LIVERPOOL: Liverpool owner John Henry has denied the English giants are up for sale despite seeking fresh investment in the club.Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (FSG) said in November it would “consider new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club.”That sparked speculation that the 19-time …
Read More »Women’s T20 World Cup: Lauren Bell says India ‘Mankad’ memory ‘put to bed’ | Cricket News
GQEBERHA: England fast bowler Lauren Bell believes India will provide “great opposition” when the two teams meet in the Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday but said their last controversial meeting had been “put to bed”.India won their one-day international series 3-0 in England last summer but sealed the triumph …
Read More »Women’S T20 World Cup: Women’s T20 World Cup: India hope to crack English code | Cricket News
Having started their campaign on a sound note with two back-to-back victories, India will face their firstreal test when they take on Group 2 toppers England in the third Group match of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Gqeberha on Saturday. The last clash between these sides — the third …
Read More »Manchester United, Crystal Palace charged by FA for ‘mass confrontation’ | Football News
Manchester United and Crystal Palace have been charged following a “mass confrontation” between their players during last weekend’s Premier League, the Football Association said.The incident took place in the 67th minute of the Feb. 4 game, which United won 2-1 at home, as Casemiro was shown a straight red card …
Read More »Manchester City referred to disciplinary commission over alleged rule breaches | Football News
Manchester City have been referred to an independent commission over alleged breaches of Premier League finance rules, England‘s top-flight soccer league said on Monday.The breaches stretch from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign, the league added. City were acquired by their Abu Dhabi-based owners, City Football Group, in 2008.The …
Read More »Rehan Ahmed, 18, gets England white-ball call-up for Bangladesh tour | Cricket News
LONDON: England picked teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in their white-ball squads for the first time on Thursday ahead of next month’s tour of Bangladesh.The 18-year-old Leicestershire bowler became England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer against Pakistan in Karachi in December and marked his debut in style with a five-wicket haul.Ahmed had …
Read More »We’ve made the right decision to not play a tour match in India: Steve Smith | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Steve Smith, whose side had lost the series 1-2 when it toured India in 2017, indicated a lot of thinking had gone into the decision of not playing tour games on “irrelevant” Indian pitches ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series.Smith said his team is better …
Read More »Not content with U-19 T20 World Cup triumph, Shafali Verma sets sights on senior T20 World Cup | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Having led India to title triumph in the U-19 T20 World Cup in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma now wants to win the T20 World Cup title with the senior team too.The Women’s T20 World Cup gets underway from February 10 in South Africa and Shafali, 19 wants …
Read More »Temba Bavuma ton leads South Africa to ODI series win over England | Cricket News
Captain Temba Bavuma struck a superb 109 from 102 balls as South Africa chased down a record target in Bloemfontein to beat England by five wickets on Sunday and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their one-day international series.Hosts South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first, but …
Read More »Australia should have separate coaches for Test and white-ball like England: O’Keefe | Cricket News
MELBOURNE: Ahead of Australia‘s Test and ODI tour of India, former spinner Steve O’Keefe has raised the pitch for separate coaches for different formats, saying that it would help reduce the pressure on one individual.Andrew McDonald is currently Australia’s all-format coach after he replaced Justin Langer last year ahead of …
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