The BCCI and ECB have been in dialogue ever since the abrupt finish to one of the great Test series ever played between the sides. The fifth Test in Manchester was suspended, and it was mentioned that India weren’t forfeiting the Test. It is currently understood that a space has been found in that limited overs tour of England, where the last Test of this series was played. According to ESPNcricinfo, both BBCI and ECB have agreed on completing the series in August 2022. This game is expected to cover up majority of the losses the English board incurred, with…
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With a big fixture against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur coming up, Arsenal boss has backed Pierre Emerick Aubameyang to deliver a match-winning performance on September 26. The Gabon international was dramatically dropped from the North London derby last season. While the Gunners went on to win 2-1 against Spurs, the forward was left as an unused substitute as he was punished for coming late to the game. The Spanish tactician believes that his captain can put that incident behind him and fire for the Gunners in a high voltage clash against their arch-rivals. Aubameyang is in pristine form and Arteta backs him…
Manchester United have been rampant especially in the Premier League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are at the Premier League summit along with Chelsea and Liverpool with four wins out of five matches. United custodian David De Gea believes that Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Old Trafford has created a massive impact on the players. The Spaniard feels that Cristiano will help them to compete for trophies this season. This summer, United have signed a bunch of stars – Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane. While they signed a few players this summer, luring the Portugeuse was Solskjaer’s biggest feat in this summer transfer window. Despite Ronaldo’s age -…
Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has played with – and against – some of the top talents at both club and international levels. However, the attacking midfielder did not get an opportunity to share the pitch with two of his favourite players whom he holds in the highest regard. The two players are – Ronaldinho and Andres Iniesta. The former FC Barcelona duo left Camp Nou way before Lingard faced the Blaugrana back in 2019. “They were my two growing up that I used to watch quite frequently. Ronaldinho was an unbelievable player and it was the same with Iniesta.”I always used to…
The Pakistan Cricket Board was charged with a massive 27 lakh bill having fed biryani to all the security personnel involved in the New Zealand visit. New Zealand had decided to quit the series even before it started after an alleged terror threat. Five SPs and over 500 SSPs (police officers) were hired for the security of the Kiwis along with the Pakistan Army in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. PCB now needs to settle around INR 27 lakhs just to pay off the food bills of the officers. Pakistan soon received disappointing news from the English Cricket Board, who had decided…
Former English captain took a sarcastic dig at the BCCI after the IPL remained unperturbed despite a player testing positive. The BCCI had recently opted to move out of England and not play the fifth Test in Manchester, after their coaching staff had tested positive and were moved to quarantine. When the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals went forward despite the COVID scare, Michael Vaughan expressed his surprise on Twitter. SRH’s T Natarajan had tested positive alongside five members of the support staff. After all the other players had tested negative on the morning of 22nd, the scheduled game between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad went on as per plan.…
The midfielder has left European football having spent nearly a decade with Porto, AS Monaco, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Everton. The Columbian international has joined Qatar’s Al Rayyan after leaving the Premier League club for an undisclosed fee. James became a global sensation during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he scored six goals, driving Columbia into the quarter-finals of the tournament and won the golden boot. Immediately after the World Cup, Real Madrid came with a massive 70 million euros offer. However, he failed to capture the Santiago Bernabeu’s attention the way he was expected to. He found playing time…
Marco Asensio scored a hattrick for Real Madrid against his former side Mallorca, in a 6-1 win for Los Blancos. Karim Benzema continued his great run of form by bagging a brace while forgotten man Isco scored too. Karim Benzema gave Real the lead in the third minute; the striker capitalized on a slip by central defender Josep Gaya before hitting the ball across the goalkeeper from inside the box. Asensio scored the first of his three goals in the 24th minute, putting Real Madrid up two goals to nil. The attacker was left with the simplest of finishes after Manolo Reina’s save fell into his feet inside…
Several candidates’ names have popped up in the past week, linked to the head coach job at Barcelona. The incumbent Ronald Koeman is under increased scrutiny and could be replaced by Roberto Martinez at the helm. The Catalans are evaluating the position of manager, following a string of poor results and off-field difficulties. Philipp Cocu, Antonio Conte and Andrea Pirlo have been linked with the job recently – but Sport reports the top candidates to take over from Koeman, should he be sacked, are Roberto Martinez and Xavi Hernandez. Martinez is the incumbent head coach of the Belgian national team – a position he has occupied since 2016.…
Juventus came from a goal down to beat Spezia 3-2 and climb out of the relegation places. Later, AC Milan beat Venezia by two goals to nil to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign. The Bianconeri were winless in four prior to the Spezia game, having drawn against Udinese (2-2) and AC Milan (1-1) and suffering defeats against Napoli (1-2) and Empoli (0-1). Moise Kean gave Juve the lead in the 28th minute with a strike from just outside the box. The forward brought the ball down perfectly before finding the bottom corner despite being crowded out. Spezia were behind for just five minutes and found themselves on level terms…