Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar became the first teams to claim victories in the revamped Europa League on Wednesday. Jens Petter Hauge’s two goals guided 10-man Bodø/Glimt from a goal down to a 3-2 win over Porto while Troy Parrott netted the winner from the penalty spot for Alkmaar to beat Sweden’s…
Shakib Al Hasan. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images) KANPUR: Shakib Al Hasan is under severe scrutiny. The face of Bangladesh cricket for 15 years, Shakib is now facing tough competition from the younger lot of players. A persisting niggle in his left index finger has also been a concern for the Bangladesh camp….
Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece as holders Liverpool thrashed West Ham United 5-1 at Anfield on Wednesday to cruise into the fourth round of the League Cup in another solid performance from Arne Slot’s side. Mohamed Salah was also on target for Liverpool who fell behind and endured some nervy moments…
Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday he would love to stay at Real Madrid for a long time, ahead of his 300th game as the Galacticos head coach. Madrid will host Alaves on Tuesday, with a hope to closing in on Barcelona, which sits atop the league table and leads Madrid by four points. “I’m not…
MS Dhoni at the Ranchi airport (Photo: Video grab) Former India and Chennai Super Kings‘ (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back in India after vacationing in the US with his close friends. A video showing Dhoni arriving at the Ranchi airport has gone viral on social media.The development related to Dhoni and the Indian…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged Darwin Nunez to “stay calm” after the Uruguay international broke his long goal drought for the Anfield side. Nunez scored his first goal in 15 matches in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth and appeared tearful after his brilliant finish. The 25-year-old forward is hoping for a fresh start…
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is aiming to return to action this weekend, manager Arne Slot said on Tuesday. The Brazil international is recovering from a hamstring injury and has been ruled out of Liverpool’s English League Cup third-round match against West Ham on Wednesday. Backup keeper Caoimhin Kelleher replaced Alisson for the 3-0 win against Bournemouth…
Playing just two days after a feisty Premier League match against Arsenal, Manchester City fielded a heavily rotated team and still had too much for second-tier Watford in the English League Cup. City won 2-1 thanks to first-half goals by Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes at Etihad Stadium as the third round continued Tuesday with…
A first-half strike by top-scorer Robert Lewandowski earned a below-strength Barcelona a 1-0 LaLiga win over lowly Getafe on Wednesday to maintain its 100% record after seven games. Barcelona, who rested Pedri and was without the injured Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Dani Olmo, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, Fermin Lopez and Andreas Christensen, went ahead…
Versatility has been KL Rahul’s calling card to stay relevant. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images) The talented & versatile batter has some sublime hundreds to his name but has not been as prolific as would have been expected, in spite of being backed by successive captain-coach combinations. If he regains his confidence, Rahul…
