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Man Utd become £60m frontrunner in race for Leicester playmaker Maddison
Leicester are under no pressure to sell the England under-21 global, who has only spent one season at the King Power Stadium, and would demand a large fee before allowing him to leave. City sporting director Stuart Webber admitted that Maddison's sale to Leicester last summer averted a financial disaster at Carrow Road. Now, according to the Independent , Manchester United have joined the list ... [Full Article...]
Hasan Ali hails Mickey Arthur for Pakistan revival as England beaten
But on Monday they piled up 348 for eight and then held their nerve in the field despite England hundreds from Joe Root and Jos Buttler. Root and Buttler - whose century was the fastest by an England player in a World Cup match - were dismissed by Shadab Khan (2-63) and Mohammad Amir (2-67) respectively soon after reaching three figures to make it advantage Pakistan. [Full Article...]
India in World Cup
This week, Prince Harry met with a kid who looked a lot like him at the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Oval in London . Pressure of losing against Pakistan will be vast. Be it the Big Three issue when England, Australia and India joined together to clutch in the larger share of the ICC revenues or be it the chucking issue in which Saeed Ajmal, Sunil Narine and Sachitra Sennaynake are treate... [Full Article...]
Lionel Messi: Liverpool superstar Virgil van Dijk on Ballon d'Or after
Van Dijk , 27, won the PFA Players' Player of the Year for his performances in the 2018/19 season has seen him emerge as one of the finest defenders in European football. Messi and Barca were eliminated by Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Champions League despite the captain of Catalan giants scoring a brace in the first leg of their final-four clash including a stunning 30-yard free-kick. [Full Article...]
Transfer: Aubameyang receives £300,000-a-week offer to leave Arsenal
Per the Mirror , the board have already warned players that they will be sold if they don't commit their long-term future to the club. Arsenal's failure to qualify for the Champions League and their need to cut costs has encouraged the clubs, thought to be Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG , to believe that Aubameyang could be tempted to China at the third time of asking. [Full Article...]
ECHL claims Colorado Eagles refuse to return Kelly Cup
FILE - In this May 31, 2007, file photo, the Idaho Steelheads raise the Kelly Cup after defeating the Dayton Bombers 4-1 in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup ECHL championship at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. Well, at least they did have the Kelly Cup, because according to the league the trophy itself was never returned by their current champion . This is now the fourth version of the trophy, with the... [Full Article...]
Bangladesh open World Cup account with victory over struggling South Africa
The 43-year-old from Cape Town said India will make South Africa pay if they commit any silly mistake. The carnival unfolding in the south London crucible of the Oval on Sunday, as Bangladesh dashed their way to 330, the highest total of the tournament so far, was one of the best. [Full Article...]
Dont panic Root tells England after Pakistan defeat
West Indies, and examine how England can adjust for their next fixtures. England's next assignment at the World Cup will be against Pakistan on Monday (June 3) at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. England needed to register the highest-ever successful chase in the World Cup history to maintain their winning start. They lost early wickets, however, on the way to 118 for four before Root (107... [Full Article...]