British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is interested in buying Manchester United
By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN
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La Vuelta 2022: ‘If Primoz Roglic stays on his bike he will be incredibly hard to beat’ – Robbie McEwen
Primoz Roglic will be “incredibly hard to beat” at this year’s La Vuelta as long as he “can stay on his bike” according to Eurosport cycling expert Robbie McEwen. Roglic has had just two weeks of training ahead of the final Grand Tour of the year after the injuries he sustained at the Tour de France, which forced him to abandon early. Ad Despite the difficult preparation, the Jumbo-Visma rider is still tipped as the favourite by many including McEwen, although Simon Yates also got a mention.
Are you telling me Shikhar Dhawan is not good for T20Is? You can't say that: Mohammad Kaif
The ICC released the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the 2023-2027 cycle on Wednesday and the numbers show that as many as 777 international matches will be played by the 12 ICC full members. That's 83 matches more than the current cycle (694 matches). As the volume of cricket grows one trend that cannot be questioned anymore is the emergence and now domination of T20 cricket. Take India's schedule alone for the next FTP cycle - 38 Tests, 42 ODIs and as many as 61 T20Is. T20 cricket is not just the future anymore, it's also very much the present. It's no surprise then that the ICC hosts a men's and women's T20 World Cup every two years. To cope with this sheer deluge of cricket these days, teams are of course having to scramble to find enough players to fill squads. For the top teams fielding two squads to play two simultaneous series, while keeping in mind a big multi-nation tournament like the Asia Cup or a Champions Trophy or World Cup, is now a reality. India is one country which has responded to this challenge very well. Only three members of India's 15 member squad (not including Washington Sundar, who was withdrawn due to injury) that is currently playing in Zimbabwe (KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda and Avesh Khan) are also part of the Asia Cup squad.
Quintana pulls out of Vuelta after Tour disqualification
Colombian rider Nairo Quintana has pulled out of the Vuelta a Espana starting on Friday after having his Tour de France results nullified following positive tests for the banned substance tramadol, the 32-year-old said on Thursday.
'I'm sick of being fat-shamed on social media' - Shaun Murphy reveals he had surgery to remove 80% of stomach
Shaun Murphy has revealed he has undergone gastric sleeve surgery in a bid to rejuvenate his career as well as the criticism he received on social media. Having made the World Championship final in 2021, where he was beaten by Mark Selby, Murphy had one of the most difficult seasons of his career. Ad He was knocked out in the early stages of most ranking tournaments including a first-round loss to amateur player Si Jiahui at the UK Championship, where Murphy claimed “it was not fair” to face players of that calibre.
Quintana denies using banned substance after Tour disqualification
Nairo Quintana has denied using the banned substance tramadol after the Colombian rider was stripped of his sixth-place finish at this year's Tour de France by cycling's governing body (UCI) on Wednesday.
Are you a pro footballer? Or a billionaire? Man Utd probably want you as part of their mad summer dash – The Warm-Up
THURSDAY’S BIG STORIES Man Utd want everyone Ad Deep breath, one and all. In the past few days Manchester United have reportedly upped, ended or registered their interest in: Antony, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Moises Caicedo, Casemiro, Matheus Cunha, Moussa Dembele, Sergino Dest, Joao Felix, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Mauro Icardi, Illan Meslier, Thomas Meunier, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Alvaro Morata, Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, Yann Sommer, Jamie Vardy, Hakim Ziyech, and probably another handful more we have failed to remember*.
What is Jim Ratcliffe's net worth as he considers buying Manchester United?
Jim Ratcliffe has thrown his hat into the ring as a "potential buyer" of Manchester United, a spokesman for the British businessman has said.