A few weeks ago, when Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane had left to play the African Cup of Nations, former Manchester United defender turned television pundit Gary Neville had ruled out the Reds’ chances of potentially winning the Premier League. However, he has appeared to change his mind and thinks that a title race with Manchester City could be on the cards. City lost 2-3 to Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend, blowing the Premier League title race open. Neville has now made it clear that ‘we do have a title race’ between Liverpool and the Citizens on Sky Sports, which could…
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Having secured a 3-1 win over Norwich City on February 19, Liverpool’s midfield stars Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho were discovered watching the game between Leeds United and Manchester United at the Elland Road on Sunday. Both the footballers were seated in the hospitality box, and their presence could’ve been prompted due to a variety of reasons. Leeds, who equalised after going two goals down just after the half-time break, eventually ended up losing the match 4-2. They will face Liverpool next on February 24. The fixture could prove to be pivotal as Jurgen Klopp’s side will look to capitalise on Manchester City dropping points…
They surrendered a two-goal lead midway through the second half, but when the referee blew his final whistle, Manchester United had beaten Leeds United 4-2. Their second win in as many games takes the Red Devils up to fourth in the table – a position they are likely to hold until Arsenal have played all their games in hand. However, for a while, it looked like Ralf Rangnick’s men would drop points for the third time in four games as Leeds had come back from two goals down to level the scores. Harry Maguire gave Manchester United the lead directly from a corner…
Three-nil up at half-time, a rampant Jamshedpur FC brushed aside Chennaiyin to consolidate their top-four spot and gave themselves a boost in their League Winners Shield chances. They are not there just yet, but a 4-1 win over Chennaiyin FC at the Tilak Maidan on Sunday night all but confirms Jamshedpur FC’s place in the Indian Super League post-season playoffs. The Red Miners have four games in hand and the second spot on the table; it will take a disaster hereafter for them to drop out of the championship race. Meanwhile, not even a miracle can save Chennaiyin’s season -…
Premier fast-bowling allrounder Hardik Pandya will be reconsidered for India selection only when he regains full fitness and is able to resume bowling at full-tilt, said chairman of All-India Senior-Selection Committee Chetan Sharma on February 19. Sharma cleared the air on Pandya’s case and his prolonged absence from the top-level game, strongly hinting that he is dropped and not exactly rested or given time to continue rehab work from the effects of back surgery. Pandya hasn’t played for India since the end of the T20 World Cup in November 2021. He has since missed the home series against New Zealand and West Indies, either side…
West Ham centre-back Kurt Zouma hasn’t received a lot of love recently after the Frenchman was caught on camera kicking and abusing his pet cat. Since then, he has been booed by fans and has also been officially reprimanded by the Hammers. The French defender was also dropped by his sponsor Adidas. He also missed last weekend’s draw against Leicester City after falling ill at the last moment. Quite expectedly, he was shown no mercy by the Newcastle fans on his return to action in the Premier League. In fact, this was his second appearance after the video went viral.…
There wasn’t much to play for in the final T20I of the five-match series as Australia had already taken an unassailable 4-0 lead. However, Sri Lanka fought well to avoid a whitewash and secure a consolation win in the final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Aussies have had their fair share of experimentation during this series but they ended the utilization of Ashton Agar as a pinch-hitter up top. Captain Aaron Finch was back in his usual slot, but his performance alongside Ben McDermott proved to be very disappointing. This was Finch’s sixth single-digit score in the last eight T20I matches. Ben McDermott attracted plenty…
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte became the talk of the town after spearheading his side to a thrilling 2-3 win against defending champions and table-toppers Manchester City recently. However, the Italian has also been in the news after shutting down speculations of a rift between him and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. The tactician believes that people are trying to manufacture a rift between him and Levy and that the real relationship will not be tainted by those efforts. These comments arrived in the light of Conte expressing his displeasure with Levy’s policy during the recent January transfer window where Spurs missed…
In the latest episode of elite clubs and their striker hunt – Real Madrid are closing in on a signature of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland. Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, are linked with OGC Nice forward Amine Gouiri. The Norwegian has attracted interest from all over Europe due to his explosive form, dating back to his RB Salzburg days. In the years since, Haaland has turned into one of the continent’s most prolific strikers, scoring 80 goals in 79 appearances for his current club Borussia Dortmund. The report claims that Real Madrid have already held talks with Haaland’s representatives – including his father. The Spanish giants are…
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has denied reports of a fallout between two of his players. The German claims that there is no love lost between Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo after rumors emerged of a possible captaincy switch from the former to the latter. Reports of friction between Maguire and Ronaldo emerged, claiming that the former was involved in a power struggle with the latter. The German denied the same, before confirming that the England international would remain the club’s captain until the end of the season. “Well, to start with, I must say this is absolutely nonsense,”…