UCL 2022/23 quarter-final draw reveals fate for Man City, Real Madrid

[ad_1] A giant replica of the UEFA Champions League trophy. The UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid will play Chelsea in the quarterfinals of the 2022-23 season, while reigning Premier League champions Manchester City has been drawn against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. | Photo Credit: AP The UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid will play […]

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Review of Luciano Wernicke’s The Most Incredible World Cup Stories: Football snapshots

[ad_1] Right from the inaugural 1930 edition that host Uruguay won to the previous 2018 championship in Russia, the author highlights the anecdotes that nourish the Beautiful Game’s veins. The tango between racing feet and a ball is the most elemental of sport. There is a lightness like riding a bike on highways and equally […]

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11 iconic books on football’s history and magic 

[ad_1] The poet laureate of football, Uruguay’s Eduardo Galeano, put up this sign on his door every four years: ‘Closed for Soccer’. He then spent a month watching the World Cup and writing about it. His SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW is the greatest book on football. Only Mexican writer Juan Villoro’s GOD IS ROUND […]

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Finch, Wade help Australia to tight T20 win over West Indies

[ad_1] Both teams are using the two-game series to fine-tune for the T20 World Cup later this month Both teams are using the two-game series to fine-tune for the T20 World Cup later this month Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade revived Australia’s run chase before Mitchell Starc clinched the three-wicket win with a ball to […]

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Nadal’s nose bloodied by own racket at U.S. Open in victory

[ad_1] Rafael Nadal bounced back to win at the U.S. Open after his racket deflected off the ground and smacked him on the nose Rafael Nadal bounced back to win at the U.S. Open after his racket deflected off the ground and smacked him on the nose Rafael Nadal cut himself on the bridge of […]

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Review of Chandresh Narayanan’s 75 Years of Indian Sports — Game, Guts, Glory: As the millennium turned, so did India’s sporting fortunes

[ad_1] A walk through India’s sports since Independence is timely, but falls short of explaining how standards were raised so dramatically A walk through India’s sports since Independence is timely, but falls short of explaining how standards were raised so dramatically When I began as a sportswriter in the 1980s, there was a touch of […]

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Jackson celebrates 200 metres win at worlds after Tokyo heartache

[ad_1] Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson is now a world champion after a mistake led to an early exit at the Tokyo Games Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson is now a world champion after a mistake led to an early exit at the Tokyo Games Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson can finally go watch the replay. The one of the race […]

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YouTube channel KalPanthu’s series puts the spotlight on Kerala’s Sevens football

[ad_1] The documentary series hopes to capture Malappuram’s iconic Sevens football, in addition to featuring untold stories from across the country The documentary series hopes to capture Malappuram’s iconic Sevens football, in addition to featuring untold stories from across the country Sevens football is a popular format of football played with seven players on each […]

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