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When Superstition is the Recipe of Success : Part One [Cricket]

  Part: 1 - CRICKET 🏏 🔢 Unlucky Numbers: Usually the words sports and superstition are poles apart, but the word superstition on the field of sports seems to be complementary. There are some bizarre superstitions among many renowned players of the world. Many famous players are involved with all their fascinating superstitions. If you keep an eye on the tennis court you will see Serena Williams still drops the ball on the court five times before first serving. Twice before second serve. Opponent players are often annoyed at her. But, the black beauty does not care at all! And Rafael Nadal once ate the same food twice a day during the 15-days tour of 2017 US Open. The hotel staff had memorized exactly what food to serve to Rafa's room. And in case of cricket, there is no exception, many cricketers can be called superstitious in a word. As we all know that Cricket is called gentleman's game. But gentlemen can't be superstitious, who said that! There are so many superstit...

How coronavirus pandemic affected the world of sports

As the deadly corona virus spreads across the globe, sports bodies are cancelling or postponing various important sporting events. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 161,000 people globally, has affected sporting events across the world. COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has infected nearly 2.3 million people worldwide. Major sporting events have been cancelled or postponed. The most significant one that was due to take place in Japan this summer was the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. However, the International Olympic Committee and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have postponed the event to next year, where it will now take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Let's take a look. 1. Football: The Major League Soccer (MLS) top-tier football league in the US has extended postponement of matches in the country until at least June 8 due to the coronavirus pandemic. On April 12, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ann...