Olympian medallists are often seen biting their medals after the victory ceremony. Ever wonder what is the significance behind such a move? Sportstar delves into this phenomenon. History It is important to delve into history to understand this tradition. When the Olympic Games were first held in ancient Greece, only one participant was honoured as…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s ‘Lionel Messi-esque’ celebration following India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, held in the Americas at a packed Kensington Oval in Barbados, remains vivid in the minds of cricket fans. This slow-walk gesture, reminiscent of football star Lionel Messi, gained popularity when Messi celebrated in a similar fashion after leading…
Argentina achieved a unique feat when it won the 2024 Copa America title on Sunday when it beat Colombia 1-0 at the Hard Rock Stadium. Albiceleste clinched its second successive Copa after the 2021 victory which was sandwiched between the 2022 World Cup win, making it the first South American nation to achieve a unique…
Argentina beat Colombia on Sunday night in the Copa America 2024 final to lift its record-breaking 16th title to become the tournament’s most successful side ever. Hour before Lautaro Martinez’s goal took his country to a second consecutive Copa title, it was Spain that defeated England in Berlin to become the Euro 2024 champions. Which…
NEW DELHI: The tradition of the fielding medal ceremony continued in the Indian dressing room after winning the T20I series against Zimbabwe 4-1 on Sunday. In the first Twenty20 International, the youthful Indian squad struggled mightily with the bat, but they responded admirably to win four straight games. The inexperienced Zimbabweans fielded badly and their…
Colombia coach Nestor Lorenzo said his team had been impacted by the delayed start to the Copa America final on Sunday but conceded that winners Argentina were creating a golden era. “I think we had a very good build-up to the game but then some unusual situations started to happen,” he said referring to the 82-minute…
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has urged the nation to get behind its Olympic-bound contingent, asking the fans to join him in supporting the athletes as “they inch closer to the podium with dogged determination” in the quadrennial showpiece starting July 26 in Paris. In a little over a minute long video post on social media,…
NEW DELHI: As part of a workload management program, ODI World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will be rested for Australia’s upcoming limited-overs tour to Britain while Mitchell Starc will miss the Twenty20 phase of the tour.In September, Australia will play five one-day internationals against England and three Twenty20 matches against Scotland.Cummins’ absence, according to Cricket…
The 48th edition of the Copa America, the South American continental football showpiece ended with Lionel Messi’s Argentina beating Colombia in the final to become the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 16 trophies. The competiton has been running since 1916 but was rebranded into its current form in 1975. Over the more-than-century…
World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins will be rested for Australia’s upcoming limited-overs tour to Britain and Mitchell Starc will miss the Twenty20 portion of the trip as part of a workload management program. Australia is scheduled to play three T20s against Scotland and five one-day internationals against England in September. Cricket Australia said Cummins’ absence…
