Ex-Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, who took over at Real Betis manager in 2020, have made some shocking statements regarding La Liga. The Argentine tactician has been in charge Spanish teams Villareal, Real Madrid and Malaga, before his three-year successful stint at the Etihad Stadium. He won the Premier League with Manchester City and also bagged two League Cups during his time. Famous for his calmness and composure, the 67-year-old is widely regarded as one of the most experienced managers in world football. However, his stint at West Ham was highly criticised by fans and experts as he struggled to get the desired results. …
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Former India skipper played one his finest knocks on the day that it mattered the most — the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup final. India were set a steep target of 275, a record-chase that had to be completed if India were to win their second ODI World Cup. Yuvraj Singh has been named the Player of the Tournament, and his exploits with the bat during India’s World Cup campaign are well-known. The former all-rounder batted at number 5 throughout the tournament, but in the final, skipper MS Dhoni took a call of coming up the batting order ahead of Yuvraj, and that…
Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Ligue 1 side Metz’s midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, The Athletic reports. Spurs, however, are yet to reach an agreement with the club over the transfer. Meanwhile, Chelsea are contemplating a move late in the window for Saul Niguez of Atletico Madrid. The 18-year-old midfielder broke into the Metz first team during the 2020/21 season and subsequently made 24 appearances for the club while scoring three goals. Sarr is of interest to several European sides, as such, Metz are negotiating with several other clubs on the side. Metz are reported to be considering two possibilities…
Paris Saint-Germain survived a late onslaught by Brest to win 4-2. Meanwhile, Dominik Szoboszlai scored two stunning goals as RB Leipzig beat VfB Stuttgart in the battle of the American tacticians. In Ligue 1, PSG took on Stade Brestois in the Friday night fixture. Gianluigi Donnarumma – one of the four free arrivals this summer, only made the bench – while Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos missed out completely. The Parisiens, nonetheless, raced out of the blocks and took the lead with them into the break, after a dominant first half during which Ander Herrera and Kylian Mbappe scored for the visitors. Frank Honorat, however, managed to make it 2-1 just…
Les Blues were considered one of the European Championships’ favourites, but they were knocked out in the Round 16 clash against Switzerland that saw them bow out. France were looking to win the continental crown after they missed out on it in 2016. Les Blues were defeated in the finals by a resilient Portugal. However, Deschamps’ men were keen to rectify that mistake and add the continental crown to their World Cup success in 2018. The Swiss struck first, courtesy of a goal from Haris Seferovic at the 15thh minute. Switzerland held their lead into halftime. Karim Benzema came up with a brace near the hour mark to put…
Zimbabwe Cricket have named squads that will travel to Ireland and Scotland for their upcoming T20I and ODI series. Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams are all set to return to the national set-up after missing Bangladesh series in July. In July, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams were supposed to be a part of the team, but they came in contact with people who tested positive for COVID-19. Brendan Taylor, in turn, was rested for that tour. Barring the inclusion of these three cricketers, there are no other notable inclusions or exclusions from the team, as Zimbabwe have named a similar squad to what they had…
Defeating Dutch champions and Adidas in collaboration with the Marley family have released a third kit paying their tribute to the legendary reggae singer. The jersey has details of Marley’s iconic song Three Little Birds. At the back of the jersey near the collar, three little birds are sitting on Amsterdam’s Andreas crosses, giving a subtle reference to the iconic song. The kit will be worn in Ajax’s European matches along with their iconic red and white home shirt. The story of Ajax and Marley goes back to August 2008, when the DJ played his famous song after a friendly against…
Chelsea are prepared to fend off any loan interest for Trevoh Chalobah and are instead planning to offer him a new deal and keep him in and around the first team for the season. Trevoh Chalobah stood out as the unlikely beneficiary of Thomas Tuchel’s first pre-season at Chelsea. The German, impressed by the performances of the centre-back on loan at Lorient, gave the youngster regular minutes during friendly matches and surprised everyone by playing him from the start in the UEFA Super Cup. Chalobah impressed in the 120-minute-long competition against Villarreal (1-1 AET; 6-5 pen). Three days later, he was back in the starting XI…
Zaki Anwari, 17 at the time of his death, was confirmed to be among those who died after attempting to board Boeing C-17 as it took off from Kabul airport. A disturbing video surfaced on the internet days before that showed people falling from planes mid-air, in the midst of mass evacuations that are currently taking place in Afghanistan. Arif Peyman, head of media relations for the sports federation and Olympics Committee, confirmed his death in an interview to the New York Times. He lamented that the Taliban’s arrival diminished Anwari’s hopes and that the youngster had wanted a better life. “He…
The Norwegian has put an end to his Real Madrid spell and joined Arsenal on a permanent deal after spending the latter half of the previous season on loan at the Emirates. The North London club have confirmed the permanent signing of Real Madrid midfielder, who spent the last six months of the 2020/21 season on loan with the Gunner and he scored two goals in 20 appearances. Martin Odegaard returned to the Spanish capital at the end of his loan spell – along with fellow Real Madrid-owned player Dani Ceballos – but decided to leave his parent club permanently earlier this month, despite the arrival of…