Author: Dhivyadarsan G M

After finishing third in the Premier League, Liverpool look to strengthen their defensive line by signing the 21-year-old French centre-back from RB Leipzig. Liverpool entered last season with three senior centre backs – Virgil Van Dijk, Joel Matip, and Joe Gomez, the defensive midfielder as a back-up. LFC had no choice but to play Fabinho alongside young centre backs, which disrupted their whole formation. Jurgen Klopp’s men somehow managed to qualify for Champions League football next season and now they shift their focus to rectify their mistakes. This made them step into the transfer market to sign Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke 04 with a buy-back clause of £18m and Ben…

The Dutch midfielder captained the Reds for the last time before he bid an emotional goodbye in front of the fans at Anfield. In his final game, the 30-year-old captained Liverpool to a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace and helped the club secure a spot in next year’s Champions League. After the game, he was given a guard of honor and was presented with a Champions Wall plaque.  Klopp was full of praise and admitted it would be tough to see the midfielder go: “Where can I start? I met this wonderful player for the first time in my living room, in…

On May 22, Zimbabwe cricketer Ryan Burl took to Twitter and posted a picture of his torn shoes to ask for sponsorship for this national team. His needs were met within 24 hours when Puma agreed to cover for him. This left cricketing fans all over the world heartbroken, with quite a few reactions showing concern for the state of affairs in the nation’s cricket team. https://twitter.com/ryanburl3/status/1396137203894468609?s=20 However, hours later, sports brand Puma Cricket came to the rescue and asked Ryan to take the glue away. Another happy news followed when Ryan announced that he will be joining the Puma…

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation put forth its proposal to conduct a feasibility study of conducting the elite tournament every two years instead of the conventional gap of four years. After getting an overwhelming majority in FIFA’s annual congress on Friday, the organization led by Gianni Infantino has decided to review the same. The flagship tournament is played every four years for the fans to enjoy and support their national team since its inception in 1930 except for the period during WWII. The same has been the case for the women’s competition since 1991. However, during FIFA’s annual congress on…

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski scored his 41st goal of the season in Bundesliga. With this, he created history by breaking the 49-year-old record of Gerd Muller, who scored 40 goals in a single season in 1971-72 and eventually won the Bundesliga with the Bavarians. Robert Lewandowski, who has now scored 40+ goals in all competitions for the sixth season in a row, couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the season. Bayern, who had already won the league title, took on FC Augsburg in the final game of the season at Allianz Arena. Augsburg, who escaped relegation with…

The Argentinian FA suspended all domestic football tournaments throughout the country, keeping in mind the 2021 Copa America, which was initially set to happen last year. Argentina has suspended all domestic competitions – including the semi-finals and finals of the Primera División – amid the rising COVID-19 cases. The decision was made as a precautionary measure keeping in mind the Copa America is just weeks away from going live. “The Argentine Football Association informs the public that in order to follow the health measures announced by President Alberto Fernandez yesterday, aimed at combating the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic that…

The Liverpool manager who had to play with no senior centre-halves for most of the season says none of the other teams in the league could’ve lifted the trophy after so many injuries in a single season, citing the Manchester counterparts as examples. Fourth-placed have 66 points from 37 games this season. Their clash against Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday decides their fate of European Football next season. From being Champions of the Premier League and now struggling to qualify for the Champions League, the Reds have come a long way, and so has Klopp. After losing one of the most…

The Indian quickie Umesh Yadav conforms with the remarks given by his fellow pacer – Ishant Sharma and vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane, and says the World Test Championship final is like a World Cup final and also agrees that he’s uncertain about playing the shorter formats. The No.1 Test team led by Virat Kohli are set to battle it out against Kane Williamson-led New Zealand in the World Test Championship final starting on June 18th at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Winning against strong teams like England and Australia in the journey gives a feeling of satisfaction and exemplifies that the team is moving in…

The right-hand medium pacer, who has represented England and Ireland at the international level, retires from both international and domestic cricket after 18 years. The 36-year-old decides to hang his boots after a long career, which consisted of three Tests, 75 One-Day internationals, and 50 Twenty20 Internationals. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex and later moved to Warwickshire where he has known for his great attributes – “he’s tall, he can bowl fast, the ball bounces from nowhere.” In his stint as a fast bowler, he managed to pick 169 international scalps across all formats of the game. He was also…

Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returns to the limited-overs squad lead by Tamim Iqbal after missing out on the ODI series against New Zealand earlier this year due to the birth of his third child. After missing the Test tour against Sri Lanka away from home to play in the now-suspended IPL, Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman return to represent their national side against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series which is a part of the ODI Super League. The series is set to be played between May 23rd and May 28th in Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. https://twitter.com/BCBtigers/status/1395333062406205440…