UEFA suffers court defeat, but Super League finds few fans

On Thursday, Europe’s highest court struck UEFA a scathing legal blow, but an effort by rival Super League organizers to launch a new tournament encountered a stout defensive wall of clubs and supporters. In response to a question from Spanish justices, the European Court of Justice concluded that UEFA violated EU law by exploiting its … Read more

Vazquez sends Madrid to La Liga summit

Lucas Vazquez scored in the 92nd minute to send Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a 1-0 victory against Alaves on Thursday. After this season’s surprise packages were held to a 1-1 tie against Real Betis earlier in the day, Madrid leapfrogged Girona to take the top place. Before the Spanish giants’ … Read more

New BPL season rolls into action today

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s top-tier football league, will kick off its 16th season today at four stadiums. According to the schedule announced by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday, four-time champions Bashundhara Kings will begin their title defense at home against promoted Brothers Union at 4:30 pm at the Kings Arena in … Read more

Man Utd ‘fully committed’ to UEFA competitions after court ruling

Manchester United declared that they were “fully committed” to playing in UEFA competitions following the announcement on Thursday by Super League organizers of a new breakaway event. It happened when the European Court of Justice declared that UEFA, the European regulatory body, had suppressed the earlier proposal via unlawful means. “We still hold the same … Read more

Curran handed four-match Big Bash ban for intimidating umpire

Tom Curran, an all-rounder for the Sydney Sixers, was given a four-match suspension for harassing an umpire prior to a Big Bash League encounter, the franchise announced on Thursday. In accordance with the Cricket Australia Code of Conduct, the 28-year-old England international faces charges of a “Level 3” offense for his argument with the official … Read more

Super League promoters announce plans for ’64 club’ tournament

On Thursday, A22, a sports development organization that was established to help create the European Super League for soccer, suggested a new competition that would see 64 men’s and 32 women’s clubs play midweek games in a league system around Europe. The plan was made public shortly after the European Court of Justice declared that … Read more

Positive frame of mind key for Soumya

After hitting a brilliant 151 balls for 169 runs in the loss, Tigers batsman Soumya Sarker’s word of the day was “positivity,” despite Bangladesh’s disappointing seven-wicket loss to New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday. Sarker claimed he used this mentality to remain composed during turbulent times as a cricket player. In 2009, Soumya broke Sachin … Read more

Zimbabwe coach Houghton quits after World Cup failure

The national board announced on Wednesday that Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton had resigned following his country’s elimination from the T20 World Cup the following year. “The Zimbabwe Cricket Board has accepted Dave Houghton’s resignation from his position as head coach of the Zimbabwe senior men’s national team with immediate effect,” the board stated in a … Read more

England’s Stokes, Archer still in the mix for T20 World Cup: Mott

Ben Stokes, the captain of England’s test team, and Jofra Archer, the fast bowler, will have ample opportunity to demonstrate their fitness before to the Twenty20 World Cup in 2019. Archer has been plagued by a string of injuries, while all-rounder Stokes, 32, underwent knee surgery last month. “Ben, aside from his incredible match-winning ability … Read more

Zimbabwe’s Madhevere and Mavuta suspended over drug use

Two national players have been suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket, the organization said on Thursday, for “recreational drug use”. “The concerned players, Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta, both tested positive for a banned recreational drug in an out-of-competition case recorded during a recent in-house doping test,” the league said in a statement. Mavuta and Madhevere have … Read more