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 A pitch invasion happens when a spectator or a group of spectators rush onto the playing field, usually to celebrate or criticise an incident, or occasionally as a publicity stunt and to spread awareness. A pitch invader carrying a rainbow flag was tackled as they protested during the pre-match anthems ahead of Germany's Euro 2020 clash against Hungary on Wednesday. The rainbow flag protest comes after UEFA turned down a request from the mayor of Munich for the city's stadium to be lit up in rainbow colors for the Euro 2020 Group F match between Germany and Hungary. (Source-  Matthias Hangst/Reuters) The Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool on May 4th, 2021 was postponed after fans dramatically broke into the ground and invaded the pitch in a protest against the Glazer Family, which owns the club. ( Source-  Action Images via REUTERS) A Greenpeace anti-oil protestor nearly crashed into fans moments before France’s  Euro 2020  match again...

BCCI announced in April that they were working on launching a Women's IPLin 2023. It can be counted as a huge boost for the Indian women's cricket scene. In a press conference, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly stated that the BCCI is attempting to field five to six teams for the inaugural season of women's IPL in 2023. Cricket fans around India and also around the globe want a WIPL and they have been asking for it for a long time. But why? Till now, we in India have had, I must not say weak but also not that strong a domestic cricket sphere for women's cricket. Women's T20 Challenge is held every year in the latter parts of the men's IPL and that is the only thing we have as a counter part of the men's IPL. Top women's cricketers from around the world take part in it and some of the domestic talent too. But the problem with the tournament is that it only consists of three teams, and only four matches are played, including a final match, and all three teams ...

61 Grand Slams out of the last 76 are shared between these three. The tennis aficionados call them "The Big Three" and their passports call them Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. If the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T) had a definition, these three names would define it more than perfectly. Romanticizing their greatness in words would be an injustice to their achievements in tennis. Half a decade ago, this "Big Three" was used to be a "Big Four" with the inclusion of Andy Murry, but his injuries didn't help him at all to stay in the same aura as the other three. The current ATP World Ranking is Djokovic at no. 1, Nadal at no. 4, and Federer sadly at 46. 20 Grand Slams each for Novak and Roger and 21 Grand Slams won by Rafael Nadal. The 21st he won recently, the 2022 Australian Open, defeating Danil Medvedev 3 sets to 2 after losing the first two sets. What an enthralling final. For Federer, the surprising factor is hi...

 "Sportswashing is  the practice of laundering one's reputation through sports , whether through team ownership, hosting a major tournament, or sponsorship. A country or politician gets involved, hoping that some of the sport's popularity will improve their image.. " This is how the internet defines the term "sportswashing," and in a literal sense, it is correct, but the story and truth behind it are much deeper. This phenomenon is affected and influenced by history, politics, international relations, and the economy of the person or state involved. One might use one of these aspects of sports to improve his/her or a nation's reputation. Nazi Germany's hosting of the 1936 Berlin Olympics games was one of the first examples of "Sportswashing". In recent times, the involvement of politics in sports is visible everywhere. It's the greed that attracts politicians and leaders to sports; the greed for a good reputation, money, people on th...

 Rolex Gran Premio del MADE IN ITALY E DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA 2022, as the F1 purists call it, and all the newbies who got into F1 after watching "Drive to Survive" on Netflix just call it the Imola Grand Prix. It is a track with great history and some of the best and worst moments on an F1 track. This is an old-school classic track with fewer overtaking opportunities as there is only one DRS zone, but this year, after the changes in cars and rules and regulations, we got to see more overtaking on " chicanes ". So let's get into it.   Some of us expected this race to be tedious and long, but then it rained, and it became exciting. A little rain can cause some changes in a race, such as pit strategy changes, less grip on tires, and thus car spinning, no DRS, and a Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen racing in rain masterclass.    Imola Track Layout All the teams had the time to work on their cars after a hot Australian GP, weather-wise and especially for the Red...