Andre Agassi: Tennis is the most demanding racket sport, you can play pickleball at 50-plus years old and still get better at it


Andre Agassi recently drew comparisons between tennis and pickleball to illustrate the challenges of playing the two racket sports.

Agassi is all set to partner with his wife Steffi Graf to take on the team of John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova in the second edition of the Pickleball Slam on Sunday (February 4).

The eight-time Grand Slam winner spoke to American daily The Wall Street Journal ahead of the exhibition event. During the interaction, pickleball being vilified among tennis fans was brought to Andre Agassi’s attention. The 53-year-old extended his respect towards the former sport, claiming that the paddle sport had provided new financial avenues to tennis clubs.

He was also straightforward about the appeal behind pickleball, insisting that it was a sport that was an enjoyable option for older adults.

“Listen, I think pickleball and tennis can play very happily in the same sandbox. I’ve seen pickleball take tennis clubs that were on the verge of going under and bring them alive again,” Andre Agassi said.

“Tennis is, I think, the most demanding racket sport that exists. What can you do at 50-plus years old and still get better at? I love to say this about pickleball,” he added.


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Andre Agassi has been gearing up for his outing with Steffi Graf in the second edition of Pickleball Slam, which will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

The American has also talked plenty of smack to John McEnroe ahead of their clash at the exhibition event, which promises a paycheque of $1 million to the winning team.

“On February 4th, Groundhog Day, it’s going to come early this year because I’m going to make John [McEnroe] relive his defeat to me all over again,” Agassi said in an Instagram video last week.

The defeat Agassi is talking about was a reference to John McEnroe’s loss to him at the inaugural edition of the Pickleball Slam last March. The eight-time Major winner had teamed up with Andy Roddick to take on McEnroe and Michael Chang.

The exhibition event began with singles matches, where McEnroe beat Agassi 15-13, 16-14 before Roddick brought parity by getting the better of Chang, 15-10, 15-10. The winner-takes-all doubles match ended in Agassi and Roddick’s favor as they won 21-15, 21-23, 12-10, thereby taking home $1 million in prize money.

