Mithali Raj, veteran Indian cricketer, who has made a significant contribution towards popularizing the women’s game, ended her glorious career with a record of 7805 runs from 232 ODIs, the most in the format. The 39-year-old is also the leading run-getter in women’s cricket across all three formats, having scored 10868 runs. The ex-India skipper appeared in 89 T20 Internationals, 232 ODIs and even featured in 12 Tests for her nation. She remains the only Indian batter to register a double hundred in the longest format of the game, having done so against England in Taunton in 2002. Earlier, Raj had decided to retire from the…
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Former and current Chelsea players have taken to social media to pay tribute to academy kit man Eric Asiedu, who passed away on May 8. The Blues confirmed the news in a statement as the club described him as a ‘humble and warm character’, who was well-loved by players and staff at the Cobham training ground. “Eric was a hugely popular figure at our Cobham training ground in his role as Academy kitman, always going about his work with an infectious smile and wonderful positivity. He will be sadly missed by us all and the pain of his sudden passing…
The 2022 season of the Indian Premier League turned out to be a huge success. Two newly added teams and an expanded player pool increased the charm of the event further. The tournament was quite action-packed throughout its course and here we shall take a look at the major IPL highlights from this season. Gujarat Titans emerge as the Champions in their maiden IPL season After the IPL 2022 auction and before the beginning of the season, almost nobody tipped the Gujarat Titans as one of the teams to win the title. Leave thoughts about becoming the Champions, very few…
Paul Pogba has spoken out for the first time since his club Manchester United confirmed he would leave upon the expiration of his contract later this month. On June 1, the Red Devils have confirmed Pogba will leave the club for the second time in his career, revealing that the Frenchman would walk for free, yet again, at the end of the season after opting not to renew his expiring deal. Speaking for the first time since the news came out, Pogba voiced the fact that one needs to be comfortable where they are and feel loved to perform at…
Harry Kane’s 50th international goal helped England draw level with Germany with minutes to spare in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League encounter. Adversaries England and Germany renewed their rivalry for the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Tuesday night in Munich. Drawn in the same group and without a win after the first matchday, both the teams were looking to make an early statement by beating their old foes in front of a packed house. Germany were the better of the two sides early on. They were denied the lead twice, first by Kyle Walker on the line and later by the…
Pep Guardiola’s insistence on playing with a false nine and following the signing of Erling Haaland, Manchester City are almost sure to sell striker Gabriel Jesus. Chelsea have now joined the race for the Brazilian along with their city rivals Arsenal, reports AS. Jesus looks set to depart City following his worst season with the club since signing in 2017. However, he still managed to score 13 goals across all tournaments despite extremely limited playing time to take his club tally to 95 goals for the club over the last five years. The striker arrived in Europe with the tag of massive prodigious talent,…
Los Blancos are on the verge of making their second summer signing. The Spanish and European champions have agreed a deal with AS Monaco worth upto 100 million euros for the transfer of midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, reports David Ornstein of The Athletic. Real Madrid are ready to pay the Monegasque club 80 million upfront for the France international, along with 20 million in achievable bonuses, to sign Tchouameni, beating interest from Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, and Chelsea. Recent reports confirmed that Tchouameni had no shortage of suitors this summer following a breakout season with AS Monaco. However, rumours claimed that the central midfielder had eyes only on a transfer…
Robert Lewandowski reiterated in a recent media appearance that he has no desire to stay at Bayern Munich. The 33-year-old is angling for a move to FC Barcelona and admitted as much himself. The Bundesliga champions and their second all-time tops corer Lewandowski are on a collision course after the striker doubled down on his comments about his poor treatment by, and his desire to leave, the club. The Pole hasn’t held back in recent weeks, lamenting the fact that the Bavarians are holding him against his wish. “I want to leave Bayern Munich, that’s for sure. Loyalty and respect…
Two games played, but yet to win one – reigning champions France are off to a disastrous start in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign. Les Bleus were held to a 1-1 draw by Croatia on Monday night in a rematch of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, just days after they were beaten 2-1 by Denmark. A busy first half saw both sides test the opposite custodians, albeit to no avail. Mike Maignan, starting in place of Hugo Lloris, denied Ante Budimir with a good early save, while Dominik Livakovic, at the other end, kept out Moussa Diaby and Aurelien Tchouameni in quick succession. France did have the ball in…
Liverpool midfielder James Milner has agreed a new one-year extension with the club, bringing the vice-captain into his eighth season at Anfield. The Englishman signed for the Reds in a free transfer from Manchester City in the summer of 2015 and, in recent years, has turned into a utility man for Jurgen Klopp, playing a variety of positions across the field as per his team’s requirements. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Liverpool Football Club (@liverpoolfc) The 36-year-old is nearing a triple century of appearances for the club. He has played 289 games across all competitions over the last seven seasons and scored 26 goals. Speaking…