Maurizio Sarri’s side resumed their Serie A campaign with a 2-0 win over Bologna. Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala scored the two goals and both looked to be back in form which will be a big relief for both the fans and Maurizio Sarri, whose job is said to be on the line if Juventus end the season trophyless.
Zinedine Zidane will have to tinker his winning side from the Real Sociedad game with captain Sergio Ramos doubtful while Casemiro is also out with a suspension. Eden Hazard could start for them having sat out of the Sociedad game while Marco Asensio is expected to replace James Rodrigues for his first start.
As sports resumes under presumption that the world was reviving itself again salvaging what was lost in the gnaws of the virus, it is the players at risk. 10 Pakistan cricketers tested positive on Tuesday hours after Novak Djokovic and his gang of professional tennis thugs, who don’t give damn on lives and situations, reported the same result.
While Bologna will be playing their first football game since February end, Juventus have already appeared twice since football resumed in Italy on June 12. Cristiano Ronaldo’s side played in the Coppa Italia 2019-20 knockouts and were held to goalless draws against AC Milan and Napoli, losing to the latter on penalties in the final.
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Padukone was also part of the Indian team that won bronze medals at the Asian Games in 1974 and 1986. But long before his England conquest and World Cup medal, Padukone scripted history when he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in singles at the Commonwealth Games. He celebrates his 65th birthday on this day.
Football in Italy came to halt On March 9 due to a massive break in the coronavirus infections, which claimed lives of almost 34000 people in the country. And although the number of cases and death have decreased significantly, the Italian federation have approved contingency plans for playoffs or algorithm if the season cannot be finished.
Football wasn’t everything to Klose when he started. His father Josef was a professional footballer and played for Auxerre in France while his mother also represented the Poland national handball team. Klose was passionate about football but was also a trained carpenter and practised it until the age of 20 before making a switch to FC Homburg.
Despite all the damage and devastations that the pandemic brought there were beneficiaries too. While the good stands inferior against the death, damages and muddle caused by COVDI-19, yet it is hard to ignore – now that football is set to resume in England – the advantages many clubs will have with players returning from injuries.
Heralded as the modern-day Dhyanchand, Balbir Singh Sr was the first athlete to be honoured with the Padma Shri in 1957, a year after captaining India to last of their double hat-trick gold medals at the Olympics (1928-1956). Singh was part of the final three (1948, 1952 and 1956) Olympic gold medals wins.
A football legend, David Beckham owned the style world like it was his own. You could minus all of his footballing achievements and Beckham still will stand as an icon. In England, they celebrate him as a cultural icon. Beckham over the years has come to be seen as one of the men’s popular fashionista.
A Russell batting masterclass! Full of sixes and fireworks and with it some rescue work too. Asked to bat first, KKR were reeling at 89/5 with their entire top order back in the dugout. Then Andre Russell stepped out. He had come on the back of some blazing cameos in the previous games but this was of a different sort.
But amidst the global devastation, frightening number of deaths and crisis, coronavirus has also united the world in coming together and fighting as one against the pandemic. Many have come forward to support their governments in fighting and tackling the COVID-19 epidemic and among them are several Sporting associations and sports personalities.
When Yuvraj stepped at the crease after helping restrict Australia to 260/6 despite a Ponting century, the game was nicely set-up with India at 143/3 119 runs to win from 129 deliveries. But Gautam Gambhir departed 15 runs later and captain MS Dhoni – he was yet to hit form and wouldn’t find any until Wankhede came – after adding 19 more.
Saina Nehwal journeyed her way into the peak of badminton universe and has created several records and an everlasting legacy for herself. She is credited for the surge in aspiring women’s badminton players in the country and put India’s map on the global badminton world with her spree of winning trophies. At her peak, Nehwal was the poster girl of Indian badminton.
Such has been Habas’ demeanour that it isn’t a surprise his ATK side are once against playing the finals after hinging in lower mid-table in the past two seasons. Owen Coyle has, however, startled everyone by dragging his side to the summit clash from lingering at bottom-last in the first half of the season. Both coaches have been key to the season their teams have enjoyed.
Both teams are undefeated in finals but will be meeting each other for the first time in the summit clash. ATK won the title in 2014 and 2016, while Chennaiyin FC lifted the trophy in 2015 and 2017. Both teams won once each in the league stage of the competition with ATK beating Chennaiyin FC 1-0 in Chennai and Owen Coyle’s side avenging that loss with a 3-1 win in Kolkata.
Trans-Tasman rivals Australia and New Zealand have faced quite frequently but most have been in either Test or in T20Is. Interestingly, this will be the first time since 2017 that Australia and New Zealand will be facing each other in a bilateral ODI series and the first time in four years that they will be playing each other in an ODI match on Australian soil.
New Zealand are coming off a clean-sweep against India at home, while Australia will enter this ODI series on the back of successive series defeats to India (1-2) and South Africa (0-3) respectively. New Zealand won 2-0 when both these teams last met in a bilateral ODI series but Australia clean-swept New Zealand 3-0 in their last meeting in Australia.
Despite their good run of games in recent times, United will do well to remember that their form on the road have not been so good. In four Europa League away games this season that have won two, drew and lost one each, which Includes the insipid display in Belgium in which Anthony Martial’s 36th-minute strike helped them to 1-1 draw before the 5-0 rout of Club Brugge at home.
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