Author: Anjishnu Roy

The issue surrounding FC Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele couldn’t be resolved during the winter transfer market. It is widely believed that the winger will now leave for free in the summer. The club, angry with Dembele’s misdirections over a possible new contract signing, has threatened to send the player to the stands. Going into the winter transfer window, Barcelona’s position was quite clear. The Frenchman would either have to sign a new contract and extend his future at the Camp Nou or leave in the winter market so that the Blaugrana could recover some of the initial investment made on him.…

The upcoming disciplinary hearing of Mark Boucher has become the focal point of conversations. South African captain Dean Elgar thinks it’s unfair given that it is taking the spotlight away from the Proteas’ phenomenal successes recently. Elgar has never shied away from speaking his mind and putting things as they are. He was engaged in a media interaction before South Africa’s departure for the tour of New Zealand, where three of the first five questions asked concerned the situation of Boucher. Incensed by the situation, Elgar chose to not mince words when he was asked another question on the same towards…

FIFA are trialling a new limb-tracking technology that can automatically make offside decisions and communicate to VAR instantly. Chelsea will be the first Premier League club to trial the technology during the Club World Cup semi-final clash in Abu Dhabi. In their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final clash in the UAE capital, the Blues are set to trial the new ‘robot referees’ technology being developed by FIFA, which can assist VAR in making offside decisions correctly and quickly. According to reports, the new limb-tracking technology can make offside decisions within half a second. Credit: Getty Images Special cameras attached to…

Four Indian players – Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Navdeep Saini – have tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at the team camp in Ahmedabad prior to the series against West Indies. The players are now in quarantine, and opening batter Mayank Agarwal has now been called up to the team. India have been dealt a severe blow only a few days before their series against West Indies is deemed to kick off. Upon arrival to the team camp in Ahmedabad, four players and three members of the support staff – fielding coach T Dilip, security liaison officer…

Royal Challengers Bangalore have begun a new podcast where several of their stars have discussed how the Indian Premier League has changed their lives. Mohammed Siraj also revealed an interesting tale on how he bought a new smartphone as well as a car after securing his first IPL deal. The rise of Siraj over the last couple of years has been phenomenal to witness. With sensational exploits during the Border Gavaskar Trophy triumph in Australia, he established his place in the Indian team on the back of consistently improving performances with RCB. The 27-year-old also went on to star during the Test…

Big Bash League’s viewership has been on a downward decline since 2018/19. This has prompted Cricket Australia to consider shortening the tournament from 56 matches to 40 matches in a season in order to revive interest in the tournament. The Big Bash League’s viewership figures are becoming a cause of concern for Cricket Australia. Public interest in the T20 league has been on a steady downward spiral since the 2018-19 season. Despite efforts being made to increase the appeal of the tournament with the introduction of three new BBL rules last year, it hasn’t made much of a difference. The ongoing COVID-19…

Indian all-rounder Nishant Sindhu has completed his recovery after being diagnosed with coronavirus, reports PTI. As a result, he will be available for the U19 World Cup semi-final clash against Australia. The Indian camp at the U19 World Cup had been hamstrung by a series of COVID-19 infections ahead of the side’s second group stage fixture. Several players, including captain Yash Dhull, had tested positive and Sindhu was appointed as the stand-in skipper for the matches against Ireland and Uganda. Dhull, Shaik Rasheed, Manav Parakh, Siddharth Yadav and Aaradhya Yadav all made quick recoveries after contracting the virus and tested negative ahead of the quarter-final against Bangladesh U19, which made them…

Christian Eriksen’s career in football was considered to be over after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland. However, after a long road to recovery, the former Inter Milan midfielder now aspires to return to world-class levels on the football pitch after signing with Brentford. On the winter transfer window deadline day, Brentford announced that the Dane had signed a short six-month contract with the club merely seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020. https://twitter.com/BrentfordFC/status/1488059481707659264 Eriksen’s previous contract with Internazionale had to be rescinded as…

West Indies’ tour of India will commence on February 6, and the Caribbean side will play three ODIs and three T20Is. On January 30, they have announced a 16-member squad for the three-match T20I series. The team will be led by the legendary Kieron Pollard with dynamic wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran acting as his deputy. Shamarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner and Kemar Roach are few of the prominent names that are included in the squad for the ODI series but will not play the T20Is. West Indies are currently engaged in a feisty five-match T20I series against England on home soil. The series is tied 2-2 at the moment, with both sides having won…

The Reds have signed Luis Diaz from Porto for a deal that could rise to 50 million pounds. The player has signed a contract until June 2027 and will be wearing the number 23 shirt. The Merseyside club has officially announced the signing of Diaz on their social media channels on Sunday. Liverpool have paid an initial 40 million euros to secure his signing from Porto, but the deal could rise to nearly 60 million in add-ons. The Colombian underwent his medical in Argentina, where he is currently busy with his national team, preparing for the World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. After agreeing terms with the…