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Lionel Messi with main organiser Satadru Dutta at Salt Lake Stadium. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar has revealed the reasons behind the anger and chaos that erupted during the Kolkata leg of Lionel Messi‘s GOAT India Tour on December 13, pointing squarely at mismanagement by the organisers.Go Beyond The Boundary with…

Pat Cummins during a practice session. (Getty Images) Cricket Australia (CA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have come together in grief, issuing a joint statement condemning the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney and offering support to those affected.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!At least 15…

England captain Ben Stokes speaks with Jofra Archer during an England nets session at Adelaide Oval. (Getty Images) England have signalled faith over frenzy as they announced their playing XI for the third Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide, making just one change despite back-to-back defeats to start the series. Fast bowler Gus Atkinson has…

Lionel Messi is set to wrap up his much-anticipated “G.O.A.T India Tour 2025” in New Delhi today following appearances in Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi is set to wrap up his much-anticipated “G.O.A.T India Tour 2025” in New Delhi today, December 15, following appearances in Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The…

Argentine football icon Lionel Messi, left, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, second left, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, right, in Mumbai (@CMOMaharashtra/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A tense moment unfolded at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium when Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff faced booing from the crowd during Lionel Messi’s event on Sunday. The incident…

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, right (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has broken his silence on the chaos that marred Lionel Messi’s much-hyped appearance in Kolkata, squarely blaming political grandstanding and serious lapses in protocol for the disorder at Salt…

Sachin Tendulkar and Lionel Messi (X) Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar described Lionel Messi’s visit to Mumbai as a “golden moment” for both the city and the country, as the Argentine football superstar continued his India tour on Sunday. Tendulkar drew a parallel between Messi’s presence at the venue and India’s 2011 Cricket World Cup triumph,…

Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumba Masters secured a commanding victory against Ganges Grandmasters with a score of 17-4, winning four out of six boards on the opening day of the Global Chess League (GCL).At Mumbai’s Royal Opera House, defending champions Triveni Continental Kings began their title defence with a 9-7 victory…

Erling Haaland of Manchester City (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Manchester City and Aston Villa ensured the Premier League title race remains finely balanced with convincing victories on Sunday, responding quickly after Arsenal moved five points clear at the summit a day earlier. Arsenal had strengthened its grip on top spot with a 2-1 win…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi, right, and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI: The Wankhede Stadium witnessed a historic moment on Sunday as sports legends Lionel Messi and Sachin Tendulkar shared the spotlight during a grand event.Messi, as part of his four-city GOAT India tour, spent an hour at Wankhede engaging with young…