Day: 20 October 2021

Scotland will guarantee a place in the T20 World Cup Super 12 if they beat Oman on Thursday; Kyle Coetzer’s side have two wins from two after defeating Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea; “inspiring leader” Coetzer backed to rediscover his batting form Last Updated: 20/10/21 4:38pm Scotland are one win away from guaranteeing a place in the T20 World Cup Super 12 Scotland head coach Shane Burger has urged his in-form side to “inspire a nation” by clinching a place in the second round of the T20 World Cup for…

West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek needed plastic surgery following the horrific kick to the face he suffered against Everton. Soucek was caught accidentally by the full force of Toffees striker Salomon Rondon’s studs as they challenged for the ball. The Czech Republic international was left with nasty cuts near his eye and on his nose and lip following the incident during West Ham’s 1-0 win at Goodison Park. But Soucek has been patched up and is already back in training ahead of his side’s Europa League clash against Genk on…

Newcastle United have asked supporters to refrain from wearing mock headdresses following the club’s takeover by a Saudi-backed consortium. Some fans wore traditional robes and others headdresses for Sunday’s Premier League game with Tottenham, the Magpies’ first under their new owners. The fans’ actions are seen as a misguided show of support towards the new owners. Newcastle said that while their owners took no offence by the fans’ attire, it could be considered stereotypical and culturally offensive. The Premier League club, who sacked manager Steve Bruce on Wednesday, said in…

Townsend has named 12 uncapped players, including South Africa-born forwards Pierre Schoeman and Dylan Richardson in his squad for this autumn’s Tests; Scotland face Tonga, Australia, South Africa and Japan at Murrayfield this year Last Updated: 20/10/21 1:32pm Dylan Richardson is among the uncapped players named in Scotland’s 42-man Autumn Nations Series squad Gregor Townsend has named 12 uncapped players in the Scotland squad for the four upcoming Tests in this year’s Autumn Nations Series. Edinburgh trio Marshall Sykes, Jamie Hodgson and Luke Crosbie, South Africa-born pair Pierre Schoeman –…

FIFA is expected to confirm that it will stage a global summit in December in order to reach more widespread consensus around the plans for the new international match calendar and their biennial World Cup concept. The proposals have been met with opposition from European confederation UEFA, which has said it will stand against them “until common sense prevails and they are dropped”. European Leagues and the European Club Association have also criticised the plans and what they see as a lack of consultation over them. The December meeting will…

A Manchester City fan is in hospital after he was attacked while travelling home from Tuesday’s Champions League game against Club Brugge. The Belgium-based supporter was attacked at a service station on the E40 motorway in Drongen. He was taken to a hospital in Ghent. Manchester City said in a statement: “Everyone at Manchester City is shocked and saddened to hear reports of an attack on one of our supporters after the Champions League game in Bruges last night. “We are currently working with our counterparts at Club Brugge as…

Over-by-over commentary as England face New Zealand in a T20 World Cup warm-up match. Watch live on Sky Sports Cricket. Source link –Thank tou–