Former Afghan booters accuse federation president of match-fixing

According to the Guardian, several former Afghan players have accused the country’s football federation’s president, Mohammad Kargar, of fixing two men’s national team matches in 2008. Former Afghanistan captain Djelaludin Sharityar and goalie Aimal Gerowal are among those who have accused Kargar, who was also the team’s coach for two years. They accused Kargar of … Read more

Former England manager Terry Venables passes away

Following an illness, Terry Venables, the former manager of Tottenham Hotspur and the English national football team, passed away on Sunday at the age of 80, according to his family. Before losing to Germany on penalties, Venables led England to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championship held at home. During his illustrious managing career, … Read more

Hurting Barca face Rayo after Gavi injury

Saturday’s La Liga match between Champions Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano will be played in spite of midfielder Gavi’s severe cruciate ligament injury, which will keep him out of action for the remainder of the campaign. The 19-year-old has been referred to as the “soul” of the club by coach Xavi Hernandez on several occasions, and … Read more

Imad Wasim retires from international cricket

Imad Wasim, an all-rounder for Pakistan, said on social media on Friday that he was quitting international cricket. “In recent days I have been doing a lot of thinking about my international career and I have come to the conclusion that now is the right time for me to announce my retirement from international cricket,” … Read more

BCB’s forward plan shadowy for fresh WTC cycle

After the ICC World Cup fiasco, Bangladesh’s focus turns to Test cricket as they begin a two-match Test series against New Zealand in Sylhet on November 28 to begin the third cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). Bangladesh finished bottom of the table in the two WTC cycles that came before, and it looks … Read more

Is the outrage and the extent of it justified?

For India fans, who make up perhaps the greatest cricket fan base, the 2023 World Cup ended in an anticlimactic manner as they watched the best side on paper falter at the last hurdle before Australia won their sixth title the previous week. India statistically continued to be the most successful team in the most … Read more

Ravindra out to prove Test credentials in Bangladesh

Even if Rachin Ravindra is still enjoying his incredible World Cup run, the all-rounder from New Zealand has the momentum to turn his red-ball career around against his hosts, Bangladesh—the same team that nearly destroyed it. The Bangladesh squad, captained by Mominul Haque, defeated the hosts in the Mount Maunganui Test in January of last … Read more

Pandya set to return to Mumbai Indians: Reports

In the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), all-rounder Hardik Pandya of India will rejoin his former team, the Mumbai Indians, after leaving the Gujarat Titans, according to cricket website espncricinfo. Pandya, who started his IPL career with Mumbai in 2015, captained Gujarat in the first two editions, guiding them to a runners-up position in 2022 … Read more