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.post-comment-button {
background: url(“//staticg.sportskeeda.com/comments/send-active.svg”);
color: #fff;
font-weight: bold;
cursor: pointer;
border: none;
background-color: transparent;
position: absolute;
top: 3px;
right: 4px;
height: 32px;
width: 32px;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
#comment-holder {
width: 100%;
float: left;
padding: 5px 0;
position: relative;
}
.post-comment-button img {
background-color: transparent;
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
position: relative;
bottom: 4px;
}
.post-comment-button:disabled {
background: url(“//staticg.sportskeeda.com/comments/sendbutton-loading.svg”);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.edit-comment-button img {
display: inline;
background: transparent;
margin: 0px 3px 0px 0px;
width: auto;
}
.btn-green {
background: #2E7D32;
border: solid 1px #2E7D32;
}
.btn-green:hover {
background: #36845c;
}
.btn-green:active,
#btn-green:focus {
background: #2e6f4e;
outline: none;
}
.btn-green-logged-out {
text-align: center;
line-height: 23px;
float: right;
border-radius: 3px;
color: #fff !important;
cursor: pointer;
margin-top: 7px;
text-decoration: none !important;
padding: 0 10px;
font-weight: normal !important;
font-size: 13px;
}
.timestamp {
color: #999999 !important;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 17px;
}
#image-for-no-of-comments {
background: transparent;
float: left;
margin-right: 10px;
height: 20px;
width: 20px
}
#comments-count-span {
display: flex;
align-items: center
}
.comments-count {
color: #999999;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 17px;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
.comment-info .one-comment-text {
padding-right: 4px;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 19px;
margin: 4px 0;
}
.comment-info .highlighted {
color: #D32F2F;
}
.comment-info a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.timestamp .one-comment-text {
margin: 5px 1px;
}
textarea:disabled {
cursor: not-allowed;
}
.comment-top-right-ctrls {
display: inline;
}
#reply-send-icon {
display: inline;
background: transparent;
margin: 0px 3px 0px 0px;
}
.comment-options {
text-align: right;
display: inline-block;
float: right;
cursor: pointer;
}
.comment-options img {
background: transparent;
}
.comment-options-box {
padding: 5px;
right: 3px;
top: -75px;
width: 128px;
position: absolute;
background: #ffffff;
z-index: 9999;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 7px rgb(0 0 0 / 7%), -1px -1px 7px rgb(0 0 0 / 7%);
display: inline-block;
border-radius: 8px;
overflow: visible !important;
}
.comment-options-box .comment-option-single {
display: block;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 8px 4px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;
cursor: pointer;
line-height: 14px;
}
.comment-options-box img {
display: inline-block;
background: transparent;
position: relative;
top: 3px;
width: 16px;
}
#delete-option {
border-bottom: none;
color: #AF2222;
}
.one-comment .delete-comment {
cursor: pointer;
color: #478ACE !important;
font-size: 11px;
padding: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
display: inline-block;
border: none;
background: #ffffff;
background-image: url(“//staticg.sportskeeda.com/comments/trash.svg”);
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
background-size: cover;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin-left: 12px;
}
.delete-comment:focus {
outline: none;
}
.delete-action-modal {
display: none;
position: fixed;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
z-index: 999999;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
left: 0;
top: 0;
}
.delete-action-modal img {
display: block !important;
height: 64px;
width: auto;
margin-top: 16px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
.delete-action-modal .delete-action-text {
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 24px;
}
.delete-action-modal .delete-action-warning {
font-size: 14px;
color: #AF2222;
display: block;
line-height: 17px;
}
.delete-action-modal .delete-actions {
background: #fff;
width: 80%;
padding: 12px;
margin: 0 auto;
border-radius: 8px;
max-width: 292px;
text-align: center;
position: absolute;
}
.delete-action-buttons {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
margin-top: 20px;
text-align: center;
padding: 10px;
}
.delete-comment-confirm {
cursor: pointer;
background: #AF2222 !important;
color: #fff !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
padding: 8px 31px;
border-radius: 20px;
margin-right: 8px;
line-height: 17px;
}
.delete-comment-cancel {
cursor: pointer;
color: #2D2D2D !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
padding: 8px 29px;
border-radius: 20px;
line-height: 17px;
}
.edit-comment,
.cancel-edit,
.cancel-reply {
margin-right: 13px;
text-decoration: none !important;
color: #999999 !important;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 14px;
display: inline-flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 33px;
width: 69px;
border-radius: 20px;
border: 1px solid #999999;
}
.comment-reply-button {
background: #D32F2F;
border-radius: 20px;
border: none;
font-size: 14px;
height: 33px;
width: 81px;
color: #FFFFFF;
display: inline-flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
line-height: unset;
}
.comment-reply-button img {
width: 16px !important;
}
.edit-comment-button {
background: #D32F2F;
border-radius: 20px;
border: none;
font-size: 14px;
height: 33px;
width: 92px;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-weight: 500;
cursor: pointer;
display: inline-flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
line-height: unset;
}
.edit-comment {
margin-left: 12px;
}
.reply-to-comment img {
background: none;
margin: 0;
display: inline;
height: 16px !important;
width: 16px !important;
position: relative;
top: 2px;
}
.reply-to-comment {
padding-bottom: 4px;
display: inline-block;
text-decoration: none !important;
font-size: 14px;
color: #999999 !important;
cursor: pointer;
vertical-align: middle;
}
.reply-to-comment span {
position: relative;
bottom: 2px;
}
#pic-near-reply-box {
display: inline-block;
border-radius: 50%;
vertical-align: top;
margin-top: 5px;
width: 32px !important;
height: auto !important;
}
.comment-reply-box {
width: 91.6%;
height: 57px;
padding: 10px;
padding-right: 60px;
padding-left: 18px;
resize: none;
border-radius: 20px;
border: solid 1px rgba(153, 153, 153, 0.1);
margin-top: 4px;
background: #F5F5F5;
color: #2D2D2D;
}
.reply-section {
position: relative;
overflow: visible !important;
}
.reply-section .reply-section-container {
padding: 12px 0;
}
.comment-reply-button {
cursor: pointer;
}
.comment-reply-box:hover {
background: #f8f8f8
}
.comment-reply-box:focus,
.edit-comment-text:focus {
outline: none;
}
.replies {
overflow: visible !important;
}
.replies .one-comment {
border-bottom: 0 !important;
}
.separator-dot {
color: #ddd
}
#pic-near-comment-box {
border-radius: 50%;
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
object-fit: cover;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: top;
flex-shrink: 0;
margin: 5px 8px 0 0;
}
.join-discussion {
color: #606060;
float: left;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 17px;
display: block;
clear: both;
padding: 5px;
padding-left: 5px;
background-size: 19px;
background-position: 6px 6px;
}
.comment-input-response .response-text,
.reply-section .response-text {
color: #666666;
font-size: 16px;
display: block;
font-style: italic;
line-height: 21px;
font-weight: 500;
padding: 12px;
}
.comment-input-container {
display: inline-block;
flex: 1;
position: relative;
}
.comment-input-container label {
font-size: 14px;
color: #616161;
width: 100%;
margin-left: 2px;
}
#keeda-comments-container .comments-header {
padding-bottom: 12px;
margin-bottom: 8px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e9e9e9;
display: flex;
}
#keeda-comments-container .comments-header h4 {
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 20px;
color: #2D2D2D;
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 0 !important;
}
.comments-count-container {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
position: relative;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 8px;
}
.comments-input-holder {
display: flex;
padding: 8px;
position: relative;
border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;
align-items: flex-start;
}
.comment-details {
display: grid;
position: relative;
flex: 1;
overflow: visible !important;
word-break: break-word;
}
.oauth-button-container {
width: auto;
background: #ececec;
border-radius: 10px;
overflow: hidden !important;
margin-top: 5px !important;
}
.oauth-button-container .oauth-button-group {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
padding: 4px 0;
}
.oauth-button-container.reply-oauth {
width: calc(94vw – 14px);
margin-left: -38px;
max-width: 558px;
}
.oauth-button-container .oauth-button {
margin: 0 12px 0 0;
width: 36px;
height: 36px;
border-radius: 50%;
display: inline-flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
overflow: hidden
}
.oauth-button.google {
border: 1px solid #A2A2A2;
background: #fff;
}
.oauth-button.email {
border-radius: 0;
margin-top: 9px;
}
.oauth-button img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
background: transparent;
}
.oauth-button.google img {
width: 24px;
height: 24px;
object-fit: cover;
background: transparent;
}
.hidden {
display: none;
}
.login-support-text {
position: relative;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
margin: 0;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
background: #761919;
padding: 8px;
text-align: center;
color: #ffff;
}
.login-support-text span {
flex: 1;
line-height: 18px;
}
.one-comment.highlight {
animation: highlight 2s linear 3;
}
.edit-section {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
position: relative;
min-height: 78px;
width: 100%;
}
.edit-section textarea {
width: 100%;
height: 48px;
margin-top: 0;
color: #2D2D2D;
padding: 10px;
padding-left: 20px;
padding-right: 60px;
overflow-y: auto;
}
.edit-comment-button {
bottom: 30px;
}
.comments-container {
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
width: 100%;
}
.comments-container {
overflow: hidden !important;
}
.reply-oauth-close,
.login-oauth-close {
position: absolute;
right: 12px;
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
border-radius: 50%;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.reply-oauth-close img,
.login-oauth-close img {
background-color: transparent;
color: transparent;
}
.cancel-container {
padding: 16px 6px 9px 0;
display: inline-flex;
float: right;
margin-left: auto;
}
.comments-loading-info {
position: relative;
display: block;
background: #DEDEDE;
color: #717171;
padding: 4px;
text-align: center;
}
.comments-loading-error {
position: relative;
text-align: center;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
.comments-loading-error span {
font-size: 15px;
color: #555;
line-height: 20px;
font-weight: 300;
}
.comments-loading-error button {
border: none;
background-color: #d32f2f;
color: #fff;
margin: 8px 0 0;
padding: 8px 16px;
border-radius: 20px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 16px;
}
.comments-loading-error button:focus {
outline: none;
}
.vote {
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 14px;
border: none;
background: transparent;
padding: 0;
vertical-align: middle;
text-align: center;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
color: #555;
margin-right: 12px;
}
.vote.downvote {
margin-right: 45px;
}
.vote img {
height: 14px;
width: 16px;
vertical-align: middle;
background-color: transparent;
position: relative;
object-fit: contain;
}
.vote:focus {
outline: none;
}
.vote .vote-count {
font-size: 14px;
margin-left: 4px;
color: #999999;
}
.downvote.selected {
color: #D32F2F;
}
.downvote.selected img {
position: relative;
top: 3px;
}
.upvote.selected {
color: #D32F2F;
}
.upvote.selected .vote-count {
color: #999999;
}
.downvote.selected .vote-count {
color: #999999;
}
.vote.animate img {
animation: zoom-in-out 1200ms linear;
animation-iteration-count: 1;
}
.comment-option-single-cancel {
float: right;
padding-right: 2px;
position: relative;
bottom: -5px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.one-comment .profile-status {
font-size: 12px;
color: #999999;
line-height: 14px;
line-height: 16px;
margin-top: 4px;
}
.profile-status.highlighted {
color: #AF2222;
}
.controls {
position: relative;
padding: 4px 0 0;
overflow: visible !important;
}
.profile-name-container.no-status {
position: relative;
display: block;
margin-top: 4px;
}
.view-more-container {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
width: 100%;
background: #fff;
margin: 10px 0;
}
.view-more-container button.view-more-button {
cursor: pointer;
padding: 8px 12px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #D32F2F;
border-radius: 20px;
color: #D32F2F;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
text-align: center;
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 17px;
}
.view-more-button img {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
object-fit: cover;
background-color: transparent !important;
margin-left: 4px;
}
.comments-placeholder {
padding: 16px 4px;
display: flex;
width: 100%;
align-items: flex-start;
}
.comments-placeholder-image {
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #F5F5F5;
margin-right: 12px;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.comments-placeholder-info {
display: flex;
flex: 1;
flex-direction: column;
}
.comments-placeholder-title {
width: 102px;
height: 20px;
margin-bottom: 12px;
background: #F5F5F5;
border-radius: 25px;
}
.comments-placeholder-text {
width: 100%;
height: 90px;
background: #F5F5F5;
border-radius: 4px;
}
.comment-input-response {
background: #f5f5f5;
}
.comment-pending-container {
width: 100%;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: flex-end;
gap: 8px;
}
.comment-pending-container span {
font-weight: normal;
font-size: 14px;
padding: 4px 8px;
background: #eee;
border-radius: 20px;
color: #000 !important;
}
.comment-pending-container button {
cursor: pointer;
border: 0;
padding: 4px;
background: transparent;
}
.comment-pending-container button img {
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
object-fit: cover;
background: transparent;
opacity: 0.4;
}
@keyframes highlight {
50% {
background: rgba(211, 47, 47, 0.3);
}
}
@keyframes zoom-in-out {
0% {
transform: scale(1);
}
50% {
transform: scale(1.4);
}
100% {
transform: scale(1);
}
}
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
.oauth-button-container.reply-oauth {
width: 100%;
max-width: auto;
margin: 0;
}
}
@media screen AND (max-width: 768px) {
#keeda-comments-container {
border: none;
margin-bottom: 8px;
padding: 12px 16px 0;
}
.gif-box {
width: 350px;
}
.gif-box.gif-fixed {
margin-left: -175px;
}
.gif-image {
max-height: 105px;
max-width: 105px;
}
.comment-reply-box {
width: 82.6%;
}
.gif-post-image-container-reply {
width: 82.7%;
}
.comment-gif-reply {
right: 8%;
}
.one-comment .name {
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 17px;
}
.comment-input-container, .comments-input-holder {
overflow: visible !important;
}
.timestamp,
.one-comment .profile-status {
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 14px;
}
textarea.post-comment-box {
width: calc(100% – 42px); /* 32 px is the width of the send button and 10px is for spacing. */
padding: 8px 14px;
padding-right: 60px;
}
}

