Former India pacer Javagal Srinath has caught the attention of fans with his recent act of simplicity. A picture of Srinath opting for a metro ride instead of luxury transport is being widely circulated on social media. The post, originally shared on LinkedIn, has garnered thousands of likes and comments. In the photo, Srinath can be seen standing in the corner of a metro coach, holding his trolley bag in one hand. He is dressed in a sky-blue shirt tucked into a pair of denim jeans and complemented by semi-formal brown leather brogues.

Fans took to social media to praise Srinath’s simplicity, choosing metro travel over luxury transport.

This picture of Javagal Srinath has become viral for travelling in a metro even after being so successful and well to do.

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Standing quietly in a corner of the metro with Earbuds on, a trolley bag beside him, glasses in his pocket and absolutely no VIP attitude

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The #man you see standing quietly in a corner of a Metro coach, with a trolley bag and hardly drawing any attention, is Javagal Srinath. @iamjavagal

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Javagal Srinath travelling on the Metro like any other passenger.

No special treatment, no fuss-just pure simplicity.

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A cricket legend who still carries himself with incredible humility. pic.twitter.com/7F7Z0r8JvH

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Currently an ICC match referee, Srinath represented India in 67 Tests from 1991 to 2002, taking 236 wickets at an average of 30.49, with 10 five-wicket hauls and a ten-fer, with best figures of 8/86. He is India’s 10th-highest wicket-taker in Tests.

He also played 229 ODIs for India, taking 315 wickets at an average of 28.08, with three five-wicket hauls and best figures of 5/23. He is India’s second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs and the highest wicket-taker amongst Indian pacers in the 50-over format.

In 296 international matches, he has taken 551 wickets in 296 matches at an average of 29.11, with 13 five-fors and a ten-fer and is the seventh-highest wicket-taker for India.

Speaking at an event earlier this week, Srinath called Test cricket the “mother of all cricket”, encouraging youngsters to take the format more seriously, saying that someone who can play the longer format finds it easy to play T20s.

Srinath said, “IPL is important, but you need depth in cricket, which is there in Tests. Test cricket is a five-day format, which is why it is called the ‘mother of all cricket.’ A player who plays Test cricket can also find it easier to play T20 cricket, but for someone who only plays T20 cricket, playing Test cricket is not as easy. Stick to Test cricket, the longer version of the game. Alongside that, you can also play T20,” he said.

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Rookie DT Caleb Banks is going to be as good as he wants to be. Part of what’s standing in his way is his pad level, a point that has already been made multiple times.

So, the onus shifts to the young lad to adjust. Getting coached up by Brian Flores and Ryan Nielsen means that the rookie doesn’t lack for guidance. Similarly, TCO Performance Center is a dream work environment, meaning he’s got an edge there, as well.

Nobody expected Mr. Banks to be a finished product by Week 1 of his rookie season. However, there have been several rough moments in training camp and the preseason, creating concern about how ready he is to contribute as a rookie. Worse yet, some of the ways in which he is being discussed brings back recollections of J.J. McCarthy insofar as the same point is being repeated for a gifted 1st-Round pick with promise.

Caleb Banks, J.J. McCarthy, & Being a Diamond in the Rough

Part of the plan was to get younger in the trenches. Moving on from Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen was with an eye toward saving money and adding a bit more youthful pop.

Double dipping along the defensive line involved sinking No. 18 into Caleb Banks and No. 82 into Domonique Orange. Of the two, Orange — who boasts the phenomenal nickname Big Citrus — appears ready for a heartier workload. A major part of the reason why is due to his capacity to address the shortcomings in his game (real or perceived).

Indeed, Orange is proving more slippery and effective as a pass rusher than many scouts insisted going into the 2026 NFL Draft. Back at training camp, Orange told Vikings Territory that he didn’t agree with the characterization that he offers zero pass rush. Several moments have proven that he’s got some upside here and won’t be a repeat of Harrison Phillips.

Again, Orange isn’t a finished product. But, to be sure, he’s a product who has shown that he’s able to get polished up.

Every so often, Caleb Banks looks far too lackadaisical on the football field. When partnered with getting too high, Banks becomes quite movable.

