Mikel Arteta was again striking a positive tone as Arsenal attempt to get their season back on track against Newcastle tomorrow. The Gunners have lost their last four games in domestic competition, exiting the FA Cup to Championship high-flyers Southampton and relinquishing top spot in the Premier League to Manchester City. City’s 1-0 win at…
Too often in this Indian Premier League (IPL), Tristan Stubbs has had to come in to bat when Delhi Capitals has lost a spate of wickets. It has resulted in the South African having to rebuild rather than attack from the get-go, as indicated by a middling strike rate of 137.06 after six matches. It…
A fortnight is a long time in a fast-moving tournament like the Indian Premier League. Two weeks ago, the Rajasthan Royals was on top of the world, having won its first four IPL 2026 games. Around the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad was floundering, having lost four of its five games. But, as the two teams…
Calum McFarlane insists there is no need for a clear-the-air meeting with the Chelsea players after he was appointed interim boss for the second time this season. McFarlane has been drafted in following the sacking of Liam Rosenior earlier this week and will be in charge for the remainder of the season, starting on Sunday…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to field first vs Gujarat Titans at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.In a big blow to RCB, their opener Phil Salt was not available for the match due to injury and Jacob Bethell came into the side in his place.For Gujarat Titans,…
Pep Guardiola has rued the cost for fans attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup and praised Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano for freezing ticket prices at their Etihad Stadium home for a third straight year. FIFA has been widely criticised over ticket and travel prices at the finals, including…
In an alternate universe, Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting could have still been the men in charge at Delhi Capitals. Shreyas spent seven seasons at the franchise and led it to its first and only Indian Premier League (IPL) final in 2020. Ponting was head coach then and also lent his services for seven years….
Chelsea winger Willian Estevao won’t play for the club again this season and is fighting to be fit for the World Cup. The 18-year-old sustained a hamstring injury in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United and has been ruled out for several weeks. Brazil open their campaign against Morocco on June 13…
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 34 of IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, with focus on Virat Kohli, who is closing in on a major milestone.One more record loading for Virat Kohli Kohli, the highest run-scorer in IPL history with 8,908 runs, needs 92…
Indian women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar has backed veteran all-rounder Deepti Sharma to come good but admitted that her prolonged lean patch in national colours is a bit of a “concern”. Indian team under Harmanpreet Kaur has already lost the five-match WT20I series against South Africa after losing three games on trot but what…
