At soccer’s best talent factory, the future is always now At soccer’s best talent factory, the future is always now: Arco Gnocchi thinks he’s too old to buy a jersey with his favorite Ajax player’s name on the back, but he made an exception for this year’s World Cup. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ He doesn’t think it’s appropriate for someone in their early 40s to be so obviously devoted to their heroes. His generalization: “It’s for kids.” However, Gnocchi deviated from his usual practice this summer for the first time in ten years. The name and number 9 of Ajax’s 20-year-old…
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I would have picked Umran Malik, Shubman Gill, says former chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar. I would have picked Umran Malik, Shubman Gill, says former chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar. Former Indian captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has been impressed by Umran Malik’s express pace and Shubman Gill’s batting form. He believes both players should have been placed on India’s T20 World Cup roster. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ He also doesn’t understand why the selection panel didn’t pick Mohammed Shami, a senior seamer, for the ICC event in Australia. I would have gone with Mohammed Shami, Umran Malik, and Shubman…
UEFA rejects the plea to play the national anthem before champions league matches UEFA rejects the plea to play the national anthem before champions league matches. Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Rangers requested UEFA to allow the playing of the national anthem. They made a request to play ” God save the king ” following the silence in memory of the Queen. However, it’s understandable that supporters are going to defy the move. Rangers Dan’s expecting to pay tribute to Queen and sing the anthem Additionally, UEFA already decided to go against playing the National Anthem in the Champions league. …
Sony Sports Wishes The Best, Exciting Tennis Premier League Season Yet! Sony Sports Wishes The Best, Exciting Tennis Premier League Season Yet! Sony Sports announces that they will be broadcasting the upcoming Tennis Premier League season. The most exciting edition of TPL to date, with this year’s Wimbledon Men’s Doubles Champion, Matthew Ebden, signed on as the marquee player for the fourth season of Tennis Premier League in 2022. Credit: Timesnownews After the successful first three seasons of the Tennis Premier League, India’s Premier tennis tournament is returning for its fourth season, starting on December 7th, 2022. Sony Sports Network…
Transfer Update! Griezmann Agreement, Arsenal’s New Deal With Saliba, Saka Interest Transfer Update! Griezmann Agreement, Arsenal’s New Deal With Saliba, Saka Interest: Following the weekend without football, Monday had a number of twists and turns for Arsenal that they had to deal with ahead of their return to action on Thursday. The Europa League fixture against PSV was postponed because there were limitations due to police resources due to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, which was scheduled to take place on Monday, September 19th. Credit: Football.london However, yesterday the Premier League confirmed that Sunday’s game would go ahead at 3pm. The…
Ashwini Ponnappa keen on fresh start in badminton mixed doubles Ashwini Ponnappa keen on fresh start in badminton mixed doubles: Ashwini Ponnappa is full of the germ of an idea as she searches for a new challenge and prepares to enter an “extremely greedy” phase of her career. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ Ashwini has opted to take a vacation from women’s doubles and will no longer be playing with her former partner, N. Reddy, Sikki. She’s looking to get her feet wet in mixed doubles and has teamed up with Sai Pratheek Krishnaprasad, a towering 22-year-old. Ashwini, who previously played mixed…
Can’t micro-manage BCCI functioning, says SC; to pass order on the tenure of office bearers. Can’t micro-manage BCCI functioning, says SC; to pass order on the tenure of office bearers. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court asked the BCCI why it wanted people over 70 to represent the country in the ICC and noted that the BCCI is an autonomous body and cannot micro-manage its functioning. Credit – https://sports.ndtv.com/ The comments were made during a hearing on a petition by the Board to change its constitution to remove the mandatory cooling-off. It is in the period between the terms of office…
