Dani Alves must pay £854,000 (€1m) to be freed from prison (Image: Getty) A Spanish court has agreed to release Dani Alves on bail if the former Barcelona defender pays £854,000 (€1million) and hands in two passports. Alves was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison in Barcelona last month after being found guilty of rape. … Read more
Pakistan cricketer Azam Khan courted plenty of criticism on social media as a video of his using foreign currency notes to wipe off sweat went viral on social media. It isn’t often that the Pakistan cricket team and its players successfully manage to stay away from controversies and episodes like these explain exactly … Read more
In a truly amazing feat, the recently crowned Bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen are two wins away from a fully unbeaten season, and a historic ‘invincible treble’ for the German club. Bayer Leverkusen are set to face off against Atlanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday night (22 May), with the historic match taking place … Read more
Newcastle United are in Australia this week to take on Tottenham Hotspur and the A-League All Stars in Melbourne – and both games will be shown live on NUFC TV. The Magpies will kick off the city’s ‘Global Football Week – Melbourne’ event against Spurs at the world-famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at 7:45pm (all … Read more
Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman has defended his decision to include injured stars Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay in his preliminary squad for Euro 2024. Koeman left out several players, including Bologna forward Joshua Zirkzee, Arsenal defender Jurriën Timber and midfielders Steven Berghuis and Mats Wieffer from the 30-man squad because they lacked match … Read more
Mauricio Pochettino recently departed Chelsea (Image: Getty) Sir Alex Ferguson would be delighted if Mauricio Pochettino became the next Manchester United manager if previous history is considered. Pochettino shockingly departed Chelsea despite a strong end to the Premier League season, which saw the Blues win their last five matches and finish in the top six. … Read more
Hasan Ali’s chances of making Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad appear to be over, after he was released from their squad for their four-match series against England in order to resume his stint with Warwickshire in county cricket. “The team management has decided to let Hasan Ali continue his commitments in county cricket,” the PCB … Read more
Erik ten Hag ‘will leave’ Man Utd this summer. (Image: Getty) Manchester United have reportedly decided to sack Erik ten Hag after Saturday’s FA Cup final and will start the INEOS regime with a new manager next season. The Red Devils are claimed to be ready for a change in the Old Trafford dugout regardless … Read more
Arsenal defender Ben White signed a new four-year contract earlier this year (Image: Getty) When Ben White’s Arsenal contract came up for renewal earlier this year, the defender’s representatives adopted an unusual approach. Rather than sitting around the negotiating table with club staff and arguing White’s case subjectively, they hired Analytics FC to conduct an … Read more
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has gone on record more than once that he will never play for any other team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) except Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).RCB had bought Virat Kohli for a price of USD 30,000 for the 2008 IPL after he led India to victory in the 2008 U19 … Read more