Big picture – A rare Test for Afghanistan and Ireland Six-and-a-half years ago, these two sides were awarded Full Member status, but aside from the financial perks that brings, that promotion for Ireland and Afghanistan has seemed little more than theoretical. Neither side is part of the World Test Championship; none of them have even …
The Premier League returns to the fold with another set of matches this weekend as Manchester United lock horns with Unai Emery’s impressive Aston Villa side in an important encounter at Villa Park on Sunday. Aston Villa vs Manchester United Preview Aston Villa are currently in fourth place in the Premier League standings and have …
Manchester City will hit the road to take on Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Monday night. Manchester City will look to close what could potentially be an eight-point gap with league leaders Liverpool as they square off against the Bees on Monday. Thomas Frank’s men did an unlikely league double over the Cityzens …
Inter Miami continue their preparations for the 2024 MLS season with a friendly game against Hong Kong League XI at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong on Sunday. With a draw and three consecutive defeats, the Herons are searching for their first win of the pre-season. A goalless stalemate with El Salvador was followed …
In one of the biggest Premier League games of the season, Liverpool and Arsenal go head-to-head in a title six-pointer on Sunday. Both side’s title charge potentially hinges on the outcome of this weekend’s result and we anticipate a nail-biting contest at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal picked up successive wins for the first time since …
Big picture: A fresh chapter for Sri Lanka The Afghanistan men’s team has played seven Tests in their history; for Sri Lanka, this is the first of eight (perhaps nine) scheduled for 2024. This is, on the surface, a mismatch. Rashid Khan is not with Afghanistan to provide his menacing legbreaks and general inspiration – …
Big Picture: Australia look to make it 5-0 Pat Cummins is viewing the 2023-24 season as a seven-Test summer with an eye on the two matches coming up in New Zealand, but their home portion will draw to a close in Brisbane this week. It may sound harsh, but the biggest obstacle to them completing …
The Serie A returns to the fold with another set of matches this weekend as Salernitana lock horns with an impressive Napoli side in an important encounter at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday. Napoli vs Salernitana Preview Salernitana are currently rooted to the bottom of the Serie A standings and have struggled to make …
Big picture: Virat Kohli returns to T20I action For Afghanistan, Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the entire three-match series, but they can still be a dangerous T20 team on their day. Six players in the XI that played on Thursday have IPL contracts and almost all their players feature in franchise T20 – …
The Premier League returns to the fold with another set of matches this week as Newcastle United lock horns with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side in a crucial encounter at Anfield on Monday. Liverpool vs Newcastle United Preview Newcastle United are currently in ninth place in the Premier League standings and have been inconsistent so far …