Be it Tests, ODIs or T20Is – the proposed set of plans are set to herald a new era for cricket. The reshaped structure could add enormous meaning to almost every international match. These recommendations will now come up for further discussion in the ICC board. The board is scheduled to meet on Saturday but it’s more likely that the proposals become the focal point during the next meeting in April....
What made the loss more surprising was the fact that India did not have many of its star players. Australia were also set to play the final Test at their fortress in Brisbane. Unfortunately, the Tim Paine-led outfit lost the match at the Gabba to slip to the third position in the ICC World Test Championship standings. Australia had risen to the number one position following the COVID-19 break, courtesy ICC’s new rules which considers percentage of points....
Also read: England vs West Indies T20 WC Final, Eden Gardens Stadium Kolkata: Seating Arrangement / Chart, Layout, Stands, Capacity, Stats England beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semi-final at Firoz Shah Kotla to seal a spot in the final. New Zealand got off to a flying start but the English bowlers came back hard to reduce them to 153. In reply, Jason Roy and Alex Hales gave the Three Lions a solid start and in the end won the match in style as Jos Buttler hit a six to finish things off....
The resignation from the 60-year-old follows a disastrous run of four losses in a row for the Kolkata side which included the massive defeat against arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the Kolkata Derby on 9th April 2017. The run of defeats began from the month of March when The Reds and Golds fell prey to Churchill Brothers 1-2. Things got worse when Trevor Morgan and company lost to newbie Chennai City 2-1 away from home and the loss in the derby later on heaped pressure on the Englishman....
This leaves just Kerala-based Gokulam FC and Bengaluru’s Ozone FC as the only two parties to have submitted a bid for a direct spot in the I-League for the coming season. Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) are the independent auditors who go through the bid documents of each interested party and place their thoughts in front of the Bid Evaluation Committee, which was set to meet on 15th but have pushed the meeting back after PwC needed more time to go through the bid documents....
The first ever I-League match held at a club ground had brought Mohun Bagan, the host, a plethora of insult having drawn with the developmental side, Indian Arrows, who were down to ten men, or rather boys, with about 25 minutes left to play. At the culmination of the second match held at the Maidan yesterday, in rushed a river of calumny – Mohun Bagan lost 1-2 to a 10-men Chennai – eliciting a drastic measure from coach Sanjoy Sen....
P.M. Britto hails from Pozhiyoor in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and football was always in his blood. In case you didn’t know… In this year’s I-league, Britto represented Churchill Brothers S.C. Playing in thirteen games, the attacking midfielder scored a goal for The Red Machines, also assisting three. He is certainly a force to reckon with and has a natural attacking ability. The Alfred Fernandez side had a poor outing in India’s top domestic league, winning only five games, and drawing two out of the 18 games played....
The script repeated for East Bengal yet again as they lost the I-League title in the final round, even after beating Gokulam Kerala by 2-1. Chennai City, needing three points to be champion, made no mistake this time. Even after conceding an early goal, they defeated Minerva Punjab by 3-1. East Bengal won the National Football League three times but have never won the I-League, a title that will forever remain elusive for them....
The German brought an end to a successful 10 years at Borussia Dortmund to join the Gunners, where he will work alongside Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis. Mislintat is credited with Dortmund’s signings of Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Shinji Kagawa and Ousmane Dembele, who was signed from Rennes and sold to Barcelona just a year later for a total that could rise to €145 million. Much has been made of Arsenal bringing him in alongside Raul Sanllehi from Barcelona as head of football relations, and Mislintat acknowledges there are big expectations....
Jamie Vardy’s 26th-minute strike appeared to have the hosts on course for victory until Italy were awarded a spot-kick in the closing minutes of the friendly fixture. England debutant James Tarkowski was adjudged to have fouled Federico Chiesa inside the area, albeit replays showed the defender appeared to accidentally stand on the substitute’s foot. Still, referee Deniz Aytekin pointed to the spot after reviewing the footage, allowing Lorenzo Insigne to draw Italy level in the 87th minute....
Ronaldo ended his four-game goalless streak for Madrid by scoring twice in Tuesday’s 6-0 rout of APOEL in Cyprus, however, the four-time Ballon d’Or winner was angry afterwards. Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer has been the subject of speculation regarding his reported unhappiness in the Spanish capital as well as an alleged rift with captain Sergio Ramos over the strength of the LaLiga and Champions League titleholders in 2017-18. As Ronaldo walked through the mixed zone post-match, the Portuguese told reporters: “How can I talk to you if I say one thing and you write something else?...
Hazard has been the subject of media reports suggesting Real Madrid are interested in taking him to LaLiga before the start of the 2018-19 season as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, but Sarri indicated the 27-year-old is very much in his plans. He also compared Hazard with Napoli attacker Dries Mertens, who became one of the Partenopei’s most prolific goal-scorers under Sarri’s guidance during the last three years. “Hazard is a very high level player and I think one of the top two or three European players,” Sarri told reporters....
In December 2018, Manchester City and England forward Sterling drew attention to two articles published by the Daily Mail concerning his club team-mates Phil Foden and Tosin Adarabioyo. The pieces both reported on the then-teenagers buying houses worth £2million, although the headline declared Adarabioyo “splashes out on mansion… despite having never started a Premier League match”. England Under-21 international Foden, who was similarly yet to make his full top-flight debut at that stage, was portrayed comparatively fondly as a “starlet” who “buys new £2m home for his mum”....
The Chelsea wing-back was replaced by Davide Zappacosta against Crystal Palace in the 40th minute due to a hamstring injury at Selhurst Park. Moses was making his sixth start of the season, but he did not make it until halftime as he was substituted no thanks to the injury which could leave him on the sidelines for the foreseeable future. And the former Real Madrid star could only sympathise with him while expressing his optimism about his quick recovery....
With his side floundering at 34 for three in the second hour of the morning, the 33-year-old right-hander came to the rescue with a classy 143 that helped propel the visitors to 341 for five, reports CMC. Bell anchored two partnerships which blunted a West Indies seam attack that showed immense promise in the morning session, after Denesh Ramdin won the toss and opted to bowl at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium....
Milan’s success in Ibrahimovic’s 222nd Serie A appearance made the veteran striker the fastest player to 150 wins in the Italian top flight in the three-points-for-a-win era - which started in 1994-95. The 38-year-old was making only his third appearance since arriving at San Siro for his second spell at the club, as two goals from Ante Rebic and one from Theo Hernandez steered Milan to a third consecutive victory in all competitions....
Under the terms of agreement, Channel 2 Group will have global FM and AM rights, including exclusive distribution and sub-licensing rights for all the 17 ICC events in the period, starting with this month’s U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh through to the 2023 World Cup in India. As part of ICC’s strategy to promote, popularise and expand the reach of its tournaments, the English transmission of its licensees will also be available on ICC’s website and mobile application....