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.comment-action {
text-decoration: none !important;
}
.story-user-actions .hidden, #article-content .story-user-actions .hidden, .comments-like-div .story-user-actions .hidden {
display: none !important;
}

function actionHover(ele) {
if (hasClass(ele, “like-action”) && ele.querySelector(‘button’).dataset.reactionType == “false”) {
ele.querySelector(‘img’).setAttribute(“src”, “//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/feed/ic-like-red-new.svg”)
} else if (hasClass(ele, “comment-action”)) {
ele.querySelector(‘img’).setAttribute(“src”, “//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/feed/ic-comment-red.svg”)
} else if (hasClass(ele, “share-action”)) {
ele.querySelector(‘img’).setAttribute(“src”, “//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/feed/ic-share-red.svg”)
}
}
function actionUnhover(ele) {
if (hasClass(ele, “like-action”) && ele.querySelector(‘button’).dataset.reactionType == “false”) {
ele.querySelector(‘img’).setAttribute(“src”, “//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/feed/ic-like-gray.svg”);
} else if (hasClass(ele, “comment-action”)) {
ele.querySelector(‘img’).setAttribute(“src”, “//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/feed/ic-comment-gray.svg”)
} else if (hasClass(ele, “share-action”)) {
ele.querySelector(‘img’).setAttribute(“src”, “//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/feed/ic-share-gray.svg”)
}
}
function getScrollHeight(elm) {
var savedValue = elm.value;
elm.value = “”;
elm._baseScrollHeight = elm.scrollHeight;
elm.value = savedValue;
}
function onExpandableTextareaInput(e) {
var elm = e.target;
var minRows = 2, rows;
!elm._baseScrollHeight && getScrollHeight(elm);
elm.rows = minRows;
rows = Math.ceil((elm.scrollHeight – elm._baseScrollHeight) / 16);
elm.rows = (minRows + rows) < 5 ? (minRows + rows) : 4;
elm.style.height = 'auto';
}
function resetCommentBox(e) {
var elm = e.target;
elm.parentNode.firstElementChild.rows = 1;
}
function addListenerToCommentBox() {
$all('.post-comment-box').forEach(function(box) {
box.addEventListener("input", onExpandableTextareaInput);
});
$all('.post-comment-button').forEach(function(button) {
button.addEventListener("click", resetCommentBox);
});
}
window.addEventListener("mouseup", addListenerToCommentBox);
window.addEventListener("mouseup", function() {
var reactionContainers = $all(".reaction-icons-container");
if (reactionContainers && reactionContainers.length) {
for(var i = 0; i < reactionContainers.length; i++) {
if (Array.from(reactionContainers[i].classList).indexOf("hidden") === -1) {
reactionContainers[i].classList.add("hidden")
}
}
}
})

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function onExpandableTextareaInput({ target: elm }) {
var minRows = 1,
rows;
!elm._baseScrollHeight && getScrollHeight(elm);
elm.rows = minRows;
rows = Math.ceil((elm.scrollHeight – elm._baseScrollHeight) / 16);
elm.rows = (minRows + rows) < 5 ? (minRows + rows) : 4;
elm.style.height = 'auto';
}
function getScrollHeight(elm) {
var savedValue = elm.value;
elm.value = "";
elm._baseScrollHeight = elm.scrollHeight;
elm.value = savedValue;
}
function initGifTagScroll() {
var tagsContainer = document.querySelector(".gif-display-tags");
var leftScrollButton = document.querySelector(".scroll-left-button");
var rightScrollButton = document.querySelector(".scroll-right-button");
leftScrollButton.onclick = function () {
tagsContainer.scrollBy({
behavior:"smooth",
top: 0,
left: -450
});
}
rightScrollButton.onclick = function () {
tagsContainer.scrollBy({
behavior:"smooth",
top: 0,
left: 450
});
}
new KeedaCarousalControlsHelper({
target: tagsContainer,
whenFistItemInViewport: function(entry) {
addClass(leftScrollButton, "hidden");
},
whenFistItemNotInViewport: function(entry) {
removeClass(leftScrollButton, "hidden");
},
whenLastItemInViewport: function(entry) {
addClass(rightScrollButton, "hidden");
},
whenLastItemNotInViewport: function(entry) {
removeClass(rightScrollButton, "hidden");
}
}).observeTarget();
}

