Punjab Kings are expected to appoint England’s 2019 World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss as their head coach for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League, reports PTI. The news comes 10 days after the franchise let the world know that Anil Kumble’s contract will not be renewed. In the three seasons Kumble was their head coach, Punjab finished 6th in all of those seasons and the side have failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2014, the longest run for any team in the Premier League. Bayliss is the sixth different individual at the helm as head coach since…
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Following his explosive season with Barcelona and the Spanish national team, Gavi was on the shopping list of several European top clubs, including Bayern Munich. However, all of Bayern’s advances were met with rejection as the La Masia product didn’t deter from his insistence on continuing with his boyhood club. After bursting onto the scene with the club last season, Gavi went on to make his national debut with Spain and then established himself as one of the top stars of the future to look out for. However, despite all of his dazzling talents and achievements on the pitch, the…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left upset after the club failed to bring in Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz on the deadline day of the summer transfer market despite the fact that Mohamed Elneny will be sidelined for several months because of a hamstring injury. According to ESPN, the club saw Aston Villa rejecting three bids for Luiz on Thursday, with the final amount of the offer worth 25 million pounds. As a result, the Gunners have been left short on resources in the middle of the park following the setbacks to Elneny and Thomas Partey. While Elneny’s hamstring issue seems…
Alfe-Inge Haaland, father of Erling Haaland, has opened up about the reason behind the striker not joining Real Madrid and instead opting for Premier League champions Manchester City. Haaland’s dad, who himself was a former City player revealed in a documentary that the presence of Karim Benzema already in the Los Blancos setup coupled with their pursuit of Kylian Mbappe early in the recently concluded transfer window. This past summer, the Norwegian was one of the market’s most sought-after players. Every major club in Europe wanted to sign the 22-year-old international, from Barcelona to Chelsea to Manchester United to PSG. Los Blancos were also drawn into the battle for the ace…
As a matter of priority, the league will review the contentious Video Assistant Referee decisions made at Chelsea and Newcastle’s yesterday’s games with referees’ body PGMOL. The decision comes after Newcastle and West Ham were denied goals against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, respectively. Both teams thought they had scored, and the on-field referee confirmed the goals. After VAR, the goals were disallowed in each case. Both decisions have been heavily criticised, with many arguing that the role of VAR is not to intervene and reverse questionable decisions that have already been made. The Hammers were denied a 90th-minute equaliser when Maxwel Cornet’s effort was ruled out for fouling Edouard Mendy in…
Everything you need to know about online cricket betting There’s no denying that cricket records a rise in popularity over the last few years. And this doesn’t happen only in the countries where cricket is played massively. Thanks to the changes brought to shorten the matches, cricket is adopted by many nations across the globe. As a direct result, cricket online betting is also on the rise. And this leads to the necessity for an article such as this one that you’re reading now. More and more people want to know how to bet on cricket and learn the varieties…
The defending Bundesliga champions recorded their second successive draw to surrender the early lead in the 2022/23 season, against Union Berlin. Julian Nagelsmann’s men fell to third in the table as a result. Union, playing in front of a home crowd, took the lead in the 12th minute through Sheraldo Becker, the attacker volleying the ball past Manuel Neuer from a set-piece. Bayern equalized just three minutes later when Joshua Kimmich arrowed his shot into the far corner of the net after Jamal Musiala’s earlier strike was blocked off by a defender. The hosts registered 21 shots at the Union goal but, similar to last week, couldn’t find…
Inter Milan, looking to right the wrongs of the previous season, took the lead against rivals AC Milan in the season’s first Derby della Madonnina – 21 minutes after kick-off. The Nerazzurri attacked their opponents directly, with Lautaro Martinez dragging a defender out of his line and holding the ball with his back to the goal. He then played a pass to Joaquin Correa, who spotted Marcelo Brozovic’s run into the space vacated by the centre-back, and played a perfect through ball for the Croatian to take advantage of. Internazionale’s lead did not last for long, as 2021/22’s MVP of the Season, Rafael Leao, brought the…
Carlo Ancelotti’s side maintained their perfect record by beating Real Betis, 2-1. Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski scored again as Barcelona thumped Sevilla 3-0 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time this campaign, Los Blancos took the lead just nine minutes in through Vinicius Jr, who ran in behind the Betis defence to get to the end of a David Alaba pass before clipping the goalkeeper. Betis, who narrowly missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification last season, equalized in the 17th minute – former Real midfielder Sergio Canales drawing things level by squeezing the ball between Thibaut Courtois’s legs from…
Late goals from Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz helped the Blues beat West Ham after going a goal down. It looked like it would be one of those nights for Chelsea an hour into their Premier League match against London rivals West Ham United. The Blues had probed for an opening for 60 minutes, but the Hammers stood firm before taking the lead in the 62nd minute through Michail Antonio, following a corner that the home side failed to clear. As a response, Thomas Tuchel looked to his bench and sent on Chilwell and Havertz. The Englishman brought Chelsea level in the 76th minute, controlling…