Author: Daiwik Tadikonda

A Medico with Cricket as his first love and a growing interest in Football.

Playing their first match after the heart-breaking final of the UEFA European Championship 2020, England defeated Hungary 4-0 at Puskas Arena on Thursday. With this victory, Gareth Southgate’s men now won all of their four matches in the Group I of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, and though there are still six games to be played, the Euro 2020 silver medalists are highly likely to make a direct entry in that tournament. However, while the action of the pitch was fluent and flawless from the Three Lions, some incidents off-the-pitch hampered the match. The visitors were subjected to racial abuse by the home fans…

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Barcelona really like the idea of bringing back Leipzig’s attacking midfielder Dani Olmo to Camp Nou, as per Mundo Deportivo. The Blaugrana have solved their financial issues to an extent, though there is still a lot of work to be done.  With the departures of Lionel Messi (PSG), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico, loan), and Emerson Royal (Tottenham), the Catalans have not only increased their transfer budget for the subsequent transfer windows to come but have also managed to lighten up their wage bill.  Having said that, Barca tried to sign Dani Olmo in the deadline day of the summer window, but RB Leipzig’s asking price…

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Though it happened in the dying minutes of the summer window, the Spaniard is finally a Chelsea player, having signed on loan Atletico Madrid, with an option to make the deal permanent next season. The deal to land Saul in London was a complicated one, and till the early hours of the deadline day, the move seemed to be dead in the waters. However, both The Blues board and the player revived links later on in the day, which resulted in the deal being completed just a few minutes before the window slammed shut. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис,…

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Having started the 2021/22 Premier League season with two consecutive defeats, Arteta was under a lot of pressure and scrutiny, with an impressive part of the club’s fanbase demanding the sacking of the Spaniard. The game against Manchester City was vital in the broader scheme of things for the North London outfit, as they would have wanted to avoid being in the relegation zone heading into the international break. However, none of Arteta’s plan worked against Guardiola’s well-oiled City team, who completely dominated the Gunners throughout the ninety minutes. Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring in the 7th minute, and just five minutes…

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It has once again been made clear that Tanguy Ndombele’s days at Tottenham are numbered as their manager has confirmed that the midfielder isn’t part of his plans for the next Premier League match. Spurs signed the Frenchman from Olympique Lyonn in 2019 for 55.45 million pounds, with around 9 million in add-ons. Despite the hefty sum, the deal was then considered a bargain. Tottenham’s top 5 record arrivals Credit: Transfermarkt However, Ndombele has been all but a shadow of himself in the Premier League. After failing to impress under Mauricio Pochettino, he fell out of favour under Jose Mourinho as well, with…

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Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba is set to endure the worst possible start to his promising career as the 18-year-old looks likely to spend the entire season on the bench after failing to reach an agreement with the Blaugrana over his contract renewal. Moriba’s current contract expires next summer, following which the Guinean would be free to leave as a free agent. The 18-year-old has got only until Tuesday to find himself a new club with RB Leipzig and Tottenham Hotspur said to be interested in signing him. Bundesliga side do want to sign Moriba but Barcelona’s asking price of 20 million euros is proving…

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Royal Challengers Bangalore have stepped up their game in the last two seasons. They have reached the playoffs last time around and are now well-poised to make it to the playoff in a convincing manner this season, with the 2016 finalists currently in 3rd place, behind CSK and DD with 5 wins and 2 losses.  Credit; BCCI In what could be a potential blow to the Challengers’ bid for their maiden IPL triumph, their overseas players in Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams and Finn Allen will not be available for the deciding leg of the IPL 2021. RCB have consequently gone on and signed Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, and Singapore-born Australian all-rounder, Tim David, as…

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Free agent Willy Caballero has revealed that he would have been substituted for Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy in the final of the 2020/21 Champions League against Manchester City (1-0), had the match gone all the way to penalties. Following their Champions League triumph, Chelsea added another European trophy to their cabinet recently, in the form of the UEFA Super Cup. The match against the defending Europa League winners, Villarreal, ended 1-1 after extra-time. Thomas Tuchel made a substitution two minutes before penalties, which left fans scratching their heads. He substituted the starting goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with Kepa Arrizabalaga. Credit: Getty Images Ever since his arrival from…

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Former India skipper played one his finest knocks on the day that it mattered the most — the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup final. India were set a steep target of 275, a record-chase that had to be completed if India were to win their second ODI World Cup. Yuvraj Singh has been named the Player of the Tournament, and his exploits with the bat during India’s World Cup campaign are well-known. The former all-rounder batted at number 5 throughout the tournament, but in the final, skipper MS Dhoni took a call of coming up the batting order ahead of Yuvraj, and that…

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Zimbabwe Cricket have named squads that will travel to Ireland and Scotland for their upcoming T20I and ODI series. Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams are all set to return to the national set-up after missing Bangladesh series in July. In July, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams were supposed to be a part of the team, but they came in contact with people who tested positive for COVID-19. Brendan Taylor, in turn, was rested for that tour. Credit; ESPNcricinfo Barring the inclusion of these three cricketers, there are no other notable inclusions or exclusions from the team, as Zimbabwe have named a similar squad to what…

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