Eddie Howe has revealed when he expects injured Newcastle United duo Callum Wilson and Kieran Trippier to return to the first team. Both have been out with calf and foot problems since December 27 and February 13, respectively. While it had been hoped that one or both would be back in contention this week, with … Read more
Since moving to the Riverside Stadium from Ayresome Park in 1995, Middlesbrough has won eight consecutive league games, which is a club record. In that run, they also won their tenth game on home soil, dominating and providing excellent value for an FA Cup victory over Tottenham. In comparison, they went six games without a … Read more
Monday, April 18th, marks the 15th anniversary of the Indian Premier League. On this day 14 years ago, on the first day of the event, a teenage New Zealander named Brendon McCullum lit up the world of cricket by smashing 158 runs in the league’s first-ever innings. It remains KKR’s only hundred in the cash-rich … Read more
Varun Chakravarthy of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) hopes to add a “new dimension” to his game once his new variation “clicks” in IPL 2022, and he expects the delivery to place him back on top of the wicket-takers list soon. The 30-year-old mystery spinner would have added an eighth variation to his arsenal if everything … Read more
Durham and Leicestershire drew as the visitors held off the bowlers, thanks to Sam Evans’ unbroken 77. Durham declared overnight on 239-2 in their second innings, giving Leicestershire a notional 395. By the time both sides shook hands, Evans and skipper Colin Ackermann (40 not out) had guided them to 183-2. Both teams have two … Read more
Shane Watson, former Australia all-rounder and current Delhi Capitals assistant coach, has criticized Mumbai Indians for paying more over Rs 15 crore on Ishan Kishan in the IPL auction, claiming the gifted opener was “not worth blowing nearly your entire salary on.” Watson also chastised MI for paying a large fee for an injured Jofra … Read more
Rafael Nadal has returned to the tennis court for the first time since suffering a rib injury last month in Indian Wells. After losing in the final to Taylor Fritz, the Spaniard, who is one of the favorites to win the French Open this year, was forced to deal with a stress fracture in the … Read more
Delhi Capitals have canceled today’s scheduled flight to Pune ahead of their second IPL 2022 game due to a Covid outbreak risk. The squad will be quarantined in their rooms today and tomorrow, with door-to-door Covid-19 tests scheduled. Patrick Farhart, the team’s physiotherapist, had already been quarantined after testing positive. A player and a team … Read more
Ajax technical manager Gerry Hamstra claims that the club has done “all necessary” to keep Manchester United managing target Erik ten Hag at the club. Man Utd. are close to finalizing Ten Hag’s appointment on a three-year contract. On Sunday, Ajax was defeated 2-1 by PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Cup final. “We’re hoping he’ll … Read more
Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-114 at the buzzer in their first NBA playoff game. The Eastern Conference second seeds held off a fourth-quarter comeback by the Nets thanks to Jayson Tatum’s 31 points. In the best-of-seven first-round series, the Celtics are up 1-0. During the third quarter, Kyrie Irving, who scored 39 points … Read more
Real Madrid came back from two goals behind to overcome Sevilla and close in on La Liga title. Karim Benzema scored a late winner. Ivan Rakitic’s free-kick and Erik Lamela’s close-range effort stunned Real Madrid in the first half. Rodrygo pulled one back for the visitors early in the second half, but substitute Nacho equalized … Read more
Rangers defeated Celtic in Sunday’s semi-final to set up the Scottish Cup final. After a grueling 120 minutes against Braga, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s players were forced to play another session of extra time against Celtic at the national stadium. As a result, they will meet Hearts in the final on May 21, and Ange Postecoglou … Read more
Patrick Bevin of New Zealand won the Tour of Turkey after the eighth and final stage was canceled after only 25 kilometers of racing. In Istanbul, heavy rain caused “extremely slippery” roads, causing riders to request that the race be stopped. The 141.5km stage, which had given 31-year-old Bevin his first race win, was canceled … Read more
Hyo Joo Kim won the LOTTE Championship on the LPGA Tour, holding off a late charge from Hinako Shibuno. Kim scored a 1-under 71 to finish at 11-under 277, two strokes ahead of Shibuno at Hoakalei Country Club, following a bogey on the par-4 17th with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 18th. Kim took … Read more
Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Monte-Carlo Masters for the second time after defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in Monaco on Sunday. Despite a brave performance by the Spaniard, who is ranked 41 places lower, the Greek world No. 5 won 6-3 7-6(3) to win his second ATP Masters 1000 title. Tsitsipas joins Rafael Nadal, Juan … Read more
Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first Indian pacer to record 150 wickets in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). During the IPL 2022 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, veteran Indian quick Bhuvneshwar Kumar took his 150th wicket. After West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo (174) and legendary … Read more
Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans’ (GT) captain, has been ruled out of the match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Sunday, April 17. The 28-year-old all-rounder was forced to withdraw owing to “groin discomfort.” In Hardik’s absence, the Titans will be led by Rashid Khan, who was named vice-captain. For … Read more
Stuart Broad, England bowler, claimed he was not considering replacing Joe Root as Test captain, and said he had no “bitterness” against Root after being left out of the squad for their recent Caribbean tour. Root’s five-year stint came to an end on Friday, and he said the position had taken a toll on him … Read more
