(Cricket news) After a disappointing ODI series against New Zealand, the Indian team is in Bangladesh preparing for their next challenge. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami are back. Jasprit Bumrah is still out with injury while Ravindra Jadeja who was originally a part of the squad hasn’t recovered in time and has been replaced by Shahbaz Ahmed. Yash Dayal was also in the original squad but had to pull out due to an injury, he was replaced by Kuldeep Sen. This series is incredibly important for the team in preparation for the ODI World Cup. A…
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(Football news) Group E will be the final group to be completed in the 2022 World Cup. Brazil have already secured qualification and they are almost guaranteed to finish in 1st place while Serbia, Cameroon and Switzerland can still make it to the World Cup- Round of 16. For Cameroon it will be very difficult because not only will they have to beat Brazil but also hope that the other result goes their way. A win for Switzerland will take them through to the World Cup- Round of 16 while Serbia have to win and hope that Cameroon don’t win…
(Football news) Portugal have had two wins in two games against Uruguay and Ghana. Even though their performance hasn\’t been incredible they have still got the job done. They need a point to make sure that they finish first even though they are likely to finish on top even with a loss. South Korea lost a thrilling match against Ghana and they need something special to go through. They will be focused on doing their part and beating Portugal. Portugal are likely to rest some of their players who have played both their matches. Nuno Mendes has been ruled out…
(Football news) Yesterday was quite an eventful day at the World Cup. The two Group C games started with the possibility of any team making it to the Round of 16. At the 67th minute mark, Poland were 2-0 down against Argentina while Mexico were leading 2-0 against Saudi Arabia. That meant that both Poland and Mexico were level on points. According to the World Cup rules teams are ranked based on points then goal difference then head to head then goals scored. The two teams were tied on all of the above therefore they were separated based on fair…
(Cricket news) India lost the first ODI against New Zealand while the 2nd was rained out after just 13 overs. In the 3rd ODI the Kiwis were marching towards another comfortable victory but rain saved India. Even though this was India\’s \’B\’ team, the performance was a disappointing one. The batting was a massive let down while the bowling wasn\’t that great either. India now play with a much stronger squad against Bangladesh in which anything less than a whitewash will not be good enough. India are playing the World Cup at home which automatically makes them favorites but there…
(Football news) Argentina had to defeat Poland to make it to the Round of 16 and they did exactly that in emphatic fashion. Poland were completely outplayed especially in the 2nd half and were lucky to have made it to the next round. From the very first minute Argentina were dictating play and putting relentless pressure on Poland. In the 38th minute goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny attempted to punch a cross away but instead caught Lionel Messi on the face. The referee controversially pointed to the spot but Szczesny made an incredible save to deny Messi. This was the Juventus shot…
(Football news) Even though France fielded their 2nd choice XI, the result was a massive upset. Tunisia almost pulled off a great escape to make it to the Round of 16 but their victory wasn’t enough. Raphael Varane was the only regular France player to start the match and he was given game time to reach full fitness. Despite the loss France still managed to top the group as they now prepare to face Poland in the Round of 16. Tunisia played out of their skin to win this encounter. France never looked comfortable until Didier Deschamps had to bring…
(Football news) France despite all their injury woes won their first two games to secure qualification. Now they take on Tunisia who need a win to have a chance at qualification. The African country also need Denmark to beat Australia by a small margin or the best case scenario for them would be a draw. France could rest some of their regulars which allow them to test out some other options. Even with their 2nd choice XI France are favorites going into the match. They will definitely want to keep up the rhythm going into the knockouts. After the injury…
(Cricket news) New Zealand won the ODI series against India. It was a disappointing performance for India in what was supposed to be the start of the 2023 World Cup preparations. Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl first before informing that Adam Milne is back in the side for Michael Bracewell. India went into the game unchanged as Shardul Thakur and Sanju Samson were left out. Batting first, India’s performance was nothing short of disappointing once again. Shreyas Iyer continued his good form in ODIs by scoring 49 in 59 balls. He was the only top order…
(Football news) The World Cup group stage is in its last phase and it is truly make or break time right now. Two Round of 16 ties – Netherlands vs USA and England vs Senegal have already been confirmed. Group C is in an interesting situation wherein any of the 4 teams can top the group and anyone can be eliminated. The clash between Argentina and Poland will be a very spicy one between former Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi and current Barcelona talisman Robert Lewandowski. Argentina were considered by a lot of people to be favorites to win the 2022…