In fact, any major sporting team coming to these shores for competition was greeted at the airport by journalists hoping for a quick interview.
Television cameras and photographers were also often waiting for the big-name stars to set foot in our country. Not anymore.
Teams now arrive and head off to their hotels with hardly anyone even noticing. A colleague asked me this week if India were even in the country. I said I didn't know, but I assume they would have arrived earlier this week.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 08, 2024 من The Citizen.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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