Author: Sahil Shinde

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2024 is the best ever attended women’s event ever and might pass through the per-match record of Canada in 2015, Football Australia (FA) chief executive James Johnson said on Friday while briefing the press.  The Chief also believes that the success of this mega women’s football event might accelerate the chances of Australia hosting the Men’s event too. He further added that more audiences have joined this year’s Australia event than any other women’s World Cup. Up to this point, more than 1.2 million people have attended the event during the league stage in Australia and…

Marnus Labuschagne’s dream of competing in the ODI World Cup goes in vain as the 29-year-old batsman is not included in the 18-member squad for the ODI World Cup to be played in India this year. Australia’s cricket governing body ‘Cricket Australia’  had announced the inclusion of uncapped players which include the 21-year-old leg spinner Tanveer Sangha and right-arm medium pacer Aaron Hardie.  These two young professionals are included in the top-18 which will ultimately reduce to 15 before the mega event in October. The first task for the Aussies will be the five-game series against South Africa in September…

Veteran opening Batsman Wasim Jaffer desires young debutant, Yashasvi Jaiswal to open in the 20 overs format ahead of the current wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan. Jaffer spoke after India’s loss against West Indies in the first T20 where men in Blues fell short by four runs while chasing a decent score of 150. Ishan who opened the innings with Gujarat star Shubman Gill took an early exit by scoring only six runs. Jaffer said that “he wants to see Yashasvi Jaiswal as an opening batsman instead of Ishan Kishan, he further stated that Ishan’s T20 worries him”. The reason stated was…

Federation Internationale de Football Association(FIFA) which is the International Federation of Association Football said that they are investigating a misconduct complaint which involves the Zambian team at the Women’s World Cup 2024. According to Wion, some media reports stated that the Zambian coach Bruce Mwape was seen allegedly rubbing a player’s breasts. FIFA vows a tough punishment for the coach if the allegations are proven. According to the reports, a FIFA spokesperson confirmed that a complaint has been received regarding the Zambian Women’s national team and the complaint is being investigated. The Federation takes any misconduct seriously and there is…

Former legendary all-rounder Mohammad Kaif has issued a concern regarding team India’s potential as they prepare for the ODI World Cup later this year. Mohammed on August 2, stated that the hosts don’t have a strong team for the World Cup as the team struggles with the injuries of key players. The Men in Blues are currently struggling without the presence of players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. These three stars are currently under progress at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. The star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has recently recovered from his back injury and is…

The Portugal sensation Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday scored a record-breaking header, his first of the season leading Al Nassr to their powerful victory against Monastir a Tunisian Club. Ronaldo, the person with many impeccable records has no signs of slowing down as he added another record to his list for the player with the most headers surpassing German footballer Gerd Miller who had 144 goals scored with his head. Cristiano, one of the greatest players of all time has broken more records than any footballer who is currently active. The Portugal striker added one more to his list as he…

Borussia Dortmund a German-based professional Bundesliga team prevails against the Premier League titans Manchester United to beat them 2-3 in a friendly contest on Sunday(Monday IST). Man Utd manager Erik Ten Hag rested their key players like Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and their new signing 24-year-old Mason Mount on the bench. As a result, Manchester were not at their full strength during their friendly at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas. Dortmund’s youngest debutant Youssoufa Moukoko made a strike during the second half of the game which made the game more amusing. The first 45 minutes were more Man United dominant despite…

Indian Men’s team coach Rahul Dravid believes that the injuries caused to key Indian players like Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant are the main reason behind India’s constantly changing playing XI. Two-time world champions West Indies defeated Hardik’s led India in the second ODI by six wickets to equalize the three-match series 1-1 at Barbados. The Caribbean side took four years to register their victory against team India in one-day cricket. Dravid said that this was the team’s last chance to try out new players, a few of our players are at the National Cricket Academy(NCA) in rehab.…

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Thursday confirmed that the Indian Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah is fit and ready to get picked in the T20 series against Ireland which will be a three-match series starting from August 18. The return of the pacer will give team India substantial support ahead of their major clashes in 2024, which include two prominent tournaments  Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup 2024. During the BCCI meeting in New Delhi Shah also confirmed that the World Cup schedule will also undergo some changes as per the request of several nations regarding the logistics. Secretary Jay…

After the massive success of the Tri-Nation tournament in Imphal, the capital of Manipur, where thousands of fans gathered to watch the Indian Football team perform and in which seven talented players from the north-eastern state represented our country. Amidst their success, the players are now facing tough times for the past few months, due to Manipur Violence. According to the Manipur football officials and football professionals, who also were a part of the Manipur State League(MSL), there has been a migration issue of players and others are now in the vanguard to protect their villages from the rioters. A…