Author: Anuraag Peesara

The Social Justice National-Building report delivered a damning verdict on former cricketers AB de Villiers, Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher, concluding that they discriminated against players racially. The report was 235 pages long and cost Cricket South Africa over six months and 7.5 million Rand ($500 million). CSA mentioned that it was necessary for them to do this and will continue with it in 2022 to make the sport fair for everyone. Boucher had said in his testament that he used to sing songs that involved racial slurs and mentioned that a lot of the white South Africans during the…

England and Australia got underway at Adelaide Oval in the first of two day-night Tests that will be held in this series. Having lost the opening fixture by a huge margin, England were off to a bitter start again after Australia had won the toss and decided to bat first. Marcus Harris departing early in the game was perhaps the only moment of joy for the visiting unit, who otherwise had a torrid day. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne hung in the middle strongly to deny any further breakthroughs despite the Broad-Anderson duo threatening to add further depletions.It took Warner 35 deliveries to get his…

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons that the BCCI did everything it could to make the ODI captaincy change a smooth transition. It was announced a few days ago that Rohit Sharma will be taking over as captain of the ODI team, a move which came as a bit of a surprise as Virat Kohli had previously expressed his desire to captain the side in the 2023 World Cup. Since the decision was made public, BCCI has been drawing a lot of criticism for not dropping Kohli unfairly. Adding to it was the pre-tour press conference by Virat, where he…

After Chelsea Director Marina Granovskaia had hinted at a possible swap deal to bring back Real Madrid’s Eden Hazard, it is now believed that the Belgian is open to the move as well. The Stamford Bridge club is currently in negotiation with four defenders who are running out of contracts this summer, and with the January window approaching fast, this is their last chance to ship out some of them for a transfer fee. It is believed that Antonio Rudiger is demanding higher wages, which Chelsea are not willing to meet. Club captain Thiago Silva, who was with manager Thomas Tuchel at Paris Saint-Germain, is expected…

When the Champions League draw was made initially, Paris Saint-Germain were put next to Manchester United, and the footballing world got excited to see the reunion of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the football field. However, after noticing the errors made while making the redraw, United ended up drawing Atletico Madrid, which meant PSG will be facing Messi’s fiercest rival, Real. Talking about the fixture, Los Blancos midfielder Toni Kroos mentioned that these are the kind of games they look out for and is pretty eager for the matchday to arrive. Although he didn’t mention anything particularly about his former El…

 In what was a much-anticipated press conference, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli cleared air on the recent rumours that have been floating around. The 33-year-old was ousted as the captain of Indian men’s ODI team recently, shortly after which it was being speculated that he will not be available for selection. When questions were raised about his apparent non-availability for the ODI series against South Africa, Kohli said that he was never keeping himself unavailable. He also pointed out that the journalists and their sources were wrong with their writings and also brushed off rumours that he was at an…

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero announced his retirement at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Barcelona striker, who was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia back in November, has been medically ineligible to take the pitch for a while. He had complained of having chest pain during October’s La Liga fixture against Alaves. The rumors Aguero’s his retirement have been running around for a little while, but it was confirmed on Wednesday by the player himself, who bid adieu in the presence of Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Barcelona’s current manager Xavi Hernandez. The Argentine was sobbing uncontrollably throughout the event, and…

Manchester United were supposed to head to London for a midweek fixture against new boys in the League town, Brentford. However, the game has been suspended for the time being and will be played at another time in the future because of the COVID outbreak in the Manchester United setup. It was reported first by The Sun that a small group of United’s first team players and staff members had tested positive, due to which no players or staff had appeared at Carrington for practice on Monday. Credit: Getty Images The management has confirmed that the individuals who had tested…

Having remained away from the game after experiencing chest discomfort during a league fixture against Alaves, Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero will be announcing his retirement from professional football on Wednesday, according to Sky Sports. It is believed that the Argentine tried his best to fight his way through, but he was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia and is medically ineligible to take the football field. He had complained of experiencing pain in his chest during the Alaves fixture, which happened on October 31. The forward was substituted by Philippe Coutinho as Barcelona finished the game with a 1-1 draw. Credit: AP He had also felt…

Chelsea’s academy prospect Connor Gallagher is having the time of his life with Crystal Palace, having already scored fix goals from a midfield position, adding to the three assists he made. Against Everton on Sunday, the 21-year-old chipped in with a brace as the Toffees went down 3-1. This victory takes the side just one point behind 10th placed Brentford. Gallagher joined Chelsea in 2008 and has remained in their youth setup for over a decade. He had three different loan spells beginning in 2019, where he went to Charlton Athletic, followed by Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion in the second division. This year, he was…