Author: Anuraag Peesara

The Chelsea stiker issued an official apology for his recent interview where he claimed to be unhappy with his role at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Romelu Lukaku will be fined despite issuing a public apology through the club’s official media handles. The striker will return to the squad for their clash against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup semi-final, whose first leg will take place at Stamford Bridge later tonight. Aslo read 👉 Lukaku dropped from Chelsea squad for Liverpool after controversial comments The German said that the player was willing to accept his responsibility and also make amends for it…

French media outlet L’Equipe announced its team of the year for 2021, and the two stalwarts of this generation, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, failed to find a place in it. The media house went with Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema up front in a 4-4-2 formation, a team that otherwise had no surprise picks. In the midfield, the Chelsea duo of Jorginho and N’Golo Kante, who were sensational for club and country, made it to the XI as a number six pivot. The Italian, who did not get off to the best start last season, picked up form after Thomas Tuchel took over and…

Manoj Tiwary, who is currently serving as the Sports Minister of Bengal (All India Trinamool Congress), will be gearing up for the upcoming Ranji Trophy to represent his stateside. Formerly a captain of this team, Tiwary did not feature in a domestic game since March 2020, will make his 17th appearance in a Ranji season. After playing against Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final in March 2020, Tiwary joined the All India Trinamool Congress and won the Assembly election from the Shibpur constituency. He did not feature in the COVID-interrupted domestic season for Bengal last year and will be playing under the captaincy of Abhimanyu Easwaran.…

Chelsea have announced the much-awaited contract extension of Thiago Silva by one year, which will keep him at the club until 2023. The veteran centre-back quickly became a pivotal cog in the Blues’ setup, helping them win the Champions League in his first season. This news comes as a massive relief for everyone involved within the club, and the fans, as they feared that the defender will make a move to the Middle East. Ian McGarry of the Transfer Window Podcast mentioned that Silva has a very lucrative offer from a Gulf club, which could see him quit the Premier…

Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw slammed his team after Wolves registered their first win at Old Trafford since 1980 on Monday. Ralf Rangnick’s men suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton on Monday. Joao Moutinho’s strike from long range with less than 10 minutes remaining proved to be the clincher for Bruno Lage’s side, who became the first Wolves manager in the Premier League era to win a game at Old Trafford. Also read 👉 Wolves hand Rangnick first loss as Man Utd boss The visiting team took 14 shots in the first half, which was the most they took in one half this…

KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin’s fighting knocks helped India in reaching a respectable total of 202 on a tough surface on Day 1. This Indian Test unit, already being revered as one of the greatest of all time, has this tendency of producing a sensational performance every once in a while. That gets the entire cricketing universe talking, but they don’t usually follow it up well. Something similar transpired at Wanderers on Monday, with the Indian batters giving a massive task to the bowlers yet again. https://twitter.com/Sportskeeda/status/1477939009775046660 The day began with a massive surprise as KL Rahul walked out in a dashing…

Barcelona’s Jordi Alba and Dani Alves are available for selection in the upcoming matches after testing negative for the COVID-19 virus on Monday. The Blaugrana are entering a crucial phase in 2021/22, one that could determine their Champions League aspirations for the upcoming season. They have a tight schedule in the next few weeks and need to up the ante, or the likes of Sevilla and Real Betis could trump them by the end of this season. At such an important juncture in the season, manager Xavi Hernandez has received some great news as the club welcome back two players who had tested positive for COVID recently. Barcelona…

Chelsea manager and right-back were left fuming with the referees after Sadio Mane’s reckless elbow lunge did not get him sent off in Sunday’s Premier League encounter against Liverpool (2-2). Tuchel’s side played out a sensational four-goal draw against the Reds at the Stamford Bridge, a game that saw the hosts crawl back from a two-goal deficit to level up the scores. There was no shortage of talking points in the game, but the one that made a lot of headlines was Mane’s first-minute challenge on Cesar Azpilicueta. https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1477679562284666882 The Senegalese winger tried to win an aerial ball on the left flank inside…

Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund are trying their best to hold onto their star forward Erling Haaland, whose release clause will get activated soon. After making a move in January 2020 from RB Salzburg to Borussia, Erling Haaland became an instant star, scoring a hat-trick in his first appearance for the club. He is currently one of the world’s most prolific strikers, with every big European club ready to spend a fortune to win his services. Although his contract with Dortmund doesn’t end any time soon, the release clause will be activated in June 2022. Chelsea made some audacious bids in the last summer window to get…

The Gunners centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes was sent off during their Premier League fixture against defending champions Manchester City (2-1) on January 1. Mikel Arteta’s men had a forgettable outing against City, with them Emirates feeling hard-done by a number of decisions that didn’t go their way.  Also read 👉 Rodri’s last-gasp winner help Man City beat Arsenal, Tottenham defeat Watford with stoppage-time goal Ederson’s stretched challenge on Martin Odegaard did not warrant a further-check or a penalty, but Bernardo Silva’s questionable tumble did win City a penalty. Gabriel was sent off for receiving two yellows in a trice, as the visiting side scored a last-gasp winner…