In the above clip, the issue isn’t simply that Banks is too high. More concerning, perhaps, is that he appears far too comfortable seeing Denver’s backup blockers ride him out of the play. Banks is a 6’6″ player who tips the scales at a hulking 325 pounds. He cannot allow himself to be pushed around so easily. The best football players play with controlled urgency.

Over and over again, McCarthy has been described as a talented player who needs to correct flaws in his game. In particular, there has been the focus on improving his “layered throws” as he learns to operate with “touch.”

Entering his third season, McCarthy is still a flamethrower looking for figure out how to activate his warm setting.

Caleb Banks is his own man and deserves to be judged as such. What’s nevertheless concerning is seeing the Vikings’ fixation with remarkable athletes in the opening round of recent drafts — Lewis Cine, J.J. McCarthy, and (to a much lesser extent) Dallas Turner — who fail to live up to their draft slots.

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The task in front of Caleb Banks is to ensure he commits to his craft, pouring a pile of work into the game so that he can counter concerns by becoming the dominant force he’s capable of becoming.

Banks, 23, looks like he’ll be a backup in Week 1.

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Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan practices during Fan Week ahead of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina says things are “all good” for the US Open after a heel injury forced her to retire from her Cincinnati WTA quarterfinal last week.

“I started to practice, so I feel well,” the Kazakh said Saturday. “We’re still making some adjustments, but overall I’m happy how we dealt with the problem. We worked hard and likely it’s all good right now and it’s just a matter of a couple more practices and then, yeah, going on the match.”

READ: Elena Rybakina beats Sabalenka in tense Australian Open final

Rybakina can supplant Aryna Sabalenka atop the world rankings if she reaches the semifinals at Flushing Meadows — regardless of whether the Belarusian can win a third straight title.

For weeks she’s said she isn’t focused on the ranking, and her injury only reinforced that approach.

“From media mostly I know where I should get, how the others should play — all the different scenarios,” she said. “But for me, especially now when I had this injury last week, I feel like the most important (is) just try to stay healthy, play match at a time.

“I’m trying not to think about it at all and just play match at a time.”

After hobbling out of her Cincinnati clash with Iga Swiatek, Rybakina said she didn’t play for a week and saw several doctors.

“It wasn’t easy because we didn’t know exactly how the foot is gonna react, since it was very painful for me to go and serve on that match in Cincinnati … then for a couple of days it was painful to even walk.

“After, we managed to do everything possible for it to get better, and I’m glad how the process is going for now.”

Rybakina said fear of aggravating the injury won’t hinder her in the final Grand Slam of the season.

“I’m quite confident with the decision we are making each day how to practice, what to do, and especially what can happen worst-case scenario.

“So all these things I feel quite confident.”

Lionel Messi produced a brilliant performance as Inter Miami ended their poor run with a huge 7-1 win over Montreal in Major League Soccer.

Miami had won only once in their previous seven matches in all competitions since Messi returned from the World Cup earlier this month. But the Argentina captain inspired a big comeback to winning ways.

Messi put Miami 2-1 ahead before half-time with a deflected free-kick before taking over the game after the break.

The 39-year-old scored his second after a brilliant run, completed his hat-trick with a clever chip over the goalkeeper and added his fourth goal in added time with another trademark free-kick.

Messi also provided an assist for Luis Suarez, while Casemiro and Alexander Shaw completed Miami’s seven goals.

It was Messi’s first four-goal game in MLS and the ninth time in his career that he has scored four or more goals in a single match.

The result also took his MLS tally to 18 goals this season, moving him ahead of FC Dallas’ Petar Musa as the league’s top scorer.

Inter Miami remain second in the Eastern Conference, 10 points behind Nashville FC.

Inter Miami interim coach Guillermo Hoyos was left struggling to find words to describe Messi’s display.

“There are no words to describe such footballing beauty,” Hoyos said.

“He is constantly looking for that goal, that play, that pass. I don’t think he’s an ordinary footballer.”

Earlier this month, Messi admitted he was unsure how much longer he would continue playing football following the death of his father, Jorge.

Australia’s Anthony Dell’Orso during a game against Jordan in the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—There’s still no stopping Australia in the 2027 Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

The Boomers continued their dominance after burying Jordan, 126-93, to remain the only unblemished team in the tournament on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena.

“We saw how Jordan played the other night and saw how well they can run their offense when given a chance,” coach Jacob Chance said.

