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Daniel Sturridge has been handed a four-month ban from football-related activity for breaching the betting regulations. Along with this sanction, the 30-year-old contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor was also terminated by mutual consent on Monday (March 2, 2020). Sturridge joined the side from Turkey earlier in the season from Liverpool on a three-year deal.
In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Michael Clarke praised current Australia captain Tim Paine but believes that Pat Cummins should take over once the 35-year-old hangs his boots. ‘Tim Paine's done a wonderful job, there's no doubt about it. He's earned the right to continue to captain Australia until it's time for him to retire’ said Clarke.
In a recent interview with FourFourTwo, Erling Haaland spoke about the admiration he has for former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. ‘I like his mentality and how he sees different things’ said the Dortmund striker. ‘I think I’ve always had that confidence too, that’s just me. I also like how he moves from one club to another, in another country.
Quetta Gladiators have a chance to go level on points with Multan Sultans at the top of the table with a win in this clash. They defeated the Sultans in their last PSL encounter by 30 runs. Lahore Qalandars, on the other hand, suffered their third consecutive defeat in the competition and this time against Peshawar Zalmi.
Bangladesh were brilliant in the opening game of the series as they registered their biggest wins in terms of run in One Day internationals. Liton Das was outstanding in the match as he scored his second century in the fifty-over format. This innings helped the hosts to put on a mammoth total of 321 runs on the board.
Vinicius Jr broke Lionel Messi’s long-standing record in El Clasico’s as he became the youngest ever goal-scorer in the fixture's history. Lionel Messi was also 19 years old when he scored that hat-trick but the Brazilian prodigy triumphed the Argentine genius by just 26 days as he netted the opening goal of the game.
In a recent interview with Goal, FC Goa president and co-owner Akshay Tandon, revealed the plans of the club while going forward. ‘I can finally say that we have success now in what we started out to do. It's one big step towards many more titles and achievements and now it's about representing India and Asia.’ Tandon said.
Mexican superstar Carlos Vela was on target once again as his goal helped Los Angeles defeat debutants Inter Miami on the opening day of the competition. The Miami club is the 25th MLS franchise and is owned by former England and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham. They are managed by two-time CONCACAF Champions League winner Diego Alonso.
India were outclassed by New Zealand and it has cast a lot of doubt over the side’s quality and mentality in games away from home. But coach Ravi Shastri believes that there is no reason to be concerned. During the press conference, a question was raised about Ravi Ashwin to which Shastri said ‘He is a world-class bowler, there is absolutely no doubt about it.'
According to a report from Cricbuzz, Ishant Sharma’s participation in the second test vs New Zealand is in doubt because of the return of his ankle injury. The pacer was present in the nets two days before the game on Thursday (February 27) but later informed the team management of pain in his right ankle after bowling about 20 minutes on the day.
The latest round of Europa League saw some competition heavyweights such as Arsenal, Ajax, Porto, Benfica and Celtic being knocked out. Arsenal were eliminated by Olympiacos at the Emirates Stadium as a Youssef El-Arabi strike in extra-time saw the gummers plummet out from the first stage of the elimination rounds.
Arsenal succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against Olympiacos in the second leg of Europa League last-32 clash at the Emirates Stadium and were knocked out of the competition on the basis of the away-goal rule. Mikel Arteta’s side won the first leg 1-0 but were shocked by the Greek side as a late goal put them through to the next round.
Juventus take on Inter Milan in a crucial top of the table clash in the Italian league as the two teams look to strengthen their bid for this year’s title. But supporters have been barred from attending the fixture as the government continues to take emergency measures to contain and manage the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
The Indian captain shared a video on his official Facebook page in which he can be seen doing organic farming. ‘Start of organic farming of watermelon in Ranchi followed by papaya in 20 days time. first time so very excited.’ The world cup winner captioned his post. The former Indian captain has not played of the national side since the heart-breaking loss to New Zealand.
ICC shared a video where Jemimah Rodrigues could be seen shaking her leg with a security guard. ‘Yes, @JemiRodrigues! Busting moves with an off-duty security guard at the #T20WorldCup’ the cricket council captioned their post. The 19-year-old made her debut for India 2018 during a T20I game against South Africa and since then has been a mainstay in the national side.
The record Italian champions dominated the possession statistics but could not create something of worth in the final third of the pitch. Lyon struck just after the half-hour mark as Lucas Toussart opened the scoring and now the French side will be hoping to hold on to this first-leg advantage as they look to cause one of the biggest upsets of the season.
Novak Djokovic got the news of Maria Sharapova’s retirement after his win in the Dubai Tennis Championships and has paid his tributes to the tennis superstar. The Serbian started by asking everyone in the stadium to give Sharapova a big round of applause for all that she has achieved in her celebrated career. ‘She deserves it, I mean she is a great fighter,’ said Novak.
Manchester City are in the last 16 of the competition for the seventh straight season but have managed to reach the semi-finals just once in the 2015-16 season where they were knockout out by Real Madrid. The Premier League champions have been slapped with a two-year European ban which makes this campaign even more important.
Teams will have a maximum four referrals accessible in each innings – contrary to the two reviews available for the teams per innings in Test cricket. However, there will be limited use of the technology as it will not have snicko, hot-spot and the ball-tracker which are widely applied in the cricketing world.
The defeat in the first match for the Caribbean side was as heart-breaking as they come. Windies lost the game by one wicket as a late cameo by Sri Lankan bowler Wanindu Hasaranga took the game away from them. Shai Hope achieved a great personal record during the game as he surpassed Pakistan's Babar Azam to become the fastest batsmen to score 1000 ODI runs in Asian soil.
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