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During India’s training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, in preparation for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan beginning Sunday, a quick headcount of the players in attendance seemed imperative. For, a spate of injuries has plagued India recently, so much so that four of the 15-member squad for the series had asterisks that mandated fitness clearance at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.On Thursday, it became official that Harshit Rana hadn’t got the requisite clearance. In his absence, pacer Yash Thakur, who made his debut for India on the tour of Zimbabwe in July, has been drafted…
The older you get, the more you realise that life serves you few absolutes. Contradicting facts and themes can be simultaneously accurate. Football is much the same. Arsenal would not have won the league without Viktor Gyokeres and his goals last season. Especially in light of the long-term injury to Kai Havertz- compounded by an injury to emergency option Mikel Merino in the second half of the season. Gyokeres became a crucial player by necessity. He had to adjust to a new team and a new league while cradling Arsenal’s title hopes on his shoulders. His scoring record in Portugal…
“Well, what do we have here? Just my opinion, but no way does Bud stay retired. He still has the competitive drive, he’s not a shot fighter, and he can still make tons of money,” Rafael posted on X. “I remember after Bernard Hopkins first retired. Called him to check in maybe 3 months later, thinking maybe I’d get a good column. He was bored to death. Had been mowing his lawn, going through scrapbooks his wife kept about his career, cleaning his garage. I knew after that call there was no chance he’d resist a comeback. He was back…
It’s been anything but a quiet start to life at Tottenham for Roberto De Zerbi. The Italian walked into a club on the brink of relegation, and a summer of upheaval in the transfer market has done little to improve results, with Spurs among the busiest clubs in the Premier League as they looked to reshape the squad to fit his ideas but yet to pick up a Premier League win this season. The one area the Lilywhites failed to revamp their ranks was in the central striker position, with Omar Marmoush more of a versatile forward than an out…
JUST one team remain unbeaten as we head into another appetising weekend of Enterprise National League action and William Hill News bring you Tony Incenzo’s best bets and predictions for Saturday. Meanwhile, one club have yet to record a victory. So football betting odds make absorbing reading. National League Best Bets This Weekend: Harrogate, Boreham Wood & Southend all to win (13/2) Halifax v Hornchurch to end in a draw (23/10) Here is my analysis of the upcoming fixtures I am looking forward to most alongside considered score predictions to assist your betting plans… Harrogate Town v Tamworth Prediction Kick-off:…
“Got to be something mental,” Ryan told Club Shay Shay. “It takes a lot to be away from the sport a long time and then get back into it. That’s why I like to stay active, and that’s why I feel my best right now. He’s been out of the ring so long, and the last outing wasn’t that good. It could be playing on his mind a little bit, and he doesn’t seem like he really loves the sport. It’s much different when you love the sport, and you just love the money.” The proposed rematch would take place…
Napoli are showing progress in their performances, so says Massimiliano Allegri, despite his team suffering three straight defeats. An early-season slump for Napoli continued with a 1-0 loss to Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday. Napoli were shorn of key players such as Scott McTominay and Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, but even so, they were firmly second-best at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Martin Odegaard grabbed the crucial goal for Arsenal, who had a whopping 26 shots and accumulated chances worth a combined 4.05 expected goals to Napoli’s meagre 0.22 xG. Arsenal had their highest shot count on record (since 2003-04) in…
European football returned this week—and with it comes one of the biggest Final One Standing selection traps. The temptation is to treat every European side as a fatigue risk, assuming their players will underperform after midweek exertions. But that is far too simplistic. For example, a Thursday-night away tie involving a long return journey is not automatically decisive. But combine it with a Sunday kick-off, a thin squad and several likely changes to the starting XI, and the risk becomes much harder to ignore. European football changes the questions you need to ask. Here are six rules to live by…
Chelsea blew away Leeds in the second half of tonight’s win in the Carabao Cup, and some attackers made a major impact. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Chelsea have just played out an entertaining 6-3 win over Leeds in the Carabao Cup after a massive second half comeback. Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers both started on the bench, but ended up coming on at half time with Chelsea two goals down. They and…
“He’s a joke. He’s a joke, man. He’s just a hater. Just like my son said, he’s a hater,” Henry said in an interview with Fight Hub TV. “Ryan always looked up to him. Ryan always said that he’s a good champion, but when you have hate, and I don’t know why, but if you have hate, then we’re going to strike back. Now we’re going to find your weaknesses. “One of his weaknesses was he’s always fought guys that were already out of their prime. That’s what is going to carry him throughout his retirement. We fight guys that…