(function() {
var maxScrollCaptured = 0;
var eventTriggered = false;
var gaScrollObject = {
‘event_label’: “percentage_scrolled”
}
var sessionCookieValue = getCookie(“keeda-session-uuid”);
if (sessionCookieValue) {
gaScrollObject[‘keeda-session-uuid’] = sessionCookieValue;
}
var userID = getCookie(“fw_ID”);
if (userID) {
gaScrollObject[‘loggedIn_user_id’] = userID;
}
function calculateScrollDepth() {
var targetEle = document.getElementById(“in-house-ads”);
gaScrollObject[‘event_category’] = “article_read_depth”;
gaScrollObject[“post_id”] = “1843037”;
gaScrollObject[‘content_total_pages’] = “1”;
gaScrollObject[‘content_current_page’] = “1”;
if (!targetEle) return;
var scrollDepth = window.scrollY.toFixed(2);
var targetScrollHeight = targetEle.offsetTop.toFixed(2);
var percentageScrolled = (100 – ((targetScrollHeight-scrollDepth)/targetScrollHeight)*100).toFixed(2);
if (percentageScrolled > 100) {
percentageScrolled = 100;
}
if (maxScrollCaptured < percentageScrolled) {
maxScrollCaptured = percentageScrolled;
}
if (!eventTriggered && maxScrollCaptured == 100) {
sendPageDepthScrollGAEvent();
window.removeEventListener('pagehide', recalculateDepthAndSendGAEvent);
eventTriggered = true;
}
}
function sendPageDepthScrollGAEvent() {
gaScrollObject["scrolled_depth"] = Math.round(maxScrollCaptured);
gtag('event', 'scroll', gaScrollObject);
}
var timeoutScroll = 0;
function articleDepthDebounce(fn, delay) {
clearTimeout(timeoutScroll);
timeoutScroll = setTimeout(fn, delay);
}
function recalculateDepthAndSendGAEvent() {
calculateScrollDepth();
sendPageDepthScrollGAEvent();
}
document.addEventListener('scroll', function(e) {
articleDepthDebounce(calculateScrollDepth, 100);
})
window.addEventListener('pagehide', recalculateDepthAndSendGAEvent);
})();
(function(){
var pageType = "Articlepage";
var pageLoadedTime = Date.now();
var postId = "1843037";
var timeSpentHandlerLoaded = false;
function loadTimeSpentHandler() {
if (timeSpentHandlerLoaded) return;
timeSpentHandlerLoaded = true;
function timeSpentHandler() {
var timeSpentDifference = Date.now() – pageLoadedTime;
var timeSpentSeconds = Math.floor(timeSpentDifference/1000);
var payload = {
"transport_type": "beacon",
"time_spent_seconds": timeSpentSeconds
};
var sessionCookieValue = getCookie("keeda-session-uuid");
if (sessionCookieValue) {
payload['keeda-session-uuid'] = sessionCookieValue;
}
if (postId && (pageType == "Articlepage" || pageType == "slideshow" || pageType == "Singlepageslideshow")) {
payload["post_id"] = postId;
gtag("event", "time_spent_on_article", payload);
} else if (pageType == "Homepage") {
payload["device"] = IS_MOBILE ? "Mobile" : "Desktop";
gtag("event", "time_spent_on_homepage", payload);
} else if (pageType == "wikipage" || pageType == "WikiHomepage" || pageType == "wiki_tagpage") {
payload["wiki_page"] = window.location.href;
payload["page_id"] = "";
payload["wiki_lang"] = "";
gtag("event", "time_spent_on_wikipage", payload);
} else if (pageType == "Tagpage" || pageType == "playerpage" || pageType == "teampage" || pageType == "Eventpage" || "") {
payload["tag_page"] = window.location.href;
payload["page_id"] = "";
gtag("event", "time_spent_on_staticpage", payload);
}
}
document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", function() {
if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
pageLoadedTime = Date.now();
} else {
timeSpentHandler();
}
});
}
document.addEventListener("scroll", loadTimeSpentHandler, { once: true });
document.addEventListener("mousemove", loadTimeSpentHandler, { once: true });
document.addEventListener("touchmove", loadTimeSpentHandler, { once: true });
})();
var trackedClick = false;
function trackBelowContentFeedClick(event) {
if(trackedClick) {
return true;
}
var clickedElement = event.target;
while(!!clickedElement.parentNode) {
if(hasClass(clickedElement, "story-wrapper")) {
trackedClick = true;
gtag('event', 'click', {
'event_category': "All Sports_Articles_Related Articles_Below Article_Desktop_17March2021",
'event_label': Array.prototype.indexOf.call(clickedElement.parentNode.getElementsByClassName("story-wrapper"), clickedElement) + 1,
'non_interaction': true
});
return true;
}
clickedElement = clickedElement.parentNode;
}
return true;
}
if ($(".comments-total-container")) {
$(".comments-total-container").addEventListener("click", function () {
var gaObject = {
'event_category': "Comments",
'event_label': "No_of_comments",
}
var sessionCookieValue = getCookie("keeda-session-uuid");
if (sessionCookieValue) {
gaObject['keeda-session-uuid'] = sessionCookieValue;
}
var userID = getCookie("fw_ID");
if (userID) {
gaObject['loggedIn_user_id'] = userID;
}
gtag('event', 'click', gaObject);
})
}
if ($(".comments-total-container-bottom")) {
$(".comments-total-container-bottom").addEventListener("click", function () {
var gaObject = {
'event_category': "Comments",
'event_label': "No_of_comments_bottom",
}
var sessionCookieValue = getCookie("keeda-session-uuid");
if (sessionCookieValue) {
gaObject['keeda-session-uuid'] = sessionCookieValue;
}
var userID = getCookie("fw_ID");
if (userID) {
gaObject['loggedIn_user_id'] = userID;
}
gtag('event', 'click', gaObject);
})
}
document.addEventListener("click", trackBelowContentFeedClick.bind(this));
var followButtons = $all('.btn-follow');
var followButtons = $all('.follow-btn');
var authorId;
var source;
/* for user profile page */
function displayFollowContent() {
addClass($('.follow-pc'),'hidden');
removeClass($('.follow-content .author-profile-info'), 'hidden');
removeClass($('.follow-content .follow-author'),'hidden');
}
function followCallback (resp) {
data = JSON.parse(resp);
displayFollowContent();
for(i=0;i<followButtons.length;i++){
if (data.status == true) {
removeClass(followButtons[i], "follow");
addClass(followButtons[i], "following");
removeClass(followButtons[i], "hidden");
if(source == "article") {
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').innerText = "Following";
if (followButtons[i].querySelector('img')) {
followButtons[i].querySelector('img').remove();
}
} else {
followButtons[i].innerHTML = "FOLLOWING";
}
} else {
removeClass(followButtons[i], "following");
addClass(followButtons[i], "follow");
removeClass(followButtons[i], "hidden");
if(source == "article") {
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').innerText = "Follow";
if (!followButtons[i].querySelector('img')) {
var plusImg = document.createElement('img');
plusImg.height = "10";
plusImg.width = "10";
plusImg.src = "//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/plus-icon.svg";
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').insertAdjacentElement("beforebegin", plusImg);
}
} else {
followButtons[i].innerHTML = "FOLLOW";
}
}
}
}
function followErrorCallback(error) {
console.log(error);
}
function initFollow(id, type) {
authorId = id;
source = type;
var myUserId = getCurrentUserID();
if (myUserId) {
if(authorId != myUserId) {
pureJSAjaxGet('https://a-login.sportskeeda.com/en/user/' + authorId + '/is-followed',
followCallback,
followErrorCallback,
true);
} else {
addClass($('.follow-pc'),'hidden');
removeClass($('.follow-content .author-profile-info'), 'hidden');
}
} else {
displayFollowContent();
for(i=0;i<followButtons.length;i++){
removeClass(followButtons[i], "following");
addClass(followButtons[i], "follow");
removeClass(followButtons[i], "hidden");
if(source == "article") {
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').innerText = "Follow";
if (!followButtons[i].querySelector('img')) {
var plusImg = document.createElement('img');
plusImg.height = "10";
plusImg.width = "10";
plusImg.src = "//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/plus-icon.svg";
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').insertAdjacentElement("beforebegin", plusImg);
}
} else {
followButtons[i].innerHTML = "FOLLOW";
}
}
}
}
initFollow('275900', 'article');
function flipFollowStatus(action) {
for(i=0;i<followButtons.length;i++){
if (action == 'follow') {
removeClass(followButtons[i], "follow");
addClass(followButtons[i], "following");
if(source == "article") {
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').innerText = "Following";
if (followButtons[i].querySelector('img')) {
followButtons[i].querySelector('img').remove();
}
} else {
followButtons[i].innerHTML = "Following";
}
} else {
removeClass(followButtons[i], "following");
addClass(followButtons[i], "follow");
if (source == "article") {
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').innerText = "Follow";
if (!followButtons[i].querySelector('img')) {
var plusImg = document.createElement('img');
plusImg.height = "10";
plusImg.width = "10";
plusImg.src = "//staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/plus-icon.svg";
followButtons[i].querySelector('span').insertAdjacentElement("beforebegin", plusImg);
}
} else {
followButtons[i].innerHTML = "Follow";
}
}
}
}
for(i = 0; i 0) ? userName.substring(0, userName.indexOf(‘ ‘)) : userName;
if (myUserId) {
var ths = this;
var action = ‘follow’;
if(ths.innerText == “Following”) {
action = ‘un-follow’;
}
pureJSAjaxPut(‘https://a-login.sportskeeda.com/en/user/’ + authorId + ‘/’ + action,'{}’,
function (resp) {
data = JSON.parse(resp);
if (data.status == true) {
flipFollowStatus(action);
if (source == ‘profile’) {
getFollowsCount();
}
if(action == ‘follow’) {
showMessage(“Hey! You’ve just followed “+firstName+”. We will notify you when they publish new content.”);
}
gtag(‘event’, action, {
‘event_category’: ‘FOLLOW’,
‘event_label’: source,
‘non_interaction’: true
});
} else {
var actionRevert = (action == ‘follow’) ? ‘un-follow’ : ‘follow’;
flipFollowStatus(actionRevert);
}
},
function (error) {
console.log(error);
var actionRevert = (action == ‘follow’) ? ‘un-follow’ : ‘follow’;
flipFollowStatus(actionRevert);
}
);
flipFollowStatus(action);
} else {
window.location = (‘/login?after-login=’ + window.location.href );
}
};
function setAdFloatingParams() {
if ($(“.rightStickyTopWrap”) && $(‘.fragments-container’)) {
$(“.rightStickyTopWrap”).style.height = ($(‘.fragments-container’).clientHeight – 44) + “px”;
}
}
setInterval(function() {
setAdFloatingParams();
}, 2000);
window.addEventListener(“load”, setAdFloatingParams.bind(this));
window.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, function() {
var trackCopyURL = “https://a-login.sportskeeda.com/en” + “/track-events”;
document.addEventListener(“scroll”, addevents_youtube_embeds.bind(this));
document.addEventListener(“mousemove”, addevents_youtube_embeds.bind(this));
document.addEventListener(‘copy’, logCopyEvent.bind(this));
function addevents_youtube_embeds() {
var youtube = document.getElementsByClassName(“youtube”);
for (var i = 0; i < youtube.length; i++) {
var ytURL = youtube[i].dataset.embed;
var youtubeWrapper = youtube[i].parentElement;
var youtubeCoverImg = youtube[i].getElementsByTagName("img")[0];
var iframe = document.createElement( "iframe" );
iframe.setAttribute( "width", youtubeCoverImg.width );
iframe.setAttribute( "height", youtubeCoverImg.height );
iframe.setAttribute( "src", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/"+ ytURL);
iframe.setAttribute( "frameborder", "0" );
iframe.setAttribute( "allowfullscreen", "");
youtubeWrapper.innerHTML = "";
youtubeWrapper.appendChild( iframe );
};
var iframeEmbeds = document.getElementsByClassName("iframe-embeds");
for (var i = 0; i < iframeEmbeds.length; i++) {
var iframeSRC = iframeEmbeds[i].dataset.embed;
var aspectRatio = iframeEmbeds[i].dataset.aspectratio;
var height = iframeEmbeds[i].dataset.height;
var source = iframeEmbeds[i].dataset.source;
var allowValue = iframeEmbeds[i].dataset.allow;
var iframeWrapper = iframeEmbeds[i].parentElement;
var iframe = document.createElement( "iframe" );
iframe.setAttribute( "width", "100%");
if(aspectRatio) {
iframe.setAttribute( "style", "height: calc(" + iframeEmbeds[i].clientWidth + "px * " + aspectRatio + ")");
} else if (height) {
iframe.setAttribute("style", "height: "+ height + "px");
}
iframe.setAttribute( "src", iframeSRC);
iframe.setAttribute( "frameborder", "0" );
iframe.setAttribute( "allowfullscreen", "");
if (allowValue) {
iframe.setAttribute("allow", allowValue);
}
if (source && iframeWrapper.parentElement) {
iframeWrapper.parentElement.classList.add(source);
}
iframeWrapper.innerHTML = "";
iframeWrapper.appendChild( iframe );
}
}
function logCopyEvent() {
var payload = { event_type: "copy", post_id: 1843037 };
pureJSAjaxPost(trackCopyURL, payload, function() {}, function () {
console.error('Failed to save copy event');
}, null, true);
}
});
(function() {
var followUsCTA = $(".follow-us-cta");
function followUsGoogleNews(){
if (!followUsCTA) return;
var st = window.pageYOffset || document.documentElement.scrollTop;
if ( st 300 ) {
followUsCTA.classList.remove(“hidden”);
} else {
followUsCTA.classList.add(“hidden”);
}
}
window.addEventListener(“scroll”, followUsGoogleNews);
})();
var followUsCTAs = $all(“.follow-action”);
for (var i = 0; i < followUsCTAs.length; i++) {
followUsCTAs[i].addEventListener("click", function(e) {
var element = e.currentTarget;
var elementClass = element.getAttribute("class");
var payload = {
"title": document.title,
"category": "tennis" || "news-andre-agassi-tennis-demanding-racket-sport-can-play-pickleball-50-plus-years-old-still-get-better",
"device": "Desktop"
}
if (elementClass.includes("follow-us-cta")) {
payload["position"] = "header";
} else if (elementClass.includes("follow-action-bottom")) {
payload["position"] = "bottom";
} else {
payload["position"] = "top";
}
gtag("event", "Follow_Us", payload);
});
}

