Author: Barkha Roy

Barkha Roy is a sports enthusiast and specialises in writing Cricket and Football stories. Her never-ending passion inspires her to curate content for the sport's aficionados from a fan's perspective.

The defending Indian Super League champions completed the loan signing of defender Keisham Reagan Singh from Chennaiyin FC on August 31. The player has 105 ISL appearances to his name, having played for NorthEast United and Chennaiyin FC, in addition to 48 I-League appearances. Reagan began his professional career in Meghalaya with Royal Wahingdoh. In 2015, he made his Super League debut for NorthEast United. The player’s most productive season was the 2018-19 one when his pivotal role helped his team’s progress to the semi-finals. Reagan left the Highlanders after five seasons to join Chennaiyin in time for the upcoming Hero ISL…

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Astin Villa manager Steven Gerrard has admitted that he is worried about his job after the side’s recent Premier League defeat to Arsenal, a fourth league loss this season. On the half-hour mark, Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the hosts, before Douglas Luiz gave the visitors hope 26 minutes from time. However, Gabriel Martinelli’s goal soon after gave the Gunners the victory they deserved. “Of course I do,” Gerrard told BT Sport when asked if he was concerned about his future. “I am really honest and critical of myself. If I stood here and said I wasn’t concerned I think you’d look at me as…

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Former Chelsea and Arsenal winger Willian will return to the Premier League, according to Fabrizio Romano, who claims the 34-year-old is scheduled for a medical with Fulham. Cottagers boss Marco Silva is looking for an experienced star to round out his squad, and the Brazilian attacker is his top choice. Willian only left the Premier League last summer after agreeing to end his contract with Arsenal. Despite signing a three-year contract with the club after arriving on a free transfer in 2020, the Brazilian only stayed at the Emirates for a year. Prior to that, he made a name for…

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Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign AFC Ajax winger Antony, reports the club’s official website. The 22-year-old, who completed his medical at Carrington on Monday, has agreed to personal terms and will join the club for a reported fee of 86 million pounds. The Brazilian must be registered by Wednesday midday in order to play in United’s Premier League match against Leicester City on Thursday. That is thought to be unlikely because his visa and work permit are still pending. He could therefore make his debut against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday. A move to United will see Anthony reunited with…

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Cardiff City lost their appeal against FIFA’s decision to pay the first instalment of Emiliano Sala’s 15 million pounds transfer fee to Nantes. The Argentine died aged 28 in a plane crash over the English Channel in January 2019 while on his way from France to join his new club. Earlier this year, a three-person panel from the Court of Arbitration for Sport heard the appeal in Lausanne. Cardiff must now pay Nantes the first instalment of 5.3 million. https://twitter.com/MHChehade/status/1093672830842093570 Cardiff claimed they were not obligated to pay any of the fee because the player was not officially their player…

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Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was reportedly the victim of a violent robbery in the early hours of Monday morning at his home in the Spanish city, with several armed men breaking in and beating him. According to Spanish publication El Pais, at least four men climbed into his garden at the Castelldefels complex and threatened him with firearms and iron bars – and the crooks fled with jewels after breaking into the player’s safe. The former Gabon international, who joined the Blaugrana from Arsenal in January, was assaulted by the men in front of his wife Alysha Behague, with the criminals fleeing in…

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LOSC bounced back from a thrashing at Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday with a 3-1 win at AC Ajaccio. At the Stade François Coty, Yusuf Yasici, Jonathan Bamba, and Tiago Djalo all scored. Lille’s long journey from the north of France to Corsica might have felt even more draining if Leonardo Jardim hadn’t leapt across his goal early on (7′) to deny Vincent Marchetti the opening goal for the hosts, but les Dogues soon settled into their stride. Jonathan David had a goal ruled out for offside (11′) before Yazici made it 1-0 with a wonder-goal, teeing himself up for a volley on the turn that left…

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Bayern Munich attacker Leroy Sane scored a late equaliser to help the defending Bundesliga champions earn a 1-1 draw at home against Borussia Monchengladbach and maintain their unbeaten start to the season, which was threatened on Saturday. Die Roten were rewarded for their relentless pursuit of a leveller in the 83rd minute when Sane curled his effort into the bottom corner after squandering several chances and being kept at bay by the impressive Yann Sommer in the Gladbach goal. The Switzerland international set a Bundesliga record with 19 saves, breaking Alexander Schwolow’s previous mark of 14 for Hertha Berlin against the same opponents in January. https://twitter.com/borussia_en/status/1563835120477474817…

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Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has joined Juventus on a one-year loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille, the Serie A club confirmed on Friday. The Old Lady were initially interested in signing Memphis Depay from Barcelona, but the deal has since fallen through. The agreement includes a 2 million euro loan fee as well as an option to sign the player for 7 million over three years, with additional performance-related add-ons worth 2 million. “Milik is a striker, who, in addition to having extraordinary physical strength, is skilled in aerial play and is above all very dangerous in the penalty area,”the Italian club…

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Christian Streich’s men continued their strong start to the season with a 1-0 victory at home to Bochum in the Bundesliga Matchday 4 curtain-raiser on Friday. Bochum came into the game looking to avenge a 7-0 home loss to Bayern Munich the previous week, and they started brightly, with Gerrit Holtmann having the first shot of the game before Takuma Asano drilled just wide of Mark Flekken’s goal. The home side gradually began to make their presence felt, with Ritsu Doan going close from a clever Grifo pass before Manuel Riemann denied Michael Gregoritsch and Roland Sallai on the follow-up and Nicolas Hofler blazing over from close range moments later. On the half-hour mark, Gregoritsch and Sallai came…

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