Not a lot of the proceedings went as per plan for India on day 1 of the 1st Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, but they finished on a high. It seemed like the Kiwi seamers may have deterred the inexperienced Indian line-up’s confidence, but debutant Shreyas Iyer delivered a top performance under pressure to negate any possible danger. Ajinkya Rahane won the battle of coin earlier in the day and decided to bat first. Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee produced a brilliant spell of bowling with the new ball, with both seamers hitting the same channel consistently and troubling the Indian openers. They got…
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta played five years under Arsene Wenger between 2011 and 2016, before hanging his boots and starting his coaching career as an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. The Spaniard took up the duties at Emirates in 2019 and has won Community Shield and the FA Cup in his debut season. Arteta was speaking to the press ahead of their game against Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United when he talked about the hopeful return of Arsene Wenger to the Gunners board one day. Arteta had a conversation with the 71-year-old during the premiere of the “Arsene Wenger: Invincible” film. The 39-year-old expressed…
Sunil Chhetri, often the savior of Bengaluru FC, missed a penalty in the second half, his side beaten by Odisha FC three goals to one. Javi Hernandez scored a magnificent brace, and Aridai Cabrera scored late to seal the points for Odisha. Three minutes into their Indian Super League clash against Bengaluru, Odisha took the lead. Bengaluru custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu recklessly rushed out of his box to clear a loose ball but made a complete mess of his clearance. The ball, in turn, fell into the path of Javi Hernandez, who lifted it over Sandhu – and an advanced Bengaluru backline -…
Real Madrid and Inter Milan booked their spots in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 by beating Sheriff Tiraspol and Shakhtar Donetsk, respectively. On the flipside, Borussia Dortmund crashed out of the competition after losing to Sporting Club. Real Madrid and Inter Milan joined the English quartet, Bayern Munich, PSG, Ajax, Sporting Club, and Juventus in qualifying for the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League round of 16. Both of the European heavyweights were victorious on matchday five of the group stage – against Sheriff Tiraspol and Shakhtar Donetsk – and thus, sealed passage to the next round. Internazionale disposed of Shakhtar in the early kick-off, beating Roberto De Zerbi’s side 2-0. Summer signing Edin Dzeko scored twice – first, in…
Liverpool continued their perfect run in the UEFA Champions League by beating FC Porto 2-0. Meanwhile, Manchester City avenged their earlier defeat to Paris Saint Germain by beating the Parisians 2-1. Liverpool remain one of three sides to have a perfect record in the tournament so far – the other two being Ajax and Bayern Munich. The Reds recorded their fifth win in five by beating a spirited Porto 2-0 at Anfield. Liverpool’s win keeps the competition open in Group B with Porto, AC Milan, and Atletico Madrid all within a point of each other heading into the final matchday. Thiago opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the…
In July 2019, Eden Hazard made a staggering 100 million euros move from the Premier League to La Liga, with just one year left in his Chelsea contract. Real Madrid had been eyeing the Belgian winger for many transfer windows and saw him as a potential replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. However, things transpired quite distastefully for the 2019 Europa League winner. Hazard hasn’t started a game for Real Madrid since losing to Sheriff 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, all the way back in September. Ahead of their reverse fixture against the same side, Curtois expressed his confidence in his Belgian teammate bouncing…
Manchester United are in the market looking for an interim or permanent manager having sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the Norwegian stayed in charge for nearly three years. The 20-time English champions announced that Michael Carrick will be acting as a caretaker manager until the club can find an interim to see through this season. The Red Devils have been heavily linked with PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino, who is unhappy at the club according to multiple reports and doesn’t want to miss out on a chance to return to the Premier League. However, there is another name taking round in the…
The Catalans face the daunting task of traveling to Bayern Munich for a do-or-die clash in the Champions League on the final group stage matchday. A defeat, coupled with negative results elsewhere, could force them out of the competition. It could have been a lot worse, but in the end, Barcelona escaped with a goalless draw against SL Benfica in their Tuedsay’s Group fixture. The Blaugrana are facing the prospect of elimination from the competition, which could be confirmed on matchday six if certain results don’t go their way. Barcelona are second in their group after five matches – eight points behind…
Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery had possession of a sex tape involving Valbuena and his girlfriend, and they threatened to leak it on the internet. Real Madrid marksman has been found guilty of the attempted blackmail charges laid on him by Mathieu Valbuena. The incident that has been surfacing around the internet for nearly 6 years now, has finally reached a verdict, which will make Benzema serve a one-year suspended sentence in prison and also a fine of 75,000 euros. The presiding judge at the court of Versailles passed on the sentence after a trial last month and handed a similar…
Former Juventus manager Fabio Capello was showering praises on Chelsea’s German manager Thomas Tuchel after his side registered a resounding 4-0 win against Juventus at the Stamford Bridge. The Champions of Europe swept the floor quite remarkably with their workrate and skill, leaving the Old Lady with no chance to answer. Juventus had won the reverse fixture and had already confirmed their qualification before the ball got rolling in London, but despite that safety net, it was a pretty underwhelming performance from the two-time champions of the tournament. Capello was thoroughly impressed with the way the Blues had approached this…