Month: January 2021

Reports: Lionel Messi signs contract with Barcelona worth 673 million USD

Lionel Messi’s most recent contract with Barcelona is worth up to 555 million euros ($673 million) over four seasons, the El Mundo newspaper reported on Sunday. The Spanish daily said it had access to the document Messi signed with the…

India vs England: No Neutral umpires for first two tests

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of the upcoming series between India and England, thus continuing the trend of home umpires…

Reports suggest Cristiano Ronaldo broke COVID-19 rules

Cristiano Ronaldo broke coronavirus travel restrictions with a trip to a mountain resort, according to media reports Thursday. Juventus striker Ronaldo allegedly travelled to Courmayeur, 150 kilometres north-west of the Serie A club’s Turin headquarters, for his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez’…

Australia announce 19-member Test Squad for South Africa 2021 tour

Cricket Australia have announced 19-man squad for the upcoming test series in South Africa. Left handed batsman Matthew Wade has been dropped from test squad that competed against India recently and lost the home series by 2-1. Tim Paine is…

India U-16 football team beat UAE by 1-0 in friendly match

1Youngster Sohail struck the target in the 79th minute from Taison Singh’s cross to help India U-16 football team register a 1-0 win over their UAE counterparts in a recent friendly match. Sohail, who came off the bench and scored…

Novak Djokovic said Australian Open quarantine demands “Misconstrued”

World number one Novak Djokovic said his demands for tennis players in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open were “misconstrued”. In an open letter to the Australian public published from hotel quarantine in South Australia, Djokovic defended his “good intentions”,…

List of retained players for all 8 IPL teams ahead of 2021 auction

Indian Premier League’s auction for 2021 will take place in February and ahead of it, eight franchises retained respective players from 2020 edition. Major highlight of the retention is Glenn Maxwell wasn’t retained by Kings XI Punjab. Australia’s Steve Smith…

Poland sacked head coach Jerzy Brzeczek

Poland national team coach Jerzy Brzeczek has been sacked, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) has announced on its official website. Poland hired Brzeczek in July 2018 after the team failed to advance into the knockout stage of the World Cup….

India secures top place in WTC points table after winning historic Gabba Test

India overcame unimaginable odds to defeat Australia in the fourth Test and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With this classic victory, the Ajinkya Rahane-led team has moved to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings. India now has 430…