and their cultural significance. December 21: Winter Solstice In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs every year on December 21, a day that marks the official start of the winter season with the shortest period of sunlight....

Adding to the excitement of this year’s Winter Games is the fact the opening ceremony will be headed by Zhang Yimou, the director responsible for creating the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing — generally considered one of the best opening ceremonies in Olympic history. This year’s edition, however, will feature some notable differences, not only from more recent ceremonies, but also to the one Zhang directed in 2008....

Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC both join the league for their inaugural seasons in 2022, with the two teams based in close proximity in LA and San Diego. That is rife for a budding rivalry, bringing the league to 12 teams in total. Before the 2022 regular season schedule kicks off on April 29, we get a taste of what each team can offer through the spring Challenge Cup....

The result? A near-calamity. The Czech goalkeeper mistimed the pass horribly and almost saw the ball roll into his own net, drifting just wide of the post to concede a corner. The reaction and backlash were almost instantaneous. This is the 21st century and a moment like that in the biggest game of the weekend in the most popular football league in the world had the potential to spread like wildfire....

“Prime Day is an annual deal event exclusively for Prime members, delivering two days of special savings on tons of items. Prime Day 2020 dates for the United States have not been announced yet,” the page simply reads. The sale typically takes place every year in July, but was delayed this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. It also extends over the course of two days, after previously only lasting for 36 hours....

The original plan for the new season to arrive in these games was sometime around February 2, 2022. But as per official information posted on January 19, it has been pushed back by almost two weeks. It should be noted that the two games, although released by the same publisher, are developed by different studios. Vanguard was developed by Sledgehammer Games and is the most recent title in the franchise....

From World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi and leading marksman Kylian Mbappe to Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland and many of the stars of La Liga and the Bundesliga, the hugely popular franchise has compiled a long list of 100 stars to choose from. At the back, Argentina penalty hero Emiliano Martinez, Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson and Chelsea defenders Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly and Thiago Silva are among the names gamers can nominate....

Late Flu Shots So when is it too late to get vaccinated against the flu? The CDC recommends getting vaccinated early, but they also say, “Getting vaccinated later, however, can still be beneficial and vaccination should continue to be offered throughout the flu season, even into January or later.” So it is really never too late to get a flu vaccine. When Should You Get a Flu Shot? While ideally, you should have gotten your flu shot by September or October, that sometimes doesn’t happen....

The quality of play in LIV Golf London wasn’t the best, but the upstart tour has drawn a lot of intrigue as it looks to challenge the PGA Tour. And LIV Golf is doing its best to make sure that lasts as it secures commitments from players like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler. Those players should help LIV Golf keep the attention of golf fans as it prepares for its second event....

With Oranje ranked eighth in the world and the Lions of Teranga arriving as Africa Cup of Nations holders, a positive result on opening night holds particular potential to be crucial for these teams. The tournament hosts are the group outsiders, and their first appearance at the World Cup comes against opponents who took part for the first time in 2002 and made a quarterfinal showing on their debut....

Pique: We won’t win the title playing like that With the 13th round of matches out of the way in La Liga, attentions turn to Spanish football’s most famous fixture. Goal runs through all you need to know about the meeting between Barca and Madrid… WHAT TIME IS THE CLASICO? The first Clasico clash of the season takes place in Barcelona at Camp Nou on Saturday. The meeting between Spain’s two biggest teams gets under way at 10:15 a....

“Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” will not be broadcast in Week 15 during the Vikings vs. Bears game. As the holidays arrive, the Mannings are in the midst of their second, three-week-long hiatus of the season. The first one came from Weeks 4-6 after the network carried the program for the first three weeks of the season. This hiatus seems to be designed to give the Mannings a bit of a holiday break while preserving their final two episodes for the last “Monday Night Football” games of the season....

The Perseids occur every year roughly between the dates of July 14 and August 24, though the shower becomes most active in mid-August. This year, the peak is set to occur around August 11 and August 12, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteor shower happens all over the sky, so anyone who wants to see it does not have to look in a particular direction. They just need to look up when the sky is dark....

He proved it to us over the phone, too. WEEK 7 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread Sporting News caught up with Faulk this past week. He provided his thoughts on the two young backs dominating the league in Arizona and Dallas, the ultimate backfield committee in Atlanta and that QB situation with his former team that’s now in Los Angeles. SN: You have a choice between the Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott and the Cardinals’ David Johnson....

Deceptive photography dates back all the way to the 1840s. The “histories” of entire nations, like Stalin’s Soviet Union, have been revised by scissors and glue. In the 1950s, allies of Sen. Joseph McCarthy doctored a photo to make it seem as if a senator was talking to a communist. In the 1980s, an official White House photo of President Ronald Reagan in the hospital had the intravenous tube cropped out so that the public would not see how sick he was....

In 2018, a tweet stating that Betty Crocker said it would relaunch Dunkaroos if the tweet reached 150,000 retweets went viral, but it turned out to be fake. This time around, however, Dunkaroos has confirmed it is coming back in a series of nostalgic 90s-themed posts on Twitter and Instagram. Dunkaroos shared a video featuring ’90s items and trends, like frosted tips and cassette tapes, claiming that they are definitely not coming back....

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) succesfully navigated through the first stage of the Asian Champions League (ACL) qualifier for the first time after three attempts after defeating Bangkok United (BUFC) on penalties on Tuesday evening. A magnificent achievement for the Southern Tigers who are now rewarded with another difficult tie, this time against favourite Japan’s Gamba Osaka for a place in the group stage of the 2017 ACL. Having suffered exits at the hands of two Thai teams in the previous two years, the penalty shootout win against yet another Thai team is something to savour for the reigning Malaysia Super League champions....