(function() {
var article_sponserd_links = $all(“.sponsored_link”);
for (var i = 0; i < article_sponserd_links.length; i++) {
article_sponserd_links[i].addEventListener("click", function(element) {
var sportCategory = "tennis" || "news-andre-agassi-tennis-demanding-racket-sport-can-play-pickleball-50-plus-years-old-still-get-better";
var isDesktop = "1";
var payload = {
"sponsed_link": element.target.href,
"sponsed_link_text": element.target.innerHTML,
"page_url": window.location.href,
"category": sportCategory,
}
if (isDesktop) {
payload["device"] = "Desktop"
} else {
payload["device"] = "Mobile"
}
gtag("event", "Article_Sponsered_Link_Click", payload);
});
}
var bottom_tagline_links = document.querySelectorAll('.bottom_tagline_link');
for (var i = 0; i < bottom_tagline_links.length; i++) {
bottom_tagline_links[i].addEventListener('click', trackBottomTaglineClickEvent.bind(this));
}
var bottom_tagline_video_links = document.querySelectorAll('.bottom-tagline-video-link');
for (var i = 0; i < bottom_tagline_video_links.length; i++) {
bottom_tagline_video_links[i].addEventListener('click', trackBottomTaglineClickEvent.bind(this));
}
function trackBottomTaglineClickEvent(element) {
var taglinePosition = element.currentTarget.getAttribute("data-tab");
var taglineUrl = element.currentTarget.getAttribute("href");
var payload = {
"tagline_position": taglinePosition,
"destination_url": taglineUrl
}
trackGAEvent("Clicks_BottomTagline", payload);
}
var bottom_tagline_text_container = document.querySelectorAll('.bottom-tagline');
for (var i = 0; i < bottom_tagline_text_container.length; i++) {
trackBottomTaglineImpression(bottom_tagline_text_container[i]);
}
var bottom_tagline_video_container = document.querySelectorAll('.bottom-tagline-video');
for (var i = 0; i < bottom_tagline_video_container.length; i++) {
trackBottomTaglineImpression(bottom_tagline_video_container[i]);
}
var bottom_tagline_promo_container = document.querySelectorAll('.bottom-tagline-banner');
for (var i = 0; i < bottom_tagline_promo_container.length; i++) {
trackPromoBannerImpression(bottom_tagline_promo_container[i]);
var bannerLink = bottom_tagline_promo_container[i].querySelector('.bottom-tagline-banner-link');
if (bannerLink) {
bannerLink.addEventListener('click', trackPromoBannerClickEvent);
}
}
function trackPromoBannerClickEvent(e) {
var target = e.target.closest(".bottom-tagline-banner-link");
if (!target) return;
var taglinePosition = target.getAttribute("data-tab");
var taglineUrl = target.getAttribute("href");
trackGAEvent("TAGLINE_CLICK", {
"position": taglinePosition,
"variant": "promo-banner",
"destination_url": taglineUrl
});
}
function trackBottomTaglineImpression(element) {
var taglinePosition = element.getAttribute("data-tab");
trackImpressionGAEventWhenInViewport({
element: element,
identifier: "element_" + taglinePosition,
eventName: "Tagline_Impression",
eventParams: {
"tagline_position": taglinePosition,
}
});
}
function trackPromoBannerImpression(element) {
var taglinePosition = element.getAttribute("data-tab");
trackImpressionGAEventWhenInViewport({
element: element,
identifier: "tagline_promo_banner_" + taglinePosition,
eventName: "TAGLINE_IMPRESSION",
eventParams: {
"position": taglinePosition,
"variant": "promo-banner",
}
});
}
// this will fire ga event on anchor tag clicks in article page
var hyperLinks = $all("#article-content p a, #article-content table a");
for (var i = 0; i < hyperLinks.length; i++) {
var hyperLink = hyperLinks[i];
hyperLink.addEventListener("click", sendHyperlinkClickedGAEvent);
}
function sendHyperlinkClickedGAEvent() {
trackGAEvent("Clicks_hyperlinks", {
destURL: this.href,
});
}
})();

(function() {
var spotifyMonitor = setInterval(function() {
var elem = document.activeElement;
if (elem && elem.tagName == “IFRAME”) {
var src = elem.getAttribute(“src”);
if (src && src.indexOf(“open.spotify.com”) > -1) {
clearInterval(spotifyMonitor);
gtag(“event”, “ARTICLE_EMBED_CLICK__SPOTIFY”, {
link: window.location.href
});
}
}
}, 100);
})();
(function() {
function lazyTweetLoader() {
var twitterEmbeds = document.querySelectorAll(“.hidden-lazy”);
var intersectionObserverForLazyHidden = new IntersectionObserver(
function(entries) {
entries.forEach(function(entry) {
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
var verifiedElement = entry.target.querySelector(“.verified”);
removeClass(verifiedElement, “hidden”);
var likeElement = entry.target.querySelector(“.tweet-like-icon”);
removeClass(likeElement, “hidden”);
var retweetElement = entry.target.querySelector(“.tweet-retweet-icon”);
removeClass(retweetElement, “hidden”);
var twitterLogoElement = entry.target.querySelector(“.tweet-logo”);
removeClass(twitterLogoElement, “hidden”);
}
});
}, {
threshold: 0.1
}
);
twitterEmbeds.forEach(function(element) {
intersectionObserverForLazyHidden.observe(element);
});
}
window.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, function() {
lazyTweetLoader();
});
}());

(function() {
var storyMap = {};
const storyGAObserver = new IntersectionObserver (function (entries) {
entries.forEach(function (story, index) {
if(story.isIntersecting) {
var storyLink = story.target.querySelector(“.list-story-link”);
var storyID = storyLink.getAttribute(“data-id”);
var storyNumber = storyLink.getAttribute(“story-sequence”);
var destination = story.target.querySelector(“.story-link-overlay”).href;
var title = story.target.querySelector(“.block-story-title”).innerText;
trackGAEvent(“MORE_FROM_SK_IMPRESSION”, {
“sequence”: storyNumber,
“destinationURL” : destination,
“destinationTitle” : title
});
story.target.addEventListener(“click”, function() {
trackGAEvent(“MORE_FROM_SK_CLICKS”, {
“sequence”: storyNumber,
“destinationURL” : destination,
“destinationTitle” : title
});
});
storyMap[storyID] = true;
}
storyGAObserver.unobserve(story.target);
});
},
{
threshold: 0.5
});
function observeStoryWrapper() {
var storyWrappers = document.querySelectorAll(“.story-wrapper, .social-story-wrapper”);
storyWrappers.forEach(function(story, index) {
storyLink = story.querySelector(“.list-story-link”);
storyLink.setAttribute(“story-sequence”, index + 1);
storyID = storyLink.getAttribute(“data-id”);
if(!storyMap[storyID]) {
storyGAObserver.observe(story);
}
});
}
window.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, function() {
document.addEventListener(“scroll”, debounce(observeStoryWrapper, 500) , { passive: true })
});
})();

