After a quite transfer window, it seems Arsenal are desperate to land some new faces at the Emirates to ease the pressure on the team. And their desperation has grown to such an extent that they are ready to swap their star player Alexis Sanchez for the new signings. According to the news in Spanish […]
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ICC will launch a review after two Tests washout
The International Cricket Council will launch a review after two Tests in the West Indies and South South Africa were abandoned due to poor ground conditions. ICC said it today. Only 20 overs were played between West Indies and India in lastTest match. In Durban, both South Africa and New Zealand were left ruing the […]
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ICC match referees rate Kingsmead, Queen’s Park Oval outfields as poor
Dubai, Aug 24 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday said the outfields at Kingsmead, in Durban, and Queen’s Park Oval, at Port of Spain, have been rated as “poor” by match referees. Andy Pycroft and Ranjan Madugalle, both from the Elite Panel of ICC match referees, in accordance with Clause 3 of the […]
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Barcelona FC kicks off season with impressive wins
Madrid, Aug 24 (IANS) Reigning Spanish League and Cup Champions FC Barcelona have kicked off the football season in an impressive style with a 5-0 aggregate win over Sevilla in the Spanish Supercup and a 6-2 thrashing of Betis to open their defence of the La Liga title. The summer has seen the club add […]
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Zidane reason behind my best season, says Ronaldo
Madrid, Aug 24 (IANS) Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has credited Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as Real Madrid head coach as the catalyst for “one of the best seasons” of his illustrious football career. Reports in Spain suggested Ronaldo had an uneasy relationship with Real’s former head coach Rafael Benitez, who was replaced by Zidane in […]
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Manchester United turn attention to 32-year old Brazilian to work on their defensive woes
Manchester United had a fruitful summer with the new manager Jose Mourinho bringing in replacements and additions to the squad all around the pitch. He has bought in the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Mkhitaryan to add to his attack while the likes of Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly will add mettle to his […]
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Stats Details: Ashwin’s 6 Man-of-the-Series awards in Tests
Indian star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin earned another Man-of-the-Series award in the recently ended Test series against West Indies in West Indies. It was his 6th Man-of-the-series in his Test career which are the most no. of Man-of-the-Series by an Indian cricketer in Test. Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar are in a joint […]
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Valencia lose 2-4 to Las Palmas in La Liga
Valencia (Spain), Aug 23 (IANS) Las Palmas defeated Valencia 4-2 here in a La Liga football match that exposed the home team’s defensive weakness. The visitors’ four goals came on just four shots on Monday. Valencia made a good start, forcing Las Palmas back with a high press that led to a goal in the […]
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India does not play for rankings, says Kohli
Port of Spain, Aug 23 (IANS) India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli said that the team is not too much concerned about losing the No.1 position in the longest format of cricket as they don’t play for rankings. India had to win the fourth and final Test against hosts West Indies to hold on to their […]
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Newly promoted Leganes tops Celta 1-0
Vigo (Spain) Aug 23 (IANS) Victor Diaz’s late goal gave CD Leganes a 1-0 win over Celta as the modest football club from Madrid made its debut in the Spanish first division here. The newly promoted team was tentative at the start on Monday, allowing Celta to dominate possession, though the home side could not […]