Author: Soorya G

Despite the Windies’ crushing defeat against India in the first of the three-match ODI series, captain Kieron Pollard felt that his side had some positives to take home from the game. The West Indies suffered a batting collapse, brought forth by spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who picked up four wickets in an excellent spell. The Indian batsmen had no problems knocking off the 177-run target that they were set, winning by six wickets, with 22 overs to spare, wrapping up a dominant victory over the Caribbeans. Notwithstanding, Pollard opted to look at the bright side despite the loss, praising his lower-order batsmen for their batting.…

Messages from sportspersons and millions of fans flooded social media after the doyen singer passed away aged 92 on February 6. On Sunday, India lost a stalwart as veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last in Mumbai. She had tested positive for Covid-19 back in January and had been admitted to the hospital for more than a month, where her health steadily deteriorated. Mangeshkar passed away after suffering from multiple organs dysfunction syndrome. She was a legendary playback singer with more than eight decades of experience in the field and a staggering 50,000 songs to her name. Credit: The Hindu Lata…

On January 5, the Indian Under-19 squad won their fifth World Cup Title, defeating the England U-19s in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound.  The young Indian bowlers were at the top of their game as they bundled out the English batsmen for a meagre 189. The England batting order was comprehensively outplayed, apart from James Rew, who played a good fighting knock of 95. Raj Angad Bawa was the destroyer-in-chief, picking up five wickets while conceding just 31 runs. Left-arm pacer Ravi Kumar was also excellent, as he scalped four wickets for 34 runs. In reply, the…

Hussain spoke about some of the key decisions that the England and Wales Cricket Board needed to take to get their domestic cricket back to the top. England’s struggles in the longer format of the game in recent has been well documented. The embarrassing 4-0 defeat in the Ashes against Australia has turned out to be the final nail in the coffin for their ex-coach Chris Silverwood, who has been relieved of his duties recently. Several candidates have been rumoured to be on the shortlist, with Gary Kirsten being a prominent name doing the rounds. There is also the sensational report that Justin Langer, who has…

The Tottenham boss also spoke about the busy transfer window the club had in January ahead of the FA Cup game against Graham Potter’s Brighton. Tottenham had a busy January transfer campaign, with a host of incomings, and many outgoings as well. Dele Alli has joined Everton in a permanent deal after six-and-a-half years with Spurs. Tanguy Ndombele, Bryan Gil, and midfielder Giovanni Lo Celso left the North London club on loan. There were a few exciting signings as well, with Juventus duo Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski joining the club. The Uruguayan signed a permanent contract, while the Swedish talent is on an 18-month loan. Speaking at a press…

Striker Endrick currently plays in the Palmeiras youth squad, and is being scouted heavily by the La Liga giants, report Marca. Young Brazillian footballing sensation Endrick, who currently plays for Palmeiras’ youth team, has professed his admiration for FC Barcelona, in a recent interview, after several reports suggested that Barcelona are actively scouting the youngster for some time now. The Palmeiras youngster has been tearing up the record books in youth football and also was the Most Valuable Player in the Copinha youth competition, in addition to scoring the goal of the tournament. The youngster is also drawing interest from Real Madrid,…

All eyes with be firmly lodged on new Indian permanent white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma, who will be leading India for the first time after former skipper Virat Kohli was asked to step down from ODI captaincy, following his decision to quit his leadership role in T20Is. Saturday’s first ODI against the West Indies will be Sharma’s first assignment post his appointment as captain. Mumbai Indians player is also a frontrunner in the race to become India’s next Test match captain, after Kohli’s inexplicable resignation. With preparations going on for India’s first series under Sharma, former Indian bowler Ajit Agarkar has come out and identified…

The two heavyweights of Italian football clash as Inter Milan take on AC Milan in a duel of the table-toppers at the iconic San Siro on January 5. Table-topper Inter will be keen to continue their stellar run with another victory, as they aim to extend their 14-match unbeaten streak against the Rossoneri, who forced a 1-1 draw the last time the two sides met. Hakan Calhanoglu, who notoriously joined Inter from the red side of Milan before the start of the season, put his side ahead back in November, after he slotted a penalty past Tatarusanu, before Stefan de…

The Sri Lankan quick is set to hang up his boots in the international formats after the India tour Sri Lankan quick Suranga Lakmal has signed a two-yeat contract with county cricket side Derbyshire, returning to the mentorship of Mickey Arthur, who took over as director of the club in 2021. The experienced player left fans puzzled after he announced his retirement from international cricket post the Sri Lankan’s upcoming tour of India which is set to begin later this month. Lakmal is one of Sri Lanka’s experienced campaigners, having represented the side in 68 Test matches, where he picked up 168 wickets. He has been leading…

Former Chattogram Challengers captain Mehidy Hassan Miraz’ dramatic exit from the side, followed by a statement in the media criticising CEO Yasir Alam, has created quite a stir and has resulted in the governing body of the Bangladesh Premier League making the decision to launch a formal investigation into the matter. Mehidy Hassan Miraz stormed out of the team hotel, and the biosecure bubble after a misunderstanding with the team management snowballed into a huge controversy, leading to Miraz’ alleged sacking as captain merely three hours before their BPL match. The player has declared that CEO Yasir Alam bears too much…