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But in our craving to get the same surreal sporting experience, we choose to anoint a great sportsman a successor. We try to trick our mind into believing that the successor too will be able to replicate the deeds of the departed master. Sachin Tendulkar retired in the year 2013, and he did so after giving two generations of fans memories that will last a lifetime. For all those who have watched Tendulkar at his thrilling best - moments when he held millions of people captive with his resplendent work with the bat - it is almost impossible to imagine any other batsman who can be put on the same pedestal, or whose name can be taken in the same breath as his....

“I have always stuck by the right things. Always done the right thing, always said what I wanted to because I feel it is right. I have no regrets about it. I have nothing to go back and change. The only thing – I am surprised so many people are getting affected by just one individual, so good luck to them. If it’s selling their news, good luck to them,” Kohli said today at the pre-match media conference....

In fact, some of Virginia’s teams since its 2014 breakthrough have not been ideally constructed to succeed in the NCAA Tournament. This one is. These Cavaliers have one of the top NBA prospects in college basketball, sophomore wing De’Andre Hunter, as well as a skilled veteran backcourt and a powerful, deep frontcourt. They are great at both offense and defense, not just the latter. SN’s MARCH MADNESS HQLive NCAA bracket | Live scoreboard | Full TV schedule​...

The developer, Virtuos Games, has helped port games such as Outer Worlds, Dark Souls: Remastered, and BioShock: The Collection. Yet players may be worried that the more technically impressive games of the next generation will make Switch ports incompatible. Details are still emerging about PS5 and Xbox Series X titles, but according to the VP of Virtuos, the Nintendo Switch will be able to play these titles. RELATED: Producer Says Nintendo Has Final Say on Fatal Frame for the Switch...

It takes place following G7 and NATO summits in Britain and Belgium respectively Both Biden and Putin have flown into Switzerland on their presidential planes. While there’s little left unknown about Air Force One, its Russian counterpart is somewhat more obscure. Here’s a breakdown of five facts about Putin’s presidential plane. What model is the Russian presidential plane? Vladimir Putin flies on a modernized and heavily modified Ilyushin II-96-300PU....

“Victory. First of all, our people would definitely feel victory,” Zelensky said via an interpreter in an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS’ 60 Minutes with correspondent Scott Pelley, who traveled to Kyiv to meet face-to-face with the leader. A victory for Ukraine would also see the return of Ukrainians who fled the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of the country on February 24, said Zelensky....

Vorm’s Spurs deal was due to expire this month but the club have taken up an option to give the goalkeeper another year. The Netherlands international plays a backup role to club captain Hugo Lloris, starting a single Premier League game in 2017-18. Vorm did, however, make seven starts as Spurs progressed through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 2-1 to Manchester United. A statement released on the club’s official website confirming the Dutchman’s fresh terms read: “The club can confirm that we have activated the option to extend Michel Vorm’s contract until 2019....

TOISA endeavours to honour the past, celebrate the present and nurture the future in Indian sports. Which is why the TOISA awards also feature recognitions in 18 other sports popular in the country with additional awards honouring the best sports team and an emerging athlete of the year. Indian national team skipper Sunil Chhetri and the inaugural Goal 25 winner Jeje Lalpekhlua are the nominees for The Times of India - Goal football award....

The 22-year-old has left the likes of reigning world champion Marc Marquez, decorated new team-mate Valentino Rossi and rivals Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa choking in his dust since making the move from Suzuki to Yamaha. The first real test of the Spaniard’s burgeoning title credentials has arrived in the form of this weekend’s season-opening Qatar Grand Prix. And with it came a wobble that might have offered hope to the usurped heavyweight riders, Vinales suffering his first fall in an official session for Yamaha early on Friday....

The eight-time All-Star has been in the league since 1998, having been drafted fifth overall by the Toronto Raptors. Carter was the Rookie of the Year in his first season and is set to become the first NBA player to feature in 22 campaigns. He will also be the first to play in four different decades when he steps on the court in 2020, while his 1,481 career games put him first among active players and fifth all-time....

