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Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has identified the Swiss international as a possible solution to Manchester United’s midfield woes. The Red Devils have reportedly made contact with the agent of star Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria over a potential move in the ongoing January transfer window. Reputed German football journalist Christian Falk has since corroborated that United are indeed looking to bring in some quality in the midfield and view the 25-year-old as a viable option. Monchengladbach are believed to be looking for a transfer fee of about 5 million euros for the player, who will be a free agent come the summer. With the…

The Dutch winger becomes Everton’s third signing of the January window as Rafael Benitez looks to salvage his side’s poor start to the Premier League campaign. Villa have been very active in the ongoing January transfer window thus far, sealing a loan deal to bring in Brazilian star Philippe Coutinho, and also managing to sign Everton full-back Lucas Digne on a permanent deal. El-Ghazi has been quite successful in Claret and Blue, making 71 appearances, scoring 15 and contributing five assists as wel, in his three-year tenure at the club. The 26-year-old Dutchman has also represented his country twice during this time. https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1481672606201876487 Everton have also had…

PCB boss proposes T20I Super Series involving India, Australia, England Former Pakistan cricketer and current PCB chairman Ramiz Raja floated the idea for a quadrangular T20I tournament featuring the likes of India, Pakistan, England, and Australia, which he claimed he would present at the next ICC board meeting in March. Raja feels that the current system of the bilateral T20 series has been losing its sheen and is financially unviable. By this new idea of his, he aims to spark fresh life into the format while also being able to generate higher revenues.  Credit: DNA India Raja posted his opinion…

Jayant Yadav comes in for the unavailable Washington Sundar, who tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the team’s departure to South Africa. Experienced off-spinner Jayant Yadav has been named in the Indian ODI squad for the upcoming series against South Africa, with Washington Sundar unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19. Mohammed Siraj also suffered an injury to his hamstring, rendering him unavailable as well. Express pace bowler Navdeep Saini will take his RCB teammate’s place in the series set to begin on January 19 at Paarl. Both Yadav and Saini are currently part of the Indian contingent that is currently in South Africa as part…

England’s tail-enders showed tremendous grit, as they survived the onslaught from the Australian bowlers to save what was undoubtedly a classic Ashes Test match. Earlier on in the day, England looked set to draw the match, following some good knocks from Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes, and first innings hero Jonny Bairstow. However, a few quick wickets exposed England’s tailenders to a barrage from the Australian pace battery, which they eventually survived to draw the 4th Test at the glorious Sydney Cricket Ground. Resuming play on the final day at 30/0, Crawley continued his good start from Day 4 but lost two…

Inter vice-president and club legend Javier Zanetti has completed 25 years at Internazionale FC and feels a familial relationship with the club. Zanetti also admitted that he is overjoyed as the San Siro based club are playing their best football in some time as they aim to retain their Scudetto that they won under Antonio Conte last season. Despite losing some key players, such as striker Romelu Lukaku, full-back Achraf Hakimi, and midfielder Cristian Eriksen, Inter have played excellent football under new head coach Simone Inzaghi, and his system has clearly produced results, with the Nerazzurri sitting pretty, two points off the top with…

FC Barcelona have identified their academy product Adama Traore as a potential replacement for Ousmane Dembele, reports Diario Sport. As it stands, the Frenchman is set to leave the club after failed contract negotiations. Dembele joined Barcelona as a 20-year-old in 2017 in a transfer that cost Barca a whopping €105 million. His tenure at Barca has been disappointing to say the least, with the winger not performing to Barcelona’s expectations, in addition to being highly injury-prone. The Catalans have now been linked with Spaniard Adama Traore, who has reportedly entered into the last six months of his contract with Wolverhmapton, and…

BCCI and CVC Capital have encountered some roadblocks in finalising some contractual agreements, which could push the Indian Premier League 2022 auctions. The mega auction for the 2022 Premier League campaign could face further delays due to legal issues concerning CVC Capital’s purchase of the Ahmedabad franchise. CVC Capital was rumoured to be heavily invested in companies that indulge in sports betting, which subsequently raised questions on the ethical standards of the company. The board has since offered some clarification regarding this issue and said that the CVC group has funds for Asian and European countries. While the European fund indeed…

Australia dominated proceedings on Day 4 as England were bowled out and set a target of 388 in the fourth Ashes Test at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground. The returning Usman Khawaja produced another fantastic hundred as he and youngster Cameron Green played quick innings to give their side a reasonable chance at victory, furthering hopes of a whitewash in the Ashes, something that the Aussies had achieved back in 2013. Resuming play on 258/7, England would have wanted centurion Jonny Bairstow to make a few quick runs to inch closer to Australia’s first innings score of 416/8. However, that was…

South African captain Dean Elgar informed the media that he had a few words with Kagiso Rabada, after the completion of the first Test, which sparked a flame in him and led to the fast bowler picking up seven wickets in what was a fabulous performance in the second Test match. “I know what KG is capable of. When KG’s got his tail up, there’s no better bowler than him and I have experienced quite a few guys who have been part of this team. It was a good chat.I can have those chats with KG and he responds extremely…