Author: Sayak Dipta Dey

Australia Women defeated India in the second ODI game at Mackay courtesy of Beth Mooney’s century and contributions from Tahlia McGrath and Nicola Carey. It was truly a ‘great escape’ as at one stage, Australia W were 52/4 while chasing a massive target of 275. Beth Mooney was the star for the hosts with her scintillating 125* off 133, while Tahlia McGrath and Nicola Carey played great supporting roles.  Credit: BCCI As it happened, Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. The Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma started the innings extremely well, adding 74 runs for the first wicket in just 11 overs. Sophie Molineux brought the much-needed…

Saturday’s WC2022 qualifier between the Netherlands and Montenegro witnessed a bizarre incident as at least 16 fans ran onto the field during the closing stages of the match. Among them was a 13-year-old Amin who even managed to take a selfie with Dutch and Barcelona forward Memphis Depay. The Amsterdam boy was seen proudly telling his story to various news channels a day later as well. However, as things stand now, all the fans who stepped onto the field in Eindhoven without any permission, including Amin, have been handed stadium bans. Credit: UEFA KNVB told Amin’s parents in a telephonic call on Tuesday that he, along…

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash against each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday. Royal Challengers Bangalore faced their second defeat of the season last week, as they lost to Punjab Kings by 34 runs. Virat Kohli’s men are currently third on the points table, having won five of their seven matches so far. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders suffered their fifth defeat of the season, as they were convincingly defeated by Delhi Capitals by a margin of seven wickets last time out. The last time the two sides played against each other,…

Kyle Jamieson was roped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the auction this season. The tall Kiwi pacer made his international debut against India last year and has impressed ever since. As a result, RCB had to pay big bucks in order to earn the services of the pacer. Kyle Jamieson praised his RCB teammate, Ab de Villers and stated that he was a great player not just in IPL, but all around the world. The Kiwi was grateful to have the former South African batsman in his team, and hopes to learn from Mr.360. I haven’t spoken to him…

Paris Saint Germain will host the reigning champions Bayern Munich for the second leg of the quarterfinals in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The Parisians have the upper hand as they will start the match with three crucial away goals, and the onus will be on Hansi Flick’s men to turn it around after their first-leg loss. However, that task won’t be easy, especially without a horde of crucial players who are either absent because of injuries or are unavailable due to COVID-19. Bayern’s talisman Robert Lewandowski continues to nurse his injury, which he inflicted during his national duty…

Chelsea come back into Premier League action as they visit Crystal Palace on the weekend at Selhurst Park in a London Derby. Chelsea and Crystal Palace lock horns on Saturday, April 10, as both teams look to accomplish different objectives in the domestic season as the Premier League nears its business end of the season. Tomas Tuchel’s side comes into the game on the back of a confident 2-0 win against Porto in Spain, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League’s quarter-final. Chelsea’s last league game before the Crystal Palace visit was a horrific 5-2 loss to West…

India women lost 1-0 and 2-1 to Uzbekistan and Belarus, respectively. India put up a brave performance against Uzbekistan The hosts looked lively and better on the ball from the word go. Uzbekistan started strong in near-freezing conditions, which already acted as a deterrent to Maymol Rocky’s side. The Uzbeks had an early chance at goal, but Aditi Chauhan lived up to the task to deny the home side. The home side predictably had the majority possession of the ball, forcing the Blue Tigresses to rely on counter-attacking moves to score goals. India’s first real chance came in the 18th…

The International Football Governing Body has handed statutory bans to Chad and Pakistan over external interference into its football affairs. Chad suspended due to dismantling of FTFA The Sports and Youth Ministry in Chad passed a legislative act in February, which dissolved the FTFA and suspended all football activities in the country due to lack of communication of the football authorities with the government. The government stepped in and took all administrative powers away from the FTFA. The interference of the Chadian government resulted in the disqualification of the nation from the African Cup of Nations due to the violations…

IPL bigwigs Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash in the first match of the IPL 2021 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Two of the most followed teams in the country, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will get the 14th edition of the cash-rich league underway on Friday. MI lifted their fifth title last season, after they defeated Delhi Capitals in the finals at Dubai. Led by Rohit Sharma, Mumbai became only the second team to retain their IPL title after Chennai Super Kings had done the same in 2011. Royal Challengers Bangalore, on…

FC Goa have dropped two crucial foreigners ahead of its maiden sojourn of the Asian Champions League. Indian Super League (ISL) side FC Goa announced a 28-man squad for its debut season in the Asian Champions League. FC Goa Head Coach Juan Ferrando had to drop Igor Angulo and Alberto Noguera from the final roster due to the restrictive foreigner rule in Asian competitions. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) only allows three foreigners along with a foreigner registered with an AFC member nation citizenship. The rule is commonly known as the ‘3+1’ rule. Angulo was the league’s leading goal-scorer and…