Author: usamaa raoff

Kylian Mbappe downplays Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior feud, labeling Brazilian hot and cold Image Credits: https://polishnews.co.uk/ Kylian Mbappe downplays Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior feud, labeling Brazilian hot and cold: The two forwards had a clash in August’s win over Montpellier. This happened when Neymar prevented Mbappe from taking another spot-kick and ignored the order of penalty takers. Christophe Galtierassigned this. Sergio Ramos had to jump in to separate the two feuding stars in the dressing room after the match. Neymar’s liking of posts on social media at Mbappe fanned speculation of unrest. The post took a dig on…

Read More

Manchester United news: Cristiano Ronaldo received selection warning as Glazers outline sale demands Image Credits: https://www.mirror.co.uk/ Manchester United news: Cristiano Ronaldo received selection warning as Glazers outline sale demands: Erik ten Hag had a rough start at Manchester United, but the former Ajax chief has been active and running. United has made a come-back with four consecutive wins. They received back-to-back defeats at the hands of Brighton and Brentford. On the other hand, Ten Hag’s team is up to the fifth position in the Premier League rankings. They achieved this ranking because of Sunday’s impressive 3-1 triumph against Arsenal. United’s…

Read More

UEFA’s VAR controversy: The Champions League will never be the same again UEFA’s VAR controversy: The Champions League will never be the same again: We’ll take you through all the latest news, transfer updates and fixtures available in the high-stakes Champions League, as it returns for a back-to-back stint. The controversy surrounding the VAR decision in the West Ham game will continue, while Thomas Tuchel and the team worry about Champions League. The first match of the tournament will be against Zagreb on Tuesday. Outside of football though, more work has to be done in-midst of the transfer season, with…

Read More

Team Pakistan Shocks India With Shahid Afridi Impact Team Pakistan Shocks India With Shahid Afridi Impact: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi did well in the last over to seal a memorable victory in the 2014 Asia Cup contest. After winning the toss, Pakistan restricted India to a below-par total of 245/8 and put them in bat first. In the last over, Afridi smacked back-to-back sixes to shock the Indians, take his team to a win in Mirpur, and put Pakistan ahead of arch-rivals India in the ranking. Credit: Hindustan times With two overs left, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Maqsood put together a…

Read More

IT monitory summoned Wikipedia after someone hampered with Arshdeep Singh’s wiki page IT monitory summoned Wikipedia after someone hampered with Arshdeep Singh’s wiki page: On Sunday, 4 September India lost a match against Pakistan in a thrilling game. Arshdeep Singh became the talk of the town after he dropped a catch in the final overs. He became a target of online trolls. He dropped a game-changing catch on Asif Ali. Asia Ali later took the game away from India. Consequently, India went on losing the fixture and that led Arshdeep to be the target of trolls. Though he had only…

Read More

BCCI sold its title sponsor rights to Mastercard BCCI sold its title sponsor rights to Mastercard: The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced its new title sponsor on Monday. Mastercard acquired its title sponsor rights for all International and domestic cricket matches to be scheduled in India.  Paytm sponsor backed out from the deal earlier this year. Now, Mastercard is all set to replace them for the 2022-23 season. The BCCI in an official statement said ” Master Card will be the title sponsor for all international matches held on home ground, domestic matches live Ranji Trophy, Irani…

Read More

Gujrat Giants bring Chris Gayle on board Gujrat Giants bring Chris Gayle on board: In 2022, Gujarat Titans won their maiden IPLtitle. Last year, the BCCI announced two new IPL teams for the extended tournament. Gujarat TItans and Lucknow Supergiants are two new teams.  Gujrat Titans were playing exceptionally well in IPL 2022 edition. There are many private cricket leagues with Gujarat as a team and one of them is LLC. Gujarat Giants now picked Universal boss Chris’s Gayle in their team on Saturday. Gujarat has another team in Legends League Cricket. They have picked Chris Gayle in the draft…

