KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin’s fighting knocks helped India in reaching a respectable total of 202 on a tough surface on Day 1. This Indian Test unit, already being revered as one of the greatest of all time, has this tendency of producing a sensational performance every once in a while. That gets the entire cricketing universe talking, but they don’t usually follow it up well. Something similar transpired at Wanderers on Monday, with the Indian batters giving a massive task to the bowlers yet again. The day began with a massive surprise as KL Rahul walked out in a dashing blazer…
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Barcelona’s Jordi Alba and Dani Alves are available for selection in the upcoming matches after testing negative for the COVID-19 virus on Monday. The Blaugrana are entering a crucial phase in 2021/22, one that could determine their Champions League aspirations for the upcoming season. They have a tight schedule in the next few weeks and need to up the ante, or the likes of Sevilla and Real Betis could trump them by the end of this season. At such an important juncture in the season, manager Xavi Hernandez has received some great news as the club welcome back two players who had tested positive for COVID recently. Barcelona…
Chelsea manager and right-back were left fuming with the referees after Sadio Mane’s reckless elbow lunge did not get him sent off in Sunday’s Premier League encounter against Liverpool (2-2). Tuchel’s side played out a sensational four-goal draw against the Reds at the Stamford Bridge, a game that saw the hosts crawl back from a two-goal deficit to level up the scores. There was no shortage of talking points in the game, but the one that made a lot of headlines was Mane’s first-minute challenge on Cesar Azpilicueta. The Senegalese winger tried to win an aerial ball on the left flank inside Chelsea’s…
Four first-half goals were shared between Kerala Blasters and FC Goa at the Tilak Maidan on Sunday night as the two teams played out a 2-2 draw. Elsewhere, Chennaiyin leapfrogged Jamshedpur FC in the table by beating them 1-0. FC Goa came from two goals down to rescue a point against Kerala Blasters, with all four goals of the Sunday night game being scored within the first forty-five minutes. Blasters took the lead in the tenth minute through Jeakson Singh as he headed in an Adrian Luna delivery from a corner past Dheeraj Singh in the Goa goal. Ten minutes later, Luna scored a stunner to…
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has decided to leave striker Romelu Lukaku out of the squad for their Premier League game against Liverpool, following the Belgian’s controversial comments that surfaced recently, as per The Atletic. Lukaku voiced his grievances at playing a bit-part role at Chelsea during the opening months of his return to the club in a previously recorded interview with Sky Italia, which the news agency only released to the public earlier this week. The Belgian also hinted at a return to former club Inter Milan several times during the interview after his unceremonious exit from the club the previous summer. …
Newcastle United are trying to seal a cut-price deal for Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, reports the Mirror. As per The Sun, Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, are monitoring a free transfer for Eddie Nketiah, who will be out of contract in the summer. The Margpies are eyeing a loan-to-buy move for Aubameyang, who was stripped of his captaincy recently and has failed to make the Gunners’ matchday squad since December 7. Sensing an opportunity to sign a proven Premier League goalscorer on the cheap, the Magpies have approached Arsenal to learn the forward’s transfer status. Newcastle reportedly hope to sign the…
Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund are trying their best to hold onto their star forward Erling Haaland, whose release clause will get activated soon. After making a move in January 2020 from RB Salzburg to Borussia, Erling Haaland became an instant star, scoring a hat-trick in his first appearance for the club. He is currently one of the world’s most prolific strikers, with every big European club ready to spend a fortune to win his services. Although his contract with Dortmund doesn’t end any time soon, the release clause will be activated in June 2022. Chelsea made some audacious bids in the last summer window to get…
The Gunners centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes was sent off during their Premier League fixture against defending champions Manchester City (2-1) on January 1. Mikel Arteta’s men had a forgettable outing against City, with them Emirates feeling hard-done by a number of decisions that didn’t go their way. Also read 👉 Rodri’s last-gasp winner help Man City beat Arsenal, Tottenham defeat Watford with stoppage-time goal Ederson’s stretched challenge on Martin Odegaard did not warrant a further-check or a penalty, but Bernardo Silva’s questionable tumble did win City a penalty. Gabriel was sent off for receiving two yellows in a trice, as the visiting side scored a last-gasp winner…
Former Bayern Munich defender David Alaba joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in July after his contract with the Bavarians came to an end. The Austrian, who joined the Bundesliga club in 2008, brought an end to a 13-year stay in Munich and admitted that the switch wasn’t easy. Alaba always mentioned that Munich is his second home, and having spent so many years in the city, he has a lot of friends over there and said it was tough to give up all that comfort to take up this challenge in Madrid. The Austrian also added that he…
A 93rd-minute goal by Rodri helped City beat the Gunners 2-1 in a game marred by VAR controversies. Elsewhere, Davinson Sanchez scored in the 96th minute to help Spurs defeat Watford. Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the 31st minute, diverting a cross from Kieran Tierney past Ederson in the City goal. That was after the Gunners had an early penalty shout waved off, when the Citizens custodian seemingly brought down Martin Odegaard, only for the VAR to decree that not to be the case. City got back into the game with a spot-kick. After VAR found Granit Xhaka guilty of pulling Bernardo Silva down inside the Arsenal box, Riyad Mahrez stepped up…