READ: Fiba Asian qualifiers: Australia pummels Syria to stay unbeaten

“To come out and be as disruptive as we were early was a pleasing sign.”

The Aussies, who whipped Syria, 123-64, on Friday night, improved to 8-0.

Jordan, which was coming off a tough 82-81 overtime loss to Gilas Pilipinas on Friday night, dropped to 0-2 in the second round and 5-3 overall.

Australia flaunted its depth with seven players tallying at least nine points. Anthony Dell’Orso led all Boomers in scoring with 19. Angus Glover added 16, Josh Bannan had 15, while Tom Wilson posted 13. Elijah Pepper, who registered 32 against Syria, struggled to find the target but still wound up with 14 on 5-of-16 shooting.

The Boomers shot 52 percent from the field, including 14-of-31 from the 3-point area.

The Falcons dropped to 5-3 in Group E but not without Amin Abu Hawwas had 21 for the Falcons, who also drew 19 each from their backcourt Abdullah Olajuwon and Jalen Harris.

Filip Hrgovic lost every round against Moses Itauma before capitalising on the young Brit gassing out to force a stoppage and become IBF heavyweight world champion. From ringside, British boxing icon and big Itauma fan Naseem Hamed was left ‘so surprised’.

Itauma looked spectacular to start the contest, scoring a knockdown in round two and bamboozling Hrgovic, who showed one of the most impressive chins in the division to remain in the fight.

After looking like he was finally putting a dent in the Croatian, Itauma appeared to empty the tank in the eighth in search of a stoppage. By the end of the round, he looked exhausted, and Hrgovic took advantage in the ninth, finding sustained success to beat the fight out of Itauma. As referee Howard Foster stepped in to wave it off, the towel also came in from Itauma’s corner, led by Ben Davison.

Speaking on the DAZN broadcast post-fight, Hamed recognised that the defeat came from a lack of experience and perhaps poor corner advice.

“My immediate thought is I’m so surprised that he can just throw it out there, for them to tell him just to keep punching and go at it when he knew he had to reserve himself. There was no reserve tank.

“But this may be the best thing that ever happen to Moses, simply because of the experience and for him to know what he’s got to do next time. And he knows he can’t just run away with trying to blast somebody out. Do you know what, how wrong was I? The fact it, it was a good fight. He didn’t even lose a round, but he just put everything into them five, six, seven rounds.”

In tonight’s defeat, Itauma failed to break ‘Nas’ record as the youngest world champion from the UK. He will, however, undoubtedly come again, as Hamed pointed out.

As for Hrgovic, who is Croatia’s first-ever heavyweight world champion, he dismissed an already ordered fight with Frank Sanchez, urging promoter Frank Warren to make him a unification bout instead.

Filip Hrgovic beat Moses Itauma this weekend, upsetting the odds to become Croatia’s first ever heavyweight world champion.

‘El Animal’ soaked up a tremendous amount of punishment from Itauma before seizing the moment and forcing a shock stoppage in the ninth. His attack was made easier by the fact that Itauma, who had been giving everything he had to score a knockout, completely emptied his gas tank.

Post-fight, Itauma was stretchered out of the main arena, with fans hoping exhaustion was the reason rather than a more serious injury. That final image of the 21-year-old does not tell the story of the fight, in the beginning of which he stunned with movement, angles and speed, bamboozling Hrgovic. Lack of experience aside, in an interview with DAZN the Croatian champion recognised the sheer skill he faced in the ring.

“Let me be honest, man, he’s amazing. He’s amazing. I didn’t know it was gonna be so hard. I thought I was gonna handle him easier. I was losing all the rounds. The kid is amazing – he’s so fast, you can’t see his punches coming. He don’t hit so hard, but he’s fast.”

Then came some critique and advice.

“From the first round I see that he’s gassing out. He boxed still like an amateur. He’s inexperienced. I saw he was gassing out and I knew my only chance was to stay there, make him tired, keep coming and to maybe stop him in the late rounds. That’s what I did.”

“I came to London, his home town, and beat the best guy in the division against all odds. I want to be considered the best heavyweight in the world. I’m the present, and he is the future.”

As Hrgovic moves on to target unifications, Itauma faces recovery and rebuild. Many in the sport feel that, though disappointing, the experience will serve him well ahead of any future title challenges.