What is Happening in Sports?
Spandan Paul – MSM 1
Bangladesh crushing Australia in Dhaka and Windies humiliating England at headingley has turned the heads of many cricket pundits. Fans are exuberant over the fact that game is defending its nature of glorious uncertainties and that too in its elite form.
54 teams from all over the world are vying for the 31 final places in the 2018 Russia Football WC. France, Spain, Germany have looked like favorites as of now and have been topping their respective groups.
Among so many transfers in the football world, the 18-year-old French prodigy Kylian Mbappe stunned the entire soccer fraternity with his £166mn move to PSG just before the transfer deadline. Earlier, Neymar Jr. shocked Barcelona fans with his record £200mn move to PSG.
Year end Grand Slam promises surprises: US open is underway at New York & Rafael Nadal who entered as the ‘numero one’ seed will be locking horns against Del Porto who beat Roger Federer to deny fans the much hyped “dream” semi-final at the last major. Maria Sharapova, who resumed her career post a 15-month doping suspension bowed out in the quarters, and women’s singles will welcome a new champion in either Madison Keys or Sloane Stephens.
