MI have been one of the finest T20 franchises of all time, achieving results that are unprecedented for any team in the world. Rohit Sharma has been a pillar figure for them over the years and he is expected to be retained ahead of anyone else. However, he expressed disappointment over the fact that a lot of the players from their successful team of the last three seasons will be dispersed. Mumbai Indians had groomed and hosted world-class talents like Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock among others. With the Indian Premier League heading into a reboot mode ahead of…
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English opener Liam Livingstone picked up a finger injury in the warm-up game against India, when put down a catch in the deep. It sparked some panic about his involvement in the T20 World Cup, but he is expected to be fully fit before his side’s first game of the tournament against defending champions West Indies. In the 16th over of the run chase, Ishan Kishan smashed a length delivery from Chris Jordan straight to the mid-wicket boundary, where Livingstone did not pick the ball well, and it took it on his fingers. He was in severe pain immediately after…
Newcastle United have announced that their manager Steve Bruce has left his position after the club’s 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Having been in charge of the club since 2019, the Englishman was not seen as the club’s future manager ever since the Saudi-backed consortium took over the club. “He (Bruce) leaves the Magpies after more than two years in charge, having steered the club to 13th and 12th-place finishes in the Premier League and reaching the quarter-final stage in both the Emirates FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his tenure. Newcastle United would like to place on record its…
In April, the European Super League was introduced by elite clubs in Europe, as an alternative to Champions League. This was seen as a revolutionary league to generate huge income for the involved clubs and was set to change the landscape of European football. However, with multiple protests erupting around Europe about the morality involved, nine of 12 clubs previously involved had backed out. Only Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are still keen on going ahead with this project and are currently fighting it out in the European Court of Justice. As soon as they receive a verdict on the UEFA competitions case, which will…
Lionel Messi scored twice as Paris Saint Germain came from a goal down to beat RB Leipzig 3-2. In the other Group A match, Manchester City put five past Club Brugge in a dominant performance. It took Mauricio Pochettino’s men just nine minutes to go in front against a struggling RB Leipzig. Kylian Mbappe put them in front with a superbly hit shot from just inside the box, following an efficient counter-attack. Two passes were all it took for PSG to break through Leipzig’s lines, who were pulled out of shape when an attack broke down at the other end. Andre Silva equalized in…
The Reds threw away a two-goal lead but scored the winning goal after Antoine Griezmann had been sent off. The in-form Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano with just eight minutes played. The Egyptian was forced wide by the loose ball but dribbled his way inside, beating several Atleti defenders in the process, before firing in a shot that took a deflection off Geoffrey Kondogbia and nestled into the net. Naby Keita extended the Reds’ lead in the 14th minute with a volley from outside the box. Twenty minutes in, Barcelona loanee Antoine Griezmann pulled a goal back for the home side. The Frenchman…
Manchester United will not make any rash decisions regarding the future of first-team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, confirmed former Red Devil – and current football pundit – Gary Neville. Calls to remove the Norwegian from the club have amplified in recent weeks among the United fanbase after a string of disappointing results, but the club is going back him until the end of the season, says Neville. The former England international also defended his decision not to criticize Solskjaer publicly or demand that he be sacked from his position. “He should be under massive pressure with the squad that has…
Newcastle United are amping up the search for Steve Bruce’s replacement, who took charge of the team in last Sunday’s defeat against Tottenham Hotspur (3-2). The Times reports that Unai Emery, Roberto Martinez, and Steven Gerrard currently head the shortlist for the role. Both Spaniards have prior experience managing in the Premier League. Martinez was in charge of Wigan Athletic, whom he helped maintain their league status for four years and win an FA Cup. He joined Everton immediately after Wigan’s relegation in summer 2013 and was in charge of the club for three years, leading the Toffees to a fifth-placed finish in…
Barcelona had the opportunity to sign Kylian Mbappe before they decided to sign his compatriot Ousmane Dembele instead – revealed ex-club president Josep Maria Bartomeu in a recent interview. with AC “[Mbappe’s] signing was on the table, but the coaches preferred Dembele because they wanted a player to open the field,” Bartomeu said. The Blaugrana paid Borussia Dortmund 105 million euros upfront plus 40 million euros in add-ons to seal Dembele’s signing in summer 2017. The youngster’s transfer was directly linked to the departure of Neymar Jr, who had signed for Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for a world-record fee earlier during the same window. The…
Ahead of India’s highly anticipated voyage to add an ICC title to their cabinet in the T20 World Cup, their former strength and mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton said that every team against India plays with an underdog mindset. He feels that is how most teams end up playing with a great deal of freedom against India, as they know they are not the favourites to defeat them. Upton was alongside Gary Kirsten when the Indian side lifted the World Cup in 2011 and he says this tournament will be as difficult for the Indian side as the T20 World…