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Team Barcelona is currently in Jeddah for the semi-finals of the Supercopa de Espana 2019-20 which will be held on January 10, 2020, at the King Abdullah Sports City. Now, ahead of the semi-finals, team Barcelona was seen seating it out in the stadium. The team had an unexpected visitor who was sitting at the sidelines of the session and was relishing the sight of Lionel Messi and the rest of the team members sweating it out in the nets.
Real Madrid won the match against Valencia 3-1 during the Supercopa De Espana 2019-20 semi-final tie. But the man of the moment was Toni Kross he netted an unbelievable goal from the corner in the first 15 minutes of the game. The Real Madrid midfielder played the banana swing that landed straight into the goal post
MS Dhoni has been away from cricket ever since the conclusion of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Dhoni appeared in Indian colours for the last time against New Zealand which India lost by 17 runs. Ever since the former Indian captain has been away from cricket. However, now Team India head Ravi Shastri has spilt the beans on MS Dhoni’s retirement and said he could retire soon from the 50 over format.
Born on January 9, 1993, in Koror village of Haryana's Rohtak district, Sumit Malik is a freestyle wrestler who competes for India in the 125 kg category. Malik grabbed the headlines as he went on to clinch a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and then won a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships and the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in 2017.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Serie A and had been in the news ever since. The former Manchester United striker was given a warm welcome to Milan by the fans as they waited for him in huge numbers even when he jetted to Milan a few days ago. The scene at the stadium was no different as he made a debut appearance against Sampdoria. Zlatan fans once again welcomed their hero and were seen holding a huge placard for him
It’s been quite a disastrous year for Cristiano Ronaldo as he has encountered the worst goal scoring year. He had already lost major honours like UEFA Forward of the Year Award and the Ballon d’Or 2019 to his arch-rival Lionel Messi. Now, here’s another jolt that awaited the Juventus star. Ronaldo failed to register his name in the FIFA 20 Team of the Year which was presented by EA Games
Yesterday after a long wait of about over than seven years, came the verdict of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. The four convicts were given the death penalty and will be hung to death on January 22, 2020. Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh and Pawan Gupta were issued a death penalty by Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora.
Manchester City strolled to a victory against Manchester United at the Old Trafford in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. The Red Devils lost the game 3-1 and this has surely not gone down well with United fans. Post this, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was mocked brutally by Manchester City fans who were heard saying, “Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, we want you to stay.” The mocking was not limited to the ground
Shreyas Iyer continued his great form in the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka which was held at the Holkar Stadium last night. He continued his master class with quick 34 runs for 26 balls and that also included a monstrous six. The maximum which was hit by the Mumbai batsman stunned as he went down the ground.
Cristiano Ronaldo started his New Year with a prolific record. The Juventus star stuck his first hat-trick against Cagliari at the Juventus Stadium for Serie A. Now, CR7 netted three goals at 49th minute and at the 69th minute of the game, he converted a penalty into a goal. His last goal came in at the 82nd minute of the match. The Juventus star scripted history by becoming the only player to have scored hat-tricks in Italy, England, Spain and the World Cup.
South Africa and England are battling it out in the second Test match of the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy 2019-20. The match has witnessed a great comeback from the visitors at the Newlands Cricket Ground. It was James Anderson who scalped five wickets which proved to be an advantage for England. In this article we bring you the live scorecard details of the game.
The Sydney Cricket Ground has been witnessing the dominance of the hosts in all the departments of the game. The Australian team today dominated the New Zealand Nathan Lyon got five wickets which gave an extra edge to the home team. Now in this article we bring you ball-by-ball commentary details and the live scorecard. But let’s have a look at how the day three worked out for both teams.
Fans turned out in huge numbers to watch the match between India and Sri Lanka earlier today. Just when Indian won the toss and elected to bowl, the Rain Gods played a spoilsport as it started pouring relentlessly. While the waiting game for the fans, they lit up the ground by singing 'Vande Mataram' in full sync.
Ben Stokes had a busy day at office since yesterday during day two of South Africa vs England, 2nd Test 2020 and surpassed the record of Joe Root. He was at the slips and already grabbed four catches in on day two at the Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town. Now on day three, Stokes took the fifth catch of the inning and became the first English cricketer to grab five catches in an inning.
Irfan Pathan bid adieu to international cricket yesterday by appearing on Star Sports. Post this, his elder brother Yusuf Pathan posted an emotional tweet and pointed out about his favourite moment with his younger brother.The long note was posted against the picture of the two brothers hugging each other. Irfan now responded to the tweet and said that nothing is possible without him.
India and Sri Lanka are locking horns in the first T20I at the Barsarpara Stadium in Assam. Just after India won the toss, here came bad news for the fans that had turned out in huge numbers to watch the proceedings of the game. Just when the team was about to take on the pitch, the doors of the heavens opened and it started raining.
India will take on Sri Lanka today at the Barsapara Stadium in Assam in the first T20I. The two teams will play the first game of 2020 and all eyes will be on Jasprit Bumrah who is declared fit for the game. The news from the centre is that India has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Ahead of the first game, Indian team suffered from an injury scare as Virat Kohli hit his little finger while taking a catch.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been in the news ever since his return to Serie A. The former Manchester United player will don the colours of AC Milan who are placed on number 11 of the Serie A 2019-20 points table. After his comeback to Serie A, the former LA Galaxy players launched a fresh attack on Cristiano Ronaldo and teased him with Lionel Messi jibe.
The Indian team will take on Sri Lanka later today at the Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati in Assam today in the evening in the first T20I of the three-match series. The Men in Blue enjoyed a good break during the New Years and are back in action. The two teams will lock horns in the first T20I game. The two teams met each other in the CWC 2019 in England where India walked away with a seven-wicket win
The day two of the match between South Africa and England at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town witnessed a strong comeback by the hosts. Now, before we get into the live scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary details, let’s have a look at how the day two panned out for both sides. James Anderson was the one who led the contingent when it came it taking wickets by bowling in perfect line and lengths.
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