Author: Sheersho Neogi

With a 3-1 lead from the first leg in Madrid, Real seem confident enough of beating the Reds once again. Liverpool fans will hope for an inspirational performance by Jurgen Klopp’s team, similar to the one they produced against Barcelona in 2019. Last week, both of these European giants locked horns to seal a place in the semis, but the 20-year-old Vinicius Junior had some other ideas. He netted a superb brace while Marco Asensio scored through a defensive error from Trent Alexander-Arnold; in a game that saw Los Blancos take firm control right from the kick-off. Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah bagged…

In the IPL 2021 match number five, the Kolkata Knight Riders square off against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It is the second game of this tournament for both the sides. While KKR got off to a winning start, MI lost their first game of the season for the ninth time in a row. Powerplay and top-order batting was one of the issues for KKR in the 2020 season. However, they made a solid start on that front in the first game as Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill helped KKR get off to a solid start.…

Youngster Komal Thatal will sign for Jamshedpur FC in the coming few days after spending three seasons at ATK Mohun Bagan. According to multiple reports, the winger has agreed a three-year deal with the Red Miners. Thatal signed his professional contract with ATK FC (now ATK Mohun Bagan) in the 2017-18 campaign and has only appeared in 20 ISL matches so far, scoring just once. Renowned for his electrifying pace with some deft first- touches, Thatal will be eager to get some much-needed game time under his belt for the Jamshedpur club. The 20-year-old had only two games in his…

Following a comfortable 2-0 victory away from home in the first leg, Chelsea are almost on the verge to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League since 2013/2014. Porto have been handed a mammoth task of overturning the tie, with both teams travelling to Seville once again for their quarter-final clash on Tuesday night. Thomas Tuchel and his boys started the first leg rather sluggishly. They had almost allowed the Dragons to control the tempo in the first 20 minutes, before England starlet Mason Mount put his name on the scoresheet with an absolute beauty of a turn and finish.…

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has slammed Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following the latter’s comments on Son Heung-Min for going down easily. United had a goal disallowed by VAR at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium on Sunday. United, who won the game 3-1, thought that they took an early lead in the 33rd minute when Edinson Cavani finished neatly into the back of the net. Seconds later, the goal was ruled out through VAR for Scott McTominay’s foul on Son. The Scottish international had struck his arm on Son’s face during the build-up, while the South Korean was left on…

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni has been fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate against Delhi Capitals in their season opener in Mumbai on Saturday. MS Dhoni was issued a fine by the governing council of the Indian Premier League after the Super Kings failed to complete their allotted number of overs in the stipulated time. As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr Dhoni was fined Rs 12 lakh.the IPL announced in a press release. Since the last few seasons, the organising committee of…

The Premier League title is well beyond their reach, but a win will put Manchester United in good stead against the lowly Brighton and Hove Albion. A win for the Red Devils will cement their place in the top four and then Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his men can shift their focus totally towards their Europa League campaign. However, Brighton is coming into this match on the back of a positive 3-0 win over Newcastle United and will look to impose themselves on the game and capitalise on the mistakes made by United. Graham Potter’s men have some tough schedule…