Jose Mourinho has confirmed Belgian international keeper Thibaut Courtois will return to Chelsea after three seasons on loan at Atletico Madrid. “When the World Cup is over, Courtois will come straight back to Stamford Bridge – end of story,” he told Marca. Courtois spent the last three season at the Vicente Calderón helping them to win the La […]
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World Cup 2014 Preview : England vs Italy
Humid conditions will welcome two European powerhouses when England square off against four-time winners Italy in Manaus. Roy Hodgson’s England are almost settled on their first XI, the manager even stating that he knows his starting line-up for tonight’s crunch clash. No such luxury for Italy coach Cesare Prandelli though; the former Fiorentina boss is yet to […]
2014 FIFA World Cup: Top Ten Defenders
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is all set to get kicked off later tonight and all eyes are on the hosts Brazil to win their sixth World Cup. Brazil has the strongest defence among the 32 teams out of which we have drawn the top ten defenders to watch out for in this world cup. Usually […]
2014 FIFA World Cup: Top Ten Forwards
1.Lionel Messi The multiple Ballon d’Or winner will be the key to Argentina’s success in this FIFA World Cup. The Argentine wizard, hailed by Diego Maradona as his successor, has excellent dribbling ability. His ability to run with the ball will give sleepless nights to all the top defenders. He leads Argentina’s devastating attack that includes […]
2014 FIFA World Cup: Fan Favourites at Brazil
The World Cup is just two days away and the fever has started to grip the fans. Inspite of some internal problems, Brazil has geared up to host the extravaganza. All the 32 teams have landed on the Brazilian soil and the fans out there in the host nation are quite busy in spending time with their […]
List of matches M.S. Dhoni finished with a six
There have been 8 occasions when Mahendra Singh Dhoni has finished the match with a six. Here is the list of all of them. Serial Number Against Bowler Year Place Dhoni’s Score 1 West Indies Jermaine Lawson 2005 Dambulla 15* 2 Zimbabwe Blessing Mahwire 2005 Harare 67* 3 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 2005 Jaipur 183* […]
Fifa World Cup mascots
The mascot of the upcoming World Cup is Fuleco, the Brazilian three-banded armadillo who also goes by the nickname tatu-bola. The World Cup Brazil Fuleco character is 14 years old and is born on the 1st of January 2000. He is curious, loves to explore, dancing, loves all kind of music, of course Brazilian music is […]
FIFA World Cup 2014: Top 5 versatile players
Football has evolved, so has the footballers with time. From the time of the now-forgotten oblique formations and peculiar terms like inside right or outside right to the more generic setups of today and the newer conventions, the game of football has gone through revolutions aplenty and perhaps certain evolutions. With the advent of time, […]
HIGHEST SCORE AT EACH BATTING POSITION IN IND vs BANGLADESH ODI
India vs Bangladesh matches have more often than not been a high scoring encounter, especially in the recent years. Here is the list of the highest runs scored by a batsman in an ODI innings at each batting position. Batting Position Batsman Score Year Stadium Place Opening Virender Sehwag 175 2011 Sher e Bangla Stadium Mirpur 3 […]
Rohit Sharma: Critics are like girlfriends, they never stop thinking about you
With some fine performances in all of the three formats of the game, Indian batsman Rohit Sharma says he has answered most of his critics very well in the past one year but cannot really do much about those who keep thinking about him like obsessive lovers. “Even after a good last season, there were people […]