Cardiff City play host to Swansea City in the South Wales derby knowing that victory could move them further clear of the Championship relegation zone. While the Bluebirds currently occupy 21st spot in the standings, Swansea are now in 16th position after ending their poor form before the international break. The Cardiff City hierarchy have taken chances with their managerial choices over the past 18 or so months, failing to find someone who has convinced them to keep patience in the long term. However, in Sabri Lamouchi, they appear to have a man who is getting the best out of…
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Wigan Athletic head into Saturday’s encounter with Queens Park Rangers knowing that only a victory will realistically do if they want to avoid relegation from the Championship. At a time when the bottom-placed club are eight points adrift of safety, 19th-placed QPR only sit six points above the bottom three. On the back of two spirited draws against Coventry City and Watford, Shaun Maloney could feel optimistic about the development of his Wigan side. However, the Scot was aware that a three-point deduction was due to be enforced courtesy of the club failing to pay wages on time, that punishment…
West Bromwich Albion will be looking to give their playoff hopes a massive boost when they host Millwall at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon in the Championship. The Baggies are within striking distance of the top six as the season enters April, while Millwall are the side all those outside the playoff places are chasing down. Since Carlos Corberan earned a contract extension with West Brom at the start of February, the Baggies have been two separate entities in the Championship depending on location. At their Hawthorns home they have been unbeatable, collecting ten points from a possible 12, whereas…
In Saturday’s Premier League match at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod will take on Lokomotiv Moscow, one of their rivals who will be visiting. Nizhny Novgorod gets ready for this installation after a 1-1 Head Association-drawn matches against Torpedo Moscow. Nizhny Novgorod had 55% possession and 19 shots, nine of which were successful. The main player to score for Nizhny Novgorod was Kirill Gotsuk (34′). Torpedo Moskva’s opponents made seven shots on goal, four of which were successful. For Torpedo Moscow, Yordy Reyna scored at 58′. In their previous match, Lokomotiv Moscow defeated FC Krasnodar by a score of 3-2…
On Saturday, April 1, Luton Town and Watford will face off in round 39 of the EFL Championship at Kenilworth Road. The hosts head into the end of the week hoping to move past the Hornets, having enlisted a 4-0 whipping in October’s converse. Before the international break, Luton was held to a 1-1 draw by Sunderland, which prevented them from achieving a fourth victory in a row. Since their 1-0 defeat to Burnley in February, the Hatters have gone six games without losing, winning four of those games. Luton is fourth in the Championship with 64 points from 38…
Having dispatched Paris Saint-Germain before the international break, Rennes will look to claim another important scalp when they host Lens on Saturday evening. Fifth-placed Rennes trail third-placed Lens by seven points in the Ligue 1 table, while both clubs have aspirations of playing Champions League football next season. Karl Toko Ekambi and Arnaud Kalimuendo grabbed the goals as Rennes secured a hugely impressive 2-0 victory over PSG last time out, putting the perennial Ligue 1 champions to the sword at the Parc des Princes. The Black and Reds have now won three of their last five league games, keeping four…
After the international break, Cremonese, who are last in Serie A, will play at home against Atalanta, who are sixth, on April 1 at the Estadio Giovanni Zini. In contrast, Atalanta won four games before returning to winning ways. Marten de Roon and Rasmus Hojlund scored in the second half to help them beat Empoli 2-1 just before the international break. With a 1-1 draw against Monza in their previous outing, the hosts avoided a third consecutive defeat and are now winless in three league games. Cremonese remain bottom of the standings, six points from safety, with just one victory.…
Fellow strugglers Auxerre and Troyes are separated by just two points ahead of their crucial Ligue 1 basement battle on Saturday afternoon. Given that Auxerre and Troyes find themselves in the relegation zone with 10 games remaining, both sides will be desperate to pick up a positive result at the Stade Abbe-Deschamps. Auxerre sit one point inside the bottom four and head into Saturday’s clash on a three-game winless run, with draws against Nice and Rennes preceding a 2-0 defeat at Strasbourg before the international break. When you look at the bigger picture, Christophe Pelissier’s men have managed to win…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be facing a tough challenge from Canada (CAN) in the eighth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers Playoff 2023 at Windhoek’s Wanderers Cricket Ground on April 1. The United Arab Emirates suffered a shock five-wicket defeat against the United States of America in their last game. Asif Khan smashed 103 off 84 to help UAE score 279/9 while batting first. But the bowlers struggled to defend as the USA chased the target with six balls to spare. Canada have won both of their opening two games in the Qualifiers and tops the points…
Girona will have Espanyol at the Estadi Montilivi on Saturday (April 1) in the La Liga activity. Despite recent struggles, the hosts have had a generally successful league campaign, aiming for the top half of the standings. In their final match, Girona and Real Valladolid played to a 2-2 draw. Viktor Tsygankov scored twice to level the score. Girona is twelfth in the association table with 31 focuses from 26 games. In contrast, Espanyol has had a more challenging season than their rivals, finishing just above the drop zone heading into the final third of the season. Their most recent…
Club Necaxa is going head to head with Santos Laguna starting on 1 Apr 2023 at 01:05 UTC at Estadio Victoria stadium, Aguascalientes city, Mexico. The match is a part of the Liga MX, Clausura. Currently, Club Necaxa rank 13th, while Santos Laguna hold 9th position. After Ricardo Saul Monreal scored on the stroke of halftime, Necaxa spent the better part of the game defending against Mazatlan on matchday 12. And if that’s not embarrassing conduct by your players, we don’t know what is. If coach Andres Lillini wants a different performance, he has to make changes and that’ll only…
Juárez FC is going head to head with Puebla starting on 1 Apr 2023 at 03:00 UTC at Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez stadium, Ciudad Juarez city, Mexico. The match is a part of the Liga MX, Clausura. Currently, Juárez rank 10th, while Puebla hold 11th position. Fútbol Club Juárez, commonly referred to as Bravos de Juárez, or simply as Juárez, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua that currently competes in Liga MX. Futbol Club Juárez was founded in 2015 by a bi-national group of six families, two from the border city of El…
The 2023 IPL will not be aired in South Africa after SuperSport failed to secure broadcast rights for the popular cricket tournament in the world. South African cricket fans will not be able to watch the cash-rich league this year. credit : – broad The broadcaster announced to its subscribers on Thursday that they were unsuccessful in securing a deal for the world’s biggest T20 league. The tournament is very popular in South Africa, partly due to the many sought-after South African cricket players. With the introduction of SA20, where the popular IPL teams were part of the ownership and…
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the first game of the IPL 2023 on Friday (March 31) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. CSK finished in the second last place in the points table last season, and this was their worst performance in the tournament so far. credit : – news They released a total of eight players before going into the auction this year, including the likes of Adam Milne, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, and Robin Uthappa. Uthappa and Bravo have retired from IPL. Bravo has been appointed as the bowling coach of…
Arbroath is going head to head with Ayr United starting on 31 Mar 2023 at 18:45 UTC . The match is a part of the Championship. Arbroath played against Ayr United in 3 matches this season. Currently, Arbroath rank 8th, while Ayr United hold 3rd position Arbroath Football Club is a semi-professional Scottish football club based in the town of Arbroath, Angus. They currently play in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded in 1878 and plays home matches at Gayfield Park. They play in maroon strips and are nicknamed “The Red Lichties” due to the red light that used…