Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has travelled to Africa to represent Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations, had tested COVID positive and was asked to quarantine. The player, as mentioned by the Gabon Football Federation, did not take part in their clash against Ghana after he was diagnosed with “heart lesions”. These lesions were found in a check conducted by the medical department in charge of the tournament, who wanted to see if Aubameyang is 100% fit to return to the pitch after contracting the virus. However, the latest discovery puts his participation in the tournament in jeopardy and…
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Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has implied that the club wants to keep Chelsea loanee Armando Broja at the Saint Mary’s beyond the end of the season. The German confirmed the club’s CEO Martin Semmens has been in contact with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia regarding the player, before claiming that his family is keen for him to continue his stay with the Saints. “Everyone has their interests, this is normal in this business, but we must find a decision that is best for everybody.He is still a very young lad who is still learning and we have to be careful not…
He led the Men in Blue in 68 Tests and won 40 of those while averaging 58.40 with the bar. The 33-year-old has decided to step down as the Indian skipper in Test cricket, announcing his decision through a post on social media. His Indian side lost the Test series to South Africa in Cape Town yesterday after a series of controversial incidents, one that put himold in the limelight. Despite this, it comes as a surprise that the Indian captain has decided to quit his role. Having taken up duties for the first time in Adelaide in 2014 as…
After a dismal run of form, Odisha FC decided to part ways with Kiko Ramirez and have replaced him with another Kino Garcia to lead them for the remainder of this edition’s Indian Super League. The side have picked up just 13 points in 10 games under Ramirez in the ongoing Indian Super League campaign and find themselves in the ninth position. Odisha have conceded the most goals in the tournament and have picked up just one win in their last six outings. They faced a couple of big defeats in the hands of Hyderabad FC (0-4, Dec 14) and Jamshedpur (1-6, Dec 28), but their 2-0 defeat…
Fellow 2021/22 Indian Super League strugglers FC Goa and NorthEast United played out a 1-1 draw at the GMC Athletic Stadium on Friday night. The stalemate landed yet another dent on the two sides’ top-four hopes – come the end of the season. The current predicament both FC Goa and NorthEast United find themselves in is proof of how erratic the Indian Super League is; the pair, last season’s semifinalists, started the Friday night game in 9th and 10th positions, respectively. While the Gaurs dominated proceedings at the Athletic Stadium, poor finishing in front of goal and good goalkeeping from Mirshad…
Liverpool are keeping tabs on West Ham United talisman Jarrod Bowen ahead of a proposed summer bid. The Reds are also following Leeds United’s Raphinha and Villarreal’s Arnaut Danjuma, as Mohamed Salah’s contract conundrum continues. Reports in the summer claimed that Liverpool were keeping a close watch on West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen. The Reds, however, stopped short of launching an official bid for the winger, and Bowen, so far, has thrived as one of the Hammers’ leading men. Nonetheless, the Merseyside club is persisting with its interest in the player and could launch a move for him come summer 2022…
According to the Daily Mail, the 36-time Italian champions are keen on signing Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan until the end of the season. The Bianconeri view as the England international, who has been Thomas Tuchel’s rotational option this season, as the short-term candidate to replace Arthur Melo is on his way to sign for Arsenal in a similar deal. Despite the persistent links,Tuchel claimed no deal is in place to take Loftus-Cheek to Juve in his recent press conference. The German, however, also stated that if a development is to take place, it will do so away from…
Chennaiyin and Hyderabad were locked in a stalemate at the Fatorda on Thursday night. The Marina Machans took the lead early but were pegged back by the Nizams before half-time. Hyderabad were the dominant side, attempting more than twice as many shots on the opposition goal while also holding much of the territory. But, poor finishing in front of goal deprived them of anything more than a point. Hyderabad started well with Javier Siverio and Edu Garcia testing Debjit Majumdar from range – the HFC pair would combine to cause the opposition defence trouble throughout the first half. However, it was Chennaiyin who took the lead…
Indian Premier Leagues’s two latest additions Ahmedabad and Lucknow have been handed a deadline of January 22 to complete their signings. Each of these two franchises have the opportunity to draft three players among the ones who are not retained by the existing eight franchises, out of which they can pick a maximum of one overseas cricketer. “They have time till 5 pm on January 22 to complete their signings,” Cricbuzz quoted a BCCI official as saying on Wednesday. This deadline has been set after formally approving the CVC Capital Partners and RPSG group as the new owners. CVC Partners’…
Cristiano Ronaldo made a stellar return to Manchester United from Juventus in August, and although he was expected to bring back a lot of the glory days to Old Trafford, things have not worked out the way fans expected. Former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was eventually sacked, and United went for a rebuilding maestro in Ralf Rangnick for an interim and consultancy role. The German has been in charge for just over a month now, and it is increasingly evident that there is a much deep-rooted problem at the club, which won’t change with a managerial appointment. Known as the godfather of gegenpressing, the…