Author: Anuraag Peesara

After Erling Haaland’s his 51-million-pound move to Manchester City, the spotlight on the Norwegian has grown bigger but it doesn’t seem to bother him. He already has 10 goals in six Premier League games, and on his Champions League debut for the new club, he got a brace against Sevilla. https://twitter.com/WhoScored/status/1567427953574699008 However, Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl said a few eye-brow-raising things recently in an interview about their former player. He told that Haaland, after a point, became a burden on the dressing room as every conversation regarding the club, was about his potential exit. Although he stated that the club…

Indian Super League outfit Kerala Blasters had a tough outing in the Durand Cup quarterfinals against Mohammedan SC, and eventually lost 3-0. The three-time finalists of the ISL entered the game with a reserves squad of players, and they proved to be of no match to the quality exhibited by Mohammedan FC. The Blasters, who went in with plenty of young names throughout the Durand Cup, put in some incredibly spirited performances. However, they did not find a way past a very resilient Black Panthers’ unit, who just had no flaws in their game on the night. The I-League team…

The nation has been mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history. She was 96 and died in Balmoral castle, Scotland, on the afternoon of September 8. With immediate effect, King Charles III will assume the throne as the preparations begin for one of the biggest funerals the world has ever witnessed. In honour of her memory, the second day of the third Test between England and South Africa at the Oval was suspended, but the play will resume again on Saturday, as confirmed by ECB. All other cricketing events in the country, from the Rachel…

The United Kingdom remains in a state of mourning following the passing of Her The Queen of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. As a mark of respect for the Monarch, Friday’s action of England’s third Test against South Africa has been suspended. Buckingham Palace announced that national mourning will continue until seven days after the funeral, whose date is yet to be confirmed. Following multiple different considerations, including public sentiment and security concerns, the ECB has decided to cancel all the cricketing action scheduled for Friday. The Test game was supposed to begin on September 8, but was abandoned…

In a pretty abysmal result at the Cazaly’s stadium, the Aussies thumped their neighbours Zealand in the second game of the Chappell-Hadlee series. The track provided some great assistance to the seam bowlers, who got great purchase and made the most of it. This result sees the Aussies reach an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series and the visiting team will be distraught with their batting performance. Australia batted first and were in trouble straight away with skipper Aaron Finch walking back for a duck in the second over off Matt Henry. Trent Boult and Henry made them suffocate against the new ball, reducing the…

Punjab Kings are expected to appoint England’s 2019 World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss as their head coach for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League, reports PTI. The news comes 10 days after the franchise let the world know that Anil Kumble’s contract will not be renewed.  In the three seasons Kumble was their head coach, Punjab finished 6th in all of those seasons and the side have failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2014, the longest run for any team in the Premier League. Bayliss is the sixth different individual at the helm as head coach since…

After an illustrious 15-year career with Real Madrid, which saw Marcelo go down as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, the Brazilian decided to take a new step and joined Greek club Olympiacos. He was busy picking up a club after his departure from Madrid a few weeks ago and finally circled the reigning Greek champions, with offers available from Leicester City as well.  There are no details revealed by his new club regarding the contract, but it is expected to be a one-year contract with an option to extend another year. The 34-year-old has been registered to…

After a series of negotiations that lasted nearly throughout the English summer, Chelsea full-back Marcus Alonso finally got his transfer confirmed to FC Barcelona on the transfer deadline day. Both clubs officially confirmed the move a day after the deadline day, with Barcelona confirming the 1-year duration and 50 million euro buyout clause.  “FC Barcelona and Marcos Alonso have reached an agreement to sign the player after he terminated his contract with Chelsea Football Club. The defender will sign a contract until 30 June 2023 and the buyout clause has been set at 50 million euros,”the official statement from the…

Former Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was furious with the Pakistan Cricket Board for the way they handled the injury of Shaheen Afridi. While speaking to PTV Sports, he expressed his displeasure on the events that transpired with respect to the fast bowler’s injury and termed the entire fiasco as a “Criminal Act”. Afridi, who has been one of Pakistan cricket’s biggest trump cards in recent months, is currently overcoming a knee ligament injury. It was being reported that he picked up this injury during the 1st Test against Sri Lanka just a few weeks ago, but PCB did not act immediately. The…

It is always unpredictable with Bangladesh. One moment it feels like they are on the rise to produce something special, and before you begin to acknowledge them as one of the biggies, they will begin faltering. Sri Lanka have been on a downward slope in limited overs cricket for a while, but they have been showing glimpses of improvement in Tests, which fans would be hoping it translates in other forms. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were up against Afghanistan in their opening games, and both those fixtures transpired very similarly. Their top-order batters couldn’t resist the spin-heavy Afghan attack and…