Coming to the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has dominated the awards for the past decade with five wins each. No player has won more Ballon d’Or than these two prolific goal scorers of the modern era. European success carries a lot of significance in the Ballon d’Or awards. Players from Manchester City, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, and Liverpool are in contention this year to win the coveted award....
Last month’s ranking caused a bit of a stir among the fans it was only the 3rd time that Ronaldo or Messi were not on top of the list. Modric was on top of the list and that echoed into the national captains and coaches’ ears as he was unanimously voted as the best player in the world. Luka Modric bagged The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award and made it his thrid big individual award is 2 months....
Many parents might not yet understand what CRT is. The ideology has gone by a number of names in recent years: identity politics, intersectionality, wokeness. Academics have generated convoluted justifications and rationalizations for it; journalists have crafted stilted narratives to promote it. But at its core and in practice, CRT amounts to institutionalized racial hatred. When Paul Rossi, a high school teacher at Manhattan’s Grace Church School, objected to CRT at his school, the lead teacher admitted: “We’re demonizing white people for being born....
Yet another case of spot fixing in cricket but this time it is the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has been alleged to have fixed a match between Dhaka Gladiators and Chittagong Kings in BPL-2 where he was paid one million taka ($12,800) to lose the match held on 2nd February. The International Cricket Council is examining the match-fixing case, although Salim Choudhary, owner of Dhaka Gladiators, has denied any fixing in the match....
Finance Minister A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal announced tax incentives for companies hiring transgender workers in the annual national budget in an attempt to secure a better standard of living for trans people. “I propose to enact special tax incentives with a view to providing employment and ensuring a rise in living standards and social and economic integration of the members of the third gender,” Kamal said. Bangladesh has an estimated population of 1....
Gamblers caught during the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe – starting January 15 – would be hauled from the stands and tried on the spot by judges in temporary courtrooms, a cricket board official said. “Betting will be treated as a public nuisance. Anyone found involved will be convicted and punished instantly in the stadium,” Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told AFP. The special courts will continue to target gamblers during Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh, which starts at the end of January after the tri-nation series....
The former president shared two photographs featuring himself and Robinson on social media, including one of them holding hands, while he praised his mother-in-law for how much she has helped the family down the years. “You’ve probably seen Michelle’s mom, Marian Robinson, in photos with our family at inaugurations, Christmas tree lightings, Easter Egg Rolls, and a whole lot more,” Barack Obama wrote on Facebook. “But what you haven’t seen is the way she’s been there for us every day—not just for Michelle and our daughters, but for me, too....
The duo will oversee Barca B, as well as the club’s U19A and U19B teams, with Amor and Bakero taking over from Josep Segura after his appointment as general manager. Bakero and Amor were both at the club under Johan Cruyff when Barcelona’s ‘Dream Team’ claimed their first European Cup in the 1991-92 season. Amor was most recently the coach of A-League side Adelaide United, who won the Grand Final in 2016 under his leadership, while Bakero coached the Barca Legends team that played Manchester United at Camp Nou last month....
The La Liga giants signed Adama Traore on loan until the end of the season from Wolverhampton Wanderers. They also signed Ferran Torres from Manchester City for €55 million and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a free transfer from Arsenal. The trio are likely to form the core of the team’s attack in the coming months, which could diminish Depay’s playing time and importance at the club. Depay joined the Blaugrana on a free transfer from Lyon last summer....
The Dutchman has found it hard to get regular game time under Xavi Hernandez this season. He has made only four appearances for the Catalan club in a campaign where the player was sidelined for an extended period due to injury. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, are looking to fill the void left in attack due to the departure of Joao Felix. Felix left for Chelsea on loan and will stay in west London until the end of June....
In case you didn’t know… During his stint with Barcelona, Neymar was a part of the most lethal attacking trio in Spain, alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, and together wreaked havoc in defences across the country. After registering over 100 goals, the Brazil international made a record-breaking €222 million transfer to Ligue 1 giants PSG, where he has made a phenomenal link-up with Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani. In a recent interview with Fox Sports, Neymar revealed his reasons behind the move saying, “I left because I wanted a new challenge, the challenge to win and find something new, to find new tests....
In case you didn’t know… Fresh off their Champions League disappointment at Anfield, Barcelona returned to the Camp Nou for their final La Liga game of the season and hoped they could celebrate their domestic title win with their fans at their home stadium. Arturo Vidal opened the bank for the Catalan giants in the first half but it was a Mauro Arambarri own goal that sealed the win for the Spanish champions....
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS): For badminton legend Lee Chong Wei, it remained a story of so near yet so far, as Japan beat Malaysia 3-2 in a tense and thrilling World Men’s Team Championship to lift their maiden Thomas Cup title at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Sunday. Men’s singles World No. 1 Chong Wei is a great of the sport but still has not been able to earn the top prize in any of badminton’s majors, be it the Olympics, World Championships, Thomas Cup or the Sudirman Cup....
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 recently finished airing, followed by the announcement that a third and final part that will conclude the long-running anime series will air sometime in 2023. RELATED: Attack On Titan: Characters That Died For Nothing The centerpiece of the BAIT x Adidas is the Adidas Consortium UltraBOOST running shoes, which are designed to pay homage to the Colossal Titan. The predominant maroon color of the shoe mimics the flesh of this titan, with bone-white detail and laces to represent the bone seen on the Colossal Titan’s body....
Wales star Bale was forced off at half-time in the LaLiga encounter on Thursday. Madrid had been leading 2-1 at the time, with Karim Benzema and Raphael Varane putting them ahead after Santi Cazorla’s opener, but the former Arsenal man struck a late equaliser to deny the visitors all three points at Estadio de la Ceramica. Bale underwent tests on Saturday and is set to miss Sunday’s meeting with Real Sociedad....
The fuss is not shallow-rooted too. The Liverpool center-back has commanded one of the meanest defences in Europe, with his reading of the game and his intelligence making him a worthy leader at the heart of the Reds back-line. van Dijk remains one of the two overwhelming favourites in this year’s race for football’s most prestigious award alongside Lionel Messi. Here, we take a look at why the Dutchman could become the first defender in over a decade to win the Ballon d’Or and the reasons why he could miss out on it....
The enigmatic Italian striker signed a one-year deal with Nice in the summer of 2016 after being granted a free transfer by Liverpool. ‘Balotelli the winner after Liverpool exit’ He left Anfield with his reputation in tatters, having failed to replicate his previous success in the Premier League at Manchester City. Balotelli has, however, starred in Ligue 1 this season, with his 15-goal haul in the French top-flight helping Nice to a third-place finish and qualification for the Champions League....
Tales of Symphonia Remastered will be releasing in about a month now, where players will get to re-experience or be introduced to the world of Sylvarant, where Lloyd, Colette, and other friends and allies will travel on a quest to save their home. The game was first revealed in a Nintendo Direct in 2022, but it will be arriving on multiple platforms this February. With the release not too far off, Bandai Namco answered some frequently asked questions about the remaster and what to expect....
Unlike most games related to the series that allow players to take control of the most powerful fighters in the universe, Dragon Ball: The Breakers takes a much different approach. The game will be an asymmetrical multiplayer project where players control regular civilians in the Dragon Ball universe trying to avoid dangerous villains like Frieza and Cell. This is completely out of left field, yet a breath of fresh air and a sign that Bandai Namco shouldn’t be afraid to experiment....
