ROME: Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti said he had agreed with club directors that his future depended on ending the season with “no regrets”. Reports in the Italian media have suggested that Spalletti will leave at the end of the campaign, with Gazzetta dello Sport writing on Tuesday that former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte had […]
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Watford’s Holebas out of Arsenal clash with hamstring problem
LONDON: Watford defender Jose Holebas will miss Monday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, manager Javi Gracia has said. The Greek left back, who has 25 league appearances this season, sustained the injury during their 3-2 FA Cup semi-final victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers last Sunday. “I’m not sure […]
Diverse boardrooms can help tackle racism: Kompany
MANCHESTER: Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany said diversity in club boardrooms and institutions of power could help in tackling racism in soccer more effectively, rather than just punishing individual offenders. “The upturn in racist abuse is worrying but at the same time it’s something that is good to be discussed so much, to ask ourselves […]
Virtual Reality is the future for footballing punditry
After almost every match day, controversies are raised, debates are argued, and just-finished football matches are analysed by expert pundits. Recently, Jamie Carragher, ex-Liverpool player and pundit for Sky Sports, started testing out Virtual Reality headsets to recreate moments in various matches from the perspective of different people. For instance, in an analysis of Chelsea’s […]
Abid, Sohail strike as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reclaim Pakistan Cup
Kabid, Sohail strike as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reclaim Pakistan Cuphyber Pakhtunkhwa won the Pakistan Cup 2019 with a thrilling nine-run victory over Balochistan in front of a packed Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Friday. The final went down to the wire with Balochistan requiring 12 in the last over to overhaul Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 307. However, Balochistan […]
Jarvis, Chakabva help Zimbabwe clinch narrow win against UAE
Kyle Jarvis picked four wickets, but Zimbabwe also had Regis Chakabva to thank for going 2-0 up in the four-match ODI series against United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday. Chakabva put together an unbroken 93-run stand with Peter Moor, who made 45 of those, as Zimbabwe secured a four-run win via the DLS method in […]
‘Captain Cool’ MS Dhoni fined for confronting IPL umpires
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s uncharacteristic outburst against a controversial umpiring decision led to the Chennai Super Kings captain being fined 50 percent of his match fee in Thursday night’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur. Hailed as ‘Captain Cool’ during his trophy-laden years as India skipper, an unusually fired-up Dhoni stepped onto the field to […]
PCB in talks with Sri Lanka for two Tests in Pakistan
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly in talks with Sri Lanka to host them on home soil for a two-match Test series this year, as part of the ICC’s inaugural edition of World Test championship. According to media reports, there is a likelihood that Sri Lanka could soon agree to send their team […]
Former bowler Sarfraz admitted to hospital in London
Former Pakistan Test bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has been admitted to a hospital in London due to a heart problem. Inventor of the reverse swing that left many a batsmen clueless back in the day, Nawaz played 55 Tests for Pakistan and took 177 wickets. He also played 45 one-day internationals and picked 63 wickets besides […]
Liverpool’s ‘Anfield Iron’ Tommy Smith dies aged 74
LONDON: Former Liverpool captain Tommy Smith, who led the Merseysiders to domestic and European success and gained a reputation as one of the game’s toughest tacklers, has died aged 74, the club said on Friday. Smith, known by supporters as the ‘Anfield Iron’, played 638 games for Liverpool, winning four league titles, a European Cup, […]