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Al-Hilal began their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign with an impressive 1-1 draw against Spanish giants Real Madrid. But ahead of the game, Al-Hilal CEO Esteve Calzada addressed the rumours surrounding a possible transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Al-Nassr to Al-Hilal during the additional transfer window introduced by FIFA before the Club World Cup. While discussing the topic, Calzada even referred to his club as the “Real Madrid of Saudi Arabia,” drawing a comparison between Al-Nassr and Atletico Madrid. While speaking to Diario AS, Calzada said: “And who haven’t they linked us with? Cristiano, too, of course. Well, we’re…

The Xabi Alonso era at Real Madrid kicked off with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal in their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 opener. During the post-match press conference, the new head coach of Real Madrid spoke about the mistakes his team made throughout the game, but also asked for patience as he works to implement the changes he wants. Alonso said: “The second half was much better than the first. In the first half we lacked a lot of things, we didn’t have balance. We’ve talked about that. I liked the reaction. We were able to…

After the tremendous success of Sport and Business Conference 1.0, held in 2024 in France between the Paris Summer Olympics and the Paralympics, we are excited to announce the next edition of the international conference – Sport and Business Conference 2.0 – to be hosted by the Indian Institute of Management Indore on October 9–10, 2025. The conference aims to bring together scholars, policymakers, industry leaders, and athletes for critical conversations at the intersection of sport, business, and society. We invite extended abstracts (1000 to 2500 words) or full papers (6000-8000 words) on a range of interdisciplinary tracks, including, but…

Mumbai City have announced the signing of Zothanpuia from Aizawl FC. The talented midfielder joins the Islanders on a 3-year contract. The 20-year-old made his professional debut for Electric Veng FC in Mizoram in 2022, before featuring for Oranje FC in the I-League 2 during the 2023-24 season, following which he played for Southern Samity in the 2024 Calcutta League. Fondly referred to as ‘Puipuia’, he joined Aizawl FC for their I-League campaign in the 2024-25 season, wherein his 20 appearances yielded three goals and two assists. Mumbai City are bolstering their squad with some fresh blood and young players…

The schedule for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 has been officially released. The tournament will begin on 30 September 2025 in Bengaluru. It will be a 50-over event played across five cities in two countries—India and Sri Lanka. The chosen venues are Bengaluru, Vizag, Indore, Guwahati, and Colombo. India to Open the Tournament Against Sri Lanka India will play the first match of the tournament against co-hosts Sri Lanka. This match will take place in Bengaluru on 30 September. One of the most awaited matches, India vs Pakistan, is set to be played on 5 October in Colombo.…

The India U23 men’s team head coach Naushad Moosa, on Monday, June 16, 2025, announced a 23-member squad for the friendly matches against Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic. The Blue Colts have been training at the AIFF National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata since June 1 and departed for Tajikistan on Monday afternoon. As part of their preparations for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers in September, India will face Tajikistan on June 18 before squaring off against Kyrgyz Republic on June 21. Both matches, kicking off at 20:30 IST, will take place at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor,…

UEFA Champions League (UCL) 2024/25 winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) began their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Spain’s Atletico Madrid. Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring with a fantastic strike, and Vitinha doubled the lead just before halftime. In the second half, Senny Mayulu and Lee Kang-in added goals as PSG secured a convincing victory. After the win, PSG coach Luis Enrique expressed his satisfaction with the result as his team continued their strong form. Speaking to PSG TV, Enrique said: “My feeling is that it was harder than the scoreboard suggests. It was very…

Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich began their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a thumping 10-0 win over Auckland City. Jamal Musiala scored a hat-trick, while Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman, and Michael Olise netted two goals each. Sacha Boey also got on the scoresheet. It was complete dominance from the Bundesliga side. After the win, head coach Vincent Kompany seemed happy with the performance and claimed that the “goal difference might end up being important in this group.” Bayern and Auckland are in Group C, alongside Boca Juniors and Benfica. Kompany said: “Job done. We played really seriously and did…

Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) began their MLC 2025 campaign with a loss, as the San Francisco Unicorns (SF) defeated them by 32 runs in Oakland. While chasing a mammoth target of 220 runs, LAKR got off to a poor start by losing their star opener Alex Hales for just six. Coming in at number three, Unmukt Chand played a blistering knock of 53 runs off 32 balls at a strike rate of 165.62, but it went in vain as his team eventually fell short by 32 runs. Apart from him, the other significant contributions with the bat for LAKR…

After completing a remarkable seven-year stint as head coach of New Zealand, Gary Stead officially stepped down from the role in early June. Now, in a recent exclusive conversation with CricBlog, Stead reflected on his coaching journey, calling New Zealand’s historic 3-0 Test series whitewash over India in India as their “greatest achievement.” Under Stead’s guidance, New Zealand became the first-ever team to whitewash India in a Test series on their home soil — a feat never accomplished before in the history of international cricket. While discussing the proudest moments of his tenure, Stead acknowledged the value of winning the…