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Anshul Kardam has certainly had an eventful career. He has competed with the region’s top Apex players, formed a team, and has since switched over to Valorant. Sportskeeda Esports’ Suryadeepto Sengupta got a chance to sit down for an exclusive interview with Mr. Kardam and learn about his early days, esports journey so far, and plans. Here is an excerpt of the conversation. Q. So Anshul, tell us a bit about yourself....

And then these riots started a few nights ago, it’s heartbreaking. George Floyd was a bouncer at a bar not far from here. I didn’t know him, but I know people that did know him and worked with him over the years. Everyone’s hurting. We all saw that video and had the same reaction. It was heartbreaking. But now with the riots and the looting—though I don’t often discuss race or get political—I felt I had to write a “Black Owned Business” sign on Palmer’s Bar....

The Brazil international winger has struggled for game time this season – playing only 79 minutes of competitive football – and has been told by his coach that he is no longer in his plans. Arsenal and Tottenham will have taken particular not of the Spaniard’s words, as they are both reputedly interested in making a move for him. “I’ve told Lucas that he will no longer have the chance to play with PSG and that he needs to find another club,” Emery told the media....

Isn’t it? Imagine what would it mean to come from such sort of an area and play for a senior state cricket team? This is what defines the road of Poonch’s only top-level cricketer, Nawaz Rather. A wicket-keeper batsman whose parents decided to send him to a religious school in order to read and memorize Quran, finally after pursuing his parents’ wishes, has now climbed the first step of his own ‘big dream’, which is to play cricket at the highest level....

The Alpine driver started the race in P3 and had a strong start only to fall behind following the clash with Hamilton. Analysing the same, Alonso revealed disappointment at the recurrence of incidents when he has had a strong starting position. The Spaniard said that he was also undone by an aggressive team strategy from Alpine. The Spaniard said that a top-five finish made it a good weekend for the team....

The league leaders were cruising after scoring three times in the opening 23 minutes, only to concede twice before half-time. Alvaro Morata completed his hat-trick after the break to see Madrid regain complete control on their way to a 4-2 win, but the way the Liga giants let Leganes fight back annoyed Zidane. “We made a very good start, we scored two goals and in three minutes the game changed due to the way they reacted,” he told a news conference....

A self-appointed avenger named Christian Didier got to him first. One morning last week he went to Bousquet’s Paris apartment with a pistol. When Bousquet, 84, came to the door, he shot him four times at point-blank range. Police arrested Didier and charged him with murder. Didier-a 49-year-old frustrated novelist-appeared to enjoy his moment in the spotlight. Before police arrived he summoned TV cameramen to a hotel in a Paris suburb and told them why he had killed Bousquet....

The Roma midfielder pulled out of the squad with a groin injury after returning to the fold, having previously been overlooked by coach Roberto Martinez. Belgium 12/1 to win World Cup Some reports in Belgium suggested Nainggolan feigned the ailment to excuse his absence ahead of his scoring return in the Rome derby, but the frustrated 29-year-old responded by pointing out that he would be better served battling for a World Cup place, insisting the claims were not true....

Jackson Wang was previously under JYP Entertainment when he debuted with GOT7 in 2014 but is now in complete autonomy of his creative processes. Before debut, he was cast by the company in 2010 and was in training since then till his debut. After seven years of being a K-pop idol group, GOT7 left the company in January last year but continues to remain active as a group while also focusing on solo activities....

Both attackers have fallen short of the high expectations that greeted their arrival at Signal Iduna Park in the close-season, Gotze returning from an unhappy stint at Bayern Munich and Schurrle making the move from Wolfsburg. Auba still keen on Madrid A report this week claimed Tuchel had berated Gotze during a training exercise, but the BVB coach, addressing the media ahead of a Bundesliga match away to Hoffenheim on Friday, claimed the incident has been misunderstood....

