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Indonesia: 129 dead, over 200 injured as riots erupt in stadium after league soccer match

OpIndia Staff -
Confrontations were reported between supporters of the 2 rival soccer clubs inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java.
News Reports

Jasprit Bumrah to miss the T20 World Cup in Australia due to stress fracture, can be out of action for months

OpIndia Staff -
Though there is no need of surgery, Jasprit Bumrah will have to stay away from cricket for at least 4 to 6 months to recover from the injury.
Sports

‘Mankading’: Playing the game by the rules is the ‘spirit of the game’, trying to steal extra yards as a non-striker is not

Amit Kelkar -
Hue and cry against mankading invariably comes from England cricketers, maybe because their batters have been caught out most frequently with this mode of dismissal.
Sports

Climate activist sets himself on fire at the Laver Cup: Here are 5 occasions when climate protestors disrupted major sporting events in 2022

Dibakar Dutta -
The disruptive protests by unruly climate activists are now increasingly drawing the ire of common people, including those who might have been sympathetic to the cause.
Cricket

Wife of cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes on a tirade against critics on Instagram after his deplorable performance: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The penultimate over spells of Bhuvneshwar Kumar against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup cost India dearly.
News Reports

‘They are dying of hunger and you are making fun of them’: Pakistanis slam PCB for distributing free cricket match tickets to flood victims

OpIndia Staff -
Facebook user Mohid Tariq said that the focus of the administration should lie on resettling flood victims instead of wasting State resources to facilitate free entry to cricket matches.
World

Footballer Mohamed Salah gets panned by Arabs for condoling Queen Elizabeth II’s demise, gets cancelled as Muslim, again

OpIndia Staff -
Mohamed Salah also gets cancelled as a Muslim every year for celebrating Christmas with his family.
News Reports

Pakistan loses to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final, triggers meme fest on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Afghan cricket fans, who had earlier thrashed Pakistanis during the match between the two countries, also took the opportunity to celebrate Sri Lanka's victory.
Sports

‘Frustrated’ Ramiz Raja tries to snatch phone of Indian journalist over question about Pakistan’s loss in Asia Cup, watch video

OpIndia Staff -
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup after defeating Pakistan on Sunday, 11 September 2022.
News Reports

Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane quits Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Kathmandu Court issues arrest warrant against him in a rape case

OpIndia Staff -
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) also suspended the cricketer for being accused in the rape case filed by a 17-year-old girl.
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