Former Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson has criticised Virat Kohli's comments, when he had announced that the hosts are "favourites in our (Indian players) own minds" to win the tournament ahead of their defeat to the Black Caps. With the hopes of a billion expectant fans already weighing on India, Johnson, a key member of last year's ODI World Cup-winning team for Australia, suggested Kohli's 'over-confident' comments will only heap extra pressure on the home-nation. "From our experience playing in the one-day World Cup at home last year, we just wanted to enjoy every moment and saviour the experience but we still tried to take the focus off ourselves, rather than adding to it," he said. "Going into a big tournament like that, there's pressure on every team. Putting even more pressure on your side is just setting yourself up for disaster.
After months of uncertainty, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, travelling in the SpaceX Dragon capsule, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stuck there since June 2024.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has the ability to bounce back quickly after his disappointing performance in the second test loss to England, coach Tim Nielsen said on Tuesday.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Defending champions England stormed their way to a crushing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies.
Uncapped in T20Is, Fraser-McGurk was included in Australia's World Cup squad as a reserve player but never got a chance to shine on the global stage.
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson will replace rookie Ryan Harris in the 13-man Australian squad for the remaining three one-day international cricket matches against South Africa.
The Court of Arbitration ruled that world 400 metres champion Jerome Young should have been banned from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
England's World Cup rugby captain escaped unhurt from a head-on car crash in New Zealand. \n\n\n\n
A toe injury that kept Mitchell Johnson out of cricket for the entire Australian summer might have saved his career, the paceman said on Friday.
Sunita and Butch did not indicate which presidential candidate -- either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris -- would get their vote.
Former Australian Test bowler Glenn McGrath has said tipped Mitchell Johnson to soon become the No 1 bowler in the world.
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by London rivals Fulham on a grey wet Sunday at Craven Cottage as Raul Jimenez scored early for the hosts and William Saliba equalised for the visitors at the start of the second half.
Erskine hit back at Johnson, stating that his questioning Warner's selection isn't logical.
New Zealander Danny Lee recorded two eagles in near-perfect scoring conditions to soar into a tie for the first-round lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday as Tiger Woods made an encouraging start.
Factbox on Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday
Both were named in the squad to face Zimbabwe, in the second Test, starting on Thursday.
The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.
Australia's stunning turnaround from Ashes joke to juggernaut in a few months has been the culmination of good, hard grind and paceman Mitchell Johnson finding himself in a supportive attack, according to captain Michael Clarke.
More than 24 hours after Dustin Johnson began his second round at the wind-lashed British Open he ended it still on top of the leaderboard.
Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has revealed how his long-standing friendship with Shane Watson got off to a rocky start back in 2000, when the former all-rounder stuck his head in the toilet at the Australia's Cricket Academy in Adelaide.
As the Australian bowlers worked on adjustments to catch up Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, pacer Mitchell Johnson has been identified as the front man to prepare the ball to extract reverse-swing early in the game.
At 8.04 am IST on Monday, May 7, 2024, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will fly to space as the first crewed mission of Boeing's Starliner.
Jamaican 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell is not the world's best sprinter, retired 200 and 400 record holder Michael Johnson said. That honour, he said, goes to American world champion Tyson Gay. "Asafa Powell is a great talent but he can never get it done. He's failed time after time at the championships."
Many label him the 'Greatest ever sprinter' -- even ahead of Usain Bolt. Benjamin Sinclair 'Ben' Johnson, who presently runs a sports academy in Canada came calling to Goa with two of his wards -- both of whom appeared for trials for I-League champions Salgaocar.
Athletics legend Michael Johnson feels Usain Bolt has surpassed the likes of him and Carl Lewis by his sheer consistency and can easily be considered the 'greatest' track-and-field star in the world at this point.
Unbeaten on 72 after another dismal batting display by England on Saturday, Ian Bell said Australia's Mitchell Johnson held no fear for him.
From the early pioneers to today's global superstars, the Olympics have captured hearts and minds, shaping cultures and inspiring generations.
The government of British Prime Minister Theresa May was plunged into turmoil.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has matched compatriot Ricky Ponting's feat of winning the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricketer of the Year award twice, the governing body said on Friday.
The West Indies, led by Andre Russell, delivered a top-class bowling performance to dismiss the United States for 128 in their crucial Super Eights Group 2 clash of T20 World Cup in Barbados on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra D Modi on Saturday blessed the newly wed couple Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant after their wedding that was attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians.
More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event's ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea, in Georgetown on Sunday.
Australia made a meal of it but successfully chased down 128 for a four-wicket victory and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after dismissing India for 224 on the fourth day of the second Test.
Seamer Mitchell Johnson claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals as Australia scored a crushing nine-wicket victory over India in the fifth one-dayer in Vadodara.
Mitchell Johnson reopened old mental scars as Australia morally seized the Ashes lead with their thumping series-leveling victory over England at Lord's, Australia's media said as they reveled in the win.
This comes amid ongoing probes by lawmakers and an internal government watchdog into how the agency handled Trump's safety and how a gunman nearly killed the Republican presidential candidate for Pennsylvania during a rally this month.
India vice-captain Virat Kohli's temperament was once again tested after the batsman was hit by a Mitchell Johnson return throw which resulted in the two players getting into a verbal duel.
IPL 2024 witnessed quite a few big names falling by the wayside as they struggled to live up to their top billing.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson believes the volatile batsman will probably be more aggressive than previous skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
