Ajay Abraham

Transforming the sports industry

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

🚨 EXCL: Sports Ministry has sent a Sports Passport proposal to the PMO that could allow eligible PIO/OCI athletes to represent India. https://t.co/Ba4DPSGcCt
The move could impact football, basketball & tennis as India eyes improved performances on the global stage and prepares its bid for the 2036 Olympics. 🇮🇳

A major development for #Indianfootball. Details via @KhelNow👇

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

🇲🇽 Battled back from what pundits in the country described as the darkest period in their history
🇿🇦 A reputation for producing some of the most technically gifted footballers in Africa
🇰🇷 A work in progress under legendary Hong Myung-bo
🇨🇿 Set to feature in their first World Cup since 2006

Read up on the teams in Group A — and the rest of the nations competing — as the World Cup begins.

Free to read: https://t.co/oG8fvBeJmz

[maria @2021WDC]

this sport is nothing without him

[Zain @am27852]

A fact that only Max Verstappen openly criticized these new cars other drivers just cared about there paychecks.

[Tirii @tirii_f1]

The Backfired Rhetoric on Max Verstappen

For years, the activist British media painted Max Verstappen as the villain, aggressive, arrogant, "not a team player," the bad boy who'd ruin F1's gentlemanly image. They pedaled endless hit pieces, framing his dominance as somehow unfair, his radio outbursts as proof of immaturity and his rivalries as toxic.

But Max never bent. He stayed unapologetically himself, blunt, competitive, zero PR filter. No fake smiles, no scripted soundbites as their favourite goddesses. Just raw talent and real personality.

Now? The narrative is crumbling. Fans and even former critics are discovering the Max off-track: the hilarious streamer who geeks out on sim racing, the loyal friend, the guy who laughs at himself, builds genuine connections across the paddock, gentle and kind to all motorsport fans and shows up with zero pretense.

His charity work, his love for his family, his dry Dutch humor, it's all coming out. The "monster" they tried to create was never there. Turns out, authenticity wins.

The British press tried to bury him with words. Instead, they buried their own credibility. Max just kept driving... and living.
And the world is finally seeing the champion he always was, on track and off.

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

NEW @TheAthleticFC

Infantino floats in & out of the Oval Office, hangs out with Trump officials, squeezes host cities for cash & cloaks FIFA in MAGA.

Now, FIFA wants to be considered powerless.

Free to read column on Gianni’s visa disasterclass.

https://t.co/f4xDFOgQsx

[Daniel Valente 🏎️ @F1GuyDan]

George Russell will celebrate his 100th GP as a Mercedes driver this weekend in Barcelona

Kimi Antonelli can equal Russell's total career wins (6) this weekend in Barcelona

This is peak drama 🍿

[Max Argento 🇦🇷 @MaxArgento33]

Red Bull nos da un auto de mierda, Max Verstappen hace magia y lo pone en P2.

Pero como son unos hijos de re mil puta, el auto de mierda se rompe la salida.

[MV33Racing🏎 @MV33Racing]

Max Verstappen puts a tractor on the front row, carrying 7 extra kilos and running a rookie engine.

Absolute GOAT stuff 🐐

[Autosport @autosport]

Your front row for the #MonacoGP tomorrow 🤝

[✯ 3 @Willseh14]

Only 2 times this season has a non-Mercedes driver been on the front row.

Both have been Max Verstappen

[Daniel Valente 🏎️ @F1GuyDan]

🚨 The last two competitive F1 sessions have included the same top 3:

Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen

Three generations performing at an elite level.

[Ana 🦁 @maxvcalloway]

Toto about Max and Kimi:

"Max was very complimentary about Kimi from the start and I think it takes one to know one, I suppose. And Kimi's lap was, you know, those two were super close and then look at the P1, the P2, and the P3, three generations. One still has the proof that he's arriving, but the others are definitely the references of their eras. And yes, it was very exciting. It's been a long time since I was this excited because it was so close."

[Autosport @autosport]

Max and Lewis were asked if they had any advice for Kimi tomorrow 😅

[Verstappen News @verstappenews]

Q: when it's just 0.043 off of pole, can you visualise where you lost that time?

Max: "I never do that, to be honest. Sometimes you are just ahead, sometimes you are just behind. That's life."

"I was happy with my lap, and when I crossed the line, I was like; if someone beats that, fair enough."

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

Schoolboy football from Khalid Jamil's India. No game awareness, no tactical structure & very little technical quality shown throughout the 90 minutes as India were thrashed by Tajikistan.

But don't worry, the preparation for the SAFF "World" Championship is apparently going very well. #IndianFootball

[Sid Lowe @sidlowe]

An amazing piece of work, this
Keep it with you all day everyday until July 19.
World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players | World Cup 2026 | The Guardian https://t.co/ehpriKkm2p

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

RIP THE SCRIPT @Nike

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[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

At his very best, Ederson is like Pac-Man. He gobbles up ground and has a multiplying effect on his teams.

@JamesHorncastle explains what Manchester United are getting in their new midfielder, who has struggled for form and with injury at times this season but remains one of the best finds made by one of football's great talent-spotters.

FREE READ 🔗 https://t.co/1ZURjs6sRf

[Mr Sam @Mr_SamFCB]

Subbed off Dembélé right before the 90th minute.
Subbed Kvaratskhelia.
Subbed Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz too, despite them being among the main penalty takers.

And did you see a single negative reaction from any of them? No complaints, no ego, no frustration. Just trust in the manager and commitment to the team.

That is exactly what Luis Enrique has built at PSG - a real team before individuals. A dressing room fully connected to the manager and the system 🤝

Back-to-back Champions Leagues don’t happen by luck. Massive respect to Enrique and PSG, fully deserved. There’s genuinely a lot for every club in Europe to admire from this project. 👏🏆