Author: Anuraag Peesara

West Indies opener Chris Gayle remains at the top of his game despite being in his 40s, and will be a huge part of the national team in UAE to defend their T20 World Cup crown. However, the Universe boss is unimpressed by the comments made by former Caribbean fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose, who recently criticized Gayle for his lack of form. The legendary fast bowler recently claimed that the 42-year-old can be dangerous on his day, but he hasn’t done much in recent months to be awarded a place in the final squad. He added that the opener…

As the English players took a knee before kick-off to once again maintain their stance on racism having no place in the game, there were jeers and booing from the away stand. The police had to intervene soon after clashes broke out in the away section. Learn more 👉 Denmark become second nation to qualify for Qatar 2022; England held by Hungary The metropolitan Police revealed there some arrests were made for racially aggravated comments made towards the steward. Some disorder followed in the away section while the arrest was being made, but the chaos did not last long according…

On Ocotber 7, a consortium backed by and including Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund completed the 100% take over of Premier League club Newcastle United. The consortium also involves PFP Capital Partners and R&B Media, who will own 10% of the share each in the club. Amnesty International, a non-profit organization based in the UK to protect Human Rights, previously rated Saudi’s human rights record as “Atrocious”. However, the Premier League had mentioned in its statement that they have legal assurances coming from the PIF, stating there won’t be any involvement from the Saudi state in the functioning of Newcastle.…

The club’s long-lasting financial conundrum reached the stage where the administrators had to take over, and their great start to the season was nullified after their points were docked. Credit: Getty Images Derby’s current owner Mel Morris revealed that the club was facing a loss of 1.3 million to 1.5 million pounds per month, which led the managing directors at Quantuma, a business advisory firm, to take control. The club is currently being controlled by Andrew Hosking, Carl Jackson, and Andrew Andronikou. “The Administrators at Derby County have lodged an appeal against the 12-point deduction imposed on the club’s 2021/22 season total on 22 September 2021. As…

Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy’s request for bail was denied again ahead of his trial. The Frenchman was charged in August on three counts of rape and sexual assault, that occurred in October 2020 and January 2021.  Mendy, who is currently being held on remand at HMP Altcourse, Liverpool, is yet to enter pleas to the charges on him. Judge Patrick Thompson at the Chester Crown Court, overheard the defendant’s plea for bail for 50 minutes, and decided to turn it down. The media was not allowed to hear the plea. His application for bail was refused as he had…

The Les Bleus head coach Didier Deschamps as his side delivered a stunning comeback in the UEFA Nations League final to defeat Spain 2-1. The disappointment of being eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16 of Euro 2020 (3:3; 5-4 pen) was looming large around the horizon, even making people conjecture over Deschamps’ position before the 2022 World Cup. But the Blues have reassured their status at the international level, winning their fifth major trophy. Spain head coach Luis Enrique made two changes to the side that started against Belgium (3-2) in the semi-final, bringing Eric Garcia for Pau Torres, and Koke made way for Rodri in midfield. France made just one change in the midfield,…

Former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, who earned the erstwhile status only recently with regards to the Magpies, is keen on moving on and is looking for other opportunities in English football. According to Daily Mirror, he is interested in taking over Derby County, who entered administration a few weeks ago. The consortium of Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund, England’s PFP Capital Partners and R&B Media have officially taken over Newcastle United and have paid 305 million pounds to complete the transaction. Learn more 👉 Newcastle linked with big-money arrivals as Saudi consortium completes takeover The Geordie club are already looking for some…

Indian women might have lost the second T20I to Australia in the final over, but there was just one talking point from that brilliant fixture at the Carrara Oval. When Shikha Pandey swung it in to Alyssa Healy and knocked over her off-stump, with potentially a ball of the century contender in women’s cricket, the cricketing universe took a pause to take notice. Credit: BCCI Former Indian women’s coach WV Raman felt it was a delivery most batters would’ve struggled to face: “That’s one delivery a lot of people are not going to forget for a long time. How much has that…

On Thursday, Newcastle United announced that the club’s takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund, PCP Capital Partners and R&B Media was finally completed. Despite the Premier League receiving legal confirmation that the Saudi State will not be involved in the running of the club, other clubs have their complaints over it. The official press release clearly states that it will not be the Saudi State, but Saudi’s PIF that will manage the club, which was the exact thing reiterated by Amanda Staveley, the Chief Executive of PCP Capital Partners. She mentions that this is not a case of “Sportswashing” by…

Pakistan have made three changes to their initial World Cup squad following a little rearrangement right before the deadline date to submit the final squads. All the teams involved in the Super 12 stages must submit their final list of 18 players (15 main squad and 3 reserves) on or before 10th October. They have dropped Azam Khan and Mohammed Hasnain, whilst Kushdil Shah has been dropped to the reserves list. Pakistan have roped in Fakhar Zaman into the main squad from the reserves, whilst Sarfaraz Ahmed and Haider Ali will be replacing Azam Khan and Mohammed Hasnain from the main squad. https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1446454996845932545 Sohaib Maqsood, who sustained an injury during the National T20 Cup in…