International Archives - Page 41 of 43

13Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Lack of new signings haunt Real Madrid

Real Madrid did not sign a single player in the summer window for the first time in several years. The club allowed some of its beloved first-team players to leave instead. Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, and Danny Ceballos were also permitted to leave without any replacements in place. Hence, it might have backfired as Real Madrid are having a rough form recently. With the talent at the hands of Zidane, Madrid should be more than capable of challenging itself for La Liga. But the dilemma lies here since this is Real Madrid, a club that desires excellence and demands success in all competitions from the fans. But do they really have the necessary squad depth to compete on all fronts, given their outgoings and lack of signings, and not risk burning out? Eden Hazard was supposed to ...

Virgil Van Dijk expected return date from injury

11Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football

Virgil Van Dijk expected return date from injury

Virgil Van Dijk expected return date from injury remains a big concern for the Liverpool Football club fans as he is one of the crucial name in the long injury list Liverpool had early this season. Liverpool suffer serious injury woes as they struggle with injuries in their quest to become the only second team in the history of English Football to defend the Premier League Title. Virgil Van Dijk Injury details The Netherlands international Van Dijk picked up an ACL injury as he was forced out early on a 2-2 draw in the Merseyside derby. The Liverpool center back Virgil Van Dijk, who is arguably the best defender in the current Football, was tackled by Jordan Picford and forced off just 11 minutes in the game. He was replaced by Joe Gomez as the 29 years old limped his way...

Madrid bound Mbappe’s PSG future hangs in balance

11Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football, International

Madrid bound Mbappe’s PSG future hangs in balance

By a staff reporter Kylian Mbappé is under contract with PSG until the end of the 2021-22 season. In the midst of rising speculation that he will not extend his deal beyond 2022 with the Ligue 1 champions, the French international has been closely linked with a transfer to Real Madrid next summer. With the former AS Monaco striker earlier hinting at his determination to play for Real Madrid, PSG is likely to be resigned to losing Mbappe. But Real Madrid isn’t the only club behind Mbappe. Liverpool boss also has high praise for the French. Recently, rumors suggested that Liverpool had the funds to sign the Mbappe in 2019, but Jurgen Klopp, who visited the player's family members two years earlier in an attempt to encourage him to sign with Liverpool, said they had "absolutely ...

GOAT – Top 10 Greatest Cricketer of All Time

10Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket, GOAT, History, interesting, International

GOAT – Top 10 Greatest Cricketer of All Time

By a Staff Reporter Be it Virat Kohli's cover drive or Steven Smith's pull. From Kagiso Rabada's toe-breaker to Rashid Khan's googly. There is a lot of talent in the modern-day games to look forward to. Cricket has seen generations of talent and every generation has provided us with something different. As the cricket shifted from Test Cricket to One Dayers in the early 2000s. The next decade saw the rise of Twenty 20. The shortest format is now widely followed around the world but the importance of Test and ODI has not gone unnoticed. The beauty of cricket lies in longer formats while the shorter one is a bit more inclined towards entertainment. Here, we discuss the players who graced this beautiful game. The top 10 greatest of all time, GOAT cricketers are as follows: Al...

Liverpool hold City after De Bruyne’s penalty miss

9Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football, International

Liverpool hold City after De Bruyne’s penalty miss

Premier League winners Liverpool played a 1-1 draw in a fiercely contested game against Manchester City in the match played at the Etihad on Sunday. An early penalty from Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the advantage, but City returned to the game with a glimpse of individual brilliance from Gabriel Jesus. Kyle Walker's bad decision in the 11th minute after he stuck a leg over Sadio Mane who dropped to the turf saw Liverpool granted an early penalty. Salah made no mistake from the spot-kick as he shot past Ederson into the far-left corner. Raheem Sterling had an opportunity to level the score in the 25th minute but his shot was saved by Alisson. In the 31st minute, Jesus gave City a deserved equalizer. His turn and shot off De Bruyne's pass deceived Allison on goal. In the 40th ...

Injury update on Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold

8Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football

Injury update on Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool's full back Trent Alexander-Arnold was sidelined with an injury which forced him out of the game against Manchester City on Sunday's Premier league clash. He was replaced by James Milner in 63rd minute of the game after limping with a injury during his run from the right side of the pitch. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp stated that the 22 years old English star will be out of the International competition where England faces Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland during November 11-19 international break. The Liverpool manager said, “Trent will be out for England, that is clear. “What he has, we don’t know, but he cannot play for England. He will not be the last and not the only one who Gareth [Southgate] will miss for this international break. “He will have a s...

Sané and Lewandowski seal Bayern’s Klassiker win over Dortmund

8Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football, International

Sané and Lewandowski seal Bayern’s Klassiker win over Dortmund

In this season's Bundesliga title chase, Bayern Munich landed the first major blow when they recovered to defeat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 away in Der Klassiker. The champions of last season were tied on points to opponents Dortmund going into the weekend but forged a three-point lead and two away from the early second-placed leaders of RB Leipzig on Saturday.In the 25th minute, Bayern believed they had gone ahead when Lewandowski swept Serge Gnabry's low cross into the corner, but the score was disallowed after a lengthy VAR search because the right knee of the Pole was offside. Dortmund looked subdued and Bayern took power, with chances for Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman. 10 minutes before the break, Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich had to be helped off the floor. After hurting h...

8Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football, International

Koeman’s experiment in Barcelona attack

In the 2020/2021 season, FC Barcelona was expected to boast a 'luxury attack' for Ronald Koeman. With the departure of Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Arda Turan, and Arthur, Barcelona was supposed to sign big names to keep their attacking options intact. They were close to signing Memphis Depay and Wijnaldum but the deal didn’t happen in the end. Hence, the resurrection of Barcelona was left with the players coming back from loan and Messi staying for a year. In the final third, Messi is the focal point of every side in the world. Similarly, he is the centerpiece of a new sporting initiative under head coach Koeman that could be short-lived, if the returns are as fruitless as Ernesto Valverde and Quique Setien's last campaign. Francisco Trincao is also one of the rising starlets ...

Manchester City vs Liverpool : Preview, Team News and Predicted Lineups

7Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football, International

Manchester City vs Liverpool : Preview, Team News and Predicted Lineups

The unpredictable nature of the 2020-21 season so far suggests that this is not exactly the top-two battle we have been used to seeing between these two sides in recent years. Both Manchester City and Liverpool remain the Premier League title favorites, but certainly not the same volume at the start of the season. The match on Sunday could prove significant in the chase even at this stage of the campaign. Both Manchester City and Liverpool are coming off a big victory in the Champions League. Manchester City won 3-0 against Olympiakos whereas Liverpool had a fantastic victory over a generally strong Atalanta in the middle of the week and would look to sustain the form. Liverpool's win will take them eight points further from the side they usurped last season as a champions-a ...

7Nov

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

Football, International

Haaland – The next big thing

Few would have expected Erling Haaland to continue his scoring prowess when the Norwegian sealed his move from Salzburg to Dortmund midway last season. With a brace in the win over Club Brugge last week, Haaland has 44 goals and 10 assists in 40 matches for German giants. Haaland grew up in the small town of Bryne. He shattered records at Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and has continued his run in Germany too. Dortmund is renowned for incubating brilliant young talents from Europe but Haaland's progress has helped uplift Dortmund to the next level.Norway went on to score 12-0 in one of the matches at U20 World Cup. Haaland was disappointed by his 4 goals in the first half and ended up adding five more in the second half, taking his tally to nine. It was a record for the tournamen...