Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva got some criticism ahead of the Premier League game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, from United legend Paul Scholes. The midfielder of the yester generation noted that Cristiano Ronaldo will find it easy to go past him, and these comments did not go well with the Brazilian. As it turns out, United sneaked out a draw against the league leaders and European champions. Jadon Sancho got his first Premier League goal for the club banking on a terrible error from Jorginho, but the Blues got back on level terms courtesy a penalty earned by Silva, and converted by…
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The Merseyside Derby will be played with one almighty twist this time at Goodison Park, with the Liverpool faithful at the away stand spotting one familiar figure in the coaching staff of their bitter local rivals. Rafael Benitez, who joined Everton in June, will be facing his former club for the first time as the Toffee’s boss. This has been one of the most talked-about moves of this summer, with Benitez receiving plenty of threats from the Reds fans through wall paintings and social media. However, the Spaniard went through with the move, which came at the expense of a…
The Catalans will reportedly attempt to sign Anthony Martial from Manchester United as a replacement for Sergio Aguero, whose career is at risk due to an arrhythmia. However, the club could end up losing Ousmane Dembele for nothing, as the winger is currently not keen on signing a renewal. All signs point towards the Blaugrana being active in the upcoming transfer windows as they continue their “cultural rebirth” under new head coach Xavi Hernandez. The club has been linked with Spanish striker Ferran Torres (Man City) recently, but reports from elsewhere suggest that Manchester United forward Martial is of interest to them too. Also read…
Lallianzuala Chhangte and Anirudh Thapa scored on either side of a Vishal Kaith own goal to help Chennaiyin beat NorthEast United 2-1. The Chennaiyin duo netted a pair of wonder strikes as the Marina Machans climbed to second in the table. A couple of wonderful goals from Lallianzuala Chhangte and Anirudh Thapa helped Chennaiyin maintain their perfect start to the season. The Marina Machans beat NorthEast United 2-1 to record their second successive win. The Highlanders, on the flip side, were left waiting for their first success of the season. Both teams exchanged early blows without making much of an impact. Chhangte forced Subhasish Chowdhury into making a…
Lionel Messi won a record seventh Ballon d’Or, ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho. Chelsea, meanwhile, were named the Club of the Year in France Football’s awards ceremony. Messi collected his seventh Ballon d’Or at the Theatre du Chatelet on Monday night, setting a new milestone in the process. The former Barcelona and the current Paris Saint-Germain attacker was also the last recipient of the award when it took place two years ago in 2019 and is currently two ahead of his closest rival Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of the silverware. The Argentine, who went on an outstanding run in the…
Very much uncharacteristically, a Test match at the Green Park, Kanpur, was taken to the final over of the fifth day and eventually ended in a draw. The venue has a good recent record of suiting the spinners a bit too much, thus reflecting poorly on its sporting nature as the games would finish inside 3 or 4 days. However, there was decent purchase for spinners on the track this time, but not so much that the batters would find it unplayable. Both the home and away sides got rewards with the bat when they showed their perseverance, and it…
The Women’s Big Bash League final was played out on November 27 when Adelaide Strikers took on the Perth Scorchers, and the Scorchers emerged victorious by the barest of margins. The game saw South African couple Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk face each in a competitive final for the first time, one which was trumped by the former. Ahead of the final, Kapp spoke to the press and explained how nervous she was about the fixture, on the prospect of facing her wife. Interestingly, Kapp dismissed Niekerk twice during the group stages, and she said the nervousness stems from…
New Zealand clinched a draw from the jaws of defeat in Kanpur, scripting a famous survival tale in India once again. They had done something similar in Kanpur many years ago, back in 1978, and they did it again today, with Rachin Ravindra staring at the business end of the game. With India needing nine wickets and New Zealand 280 runs short of their target at the start of the day, it was evident that the visiting team would not get close to the 284-mark as the ball was doing things batters weren’t predicting. Despite all that, for the batters to have gone an entire…
The Portuguese Primeira Liga witnessed a bizarre incident on Saturday night when Belenenses took on Benfica. The hosts had a massive COVID-19 outbreak in the side, which left 14 people positive, and they had just 9 players who could take the field, out of which 2 were goalkeepers. Since the minimum number of players required to take the field during a game is 7, the authorities decided to go ahead with the scheduled game, and it proved to be a disaster for Belenenses. SL Benfica scored seven times inside the first 45, with the opening goal coming in the very first minute. Haris Seferovic scored twice,…
Ajinkya Rahane’s average in Test cricket has hovered around the 30 mark in his last 50 Tests, a sample size large enough to drop most players regardless of their status. However, India will back him for another game, feels VVS Laxman, and he could play at the expense of Shreyas Iyer, which he deems will be unfortunate. Iyer made a stellar debut, becoming the first male Indian cricketer to score a hundred and half-century in his first Test. He scored those runs under tremendous pressure, counter-attacked the Kiwis and impressed everyone with his approach. He conjured up a total of 170 runs…