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The Brazilian ace is set to drop into the free agency pool when his current contract with the Gunners expire this summer. David Luiz has "no desire to leave" Arsenal, according to his agent Kia Joorabchian, who says there is a "very high chance" the defender will still be at Emirates Stadium next season. Luiz has racked up 32 appearances for the Gunners in all competitions since joining the club from Chelsea in an £8 million ($10m) deal last summer. The 33-year-old signed

Kohli, 31, replaced Dhoni as Test captain in 2014-15 and took over the limited-overs reins in early 2017, becoming India’s all-format leader as well the team’s batting mainstay. Fielding in the slips, Kohli had easy access to wicket-keeper Dhoni and he felt their chats in between deliveries earned him the trust of the former skipper. “You start talking to the captain regularly,” Kohli told team-mate Ravichandran Ashwin in a chat on YouTube. “I was always in MS’s ear, standing next to him and

The ECB has welcomed the UK Government's go-ahead for the return of professional sport behind closed doors as it presses ahead with plans to host international cricket this summer, and stage a domestic season. In a further easing of lockdown restrictions imposed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden announced government health and safety guidance on Saturday for elite athletes and professional sportspeople to return to competition in the absence of spectators from June

Barcelona will finally return to La Liga action on June 13 at 10pm CET at Real Mallorca and will follow that up with a home game against Leganes on Tuesday, June 16 at 10pm CET La Liga have confirmed the dates of the first two rounds of fixtures as top-flight football in Spain returns after a near three-month suspension. And here they are… Barcelona will resume top of the table as they seek to successfully defend their title. All teams still have 11

Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick and revealed 'Justice for George Floyd' message on his t-shirt as Borussia Dortmund defeated Paderborn 6-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The German league saw various tributes for Floyd, a black man who died in a hand-cuffed state after a white police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck in the Minneapolis city in America. "#BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd," wrote Borussia Dortmund on their official Twitter profile as the club shared a picture of Sancho with the message. Earlier in

Steven Smith suggested that he would be willing to miss the early part of the Australian domestic season to take part in the IPL should this year's T20 World Cup be postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and leave room for a delayed edition of the world's most lucrative domestic T20 event. Contracted to Rajasthan Royals, where he was named captain for the 2020 tournament, Smith said that while international cricket took priority for him, he could see the sense in travelling to

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has given its approval in principle for a test series in England, the body said on Friday. West Indies had been scheduled to visit England for three tests in June but the tour was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is now looking at hosting the series in July. “CWI … received and reviewed detailed plans for players and staff to be kept in a bio-secure environment for the duration of

The Bundesliga has stated that Real Madrid loanee Achraf Hakimi is now the fastest Bundesliga player on record. These speed recordings have been official for the league since the 2011-12 season. Achraf initially set the record in December against Leipzig, clocking in at just under 22.5 mph (36.2 km/h). He then broke his own record in February against Union Berlin, this time recording a speed of 22.67 mph (36.5 km/h). French newspaper Le Figaro did a study this season on the fastest players

Giorgio Chiellini revealed he and his teammates didn’t expect much from Paul Pogba when he joined: “Nobody expected such a champion.” Pogba joined Juventus in 2012 on a free transfer from Manchester United and went on to win numerous titles with the Bianconeri before becoming a World Cup winner with France. “I remember when he came. Three or four days into the retreat, my teammates and I looked at each other and said: ‘This guy is really good’, Chiellini recalled in his autobiography

On Friday, American business magazine Forbes released their annual list of the Top 100 richest athletes in the world, commonly known as Forbes’ 100, and Indian Cricket Team skipper Virat Kohli turned out to be the only cricketer in the list, with his earnings for the calendar year 2020 estimated to be a total of $26 million, endorsements included. According to the magazine, Kohli earned a whopping $24 million from his endorsements, while just $2 million of the total estimate came from his

The Premier League is back! Or, at least, it should be on June 17. The plan is still subject to government approval but barring any further setbacks, English football will return from its coronavirus-enforced break with Manchester City vs. Arsenal and Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United. These Wednesday openers will be followed by a full round of weekend fixtures (June 19-21), with a provisional end date for the campaign set for July 25. There are 92 outstanding matches and while they will be

On Friday Cricket Australia had announced that the schedule for the upcoming India's tour Down Under. The four Tests of the much-anticipated series will be played at Gabba, Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG respectively starting December 3, the CA had said on Thursday. Additionally India were to play a T20I series in October in Australia, but according to a report in Mumbai Mirror, that might not happen after all, seeing the global lockdown due to coronavirus. It now looks almost certain that

The Germany international has become a complete attacker and is good enough to star for Jurgen Klopp's team, the former Norway forward says Liverpool should do their best to sign RB Leipzig star Timo Werner this summer, according to Jan Aage Fjortoft. The 24-year-old forward has impressed for Julian Nagelsmann's outfit this season and has been heavily linked to a move to Anfield, but Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona are all reportedly interested. Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are said to be in the

At 27, the Germany international should be in his prime, but a once promising career has not panned out how most predicted it would It was the kind of stage that was once made for Mario Gotze. Instead, as Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich duked it out in their top-of-the table Bundesliga clash on Tuesday night, German football’s one-time boy wonder watched on, his contribution limited to a 10-minute cameo from the bench – and an underwhelming one at that. When you have

Cricket Australia on being asked about their preference if the 2020 edition of the T20 World Cup doesn’t go ahead, has said that it would want to hold the 2021 edition rather than getting hosting rights in 2022. The 2021 edition of the tournament is currently for India to host. According to a report in The Australian, a letter from Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings was sent to ICC’s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee on Thursday calling for the tournament to be shifted

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said he would try to sign Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar as he is the second-best player in the world behind Lionel Messi. Neymar left Barca for PSG in a world-record €222 million ($246m) transfer in 2017, but the Brazilian forward continues to be linked with a return to Camp Nou. The 28-year-old failed to make his way back to La Liga champions Barca at the start of the 2019-20 season and he is reportedly a transfer target again.

Legendary English all-rounder Ian Botham says captain Virat Kohli is the "right guy" to take Indian cricket forward but rates Ben Stokes as the world's best player at the moment. "Virat takes the game to the opposition, he takes a stand for his players. I would have loved to play against him. He is the right guy to take Indian cricket forward," Botham said during an online chat session with Playwrite Foundation. One of the game's finest all-rounders, Botham has represented England with

Cricketers go through a lot of ups and downs throughout their career. There have been many cricketers whose career faced the saddest of endings. Here, we bring you a list of 8 cricketers who faced a tragic end to their career. Have a look: Navjot Singh Sidhu: Navjot Singh Sidhu is a person, who is always ‘high on emotions’ and his retirement was very saddening. Well, if reports are to be believed than Navjot Singh was left heartbroken when Wadekar called him ‘unfit’

The tests came from three clubs, with the English top flight not announcing the names of those who are positive for coronavirus The Premier League has announced that four more people have tested positive for Covid-19 after a third round of testing was completed. The four cases have come from three clubs, with the league not announcing the names of those who tested positive for the coronavirus. "The Premier League can today confirm that on Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May, 1008

Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre hinted his future at the club was uncertain following Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich which all but ended their title hopes. Dortmund fell seven points behind Bayern, who now look set to win an eighth-straight Bundesliga title despite struggling this season and changing manager themselves. ESPN+: Stream ESPN FC TV daily and 30 for 30: Soccer Stories "That's what they've said here for months," Favre said when asked on Sky TV about claims he does not know