Author: Anuraag Peesara

Former Argentine footballer and one of the greatest ever to play the beautiful game, Diego Maradona passed away due to a cardiac arrest in November 2020, shortly after a brain surgery. He was given a grandiose send off by the Footballing communities in Argentina, who came in massive numbers despite the existence of COVID-19. Nearly a year after his death, new reports from an Argentine reporter Nelson Castro have revealed something astonishing. He said during a TV interview for the promotion of his book, that Maradona’s body was buried without his heart as there was a plot by a group…

BCB announced their squad for the 1st Test to face Pakistan in Chattogram. Shakib Al Hasan’s fitness assessment will be done, and his selection will be based on the results of those assessments, as the all-rounder is nursing a hamstring injury picked up during the T20 World Cup. Mahmudul Hasan Roy and Rejaur Rehman Raja are the two new names in the Bangladesh Test setup. Both these cricketers have been doing a tremendous job in the National Cricket League, which warranted them a place in the national side. Roy, who represents Chattogram Division in the NCL, scored 345 runs at an average of 57.69 whilst Sylhet Division’s Raja picked up 12 wickets at an average…

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir opined that Ajinkya Rahane is pretty fortunate to still be a part of the Indian Test unit despite not being in the best of form in the last three years. In Virat Kohli’s absence, Rahane will be leading the hosts in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, before Kohli takes over from the second Test. Credit: Hindustan Times Ajinkya Rahane scored just two centuries for the Test side since October 2019 and has been struggling to get among runs for a while. Despite leading the side to a famous series win Down Under earlier this year, his position…

Having made a resounding impact on the Barca unit in his first professional season with the club, 18-year-old Pedri has been awarded the Golden Boy Award for 2021. The midfielder became the second Barcelona player since the inception of this award to win it, the first one being Lionel Messi. The Spaniard won the award by a resounding margin. He gained 318 points in the grading system, surpassing Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham (119), which is the highest gap between the winner and runner in recent years. Having taken his initial steps with Las Palmas, the youngster made his first professional appearance in 2019. He made 37 appearances for…

The Ligue 1 clash between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned two hours after Dimitri Payet was hit on the head with a water bottle while he was preparing to take a corner for his side. The incident happened in the 5th minute of the game at the Groupama Stadium, and referee Ruddy Buquet sent both teams into the dressing room immediately. https://twitter.com/samstreetwrites/status/1462517150850162704 The Frenchman was left floored and needed an icepack on his head as he made his way back to the dressing room. The Lyon players rushed to the former West Ham midfielder to offer their apologies for this cowardly attack,…

Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero made his way to Barcelona this season, but could only make a handful appearances before a chest ailment during the game against Alaves got him subbed. He was later sidelined from the squad so that he could recover, but as it stands, despite the Argentine saying he’ll try to make his way back, he might be quitting the game soon. Journalist Gerard Romero from Marca has mentioned in his radio program that the Argentine will be making an announcement about his career in due course of time. He also mentioned that the press conference has already…

The amount of drama that Serie A has been producing lately has been a treat to behold for the viewing world. Once again, a set of mesmerizing games helped them improve their status as one of the most entertaining football leagues in the world. Juventus and Atalanta registered big wins, whilst AC Milan lost a league game for the first time this season. Atalanta had a goal fest in their fixture against Spezia at the Gewiss Stadium. M’Bala Nzola opened the scoring in the game, and gave a surprise lead for Spezia, but Mario Pasalic scored from close range via a Davide Zappacosta cross to make it 1-1. Duvan Zapata and…

Two teams in desperate need of 3 points, Norwich City and Aston Villa, capped off brilliant performances in their respective games to welcome their new manager.  Dean Smith’s side came from a goal behind to win 2-1 against Southampton, with Teemu Pukki and Grant Hanley getting the goals for Norwich City. Two late goals from Tyrone Mings and Ollie Watkins earned Steven Gerrard his first three points in the Premier League. Credit: Getty Images Newcastle United and Brentford played one of the games of the season at St. James’ Park on Eddie Howe’s debut as the Magpies boss. Jamal Lascelles scored inside 10 minutes for the hosts, but Ivan Toney and Rico Henry got Brentford ahead around the half-hour mark. Joelington fired home a…

The time has officially run out for Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who will be offered his marching orders from the club hierarchy on Sunday. Having suffered a 4-1 defeat in the hands of Watford on Saturday, an emergency morning meeting was called with Matt Judge and Joel Glazer present. The decision to sack the manager has been made, as mentioned by Fabrizio Romano and an official announcement will be on its way soon. The club is finalizing the compensations and other legal documentation as it stands, before they can part ways with the club legend as respectfully as possible. United…

Former champions Bengaluru FC were up against Northeast United in their first game of the season, and registered a convincing 4-2 win, which quite easily could’ve been more for the blue brigade. Cleiton Silva opened the scoring for Bengaluru after he found himself in a sensational position from Udanta Singh’s pass. The Brazilian had to make his way around the keeper to slot the ball into an empty net, as the men in blue went 1-0 up in 14 minutes. The lead, however, lasted just three minutes for the hosts. The next 11 minutes saw some very enthralling football, with both sides scoring 3 goals…