Author: Yashovardhan Amonkar

Sporting Club East Bengal announced Arindam Bhattacharja as their skipper for the upcoming ISL season. The Kolkata-born goalkeeper has most notably played for ATK Mohun Bagan from 2018-2021. Along with this announcement, East Bengal also selected Tomislav Mrcela as their vice-captain. Bhattacharja had a stellar season with ATK Mohun Bagan last season. He won the Golden Glove award for keeping ten clean sheets in 23 matches. Despite the Mariners reaching 40 points, they were pipped to the title by Mumbai City FC. Bhattacharja has also represented Churchill Brothers, Pune City FC and Mumbai City FC in his 14-year-long career. “It’s a huge…

Bottom-placed Norwich City have appointed Dean Smith as head coach of the Norfolk-based club one week after the sacking of Daniel Farke. Despite winning their first game of the season against Brentford last Saturday, the German was shown the exit door as a result of a poor start to the season. Both Frank Lampard and Smith were considered for the job. However, it was reported that the Chelsea legend had withdrawn his name from the candidature, which made Smith’s ascendancy a no-brainer. The Englishman himself was sacked on November 7, after a string of bad results at Aston Villa. Also read 👉 Confirmed: Steven…

Around a week ago, PSG’s Aminata Diallo and Kheira Hamraoui were stopped in their car, dragged out and assaulted by masked men. The incident happened after both footballers were traveling back home together after a family event organized by the club. Whilst Hamraoui was left with injuries that got her multiple stitches, Diallo managed to escape unhurt. The French police have been investigating this issue since the day it happened, and they have found new leads to take the case forward. Hamraoui, the former Barcelona star who moved back to PSG only this season, had Diallo’s name in the list…

England beat Albania 5-0 in a match where the result was never in doubt as soon as the referee blew the starting whistle. Harry Maguire broke the deadlock in the ninth minute before Harry Kane’s hat trick and Jordan Henderson’s composed finish saw England gain an unassailable 5-0 lead at half-time.  Credit: ITV Harry Maguire’s knee slide celebration, during which he put his fingers to his ears, drew an immense amount of criticism by fans and critics alike. Ex-Manchester United captain Roy Keane dubbed the act as “embarrassing”. “I think he puts his hands to his ears like he’s shut…

New Zealand has suffered a big blow in the form of Devon Conway’s injury. The left-hander batted well in the semi-final and was a key figure in their road to the final. However, he damaged his right hand in frustration after losing his wicket to Liam Livingstone on Wednesday. The 30-year-old struck his bat right after getting dismissed in the 14th over. As a result, he has sustained an injury in the fifth metacarpal of his right hand. Conway had added 46 runs to the cause before Jos Buttler stumped him off Livingstone’s bowling. Also read 👉 Warner, Stoinis, Wade shine with the bat…

The trio will work under head coach Rahul Dravid in the new coaching setup for Team India, starting from the series against New Zealand. Vikram Rathour will be the batting coach, Paras Mhambrey will take the bowling coach’s role, and T Dilip will replace R Sridhar as the fielding coach. Dravid, who was recently appointed as India’s new head coach, had the final say on these selections. The interviews for the trio apparently took place on Thursday. Although the selectors have to pick the coaches according to the Supreme Court-approved constitution, the actual process for these appointments is not yet discovered.  Just like India’s previous fielding coach, R…

On Wednesday morning, Mohammed Rizwan and Shoaib Malik had a “light flue and low fever” and were first advised to delay their training activities. However, they went on to miss the training session altogether. Both players have tested negative in their respective COVID-19 reports, much like the rest of the Pakistan squad. Pakistan is confident of having the duo’s services for the all-important encounter against Australia on Thursday night. The duo has played a vital part in Pakistan’s success at the T20I World Cup. However, as seen yesterday with England’s elimination, past results go out of the window when it comes to semi-finals and…

On Wednesday, New Zealand beat England in an enthralling affair that had spectators on the edge of their seats throughout the match. As a result, they progressed to the T20 World Cup final. The Kiwis scored a mammoth 109 runs in the last ten overs to reach the target at Abu Dhabi. At several stages in the game, England looked like favourites to win the contest. However, NZ opener Daryl Mitchell confessed that they always believed. “No, it probably sounds weird, but it never felt like it was out of our grasp. I think especially with that smaller side boundary on one…

Gulbadin Naib admitted that although Afghanistan couldn’t make it to the last phase of the tournament, they have a lot of positives to take home from the tournament. He reckons his side didn’t need a lot of time to understand the UAE pitches, and had a few memorable moments during the World Cup, such as their win over West Indies. During their first three matches in Group B, Afghanistan convincingly defeated Scotland and Namibia, which boosted their net run rate. Although Pakistan got the better of the Afghans, the Mohammad Nabi-led side was still in the hunt for a spot in the semi-finals until their loss to New Zealand on…

The main motive of the partnership is to strengthen footballing and commercial relationships to have mutual development in the future. As part of the Kalinga Warriors’ Global Football Alliance initiative, Odisha FC announced a strategic partnership with Brazil’s Avai Futebol Clube on Friday. Avai FC is a Brazilian football club based in Florianopolis in Santa Catarina. The club’s history dates back almost 100 years, and the club is known for producing talented players who have gone on to shine at the highest level.  https://twitter.com/WorkerFootball/status/1456600294507298821 The partnership will help in the growth of Odisha’s global presence. It will mainly focus on the development of young…