Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of all kinds from The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, with…
Ravichandran Ashwin. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: After former India captain Kapil Dev voiced his dissatisfaction over Ravichandran Ashwin not being given a grand farewell, the recently-retired player reckons otherwise, saying he doesn’t believe in grand farewell ceremonies. Ashwin stunned the cricketing world midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by announcing his retirement from international cricket at…
The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen its doors to the public on December 7, marking a huge milestone in the historic monument’s recovery following the devastating fire in April 2019. The blaze, which engulfed the medieval Gothic masterpiece, Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) caused widespread destruction, including the…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 17: The Founder of KIIT and KISS, has been conferred the prestigious ‘Grand Cross Award’, the highest honour from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). This recognition was bestowed upon him during the 39th FIVB World Congress, a three-day event held in Porto, Portugal, from November 15 to 17.This award acknowledges his outstanding contributions…