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Month: September 2023

Ravichandran Ashwin has been named to India’s World Cup team.

The world’s number one Test bowler replaces injured left-armer Axar Patel in the interim squad. Ashwin, 37, who has 115 one-day international caps, played his first game in the format in 18 months in India’s recent series win over Australia….

Surrey wins the County Championship for the second year in a row.

Surrey went into this week’s last round of fixtures leading second-placed Essex by 20 points, knowing that five points from their encounter with Hampshire would suffice. They received three bowling bonus points but no batting points after being bowled out…

Barcelona: Spanish police raid referee offices as part of an inquiry into corruption.

Barcelona is facing corruption charges in connection with payments made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of the committee, in exchange for favorable refereeing decisions. Uefa is also looking into the case. Barcelona has denied any involvement, and…

Patrick Reed has seen $750 million in defamation cases against the media dismissed.

The 2018 Masters winner was suing 18 companies, including The Golf Channel and announcer Brandel Chamblee. Reed alleged that “calculated, malicious, false, and reckless attacks” had caused him significant harm. After joining the LIV Golf Series in 2022, the American…

Evergrande: China’s property conglomerate suspends shares as authorities pursue the chairman

Evergrande shares have been suspended in Hong Kong following claims that its chairman has been placed under police observation. It comes on the heels of rumors earlier this week that additional current and former executives had been detained. The cause…

Carabao Cup fourth-round draw: Manchester United will meet Newcastle in a rematch of last season’s final.

Manchester United will meet Newcastle in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, a rematch of last season’s final. In three more Premier League matches, West Ham host Arsenal, Bournemouth host Liverpool, and Everton host Sean Dyche’s previous team Burnley….

Newcastle is ‘trying to go one better’ after defeating Man City.

After defeating Manchester City to advance to this season’s fourth round of the Carabao Cup, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe stated that his team was motivated to “go one better” than their runners-up finish from the previous season. A mostly underperforming…

Chelsea captain Reece James has been charged by the FA for an alleged tunnel incident following the Aston Villa game.

England defender James, 23, did not play due to injury. The Football Association stated that: “It’s alleged that the defender used improper and/or insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards a match official in the tunnel after the game.” James…

AC Milan: The Serie A club has revealed plans to relocate from the San Siro to a new 70,000-capacity stadium.

The club has submitted preliminary plans to the city council of San Donato. The San Siro has been Milan’s stadium since 1926, but it hasn’t been updated since the World Cup in 1990. As joint tenants, they share the stadium…

Scientists are getting closer to solving the antimatter conundrum.

Antimatter is the polar opposite of matter, which is the building block of stars and planets. Both were created in equal parts during the Big Bang that created our Universe. While matter is everywhere, its inverse is today exceedingly difficult…