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Jersey Swap: David Abraham & Danny Da Costa Da Costa is on specifically because his second-half goal made it a relatively competitive game at 1-1. David Abraham, however, was an absolute rock for Eintracht Frankfurt all night. Always at the right place at the right time, he consistently interrupted the play of Bayern and had himself an absolute stalwart of a match. The best player in a lacking Frankfurt squad. Tip of the Cap: David Alaba He was everywhere he needed to be

Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday (June 11) confirmed that India will not tour the country in June as per schedule to to play the three ODIs and three T20Is. The announcement, made via a media release, officially established the inevitability of the postponement. "The India National Team Tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to take place during the month of June, 2020 will not go ahead, as scheduled," stated an SLC media release. "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Former Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari is set to return to the club in a managerial role this summer. The 43-year-old veteran retired from the game after spells at Cagliari, Milan and Juventus and has always kept close ties with the Bianconeri. Tuttomercatoweb’s journalist Giovanni Albanese reports that Storari is expected to return to Turin to work back of house with an announcement expected very soon. Storari spent five years at Juventus, filling in for his close friend Gigi Buffon, winning four Serie A

On Yuvraj Singh’s first retirement anniversary, Sachin Tendulkar paid a tribute to his former teammate, and recalled the first time he saw the former left-handed batsman. It was on June 10 last year that Yuvraj, India’s 2011 World Cup hero, called time on a legendary 19-year-long career, while the Indian cricket team was in England playing the World Cup. One of the firsts to congratulate Yuvraj for a stellar career last year on Twitter, Tendulkar did not miss out remembering his first retirement

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going ahead with its plans to stage the IPL later this year despite the International Cricket Council (ICC) taking its time to decide on the fate of the ICC T20 World Cup in October. In a letter to the state associations (in possession of TOI) on Wednesday (June 10), BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has stated that the board will shortly decide on the future course of action. BCCI is willing to host the

Barcelona return to football this weekend as they take on Mallorca, as La Liga starts up once again following an extended break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Eleven more matches are left in which the Catalans will try to defend their two point lead over Real Madrid atop the league table. Five are at home and six are away, although it is to be seen how a lack of fans in the stands changes the dynamics of that. After Mallorca away on Saturday,

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is optimistic about organizing the US Open 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers are trying every possible to hold the event on the scheduled date. However, Novak Djokovicfeels that the restrictions imposed for the US Open 2020 might be extreme and unsustainable. Earlier, Djokovic explicated that it is impossible to put a cap on the support staff at the US Open 2020. He also described the rules as ‘extreme’. The Serb now revealed

Football is coming back very soon. And that means the Leo Messi show will be back too! He and Barça will primarily have their hearts set on winning the Liga and Champions League titles, but the first team captain also has individual targets to aim for. Two legendary records, for Telmo Zarra and Pelé, could be about to fall. Pichichi number seven? Messi is currently the top goalscorer in the competition with 19, five more than Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema. That means he’s

The Portuguese superstar could depart Turin at the end of the season Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus could part ways at the end of the season, according to Italy's Radio Rossonera. Rumours began to emerge in May that the 35-year-old was contemplating leaving the club, and those rumours have continued heading into the summer. Ronaldo has scored 53 goals in 75 appearances for Juventus since joining the Serie A giants from Real Madrid in 2018. Source: Goal

Four months away from the T20 World Cup in Australia, a call over its postponement is still to be taken. The ICC will meet virtually yet again on Wednesday, as the sixteen competing nations wait for word on whether the event will go ahead or not. The improving health situation in Australia may raise hopes, but with international travel suspended, quarantine rules and extra expenditures involved, no crowds, and rusty cricketers, staging the big ticket event appears increasingly difficult. ICC’s own guidelines for

Former Netherlands international Wesley Sneijder has tipped Frenkie de Jong to become Barcelona’s leader after Lionel Messi retires. The 35-year-old thinks De Jong made the right choice swapping Ajax for Barcelona last summer and thinks he can go on to have a big role at the Camp Nou. “De Jong made the best choice because he understood that his football is perfect for Spain and Barcelona. “De Ligt chose differently but Frenkie made the perfect decision for his life. De Ligt a different

It’s an unfortunate time for the graduating class of 2020 as the students cannot throw their graduation caps in the air along with their mates in their vicinity. However, with their blessing of technology, a ceremony has been arranged in various schools. For the graduating class of 2020 at Rafa Nadal Academy, Rafa’s friend and foe Roger Federer was invited as the chief guest to address the graduates. “Hello everybody at the Rafa Nadal Academy. Many congratulations on everybody who graduates today. I

24 years ago on June 10, 1986, India registered its first Test victory against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. The Kapil Dev-led Indian side pulled off what many Indian sides could not for 54 years. India had played its first Test match at Lord’s back in 1932 but it took them a long time to taste the success of victory. Captain Kapil Dev was the star of the show as he picked up five wickets in the match - four in

Pakistan have roped in Younis Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed as the batting and spin-bowling coaches respectively for the upcoming tour of England. Khan and Ahmed will join head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis for the tour - scheduled for August-September - comprising three Tests and as many T20Is. This is Khan's first appointment with the PCB since his retirement in 2017. The board was earlier interested in roping him in to work at the development level at the NCA but those

In the turmoils of tennis tournaments getting annulled the clay-court major French Open 2020 have been rescheduled towards the end of September. By then playing conditions would relatively change when compared to the drizzly ambiance during the months of May and June. 1993 Roland Garros men’s doubles champion Luke Jensen believes those conditions will put World Number four Roger Federer on the losing edge. Also, the Parisian Major is set to new challenges with its revamped schedule. The crushed bricks of Paris are

According to German newspaper BILD, the Champions League final will be played in Lisbon this year, along with the quarter and semi-finals. BILD report that Lisbon has beaten competition from Frankfurt and Moscow and the decision will be made official by UEFA on June 17. UEFA’s plan is to begin playing again in August and completing the remaining games of the last 16: Barcelona-Napoli, Manchester City-Real Madrid, Bayern-Chelsea and Juve-Lyon. The remaining eight teams will then play the quarterfinals, semi-finals and final in

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have banned the usage of saliva to shine the ball as a precautionary measure for cricket to be played in the post-Covid-19 era. India legend Sachin Tendulkar and Australia bowling legend Brett Lee talked about the measures taken by the global cricket governing body and discussed how can cricket be kept more balanced and not let it tilt too much in the favour of batsmen. “It’s a tough call because it’s something which we have done during our

As he waits for an extension at Juve, the Argentine says it would be nice to play for the Blaugrana. Paulo Dybala admitted it would be "very nice" to play for Barcelona as the star attacker said he was still waiting for a contract renewal at Juventus. Dybala, 26, was enjoying a fine season before it was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, having been linked with a move from Turin last year. The Argentina international is reportedly set to extend his stay

T20 cricket has been a hugely entertaining format of cricket for fans around the world. The format, due to this size and dynamics has helped cricket viewership reach new heights both in international and franchise cricket.. With more and more nations opting for the shortest format, the ICC T20I rankings has as many as 80 country teams. Shorter boundaries, bigger and better bats, records being broken almost at will have driven this format, which has attracted many new fans, thanks to the instant

There are various cricket boards that have shown interest in hosting IPL 2020. This is if BCCI decides to take the event abroad. One such board which has recently shown interest is the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) in UAE. CA is ready to host IPL 2020 if BCCI decides to take the event outside India Initially, the tournament was for the 29th of March. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the tournament date was for 15th April. Unfortunately, India’s positive cases did not decrease