The woman in question here is Valanka Alemao, the daughter of Churchill Brothers owner Churchilll Alemao. Valanka was born the same year Churchill Brothers were formed and she has been in association with the beautiful game ever since her childhood. She had been helping her father in running the club for a few years now but it was only last year that she took over as the CEO and the 26-year-old couldn’t have wished for a better first season....
The Spaniard has raced in Formula 1 for seventeen years now, which makes him the most experienced on the grid currently, along with Raikkonen. But the downside is that he may yet decide to call it quits. He has been bombarded with questions over his future and Alonso has decided to give them a timeline. “Probably in August, when I’m at the beach tanning, it will be time to think a little bit more”, was his reply....
After being troubled by a back problem in the lead-up to the year’s final grand slam, Federer was unconvincing in five-set victories over Frances Tiafoe and Mikhail Youzhny. Yet the Swiss enjoyed a much more comfortable outing in round three, beating Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3 7-5 to remain on course for a semi-final meeting with great rival Rafael Nadal. “I guess I maybe needed just a few hours here on this court,” said Federer of his improved display on Saturday....
Ahead of Saturday’s derby the Catalan claimed Raiola had given City the chance to take two of his most high-profile clients from rivals Manchester United. “Two months ago [he] offered me Mkhitaryan and Pogba to play with us,” Guardiola told a media conference on Friday. It came as a surprise given a frosty relationship between the pair that is said to be down to Raiola believing Guardiola forced Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of Barcelona in 2010....
Pochettino has long been linked with Madrid, although he signed a new long-term contract to commit his future to Premier League side Spurs last year. Santiago Solari is reportedly set to be sacked after Los Blancos lost back-to-back Clasico matches at home to Barcelona, then suffered a shock Champions League exit at the hands of Ajax. Jose Mourinho is rumoured to be a strong contender to return to the Santiago Bernabeu, but Pochettino has similarly been mentioned as a potential candidate....
The Roma midfielder pulled out of the squad with a groin injury after returning to the fold, having previously been overlooked by coach Roberto Martinez. Some reports in Belgium suggested Nainggolan feigned the ailment to excuse his absence ahead of his scoring return in the Rome derby, but the frustrated 29-year-old responded by pointing out that he would be better served battling for a World Cup place, insisting the claims were not true....
Former world number one Murray, who overcame a gruelling first-round clash with Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday, suffered a 4-6 6-2 6-4 defeat to 20-year-old Australian De Minaur in the second round on Thursday. Murray looked in sharp form in the first set, yet De Minaur started to get the better of him in set two, coming out on top in some thrilling rallies. The Scot squandered three break points as he attempted to revive his challenge, but De Minaur triumphed with a second match point, with Murray subsequently conceding he struggled with the intensity of the play....
United’s chances of getting Pogba’s three-match ban for treading on Hector Bellerin during Saturday’s pulsating 3-1 win at Arsenal overturned appear remote, a significant blow for boss Jose Mourinho with Premier League leaders City next on the agenda domestically. Guardiola’s side restored their eight-point lead over United at the summit on Sunday when David Silva’s 83rd-minute volley sealed a 2-1 win over West Ham. Pogba’s pending ban was gleefully received by some City fans after the France international earlier told the BBC’s Football Focus he hoped their rivals would “get some very important players injured”, as had been the case at United while the gap at the top widened....
The 35-year-old Swede is in the United lineup on Wednesday night as the team faces neighbor City at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup fourth round, with both sides looking to bounce back from recent negative results. But Ibrahimovic says he has a very special way of dealing with opposing fans when he is out on the streets of Manchester. “I’ve met a lot [of City fans] but they become United supporters when they meet me!...
The 35-year-old scored his first United hat-trick to give Jose Mourinho’s side a 3-0 win over Saint-Etienne at Old Trafford in the first leg of their last-32 encounter on Thursday. It was Ibrahimovic’s third career treble against Christophe Galtier’s side and one that has put United in a commanding position to progress to the next phase of the competition. Rashford reaches Man Utd milestone And with the Community Shield in the bag, an EFL Cup final against Southampton to come next week and an FA Cup fifth-round meeting with Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, Ibrahimovic is eager for his side to keep up their winning run - even if a Premier League title tilt is looking difficult....
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“When I woke up, the first thing which I learnt was about these attacks. As soon as I was in the BCCI office we sent out a message raising our concerns about the security of the Indian team’s travel, accommodation and the playing (arena). Thankfully ICC has responded to it within two hours. They have been sensitised about our concern. Obviously, these attacks are in nature of a terrorist attack....
Law was also fined 100 per cent of his match, the ICC said in a statement. With the latest transgression, Law accumulated four demerit points within a 24-month period, leading to his suspension from the ODIs on October 21 and 24 against India in Guwahati and Visakhapatnam, respectively. The incident that led to the action took place on the third and what turned out to be the final day of the second Test in Hyderabad....
Head coach Albert Roca was understandably gutted with the result. The Spaniard believed his side was unfortunate to not register any goals despite a satisfactory performance. ‘‘We are frustrated with the result. It’s not just this game, it’s happened before too. But nonetheless, I am happy with the performance of the players, they did a good job. I have no complaints. We were just unlucky. For most parts of the game, we had the counter and created a lot of chances....
Chennai City FC made four changes to the side that started the draw against Churchill Brothers. Importantly, Karanjit Singh was deemed fit and was named in goal while Haroon Amiri came in for Rejin, Abhishek Das for Raju Yumnam and youngster Nandhakumar for Prasanth. Thangboi Singto, as has often been the case, named an unchanged lineup from the team that held East Bengal at Siliguri. As far as eight U-22 players featured in the Shillong Lajong lineup....
‘‘We are not looking at our current position while playing tomorrow’s game and taking this one as just another game. It’s another three points which we want to try and get. All the games are important for us as we want to be successful,’’ he revealed. The hosts are table leaders at the moment with 16 points from six fixtures, having lost none of the contests. However, the Englishman is not concerned with their current glory and aims for a long time success....
George was speaking after his team’s 0-1 loss to Indian Arrows in the I-League. George said that the residents of Kerala tend to show their support for the club only when the team is winning. “People of Kerala will support the team if the team starts winning games. Even Kerala Blasters were criticised for their performance. The blame always falls on the coach. Rene Meulensteen is one of the best coaches....
However, for either of those to happen, the players of the respective clubs must step up. In the Kolkata Derby, these fans rest all their hopes in them. If they score a goal, produce a goal-line clearance, or orchestrate the midfield perfectly, they become their demi-god. But, if they miss a sitter, concede penalties unnecessarily, or throw away possessions, they become their villain. Without any further ado, here are 5 players who will play a key role in the Kolkata Derby....
Gnohere Krizo’s 74th-minute strike gave David Robertson’s team all three points against Paul Munster’s boys. Minerva Punjab, who drew their opening game against Churchill Brothers, suffered due to the inefficiency of their strikers and conservative approach to the game. They have just one point in two games. Even though Real Kashmir were the ones who played defensively, the visitors came with a plan and were happy to snatch one point from the game....
