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Broccoli, sweet potatoes & his mentoring of the new Barca phenom

Broccoli, sweet potatoes & his mentoring of the new Barca phenom

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4 min readJun 7, 2026 04:30 PM IST Mo Salah arrived at the Lilac City of Spokane – a hosting venue that lights up every June for the 3×3 Basketball carnival where over 25,000 assemble. This year it’s the Egyptian Pharaohs with their talisman Salah as Group G stands for popular – other teams being Belgium with last of its golden generation, New Zealand who get called nice for no specific reason, and Iran, the political underdogs in their war with Giants USA. Salah’s stamp on Egypt though is undeniable, even if Omar Marmoush of Man City, could end up bringing the firepower. While tales of his daily bus rides to and from Nagrig village are fairly well-known, Spokane is chirping plenty about his diet that has kept him fit over the years. Writing in the Spokesman Review, a local respected publication, writer Allan Buluku said you needed to look beyond the pitch to understand why Salah has the sharpness of a youngster. “His discipline borders on monastic. His meals are measured and deliberate: broccoli, …

Who is Phoebe Litchfield? Australian opener, who went viral on social media as a teen phenom, scores stunning century against India in Navi Mumbai

Who is Phoebe Litchfield? Australian opener, who went viral on social media as a teen phenom, scores stunning century against India in Navi Mumbai

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Here’s how Ian Bishop called Pheobe Litchfield’s sensational century in the ICC Women’s World Cup semifinal against India at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. “The phenom named Phoebe went viral on social media at the age of 16, batting in a nets session. And six years later, she brings up her first World Cup hundred, a semifinal knock of the highest class.” The video Bishop was referring to was posted on X by @CricketNSWWomen with the caption: “Some pretty good shots here. Introducing Phoebe Litchfield.” It showcased 16-year-old Litchfield’s stunning technique and footwork, something the world got to see in Navi Mumbai once more as – now aged 22 years and 195 days – she went to become the youngest batter to hit a century in a Women’s World Cup knockout game. He century came off just 77 balls and she was eventually dismissed for a sensational 93-ball 119. WATCH: PHEOBE LITCHFIELD IN NETS Some pretty good shots here. Introducing Phoebe Litchfield. pic.twitter.com/IR1umhErky — NSW Women’s Cricket Team (@CricketNSWWomen) July 9, …

Deepthi Jeevanji: An unfathomable phenom

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On a bright and sunny Monday at Kyoto, a young Indian woman held off competition to bag the country’s first ever gold medal at a World Championships track and field event. Swinging her biceps for acceleration and using every sinew of her sculpted body, Deepthi Jeevanji left her opposition in a heap en route to a stunning World Record in the 400m T20 category race at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships. But why was a seemingly able-bodied athlete competing at a Para-athletics event? To answer the question, we need to look at her past. Who is Deepthi Jeevanji? Born on 27 September, 2003 in Telangana’s remote Kalleda village in Warangal district, Jeevanji’s was born in a family of daily-wage farm labourers. Her parents’ consanguineous marriage contributed to young Jeevanji displaying an intellect that appeared below-par when compared to peers. Also, with visibly unusual facial features, Jeevanji was subject to taunts and ridicule as a child. Children in her village called her ‘kothi’ or monkey. The bullying aside, her parents were even asked to send …

As India’s goal-scoring phenom Sunil Chhetri retires, the question is who will be the next No.9? | Football News

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“It’s time our country got to see its next No. 9.” For years now, the Indian national football team has hoped that the next iteration of the striker who could lead the country, would somehow manifest himself and provide an answer to what life could look like after Sunil Chhetri.Now that the day of reckoning is June 6, even Chhetri himself couldn’t avoid the topic in his retirement video. The ever-gnawing, but ever-sidelined worry of ‘who next after Chhetri’. That the country has had to rely on the 39-year-old is an understatement. It is how much it has relied on Chhetri that paints a picture of what lies ahead. Look across some of India’s most important wins and draws over the last 19 years and the picture of Chhetri’s deep-rooted involvement in the goalscoring of the national team, starts to emerge. India has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup five times in their history. Three out of those five times have been with him at the centre of it all. Qualification for the 2011 Asian …