Doritos With Kane Williamson, who is still recuperating from a catastrophic knee injury, poised to skipper the Black Caps, New Zealand’s aspirations for the 50-over World Cup gained a boost on Tuesday. In the 2019 World Cup final, Williamson guided New Zealand to a thrilling loss by England despite amassing over 6,500 runs in one-day cricket. … Read more
India’s captain for the next ICC ODI World Cup will be Rohit Sharma, with all-rounder Hardik Pandya appointed as his deputy for the main event on Tuesday. The group still includes KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who rejoined the Indian team after an extended injury layoff. They are trying to win their second ODI World … Read more
South Africa’s seamer Sisanda Magala and spinner Keshav Maharaj overcame health issues to be selected for the World Cup squad, while wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from the format after the tournament. Coach Rob Walter claims that just seven players on South Africa’s squad have participated in a World Cup before. The team … Read more
After 2023’s ICC Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup, South Africa’s best batsman and wicketkeeper will retire from ODI cricket. With the conclusion of the World Cup, Quinton de Kock has made the decision to retire from the 50-over game, as announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in their team announcement release. Since making his ODI … Read more
Manchester United’s Eric Bailly, a defender, has permanently transferred to Besiktas in Turkey, the Premier League team announced on Tuesday. The Ivory Coast international played in 17 league games while on loan with Olympique Marseille during the previous season, helping them to a third-place finish. After joining United from Villarreal in 2016, the 29-year-old center … Read more
Police stated on Monday that Gilberto Hernandez, an international defender for Panama, was shot and killed in the Caribbean city of Colon by unidentified attackers. In a friendly match against Lionel Messi’s Argentina in March of this year, Hernandez earned two appearances for Panama. According to authorities, he was shot and killed on Sunday by … Read more
The Manchester United winger Antony will not play for Brazil in the World Cup qualifying matches due to allegations of assault made by his ex-girlfriend. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement that Antony was put on leave in order to “preserve the alleged victim, the player, the Brazil team, and the CBF.” … Read more
The men’s national squad of Spain condemning the “unacceptable behaviour” of banned football manager Luis Rubiales for his controversial World Cup kiss on Monday. Rubiales, 46, shocked everyone by refusing to step down from his position as president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) in the wake of Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph. He did … Read more
For their next 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, Uruguay’s coach Marcelo Bielsa left experienced forwards Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez out of his team on Monday. The first CONMEBOL qualifier for the two-time world champions is against Chile on Friday; four days later, they play Ecuador in Quito. At 68 goals, Suarez surpasses Cavani, who … Read more
After seven years of playing in neutral locations, Saudi Arabia and Iran have achieved a “groundbreaking” agreement to restart home-and-away football matches between club teams, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday. By enabling clubs to host matches on their home field and visit the respective away stadiums, the two nations’ football federations hope … Read more
