Doritos The line-up of match officials for the 2024 ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, set to take place in South Africa from January 19 to February 11, was released today by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament will be officiated by a skilled group of 16 umpires, which includes two Bangladeshi umpires, Gazi Sohel … Read more
Sandeep Lamichhane, a former cricket captain, was given an eight-year jail term for rape on Wednesday by a Nepali court. “The court has sentenced him for eight years,” Ramu Sharma, an officer from the Kathmandu district court, told AFP.
Tuesday, Fiorentina’s Coppa Italia semi-final match against Bologna, Serie A opponents, ended goalless after extra time, setting up a 5-4 penalty shootout victory. Maxime Lopez of Fiorentina converted after Bologna defender Stefan Posch missed their fifth penalty attempt, sending the previous year’s finalists through. Despite having more possession, Bologna—who eliminated champion Inter Milan in the … Read more
Due to his unacceptable behavior against women at Ajax Amsterdam, former Netherlands international Marc Overmars will not be permitted to occupy any job in professional football for at least a year, according to a Tuesday article in the Dutch daily NRC. Overmars was suspended in the Netherlands late last year; FIFA, the international football organization, … Read more
German manager of Liverpool, Juergen Klopp, paid homage to Franz Beckenbauer on Tuesday, stating that the World Cup-winning player and coach from his nation served as an inspiration to him throughout his career. Beckenbauer, who led the squad to victory in the 1974 World Cup and again as manager in 1990, passed away on Sunday … Read more
Kylian Mbappe’s father, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, said on Tuesday that PSG is “the best club for him” and expressed his desire for Mbappe to remain in the French city. At the end of June, Mbappe’s contract with the Ligue 1 winners expires, and he is free to negotiate a deal to play for a another team … Read more
Tuesday’s first leg of Chelsea’s League Cup semi-final against second-tier Middlesbrough ended in an unexpected 1-0 defeat for the Blues, with Mauricio Pochettino’s wasteful team having a lot of work to do in response to a goal by Hayden Hackney. In the 37th minute, Isaiah Jones’ deft finish set up the 21-year-old Hackney to startle … Read more
With Liverpool, prolific goal scorer Mohamed Salah has taken over Europe, the United States, and England. His current goal is to bring Egypt to African renown. Having been a member of the teams that lost the 2017 and 2022 Africa Cup of Nations finals to Cameroon and Senegal, respectively, he has gone agonizingly close twice … Read more
The 78-year-old Franz Beckenbauer, who led his nation to the 1974 World Cup championship on home soil, helped modernize football and became a symbol of Germany’s post-war athletic achievements. For many years, Germany’s on-field achievements were closely linked to “Der Kaiser,” a moniker bestowed upon him due to his dominant style of play and mastery … Read more
Coach Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid expressed his displeasure on Tuesday about facing Atletico Madrid, their bitter rivals, three times in less than a month. Los Blancos play Diego Simeone’s Atletico on Wednesday in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal in Riyadh. They also play each other again the following week in the Copa del Rey … Read more