The France international has been linked with a big-money transfer for some years now, having shown himself to be a prolific marksman in Ligue 1. Lacazette the subject of big-money bid He has broken the 20-goal barrier in each of the last three seasons, and is already past that point this term. Lacazette has 18 efforts to his name in the French top-flight this term in just 17 appearances....

The Serbian admitted that he had his heart set on a move to Turin and is ‘honored’ to play for the Bianconeri. Vlahovic caught the attention of a number of Europe’s top clubs thanks to his incredible performances for Fiorentina He scored 20 goals in 24 games in all competitions for Fiorentina during the first half of last season. Arsenal were heavily linked with a move for the 22-year-old and were keen to sign a replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who left the club by mutual consent in January....

In case you didn’t know…. Argentina suffered a humiliating 1-3 defeat at the hands of Venezuela on Friday night in an International friendly. It was also Messi’s first match in Argentina colors after his self-imposed exile from the national set-up since their shambolic performance in the 2018 World Cup. Messi failed to inspire a young bunch of new generation Argentine players managed by Lionel Scaloni and looked a shadow of himself throughout the 90 minutes....

Kabaniaev sexually abused me over a four-year period from that age onwards. My family and friends had no idea what was happening to me, and it was my worst fear they would find out. I carried an enormous amount of shame and guilt about what happened. Back then, I believed that it must be all my fault. I never had any intention of telling anyone. Fifteen years later, I had graduated from UCLA, married my college sweetheart, and was working consistently as an actress....

The former Patriots quarterback proved he could win without Bill Belichick, but so far, the head coach hasn’t looked as he did in the years he was with Brady. Seth Wickersham, author of It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness, recently talked about how the quarterback-head coach duo still have affection and respect for each other. Wickersham continued: Wickersham concluded: When Brady and Belichick are done with football, their relationship will mend as they have achieved much together....

Muguruza insisted that the situation surrounding the World No. 1’s visa status had gone on for too long, before claiming that every player wanted to move on from the situation. She also opined that the constant discourse around it had overshadowed some of the other “cool aspects” of the first week of the Melbourne Slam. Muguruza was asked on Saturday whether she felt Djokovic should be allowed to stay in the country....

I think that shows that addiction has been prevalent throughout my entire life. Regardless of the substance, it will always take over to the point where it’s all I care about. There’s no space for anything else. I had a good childhood. My parents came from nothing and worked their way up to own several art galleries, so they spent a lot of time trying to expand their businesses. They would take me to exhibitions in London and I fell in love with graffiti from a young age....

Ferguson underwent emergency surgery on Saturday, with his old club confirming the procedure was a success but that the 76-year-old would need a period in intensive care. The Scot had made an appearance at Old Trafford less than a week before falling ill, presenting Wenger with a special gift in recognition of his years of service prior to United’s 2-1 win over Arsenal. Addressing the crowd after his final home game in charge, Wenger sent his best wishes to his long-time rival....

Sportskeeda caught up with the 47-year-old from Odisha to understand what it takes to be an official at PKL and the journey behind it. From not officiating a single national championship until November 2014 to the star-studded PKL season 2 in the next six months, Sasmita’s story is nothing short of a fairytale. When asked about how kabaddi happened to her, she said: Sasmita had already passed the AKFI qualifying exam and the secretary of her state association, Mr Ajay Kumar Behera, recommended her name to officiate in the 26th Sub-Junior National Championship in Patna in 2014....

White continued, LeBron James doesn’t necessarily share the best of relationships with MMA athletes, as one of the fighters, Colby Covington, had come out and challenged the LA Lakers superstar to a fight following their differences in political opinions. However, White’s comments confirm that James is well respected in the MMA community for his body of work. LeBron James would want the title of the ‘best player in the world back’ in the 2021-22 NBA season LeBron James and the LA Lakers had a 2020-21 NBA season to forget as the team ended up crashing out of the playoffs in the first round to eventual finalists the Phoenix Suns....