Author: Prakash Israni
Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 47th Birthday on 24th April. The Mumbai born batsman is arguably the best player to have taken the cricket field. The Master Blaster has been one of the pioneers of the sport in the nation and has broken all the possible records as a batsman. The Mumbaikar caught the attention of the land and became a hero when the entire country was shouting for one. Sachin is one of those players who drew the audience to the stadium just on their names. Fondly called Master Blaster was an inspiration for many around the World with his…
In the first part of the series, we read about the Hand of God goal of Diego Maradona and an incident involving Ronaldo. Now let us read about three of the other big controversies in footballing World. 3) Geoff Hurst’s ‘Apparition Goal’ against West Germany: Was it an objective or not? Perhaps if there was an objective line innovation in 1966, this inquiry could have been replied. It is significant because it is this objective that affected England winning the 1966 world cup against West Germany at Wembley. With the scored tied at 2-2 and eight minutes into additional time,…
‘Jogo Bonito’ is an expression promoted by Brazilian legend Pele. Likewise called ‘the excellent game, the expression is synonymous with football. Pele named his life account ‘My Life and the Beautiful Game’ and its devotion peruse. “I commit this book to all the individuals who have made this extraordinary game the Beautiful Game.” In any case, each remarkable thing has a few thistles in it, which ruins its appeal. In football, the debates disentangled now and again. There have been many humiliating occurrences in football history running from coordinate fixing to drugs, and numerous footballers coming to highlight for inappropriate…
1. Season 2001/02 Bayer Leverkusen has earned a reputation for being unlucky in terms of silverware. Back in season 2001-02, the German outfit found themselves contesting for a treble by the end of the season. In the Bundesliga, Leverkusen was sporting a 5-point lead over Borussia Dortmund with 3 games left to go. However, successive defeats to Werder Bremen and Nuremberg saw the title slip through their fingers and into Dortmund’s waiting hands. Even a final day victory over Hertha Berlin proved inadequate for Leverkusen, as defeats in the DfB Cup and Champions League finals against Schalke and Real Madrid…
Women’s Cricket has always been neglected by our countrymen. However, recent times have shown that female cricketers are no less than their male counterparts. The team reached the finals of the One Day World Cup and also played the grand finale of the T20 World Cup. The girls have started to gain much-deserved respect and players such as Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are becoming household names. The girls have also extended their support to the nation in battling the pandemic by making donations for Coronavirus. How Much have the female cricketers donated? Indian women have always battled all…
The World is facing the wrath of Coronavirus. Most of the World is either under partial or complete lockdowns. The wrath of the virus is such that many nations, including India, are struggling to cope up financially. Many people are losing their jobs, whereas a fraction of people are struggling to meet their daily needs. However, many people have contributed their share of funds to the government to tackle this pandemic. The cricket stars of the nation have also come forward to join hands and help the government. Cricketers join hands to face Covid-19: The cricketers who are often treated…
Alan Shearer Shearer is one of the most successful players who donned the Newcastle jersey. When the Newcastle side was hovering in the relegation zone during the 2008-09 season, Shearer was appointed as a manager. He was given a chance to save the team with eight games left. However, the task proved too difficult for him, and the Magpies got relegated with one point. He hoped to manage the team in Championship, but he was sacked, and the management hired Chris Hughton for a revamp in Championship. JULEN LOPETEGUI Julen Lopetegui started his career playing as a goalkeeper for Real…