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The preparations for the mega-event have already started. Experimentation amidst the teams has been common in the past few months as all the teams are trying to get their team composition in order. The ten countries featuring in the 2019 World Cup are Australia, England, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, and Afghanistan. England are the favourites to win the tournament whereas Asian giants such as India and Pakistan are not too far behind....

“I think we have to disappointed for the result and not the performance. My team has played very well today. There is only one team which wanted to win on the pitch. The other team just wanted to waste time and clear balls. This is not football but unfortunately, we were unlucky in many aspects,” Roca lamented. “The final result doesn’t show what happened on the pitch. My team fought until the last minute....

Report: Bengaluru 3-0 Mumbai The Red and Golds created their first good chance in the 16th minute when Mehtab Hossain pulled a neat cutback for Willis Plaza from the right, but the Trinidad and Tobago striker completely miscued his shot from the edge of the box. Youngster Nikhil Poojary showed tremendous pace down the right to beat his marker but his initial delivery into the box was blocked by Adil Khan only for Poojary to find Haokip on his second attempt....

Dave Rogers had Sasa Kolunija and Seong-Yong Kim missing due to injury. Sumeet Passi was the lone striker deployed upfront while Gouramangi Singh came into defence. DSK Shivajians were the early aggressors as Juan Quero almost opened the scoring with Debjit Majumder forced to come off his line and make a save from the Spaniard’s shot from a counter. The first thirty minutes of the encounter saw the home team on the backfoot with the away side giving them a footballing lesson....

Tom Landry, former American footballer and coach who won a record 20 consecutive National Football League (NFL) titles, once said that setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and sticking with the same which matters more. NEROCA’s success in the top flight has been the result of careful planning, organisation, and execution of short-term targets. Just over a month back when Goal spoke to coach Gift Raikhan at the launch event of I-League, he stated, “My target is to occupy the third position....

In a letter to AIFF, Matos who had coached India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 expressed his inability to continue owing to a combination of exigencies on the personal front and an aggravated knee injury that necessitated Matos’ family to stay together in Portugal. Matos wrote: “Certain personal reasons, chiefly the health-related issues of my parents have made it difficult for me to continue in the position of Head Coach, Indian Arrows and stay far away from Europe for the entire season....

Scorer: Néstor Gordillo (8’), Sandro Rodríguez (15’), Pedro Manzi (23’) for CCFC and William Lalnunfela (37’) for MB Hero of the Match: Néstor Gordillo (CCFC) In a very crucial game of the against the ‘Kolkata Giants’ Mohun Bagan, Chennai City FC almost sealed the deal to get one more step closer to the Hero I-League 2018-19 title as they outplayed the Mariners 3-1 on Sunday, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore....

He also voiced support for East Bengal and Mohun Bagan to be included in the ISL as soon as possible. Talking to reporters ahead of Minerva next I-League match against East Bengal, Bajaj said, “There should be promotion and relegation in every tier. If you ask someone to pick between ISL and I-League, he will opt for the second one, because in the I-League teams have to fight relegation and that’s why games have become interesting to watch....

Not this Boomer. In fact, just like many members of my generation (which is nearly 75 million strong), I feel a connection with millennials. What, you say? How is that possible? Aren’t I supposed to be sitting on a rocking chair somewhere complaining about how “today’s young people” are skipping school to do dastardly things like trying to save the planet? No. That’s simply not what this time of life is like for me, nor for my friends....

“You can’t take away his achievements,” Pinto remarked on being asked by IANS about the disgrace the cyclist brought to the sport using an array of performance-enhancing drugs to fuel his seven Tour de France victories. “Now doping is not possible with so many checks,” the rider said. Pinto said he loves to pedal in the Himalayan ranges. Portuguese national champion Pinto, ranked ninth in the world and seeded sixth in Europe, and his fellow rider Martins, who is ranked 16th in the world, will be among 74 foreign and Indian participants of the ‘Discovery Montra MTB-2013′....

It was a tough political decision for me, but it was one that was consistent with my principles. My district was full of anti-trade textile workers, but I was then—and remain today—an avid believer in the power of free enterprise, free markets and free trade. But I was no “globalist,” was always a hawk on illegal immigration and was skeptical of what George Washington called “entangling foreign alliances.” Free trade, to me, never meant open borders or one-sided trade agreements....

Appearing at a promotional event in Paris with French Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner, who has dominated the men’s +100kg category in his sport for years, Murray praised Riner’s motivation to stay at the top for so long. “I got to number one in the world at the end of last year and there’s been some times this year where it has been difficult to keep up the motivation and set new goals,” Murray said....

The left-arm seamer became the first Australian to take four wickets in a T20 innings against India as the hosts were all out for a measly 118 in Guwahati, eventually finishing with figures of 4-21. Moises Henriques then smashed a 46-ball 62 as Australia wrapped up an eight-wicket victory to level the three-match series at 1-1. It was just Behrendorff’s second international appearance and he was delighted to contribute, saying: “It’s not too often I get in front of the cameras....

Uruguay international Godin announced his decision to bring his nine-year stay to an end in an emotional media conference on Tuesday where he revealed he and the club “have not reached an agreement to continue”. Simeone, who was visibly upset while listening to Godin reflect on his Atleti career, indicated that he is unhappy with the failure to keep the 33-year-old at the Wanda Metropolitano. “The club and I wanted Diego to stay,” said Simeone on Saturday, ahead of a home meeting with Sevilla....

In an exclusive chat with Indranil Basu of Sportskeeda, he felt that India must create its own brand of football to prosper in big tournaments. The 36-year-old played for ATK, Kerala Blasters, and Pune City since the start of the Indian Super League in 2014. He is one of the finest foreigners to have graced the league after representing clubs like Leicester City, Tranmere Rovers, and Bristol City in England....

Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KO), also the WBA and WBC “Franchise” champion, won the IBF belt in May by defeating Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision. Jacobs had captured the title from Derevyanchenko in a vacant title affair last October after Gennadiy Golovkin relinquished the belt for refusing to face Derevyanchenko and rematching Alvarez in September. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Alvarez could either fight Derevyanchenko his next time out on Sept....

The explosive Sydney forward limped off late in the Sky Blues’ semi-final win over Perth Glory last weekend, leaving the hosts with just 10 players as coach Graham Arnold had already made three substitutions. Bernie Ibini, Sydney FC Ibini, 24, injured his hamstring and is battling to be ready for the championship decider against Melbourne Victory. WATCH: ‘Sydney will win and that’s it’ - Carney “He’s touch-and-go as I said the other day,” Arnold said on Wednesday....

United take on Ajax next Wednesday in a season-defining contest that could see them land a second major trophy of the season and earn a place in next season’s Champions League. This season’s heavy fixture burden, often lamented by Mourinho, has left the club without first-team stars including Ibrahimovic, whose contract is set to expire. But the manager insists the injured quartet will all travel to Stockholm with the rest of the squad as he hailed United’s team spirit....

Boring, boring Serie A? No chance! With Suning Holdings Group now the majority stakeholder of the Milan side, big investment in the first team is expected and a high-profile coach is said to be one of their highest priorities. Atletico Madrid boss Simeone has been seen as one of the favourites and a return to San Siro, where he spent two years as a player, has long been talked about for the Argentine....