Why have Atletico Madrid only played Antoine Griezmann after 60 minutes this season? Why have Atletico Madrid only played Antoine Griezmann after 60 minutes this season? In the first Champions League game of the 2022/23 season, Atletico Madrid and Porto combined for three goals. All three in the second half’s overtime. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ The game’s deciding goal didn’t occur until the 101st minute. The game’s eventual goal-getter entered the action in the 61st minute. The situation was now normal to him. The thousands of spectators at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and the millions more watching on televisions across the…
Champions League wrap: Barcelona Striker frustrated on 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich Champions League wrap: Barcelona Striker frustrated on 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich: Bayern Munich secured 2-0 with the help of goals by Leroy Sane and Lucas Hernandez. They ruined Robert Lewandowski’s return to his old club. Robert Lewandowski left the Bundesliga Champions this summer. After a difficult night failing at several groups C clashes at Allianz Arena. After the first goalless half, Julian’s men turned it on early in the second half with Hernandez heading home. Joshua corner before a fine play by Musiala set up Sane to…
Todd Boehly suggests for All-star match Todd Boehly suggests for All-star match: Chelsea is all set to begin their new era under new manager Graham Potter. The blues are going to welcome Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. Additionally, they bid to get their Champions League group stage Campaign up the second time asking. After their shocking defeat of 1-0 to Dinamo, last week turns out to be Tuchel’s last as in charge. Moreover, Todd Boehly made a controversial decision for the Chelsea manager to sack him upon the team’s return to London. In addition, Now Graham Potter…
Madan Lal raises doubts about India’s T20I squad’s omission of Mohammed Shami. Madan Lal raises doubts about India’s T20I squad’s omission of Mohammed Shami. Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal has questioned the decision to leave Mohammed Shami out of the 15-person squad for the ICC T20 World Cup. However, even though the Indian pacer didn’t make the cut, he will still go to Australia as a backup. Credit: mykhel.com Shami was taken out of India’s T20I plans after last year’s T20 World Cup. However, after the team did badly in the Asia Cup 2022, he was brought back for the…
“Words of wisdom” from Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli: ‘Shouldn’t reach a stage where you’re dropped from the team.’ “Words of wisdom” from Shahid Afridi to Virat Kohli: ‘Shouldn’t reach a stage where you’re dropped from the team.’ Virat Kohli, who is 33, has at least three to four more years of cricket in him, and maybe even more. Kohli, the former captain of India, has been the face of Indian cricket since MS Dhoni left the team. Kohli has left behind an unmatched legacy that will be hard to match. First, he was the best batsman in the world…
For what reason wasn’t Ravindra Jadeja included in India’s ICC T20 World Cup team? For what reason wasn’t Ravindra Jadeja included in India’s ICC T20 World Cup team? Ravindra Jadeja, a star all-rounder, will not be able to play in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. This is because he got an injury. India’s head coach Rahul Dravid said earlier on September 4, before India’s Super Four match with Pakistan, that Jadeja hurt his knee and would not be able to play in the Asia Cup 2022. Another all-around bowler named Axar Patel was named as his replacement. Team India…
August’s ICC Player of the Month awardees are Raza and McGrath. August’s ICC Player of the Month awardees are Raza and McGrath. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for August 2022. They are Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and Australia’s Tahlia McGrath. Both Raza and McGrath had great international performances in August. Credit: cricketaddictor.com Raza is the ICC Men’s Player of the Month because he had a great run of scores. This happened in two ODI series against Bangladesh and India in Harare. During the historic 2-1 series win over Bangladesh, the…
Vengsarkar wanted Shami, Umran & Shubman for World Cup Vengsarkar wanted Shami, Umran & Shubman for World Cup: The former captain and top selector of India, Dilip Vengsarkar, has been impressed by Umran Malik’s express pace and Shubman Gill’s batting form. He feels both players should have been included in India’s T20 World Cup roster. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ He is also perplexed that veteran seamer Mohammed Shami was overlooked by the selection committee for the ICC tournament in Australia. T20 For the Twenty20 World Cup, I would have started with Mohammed Shami, Umran Malik, and Shubman Gill. It would have…