Former Australia Test opener Joe Burns named Italy captain
Joe Burns has been announced as Italy’s new captain. The former Australia batter had shifted his allegiances to Italy in May this year. Burns, who was born in Brisbane, had qualified for Italy through his mother’s heritage and made his…
Pep Guardiola: Manchester City needed to break losing ‘routine’
Manchester City snapped a seven-game winless streak with a decisive 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest and Pep Guardiola celebrated the win as a crucial turning point, saying it had broken the team’s habit of losing matches. “We needed it,” said…
BGT – Aus vs Ind 2nd Test – KL Rahul to open in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma will bat in the middle order
There might have been no debate on the matter ordinarily, since Rohit has opened for India for a while now. But Rahul was pushed to the opening slot in Rohit’s absence – he was back home for the birth of…
SA vs SL 2024/25, SA vs SL 2nd Test Match Report, December 05 – 09, 2024
Toss: South Africa opt to bat vs Sri Lanka Both Temba Bavuma and Dhananjaya de Silva got what they wanted after South Africa decided to bat first at a dry, windy St George’s Park. Sri Lanka would have put the…
Madrid’s Ancelotti says Mbappé ‘can do better’ after pen miss
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 4, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti insisted that Kylian Mbappé “can do better” after missing his second penalty in a week in Real Madrid’s 2-1 LaLiga defeat to Athletic Club on Wednesday. Álex Berenguer…
Fiorentina confirm Edoardo Bove out of intensive care
Edoardo Bove is on loan at Fiorentina from Roma. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is no longer in intensive care and his recovery is progressing, the general manager of the Italian Serie A club said on Wednesday….
Girona, Villarreal knocked out by fourth-division teams in Copa del Rey
Last year’s surprise package Girona were shocked by fourth-division side Logroñés on Wednesday as they were knocked out 4-3 on penalties from the Copa del Rey in the second round of the competition thanks to an unlikely hero for the…
Southampton vs Chelsea: Jack Stephens sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair
Southampton defender Jack Stephens was shown a straight red card for pulling the hair of Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella in the opening half of their Premier League game on Wednesday. Bottom-of-the-league Southampton were 3-1 down when Stephens committed the offence as…
Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool (Dec 4, 2024) Game Analysis
Premier League leaders Liverpool had their advantage cut to seven points as Fabian Schär‘s late equaliser earned Newcastle United a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James’ Park on Wednesday. Newcastle twice led but Mohamed Salah‘s brace looked like sealing victory…
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Abhishek Sharma hits 28-ball century, matches Urvil Patel for fastest T20 ton by an Indian
Abhishek Sharma has matched Urvil Patel for the second-fastest T20 century, reaching the landmark in 28 balls in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match for Punjab against Meghalaya. Urvil had got there last week, when he scored 113 not out…