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“Australia will be ready for England showdown,” Smith

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Published on June 10, 2017 with No Comments

Steve Smith believes that  Australia’s batsmen will be ready for their do-or-die Champions Trophy showdown with England despite their lack of action in the tournament. With two points from their two matches, Australia will have to beat hosts England in Birmingham on June 10 to reach the semifinals. “I think it makes the equation pretty simple for us,” Smith said. “We have to beat England and then I think we’re through. I haven’t really read into anything else that’s happened. I guess we’ve just got to beat England.” But, asked if their lack of time at the crease could undermine them against England, Australia captain Smith said: “I’m sure they will be okay. You know, most of the guys have been playing a lot of cricket, anyway, having been at the IPL and things like that.”

Man U most valuable club

Manchester United has overtaken Real Madrid as the world’s most valuable football team, US magazine Forbes announced  in its annual global list ranking the sport’s wealthiest clubs.

United’s enduring brand appeal and aggressive sponsorship strategies had helped the Premier League side reclaim top spot for the first time in five years, with a worth estimated at $3.69 billion. United generated revenues of $765 million during the 2015-2016 season.

The survey found United to be the most profitable team with an operating income of $288 million. Barcelona were number two with a value of $3.64 billion while Real — first place for the past four years — had slipped to third with a value of $3.58 billion. The top five was completed by Bayern Munich ($2.71 billion) and Manchester City ($2.08 billion).

Defying COA, only 6 states respond to Deloitte Report

BCCI’s old guard continues to show defiance to the Committee of Administrators (CoA) as only six state units have filed response to the “Due Diligence Report’ prepared by Deloitte on the functioning of these associations. It has been learnt that some of the reports were really adverse and COA had sought response of the state units in March.

“Tiote was the toughest player I’ve ever seen”

Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tiote who died on Monday aged 30 was the `kind of player everyone wants in their team’, said former England manager Steve McClaren who managed him at two clubs.

According to his second tier Chinese club Beijing Enterprises, Tiote “suddenly fainted“ during training on Monday and was rushed to hospital, where he died. McClaren -who coached Tiote at Dutch side Twente, where they won the 2010 title, and subsequently for the 201516 season at Newcastle United told the BBC he knew the world was at peace with itself when he saw Tiote smile.

“At Newcastle if Papiss Cisse and Cheick were smiling I knew the world was OK,“ said McClaren, who managed Newcastle from 2015-16. He was a ferocious competitor on the field but had a beautiful smile off it. He was the kind of player that everyone wants in their team,” said Steve McClaren.

McClaren said he had been delighted for Tiote when he secured a lucrative move to China in February ending a seven year stay at Newcastle.

McClaren said Tiote had always wanted to make the money that would allow him to look after his family.

Tiote was one of 10 children who like many of his Ivory Coast team-mates grew up in abject poverty and didn’t possess a pair of boots until he was 15. “It was his dream to play in China and I was so delighted for him when it happened,“ said McClaren.

Arabia-Iran rift impacts Asian League draw

Organizers of the Asian Champions League are preparing to play a quarter-final in neutral venues because of diplomatic tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. In a politically charged pairing, Persepolis of Iran was drawn to host the first leg against Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia on August 22. The return game is in mid-September. The AFC ruled during the group stage that matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia would be moved to neutral venues until there was a return to normal diplomatic relations between the two countries. Saudi broke off ties with Iran in 2016. “Now that the draw is made, our team can start working with the member associations to find out how big is the impact,” the AFC’s Windsor John.

Bolt to run 100 at the Golden Spike meet in June

Usain Bolt will return to the Golden Spike track meet in the Czech city of Ostrava to run the 100 meters. Organizers say the eight-time Olympic champion will run on June 28. Bolt will race for the ninth time at the meet, part of the IAAF world challenge series, as part of his preparations for the world championships in London in August. Bolt says “I think (the Golden Spike) was the first professional track meet that invited me to run back at the start of my career and it is fitting that I should return there in my final season.” Bolt previously said he didn’t plan to run the 200 meters in his final season.

 

 

 

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