Wayne Rooney set for unexpected Manchester United return next month
Wayne Rooney will play for the Manchester United Legends team for the first time when they face Celtic at Old Trafford on Saturday, September 7.
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Durand Cup 2024: AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey Urges CM Mamata Banerjee To Reinstate Matches In Kolkata
Following the cancellation of all Durand Cup matches set to take place at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey has urged the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee to reinstate the games to the venue they were originally supposed to take place at. “In my capacity as the President of the AIFF, I earnestly urge your office to take all necessary steps and measures to ensure that the Durand Cup matches can be held in Kolkata as scheduled,” read the mail sent by Kalyan Chaubey
No Sandesh Jhinghan Among India Probables For Intercontinental Cup, Kiyan Nassiri Named As New Face
Influential centre-back Sandesh Jhingan's name was missing as Chennaiyin FC forward Kiyan Nassiri, son of East Bengal's Iranian legend Jamshid, on Wednesday inched closer to his maiden India selection after being named among new head coach Manolo Marquez's 26 probables for the Intercontinental Cup preparatory camp. Mohun Bagan SG right-back Ashish Rai and East Bengal goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, who are yet to play for the senior India team, also received call-ups for the camp in preparation for the three-team annual tournament that will be held from September 3-9 in Hyderabad.
AFL Record holder Zach Tuohy to retire at the end of the season
Zach Tuohy is set to retire from the AFL at the end of the current season, the Laois native has announced.
Chelsea have done the new Manchester United a huge favour
If there is one complaint about Manchester United's opening victory against Fulham it is that this week has been so quiet.
Reborn Granit Xhaka Vows To Keep Record-Breaking Bayer Leverkusen On Top
Bayer Leverkusen talisman Granit Xhaka has called on his teammates to challenge for the Bundesliga title again ahead of the new campaign after last season's surprise triumph. Eyebrows were raised when Xhaka arrived from Premier League runners-up Arsenal at the start of last term, with Leverkusen coming off a fifth-placed finish and with rookie coach Xabi Alonso preparing for his first full season as a first-team head coach. But a club who had never previously won the Bundesliga did so undefeated -- something no German side, not even Bayern Munich, had ever done -- adding the German Cup and losing just one of 53 matches in all competitions.
Cowboys training camp hotel catches fire during preseason of chaos
Dallas Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy is on the last year of his contract, and Colin Cowherd and former Cowboys HC Jimmy Johnson ask if this will impact his performance this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo Backed By Ex-Manchester United Teammate To Return To Old Trafford
A defeat in the Saudi Super Cup final to arch-rivals Al-Hilal meant that Al-Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo had to settle for a runners-up spot in the competition. Ronaldo, the man with a champion's perspective, wasn't happy taking the silver medal, and now has been backed to make a sensational return to Manchester United, the club where he started his journey to superstardom. Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate Louis Saha has urged the Portuguese striker to return to Old Trafford, even as a manager or a coach.