(function() {
var isCommentsWidgetLoaded = false;
document.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, initLazyCommentsObserver);
window.addEventListener(“hashchange”, function(event) {
if (event.newURL.includes(“#keeda-comments-container”)) {
// Try to load comments widget on hash change
// Useful when user clicks the comments button
loadCommentsScript();
}
});
function initLazyCommentsObserver() {
if (!(‘IntersectionObserver’ in window) || window.location.hash === “#keeda-comments-container” || window.location.hash === “#feed-comments-container”) {
// Load comments script when URL contains comments hash or IO is not supported
loadCommentsScript();
return;
}
var articleParagraphs = $all(“#article-content p”);
if (articleParagraphs.length < 1) {
// Load comments script on user interaction if there are no article paragraphs
loadCommentsScript();
return;
}
var articleParagraphToObserve = articleParagraphs[Math.floor(articleParagraphs.length / 2)];
var lazyCommentsObserver = new IntersectionObserver(lazyCommentsObserverCallback, {
threshold: 0
});
function lazyCommentsObserverCallback(entries) {
entries.forEach(function(entry) {
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
// load comment script on intersection
loadCommentsScript();
// unobserve element
lazyCommentsObserver.unobserve(entry.target);
lazyCommentsObserver.disconnect();
}
});
}
lazyCommentsObserver.observe(articleParagraphToObserve);
}
function renderPrimaryCommentsWidget() {
var primaryComments = new KeedaComments({
id: parseInt("1843037"),
wpId: parseInt("4276121"),
popup: false,
commentsContainer: document.getElementById("keeda-comments-container"),
pageType: "post"
});
primaryComments.fetchCommentsAndRender();
setTimeout(showFeedCommentsContainer, 0);
}
function loadCommentsScript() {
if (isCommentsWidgetLoaded) return;
isCommentsWidgetLoaded = true;
asyncScriptLoader({
src: "/js/production/content-page-bundle_56abc1.js",
loadWithAsync: true,
loadWithDefer: true,
}).then(renderPrimaryCommentsWidget);
}
})();

#sk-timeline #stories-list {
background:#fff;
}
.recommended-posts{
margin:20px auto 0;
}

var taboolaScriptLoaded = false;
window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
_taboola.push({ article: ‘auto’ });
(function() {
var userCountry = getCookie(“country_code”);
var IS_GDPR_APPLICABLE = getCookie(COOKIE_GDPR) == “true”;
if (![“IN”].includes(userCountry)) {
if (window.performance && typeof window.performance.mark == ‘function’) {
window.performance.mark(‘tbl_ic’);
}
var scriptInput = {
src: “https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/sportskeedaindia/loader.js”,
loadWithDefer: true,
onUserInteraction: true,
attributes: [{
key: “id”,
value: “tb_loader_script”
}]
};
function loadTaboolaScript() {
if (!taboolaScriptLoaded) {
taboolaScriptLoaded = true;
asyncScriptLoader(scriptInput);
}
}
loadTaboolaScript();
}
})();

#taboola-below-article-thumbnails {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}

_taboola.push({
mode: “thumbnails-a”,
container: “taboola-below-article-thumbnails”,
placement: “Below Article Thumbnails”,
target_type: “mix”
});

window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
_taboola.push({ flush: true });

(function () {
function lazyLoadArticle() {
var lazyImages = $all(‘img.lazy-img’);
for (var i = 0; i 500) {
image.src = image.attributes[‘data-img’].value;
}
else {
image.src = image.attributes[‘data-img-low’].value;
}
image.className = image.className.replace(‘lazy-img’, ”);
}
window.lazyLoadImages = lazyLoadArticle;
lazyLoadAll();
lazyLoadArticle();
window.addEventListener(‘scroll’, lazyLoadAll);
window.addEventListener(‘scroll’, lazyLoadArticle);
window.addEventListener(‘load’, lazyLoadAll);
})();

(function() {
var comScoreFired = false;
function lazyLoadComscoreScript() {
if (comScoreFired) {
return;
}
comScoreFired = true;
var _comscore = _comscore || [];
_comscore.push({ c1: “2”, c2: “13438550” });
(function() {
var s = document.createElement(“script”),
el = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];
s.async = true;
s.src =
(document.location.protocol == “https:”
? “https://sb”
: “http://b”) + “.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js”;
el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el);
})();
}
document.addEventListener(“scroll”, lazyLoadComscoreScript, { passive: true, once: true });
document.addEventListener(“mousemove”, lazyLoadComscoreScript, { passive: true, once: true });
document.addEventListener(“touchmove”, lazyLoadComscoreScript, { passive: true, once: true });
})();

/* */

.message-card {
width: 304px;
height: 70px;
border-radius: 3px;
background-color: #ffffff;
box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
display: flex;
position: fixed;
bottom: 20px;
left: 20px;
padding: 10px 10px 0px 15px;
z-index: 2000;
}
.message-icon {
width: 36px;
height: 36px;
background-color: #e8e8e8;
border-radius: 18px;
display: flex;
position: relative;
margin-top: 10px;
}
.message-img {
background: url(https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/skm/assets/header/btn-notification.svg) no-repeat;
background-size: 20px 20px;
height: 20px;
width: 20px;
display: flex;
position: absolute;
top: 8px;
left: 8px;
}
.message-count {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
border-radius: 10px;
background-color: #d32f2f;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 500;
font-style: normal;
font-stretch: normal;
line-height: normal;
letter-spacing: normal;
color: #ffffff;
display: flex;
position: absolute;
top: -8px;
right: -6px;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.message-txt {
padding-top: 5px;
padding-left: 15px;
width: 77%;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
font-stretch: normal;
line-height: 1.33;
letter-spacing: normal;
color: #555555;
vertical-align: middle;
}
.message-close {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
content: “✕”;
color: #808080;
margin-left: auto;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
background-color: #e8e8e8;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.message-background {
width: 320px;
height: 200px;
position: fixed;
left: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
background: transparent;
z-index: 1000;
}

$(‘.message-close’).addEventListener(“click”, function (event) {
addClass($(“.message-card”), ‘hidden’);
addClass($(“.message-background”), ‘hidden’);
});
function showMessage(message) {
removeClass($(“.message-card”), ‘hidden’);
removeClass($(“.message-background”), ‘hidden’);
$(“.message-txt”).innerHTML = message;
setTimeout(function(){
addClass($(“.message-card”), ‘hidden’);
addClass($(“.message-background”), ‘hidden’);
}, 10*1000);
}

.top-cta-button{
display: block;
width: 78px;
height: 24px;
border-radius: 12px;
background-color: #d32f2f;
border: solid 1px #d32f2f;
color: #fff;
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 0px 12px;
margin: -4px 10px 0 20px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 14px;
text-align: center;
}
.top-cta-button:hover{
background: #BB2F2F;
}
.logged-out .login-cta{
display: block;
width: 78px;
height: 26px;
border-radius: 12px;
background-color: #d32f2f!important;
border: solid 1px #d32f2f;
color: #fff!important;
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 0px 12px!important;
margin: 0 10px 0 20px!important;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 14px;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none!important;
font-weight: normal!important;
}
.youtube {
background-color: #000;
cursor: pointer;
}
.youtube img {
cursor: pointer;
object-fit: cover;
}
.play-button {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.play-button:before {
content: “”;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
z-index: 1;
background: transparent url(‘https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/YouTube_play_button_icon.svg’) center center no-repeat;
background-size: 12%;
}

var fbPixelFired = false;
var pixelID = “952063904834769”;
document.addEventListener(“scroll”, function() { loadFBPixel() });
document.addEventListener(“mousemove”, function() { loadFBPixel() });
function loadFBPixel() {
if(fbPixelFired) {
return;
}
fbPixelFired = true;
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
document,’script’,’https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);
fbq(‘init’, pixelID);
fbq(‘track’, “PageView”);
fbq(‘track’, ‘ViewContent’);
}