During his initial days in WWE, Rusev was known as Alexander Rusev, but later his first name was dropped and he was just referred to as Rusev. Similarly, Cesaro was earlier known as Antonio Cesaro before his first name was dropped as well. On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed the theory behind Vince McMahon about dropping their first names. Vince McMahon has made many Superstars drop their first name Rusev and Cesaro aren’t the only WWE Superstars to have gone through the name cutting process from Vince McMahon....

But as soon as the audience realised that Reigns, like Cena before him, was the next pet project that would be shoehorned into the top spot with the entire WWE machine behind him, they revolted in a major way. Since the 2015 Royal Rumble, Reigns has been a heat magnet the likes of which hasn’t been seen in years, if not longer. Despite being cast as a heroic babyface, a very vocal segment of the audience rejects his chivalric behaviour and good guy mentality at every opportunity....

Speaking on Sportskeeda’s Legion of RAW, former WWE writer Vince Russo was not happy with one aspect of the match. He was unhappy with Naomi’s behavior following her loss. Russo had deemed Naomi’s antics as something that is “basic” or “elementary”: You can watch the entire episode of Legion of RAW below: Eva Marie was in action on WWE RAW last night Eva Marie introduced her protege as Doudrop in a backstage interview before the duo faced Asuka and Naomi in tag team action....

Late last month, a Louisiana grand jury refused to indict Pou and the highly controversial criminal case came to a close. Pou still faces several civil lawsuits brought by relatives of patients who died while at LifeCare. In her most extensive comments yet on the events surrounding those deaths, Pou tells NEWSWEEK’s Julie Scelfo that she did indeed administer morphine to the nine patients and she knew that the medication might hasten their deaths....

These hacks have been shared on social media over the last few days. The skeletons appear out of nowhere and immediately aggro onto players. It seems like the skeletons are immune to bullets and can’t be killed with melee attacks. Some players have found success in hog tying the skeletons and then fleeing the area, but so far there is no clear way to kill these enemies. RELATED: Red Dead Online Gifts Players Free Items for Limited Time...

The main emotional push of Violet Evergarden is her struggle to accept the fact that the man she loved, the Major, died in war. A lesser but no less profound grief is the guilt that she faces when dealing with the atrocities that she witnessed and committed in that same war. Child of Kamiari Month deals with the far more relatable, but no less tragic, grief of a child who has lost her mother....

A new image circulating online shows a PlayStation 3 being used to hold open a door to what appears to be an electronics store. The console has accumulated a fair amount of water on the top, raising questions as to what monster would leave the poor console out in the cold to die. It’s a sad fate for the system, especially considering that even Microsoft’s failed Kinect is being used as a security camera in some airports....

The TikToker has trained her dogs to help her with various tasks, such as getting the clothes out of the dryer and putting them in a basket. In one of her videos, @siriuslysalem explained that she has “Crohn’s disease, arthritis, and multiple other autoimmune and chronic illnesses.” “I’ve task-trained the boys over the last few years to help me on my really bad days,” she explained. The dogs do things such as get the remote, remove socks, and assist in getting medicine and beverages....

Also read: KXIP vs KKR Match Prediction: Who will win today’s battle between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Match 13 The maestro’s transformation from a chubby round-faced boy to a super-fit cricketer should inspire one and all. When he posted a photo of his perfectly toned body, the netizens congratulated him. Virat Kohli with his recent performances with the bat has impressed fans so much that they have started comparing him with the Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar....

Mayank Agarwal impressed fans with the video, but his teammates resorted to some friendly banter in the comments section. “Kya ho gaya bhai. Lockdown has reached unbearable limits I guess,” Kohli wrote. Ishant Sharma also joined in the conversation and said, “raje duniya ulti dikh rhi hai ya seedhi.” Earlier, Kohli shared a video of himself doing multiple power snatch reps with a Punjabi song playing in the background. His post read: “If I had to make a choice of one exercise to do every day, this would be it....