Arteta charged over VAR rant

Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, has been charged by the Football Association for an angry VAR rant after his team’s controversial loss to Newcastle. For Arteta, the fact that VAR did not call Anthony Gordon’s goal in the 1-0 loss at St. James’ Park earlier this month a “absolute disgrace” and an embarrassment. “Mikel … Read more

Camavinga suffers knee ligament damage

The club said on Friday that Eduardo Camavinga, a defender for Real Madrid, hurt his knee ligaments while working with the French national team. Camavinga, 21, hurt his right knee on Wednesday while training with his France teammates for Euro 2024 qualifiers. He then went back to Spain for scans that showed how bad the … Read more

Will first-class cricket’s value be realised?

The Bangladesh team’s lacklustre play at the World Cup has raised questions about their planning and other issues, but the most important thing to learn is that the whole team isn’t as good as it should be by world standards. In this country, the longer version has not gotten much attention, and many people think … Read more

I never lobbied for Shaheen’s captaincy: Afridi

In Pakistan, there were rumours that previous captain Shahid Afridi was working to get his son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi named as T20I captain. Babar Azam will step down as captain of all three types of cricket, and Shaheen will take over as leader of the Pakistan T20I team. Since they were knocked out of the … Read more

Diaz brace sinks Brazil

Brazil lost 2-1 to Colombia in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Friday in a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers game. Luis Diaz scored twice to help Colombia win. Diego Diaz, who plays for Liverpool, scored two goals in five minutes to help Colombia come back from behind to beat Brazil. The forward had a crazy month ending … Read more