var SKTrackingModule = (function () {
var COOKIE_NAME = ‘HP_ALGO_DATA_V2’;
var DATASET_SIZE = 10;
var CLIPPING_SIZE = 100;
function getTrackingCookie(cname, defaultValue) {
var name = cname + “=”;
var ca = document.cookie.split(‘;’);
for(var i = 0; i = CLIPPING_SIZE) {
item[‘value’] = CLIPPING_SIZE.toString();
var clipAll = true;
} else {
item[‘value’] = item[‘value’].toString();
}
return {
‘value’: item,
‘clipAll’: clipAll
};
}
function clippingMechanism(data, key) {
if (data[key].length >= DATASET_SIZE * 2) {
return data[key].slice(0, DATASET_SIZE);
} else {
return data[key];
}
}
function track(cname, key, identifier, title) {
var data = getTrackingCookie(cname, ‘{}’);
data = JSON.parse(data);
if (!data.hasOwnProperty(key) || key == ‘sport’) {
data = initializeJSONDataStructure(data, key, identifier, title);
} else {
var item = data[key].filter(function(item) {
return item.name == identifier;
});
if (item.length > 0) {
item = item[0];
var incrementResponse = incrementTrackingLogic(item);
item = incrementResponse[‘value’];
if (incrementResponse[‘clipAll’]) {
data[key].forEach(function(item){
item[‘value’] = parseInt(item[‘value’] / 2).toString();
});
}
} else {
data = initializeJSONDataStructure(data, key, identifier, title);
}
}
data[key].sort(function(a, b) {
return b[‘value’] > a[‘value’] ? 1 : -1;
});
data[key] = clippingMechanism (data, key);
setTrackingCookie(COOKIE_NAME, JSON.stringify(data));
}
function trackSport(identifier, title) {
track(COOKIE_NAME, ‘sport’, identifier, title);
}
function trackEvent(identifier) {
track(COOKIE_NAME, ‘event’, identifier, “”);
}
function trackTeam(identifier) {
track(COOKIE_NAME, ‘team’, identifier, “”);
}
return {
getTrackingCookie: getTrackingCookie,
setTrackingCookie: setTrackingCookie,
trackSport: trackSport,
trackEvent: trackEvent,
trackTeam: trackTeam
};
})();
var hpAlgoCookie = SKTrackingModule.getTrackingCookie(‘HP_ALGO’, null);
if (!hpAlgoCookie) {
var hpAlgoCookieRange = [‘false’, ‘hp_algo_1’];
var hpAlgoCookie = hpAlgoCookieRange[Math.floor(Math.random() * hpAlgoCookieRange.length)];
SKTrackingModule.setTrackingCookie(‘HP_ALGO’, hpAlgoCookie);
}
var category;
try {
var category = JSON.parse(‘{“slug”:”tennis”,”title”:”Tennis”}’);
SKTrackingModule.trackSport(category.slug, category.title);
} catch (e) {}

function trackHashValueContentSource() {
var keyValueArray = window.location.hash.replace(‘#’, ”).split(‘=’);
console.log(“VALUES: “, keyValueArray);
if(keyValueArray.length === 2 && keyValueArray[0] === “src”) {
history.replaceState({}, document.title, window.location.pathname + window.location.search); // keep the url with query string
if(keyValueArray[1] === “ARTICLE_PAGE”) {
gtag(‘event’, ‘TRENDING’, {
‘event_category’: “BELOW_CONTENT_FEED_PAGE_LOADED”,
‘event_label’: “1”,
‘non_interaction’: true
});
} else if(keyValueArray[1] === “RELATED_WIDGET”) {
var currentPagePath = window.location.pathname;
gtag(‘event’, ‘RELATED’, {
‘event_category’: “BELOW_CONTENT_FEED_PAGE_LOADED”,
‘event_label’: currentPagePath,
‘non_interaction’: true
});
}
}
}
trackHashValueContentSource();

//see more logic
var contentHolder = $(‘.event-content’) || $(‘.taxonomy-content’);
var taxonomyImg = $(‘.taxonomy-img’);
var taxonomyInfo = $(‘.taxonomy-info’);
$(‘#hp_feed_select’) && $(‘#hp_feed_select’).addEventListener(‘change’, function() {
document.body.scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop = 0;
});
function seeMoreStats(ele) { //show all stats rows
var rows = $all(‘.season-stats-tr’);
for (i in rows) {
if(hasClass(rows[i], “hidden”)) {
removeClass(rows[i], “hidden”);
}
}
var toggleButton = $(‘.see-less-stats’);
if(hasClass(toggleButton, “hidden”)) {
removeClass(toggleButton, “hidden”);
}
addClass(ele, “hidden”);
}
function seeLessStats(ele) { //show less stats rows
var rows = $all(‘.season-stats-tr’);
for (i in rows) {
if(!hasClass(rows[i], “hidden”) && i >= 5) {
addClass(rows[i], “hidden”);
}
}
var toggleButton = $(‘.see-more-stats’);
if(hasClass(toggleButton, “hidden”)) {
removeClass(toggleButton, “hidden”);
}
addClass(ele, “hidden”);
}
function seeMoreToggle(ele) {
if(hasClass(ele, ‘toggled’)) { //expanded
contentHolder.style.height = ’50px’;
addClass(contentHolder, ‘fade-out-bottom’);
ele.classList.remove(‘toggled’);
}
else { //collapsed
contentHolder.style.height = ‘auto’;
removeClass(contentHolder, ‘fade-out-bottom’);
ele.classList.add(‘toggled’);
if(taxonomyImg) {
removeClass(taxonomyImg, ‘hidden’);
}
if(taxonomyInfo) {
removeClass(taxonomyInfo, ‘hidden’);
}
}
}
if(contentHolder) {
removeClass(contentHolder, ‘hidden’);
contentHolder.style.height = ‘auto’;
}
if(taxonomyImg) {
removeClass(taxonomyImg, ‘hidden’);
}
if(taxonomyInfo) {
removeClass(taxonomyInfo, ‘hidden’);
}
//Check for collapsed_by_default’s value if set

function lazyLoadInFeedNativeAds() {
}

var articleContent = $(‘#article-content’);
var articleTitle = $(‘#heading’).innerText;
var scrollPercent = 0;
var scrollEventRecorded = false;
window.addEventListener(‘scroll’, function() {
var rect = articleContent.getBoundingClientRect();
var height = rect.height, bottom = rect.bottom;
if (bottom <= height*0.75 && scrollEventRecorded == false) {
scrollPercent = 25;
scrollEventRecorded = true;
gtag('event','25%', {
'event_category': 'NTG article milestone',
'event_label': articleTitle,
'event_value': 25 ,
'non_interaction' : true
});
}
});


var countryCodeCookie = getCookie(“country_code”);
if (countryCodeCookie == “US” || countryCodeCookie == “CA”) {
removeClass($(“#advertise-sk-hamburger”), “hidden”);
addClass($(“#app-download-hamburger”), “hidden”);
}
function onSideMenuSearchFocus() {
trackGAEvent(“SEARCH_BUTTON_CLICK”, {
“position”: “hamburger”,
});
}
function onSideMenuSearchValueChanged(input) {
trackGAEvent(“SEARCH_ACTION”, {
“position”: “hamburger”,
“query”: input.value,
});
}
const onSearchTrack = debounce(function (input) {
onSideMenuSearchValueChanged(input);
}, 500);

if (admiralLoaded == undefined) {
var admiralLoaded = false;
}
function loadAdmiral() {
if (admiralLoaded) return;
admiralLoaded = true;
!(function(o,_name){function n(){(n.q=n.q||[]).push(arguments)}n.v=1,o[_name]=o[_name]||n;!(function(o,t,n,c){function e(n){(function(){try{return(localStorage.getItem(“v4ac1eiZr0″)||””).split(“,”)[4]>0}catch(o){}return!1})()&&(n=o[t].pubads())&&n.setTargeting(“admiral-engaged”,”true”)}(c=o[t]=o[t]||{}).cmd=c.cmd||[],typeof c.pubads===n?e():typeof c.cmd.unshift===n?c.cmd.unshift(e):c.cmd.push(e)})(window,”googletag”,”function”);})(window,String.fromCharCode(97,100,109,105,114,97,108));!(function(t,c,i){i=t.createElement(c),t=t.getElementsByTagName(c)[0],i.async=1,i.src=”https://quillkick.com/v2ldofPBf-ZkhaDwYsjjJoANJra67QwZmzMyGqNycD1ljkUCRgpz7QMA”,t.parentNode.insertBefore(i,t)})(document,”script”);
}
document.addEventListener(“scroll”, loadAdmiral, { passive: true, once: true });
document.addEventListener(“mousemove”, loadAdmiral, { passive: true, once: true });
document.addEventListener(“touchmove”, loadAdmiral, { passive: true, once: true });

