As ‘Avengers – Endgame’, the final chapter from the ‘Avengers’ franchise broke all records globally by raking in $1.2 billion in its first weekend, actor Chris Hemsworth who stars as Thor in the film, thanked fans across the world for making it a success. Chris Hemsworth took to his Instagram on Tuesday to share a […]
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Sri Lanka may need more IMF help as blasts threaten tourism
Sri Lanka faces a likely collapse in tourism following Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and hotels, which would deal a severe blow to the island’s economy and financial markets, and potentially force it to seek further IMF assistance. The International Monetary Fund extended last month a $1.5 billion loan for an extra year into […]
‘Turkey’s Erdogan may meet Saudi Crown Prince on G20 sidelines’
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Argentina next week amid tensions between Ankara and Riyadh, the Turkish presidential spokesman said Thursday. “We are looking at the programme,” spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said in Ankara. “There could be” a meeting between the […]
‘We all want him back’: Dybala on Messi’s Argentina future
As doubt looms over Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi‘s future with the national team, fellow Argentina team-mate Paulo Dybala has said that the entire squad wants Messi back. According to Football Italia, Dybala said that everyone in the team knows how important Messi is for the South American giants and that they all want him to […]
‘Messi will play for national team again’: Argentina coach has not given up
Argentina coach Lionel Scolani has expressed hope that national team captain Lionel Messi will join the squad soon. Messi has not featured in a national team fixture since Argentina’s World Cup 2018 exit at the hands of France in round-of-16 in Russia. The Argentine has set all his focus on his club team FC Barcelona […]
Messi not named in Argentina squad for friendlies
Argentina and Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was not named in the squad to face Mexico in two international friendlies later this month. Messi, who is recovering from a broken-arm and was ruled out for three-weeks, will not take part in Argentina’s friendlies scheduled for November 16 and 20 respectively against Mexico. The little Argentine has […]
Twitter slams Maradona over anti-Messi remarks
Argentina legend Diego Maradona caused a stir on social media after his statements against Barcelona captain Lionel Messi angered fans. Maradona had said that an individual like Messi who goes to the toilet 20 times before the start of a fixture can never be a leader. Spanish newspaper AS reported that Maradona slammed Messi for […]
Messi can win World Cup 2022, says ex-coach
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi can still get his hands on the world cup trophy, former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Wednesday. Sampaoli, who coached Argentina during the World Cup 2018, said that Messi – who will be 35 during the World Cup 2022 – can still achieve his dream of the winning the tournament. […]
Messi let down by Argentina team-mates: Maradona
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona on Tuesday slammed the national team members for not doing enough to support captain Lionel Messi in tough times. Clouds of doubt loom over Barcelona superstar’s future in Argentina colours. In August, he decided not to feature in the international friendlies and take a break from the national team, a […]
Why Argentina’s decision to not let anyone wear Messi’s number 10 is a good idea
Argentina interim coach Lionel Scaloni has opted against handing Lionel Messi‘s number 10 to anyone in the team, and he has made the right decision. The Barcelona captain has decided to take some time off of the national team duties due to constant set-backs, which means the legendary number 10 will remain vacant for Argentina’s […]