Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik divorce


After 12 years of marriage, Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik, one of South Asia's most popular celebrity couples, have split up, according to a number of international media sites. The Indian tennis prodigy and her Pakistani cricketer husband have separated and are co-parenting their kid, Izhaan Mirza-Malik, according to Gulf News, a publication headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Their admirers expressed sadness and urged the pair to make amends after hearing the news, which did not sit well with them.

Such rumours have propagated before, so this isn't the first time it's happened. In 2012, the pair was going through a difficult time and had almost ended their relationship. But Shoaib and Sania ultimately decided to stay together after working out their differences.