function loadContentPagesAdDefinitionsScript() {
asyncScriptLoader({
src: CONTENT_PAGES_AD_DEFINITION_SCRIPT_LOCATION,
loadWithAsync: true,
attributes: [
{
key: “id”,
value: “CONTENT_PAGES_AD_DEFINITION_SCRIPT_LOCATION”,
},
],
}).then(function() {
return asyncScriptLoader({
src: CONTENT_PAGES_AD_REFRESH_SCRIPT_LOCATION,
loadWithAsync: true,
attributes: [
{
key: “id”,
value: “CONTENT_PAGES_AD_REFRESH_SCRIPT_LOCATION”,
},
],
});
}).then(function() {
var adCounter = 0;
var infiniteContentAdSlotsNodeList = document.querySelectorAll(‘[id^=infinite-content-ad-]’);
var infiniteContentAdSlots = [];
for(var i = infiniteContentAdSlotsNodeList.length; i–; infiniteContentAdSlots.unshift(infiniteContentAdSlotsNodeList[i]));
var optionsArticleContentAd = { threshold: 0 , rootMargin: ‘200% 0px 200% 0px’};
var intersectionObserverArticleContent = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries) {
entries.forEach(function (oneEntry) {
if (oneEntry.isIntersecting) {
intersectionObserverArticleContent.unobserve(oneEntry.target);
console.log(“ENTERED, infinite content ad viewport”);
googletag.cmd.push(function() {
var adSlot = initInfiniteContentAdUnit(“Desktop_300250_3”);
insertInfiniteContentAdSlot(‘Desktop_300250_3’, adSlot, oneEntry.target, ‘desktop’, adCounter++);
});
}
});
}, optionsArticleContentAd);
infiniteContentAdSlots.forEach(function(adElement) {
intersectionObserverArticleContent.observe(adElement);
});
});
}

var NewCommentNotification = (function () {
var commentsLoaded = false;
var COMMENT_ACTION_STATUS = {
APPROVED: “approved”,
REJECTED: “rejected”,
DELETE: “delete”
}
var commentsCount = 0;
var COMMENT_ACTION_RESPONSE_ITEMS = {
“approved”: {
“text”: “This comment is approved 👍”,
“class”: “approved-text”
},
“delete”: {
“text”: “This comment is deleted ❌”,
“class”: “rejected-text”
}
}
var moderationCountHTMLElement;
function getPendingCommentsCount() {
return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
pureJSAjaxGetWithCredentialsFlag(‘https://a-login.sportskeeda.com/en/comment-moderation/pending/count’, function (data) {
try {
var parsedData = JSON.parse(data);
resolve(parsedData);
} catch (exception) {
reject(exception)
}
}, function (err) {
reject(err)
}, true)
})
}
function getIncomingComments() {
return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
pureJSAjaxGetWithCredentialsFlag(‘https://a-login.sportskeeda.com/en/comment-moderation/incoming’, function (data) {
if (typeof data === “string”) {
data = JSON.parse(data);
}
resolve(data);
}, function (err) {
reject(err)
}, true)
});
}
function onCommentActionClick(container, comment, statusToBeUpdated) {
// invalid status update check
if (!Object.values(COMMENT_ACTION_STATUS).includes(statusToBeUpdated)) {
return;
}
pureJSAjaxPut(‘https://a-login.sportskeeda.com/en/comment-moderation/update-status’,
Object.assign(comment, { id: comment.ID, status: statusToBeUpdated }),
function (result) {
commentsCount = Math.max(0, commentsCount – 1);
moderationCountHTMLElement.innerText = commentsCount > 0 ? commentsCount : ”;
var commentResponseItem = COMMENT_ACTION_RESPONSE_ITEMS && COMMENT_ACTION_RESPONSE_ITEMS[statusToBeUpdated];
if (commentResponseItem) {
var card = container.querySelector(‘div[data-notification-id=”‘ + comment.ID + ‘”]’);
var cardActionResult = card.getElementsByClassName(‘kcn-action’)[0];
if (cardActionResult) {
cardActionResult.innerText = commentResponseItem.text;
cardActionResult.classList.add(commentResponseItem.class);
}
}
},
function (err) {
console.log(err);
},
null, true
);
}
function displayNewCommentNotifications(container) {
getIncomingComments().then(function (comments) {
if (comments.error == true) {
container.style.display = “none”;
return;
}
var cardsContainer = container.querySelector(‘.kcn-card-container’);
if(comments.length > 0) {
container.style.display = “block”;
cardsContainer.innerHTML = ”;
comments.forEach(function (comment, index) {
var notificationCardTemplate = container.querySelector(‘#kcn-card’);
var notificationCard = notificationCardTemplate.content.cloneNode(true);
var notificationCardWrapper = notificationCard.querySelector(‘.kcn-card-wrapper’);
notificationCardWrapper.setAttribute(‘data-notification-id’, comment.ID);
var notificationText = notificationCard.querySelector(‘.kcn-comment-text’);
notificationText.innerHTML = comment.comment_text;
var keedaPostLink = notificationCard.querySelector(‘.keeda-posts-link’);
keedaPostLink.href = comment.permalink;
notificationCardWrapper.querySelector(‘.approve’).addEventListener(‘click’, function () {
onCommentActionClick(container, comment, COMMENT_ACTION_STATUS.APPROVED);
});
notificationCardWrapper.querySelector(‘.delete’).addEventListener(‘click’, function () {
onCommentActionClick(container, comment, COMMENT_ACTION_STATUS.DELETE);
});
cardsContainer.appendChild(notificationCard);
});
} else {
container.style.display = “block”;
cardsContainer.innerHTML = “No new comments”;
}
}).catch(function (err) {
console.log(err);
});
}
function displayPendingCommentsCount(container) {
getPendingCommentsCount().then(function (res) {
if (res.count && res.count > 0) {
commentsCount = res.count;
moderationCountHTMLElement.innerText = res.count;
}
})
}
function toggleContainerVisibility(container) {
var kcnContentContainer = container.querySelector(‘#kcn-comment-container’);
var kcnPointer = container.querySelector(‘#kcn-pointer’);
if (kcnContentContainer) {
kcnContentContainer.classList.toggle(‘hidden’);
}
if (kcnPointer) {
kcnPointer.classList.toggle(‘hidden’);
}
}
function addClickHandler(container, clickCallback) {
var iconContainerElement = container.querySelector(‘#kcn-comment-info-holder’);
iconContainerElement.addEventListener(“click”, function (event) {
toggleContainerVisibility(container);
if (!commentsLoaded) {
commentsLoaded = true;
var cardsContainer = container.querySelector(‘.kcn-card-container’);
if (cardsContainer) {
cardsContainer.innerHTML = “Loading comments…”;
}
displayNewCommentNotifications(container);
}
});
}
function init (element) {
addClickHandler(element);
displayPendingCommentsCount(element);
moderationCountHTMLElement = document.getElementById(“kcn-comment-count”);
}
return {
init: init
}
})();
function initCommentNotifications(capabilities) {
if(window.innerWidth < 340 || !capabilities) {
return;
}
var notificationContainer = document.getElementById("keeda-comment-notifications-container");
if (notificationContainer) {
if (capabilities.includes('superAdmin') || capabilities.includes('canModerate')) {
NewCommentNotification.init(notificationContainer);
notificationContainer.classList.remove('hidden');
} else {
notificationContainer.parentNode.removeChild(notificationContainer);
}
}
}

:root {
–topHeaderHeight: 49px;
–primaryNavHeight: 42px;
–bottomStickyAdHeight: 55px;
}
.pre-2023 .editor-width-100-pc .fragments-container {
width: 670px !important;
}
.pre-2023 .editor-width-100-pc .fragments-container.full {
width: 100% !important;
}
.pre-2023 .editor-width-100-pc .right-sidebar {
width: 390px !important;
}
.pre-2023 .masthead {
box-shadow: none;
background-color: unset;
}
.pre-2023 .sidebar-toggle #main-menu {
float: unset;
padding: unset;
color: unset;
font-weight: unset;
margin: unset;
}
.pre-2023 .masthead .sidebar-toggle button {
height: 14px !important;
}
.pre-2023 #keeda-profile-container {
position: unset;
float: unset;
right: unset;
top: unset;
}
.pre-2023 #keeda-profile-container a.login-cta {
background: #D32F2F !important;
border-radius: 30px !important;
padding: 6px 14px !important;
white-space: nowrap !important;
text-transform: uppercase !important;
color: #FFFFFF !important;
font-weight: 400 !important;
font-size: 14px !important;
line-height: 12px !important;
}
.pre-2023 .keeda-side-menu #keeda-profile-container a.login-cta {
margin-left: 20px !important;
margin-right: 20px !important;
padding: 10px 14px !important;
}
.pre-2023 .keeda-side-menu #keeda-profile-container .toggle {
margin-left: 35px !important;
}
.pre-2023 .share-text-holder.share-btn {
cursor: pointer;
background: none;
border: none;
display: flex;
gap: 3px;
align-items: center;
}
.pre-2023 .share-text-holder.share-btn span {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-weight: 500;
color: #A7A7A7;
}


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