Read More

Is IPL Money changing World Cricket?  Is IPL Money changing World Cricket?  The great Gideon Haigh once asked ” Does Cricket make money to exist? Or does it make stacks fat on stacks and stacks?”  All people these days are after money and it’s always associated with the IPL. When you talk about IPL, you talk about Money, talent, and glamor. If we talk about Cricket, Money is squeezing the test schedule and giving power to franchise owners. The power shift from test legends to T20 hard hitters can be seen in T20 leagues. Moreover, the threat of match-fixing brings…

Read More

Finch under extraordinary pressure ” Horrible attitude that Aussies can’t afford” Finch under extraordinary pressure ” Horrible attitude that Aussies can’t afford”: Australia is playing an ODI series against Zimbabwe. Everyone in the Cricket fraternity believed they were going to dominate the series. However, Zimbabwe showed great intent and to everyone’s shock, Australia lost the ODI match.  Australia’s team was having a winning start to the international home summer, they got a wake-up call from Zimbabwe. When Zimbabwe showed hosts their bowling intent and made them pay for their ill batting. Image credits: gettyimages.in The international home season for Australia…

Read More

Dustin Johnson denies Anirban Lahiri from winning the LIV Boston event in the playoff. Dustin Johnson denies Anirban Lahiri from winning the LIV Boston event in the playoff. When Dustin Johnson hit an eagle putt from 35 feet on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the LIV Golf Invitational in Boston, it was the first big moment for LIV Golf. It was also Johnson’s first victory in 19 months. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ The putt that Johnson was making on the par-5 18th hole was moving so quickly that it may have gone about 6 feet beyond the…

Read More

Ultimate Kho Kho: From Spider Cam to poles, here’s how the playing area was set up in Pune Ultimate Kho Kho: From Spider Cam to poles, here’s how the playing area was set up in Pune. The Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune is home to a world-class badminton facility that has hosted many high-profile Indian sporting events. Credit – https://scroll.in/ However, it was suitable for Ultimate Kho Kho in a way that exceeded its ability to accommodate large audiences and meet the technical requirements of a glitzy event regarding seating capacity, climate control, and illumination. It was built to permit…

Read More

Facilities: Hard-to-pronounce materials defining the new stadium Facilities: Hard-to-pronounce materials defining the new stadium. Even though ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) may sound like something Mary Poppins would come up with, it will undoubtedly play a significant role in the construction of the new NFL stadiums planned for Chicago, Nashville, and Buffalo. Credit – https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/ ETFE, a synthetic weather-resistant material stretched over an open span, is being utilised more and more in stadium construction. It is particularly popular as a cheaper alternative to domes and retractable roofs. Since its use on the canopies of major stadiums like U.S. Bank Stadium, SoFi Stadium,…

Read More

Williamson: The landscape of cricket is evolving so swiftly! Williamson: The landscape of cricket is evolving so swiftly! Kane Williamson says there still needs to be a balance between playing for New Zealand and leaving the national team to play in more lucrative domestic competitions for older players. This week, starting on Tuesday, Williamson will lead New Zealand in a three-game ODI series against Australia in Cairns. Trent Boult’s contract end. Trent Boult, who was just let go from his central contract with New Zealand Cricket (NZC), is on the 15-person team. Colin de Grandhomme, who also quit his contract,…

Read More

After Virat Kohli claimed that only MS Dhoni had texted him following his withdrawal as captain, Sunil Gavaskar rebutted with his own question. After Virat Kohli claimed that only MS Dhoni had texted him following his withdrawal as captain, Sunil Gavaskar rebutted with his own question. Sunil Gavaskar has some questions for Virat Kohli. A day ago, Kohli said that MS Dhoni was the only cricketer he played with who messaged him after he quit being captain. He also said former players should have helped him directly instead of telling the world about it on TV. “What message does he…

Read More

Arshdeep’s coach responds to online trolls: “The same people praised him when he got 2 wickets.” Arshdeep’s coach responds to online trolls: “The same people praised him when he got 2 wickets.” Fans and former players have come out to support Arshdeep Singh. He is getting trolled on social media for dropping a catch in Sunday’s Asia Cup game between India and Pakistan. Asif Ali got relief when the fast bowler missed a simple catch at point. Before Arshdeep took his wicket in the last over, the hard-hitting batter hit 16 runs off eight balls. But it was too late,…

Read More