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India beat Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup by 89 runs
India ended on 336-5 after Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav having a brief spell in front of the stumps as the game reached 50 overs. Indian strike bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar ruled out of India's next two or three matches due to a hamstring injury at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 , as suggested by the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli after a comfortable victory over their arch-rivals, Pakis... [Full Article...]
Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen denies dictating in-game decisions
General manager Brody Van Wagenen made himself available to the media following the Mets' loss to the Phillies Monday evening to deny allegations that he gave an in-game order to manager Mickey Callaway to remove ace hurler Jacob deGrom from a game earlier this month, according to a report in the New York Daily News . [Full Article...]
Craig Kimbrel, ex-Boston Red Sox closer, to join Cubs on Thursday
The Cubs will activate reliever Craig Kimbrel ahead of Thursday afternoon's game against the Braves, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports . Willson Contreras went 2-for-3 with a triple and a homer to lead the Cubs. The right-hander worked a clean ninth with two strikeouts Tuesday in Iowa's 5-1 win over Omaha, throwing 16 pitches. The 31-year-old righty has made three appearances with Trip... [Full Article...]
Neymar wants Barcelona return from PSG, Spanish club's vice-president claims
The Independent is reporting that PSG looked to offload wantaway Brazil worldwide Neymar by offering Manchester United the chance to sign the prolific goal-scorer. " Neymar is a great player, but you have to consider the circumstances surrounding his departure to know if these predictions will become reality one day". [Full Article...]
Arsenal target Kieran Tierney told to join Gunners because of Liverpool star
That is according to former Scotland global Charlie Adam, who believes Tierney should leave Celtic for the Emirates Stadium. And Northern Irishman Lennon revealed how he has sat down with Tierney to discuss his future one-to-one. The Daily Telegraph goes on to say that Unai Emery is eager to add Tierney to his defensive options ahead of the new Premier League season. "It's the next progressi... [Full Article...]
Barcelona sign Neto from Valencia
Barcelona have announced the signing of goalkeeper Neto, who joins from fellow LaLiga side Valencia after Jasper Cillessen moved the other way. Barcelona are returning that money effectively in the Neto deal, paying 26m euros plus 9m in variables. [Full Article...]
Mane would trade in Champions League glory for Cup of Nations trophy
Africa Cup of Nations hopefuls Senegal kicked off their quest for an elusive maiden title on Sunday with a dominant 2-0 win over a Tanzania side making a first appearance at the tournament since 1980. But my family and his, they put bad pressure on him, and he eventually gave me up.' At this point Mane was determined to come good on the promise he made to himself to succeed in football, and a... [Full Article...]
England captain Houghton a 'major doubt' for Norway clash
Kick off from Le Havre's Stade Oceane will be at 8pm, with a semi-final against France or the U.S. on the line. The skipper took a full part as the Lionesses trained in front of the media at Parc des Loisirs in Touques. They've got a spirit and a togetherness with a tactical system, which is hard to play against, and they look like they've for a cause. In football "being on the beach" is a n... [Full Article...]