Sunderland must sign Josh Murphy
The summer transfer window is officially open and Sunderland will now be hard at work as they look to build a squad capable of competing in the Championship. Alex Neil and Kristjaan Speakman are now…
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You underestimate the power of the dark side…
Everyone had hailed Manchester City as almost certain winners of the UEFA Champions League this year. British TV pundits certainly did, as did a plethora of bookies, who have all been left utterly stunned and…
Rangers should have signed Johnstone
Glasgow Rangers have endured a nightmare week, suffering back-to-back 4-0 defeats in two separate competitions. The first of those was shipped last Saturday in the Premiership, and gallingly it came against their Glasgow arch-rivals, who…
Stokes asserts his greatness, blossoming in the heat of competition just as others wilt
Now is the time to marvel and wonder, to congratulate and celebrate. Thanks to Stokes, cricket in England seems relevant againGeorge Dobell in Leeds25-Aug-2019Of course Headingley was the scene of the miracle.Of course, on the…
Mumbai Indians almost assured of top-two finish
With only four league matches left, we still do not know the final four yet. Since only Mumbai Indians have sealed a playoff berth, let's look at what the other teams need to do to…
Toughened Pant reaps rewards of flexibility
Rishabh Pant moved around from city to city during his early teens but has now nicely settled into India's Under-19 sideVishal Dikshit in Dhaka01-Feb-2016Roorkee-Delhi-Rajasthan-Delhi. India Under-19s left-handed opening batsman Rishabh Pant has covered a lot…
Customs wrangles
In an increasingly globalised game, cricketers are au fait with the jet-setting lifestyle. That's not to say it isn't without its complications thoughCrispin Andrews16-Oct-201410. Neesham's drugs bust For a few days, last August, it seemed…
Johnson's fielding woes and Rahane's tough debut
Plays of the day from the second day of the Delhi Test between India and AustraliaBrydon Coverdale23-Mar-2013The hand hit Cheteshwar Pujara has caused all sorts of problems for the Australians in this series but on…
Reds hits rewind
One of the best known radio voices of the Caribbean belongs to a man who stammered as a childSriram Veera09-Jun-2011It is sometime in the early 1950s in Georgetown, Guyana. Frank Sinatra's voice fills the room…
'I have never missed a match because of lack of fitness'
Ramesh Powar chats about offspin bowling, domestic cricket and clears up a few matters regarding his waistlineSiddhartha Vaidyanathan05-May-2006 Ramesh Powar: 'Domestic cricket taught me that if one wants to be a good spinner, one has…