Preview for Crystal Palace v AZ Alkmaar Crystal Palace will hope to banish the memory of their last Conference League game when they host AZ Alkmaar tomorrow night. Having started their maiden European campaign proper with a win against Dynamo Kiev, Palace were expected to steamroller Cypriot side AEK Larnaca at Selhurst Park. But they…
“For the next seven hours, we cut out all the noise. We cut them out of our lives. We create our own bubble here. For seven hours, we step into it, and we finish that game! We write our own story. No more stories from outside. You will write your own stories. Let’s create history.”…
Preview for Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel-Aviv Aston Villa may be favourites to win the Europa League but boss Unai Emery needs no reminding that they need to be at their best in every game. Villa beat Bologna and Feyenoord in their first two games in the competition and seemed to be cruising to a…
When the Ranji Trophy schedule for the 2025-26 season was announced, there was optimism in the Tamil Nadu camp. The team had four of its seven league fixtures at home and decided to play all its games at Coimbatore, which had become a fortress in the last two years. Notably, it had the distinct advantage…
Myles Garrett’s name has been thrown out a lot over the past several months. Fans and analysts alike were convinced that he’d join a new team in the offseason, but he decided to sign a contract extension with the Cleveland Browns. While it seemed like he was comfortable with the organization after this signing,…
Young India opener Abhishek Sharma and spinner Varun Chakaravarthy continued to occupy the top spots among batters and bowlers in the latest ICC Men’s T20 Players’ Rankings issued on Wednesday. Abhishek is atop the batters list with 925 rating points ahead of England’s Phil Salt and Tilak Verma. T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav is the only…
Aston Villa captain John McGinn has signed a new contract that ties him to the club until 2028. The Scotland midfielder joined Villa from Hibernian in 2018 and has played a key role in the club’s ascent from the Championship to the Champions League. Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Club Captain, John McGinn,…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the 15-member squad for India’s upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant makes his comeback into the Test fold after missing the West Indies series due to a fractured foot, an injury he sustained during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Pant returned…
Teddy Sheringham says Tottenham’s central defensive pairing of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven can be compared to Arsenal duo William Saliba and Gabriel. The Gunners’ defensive record stands alone this season with the 3-0 win at Slavia Prague last night Arsenal’s eighth consecutive match without conceding a goal – equalling a 122-year club…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday announced the India A squad set to face South Africa for three unofficial one-dayers. SQUAD Tilak Varma (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Prabhsimran…
