Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC): With everything at stake to play for, West Indies One-Day International (ODI) captain Shai Hope has ensured his troops are physically and mentally prepared for today’s crucial match against England at Kensington Oval. The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after the West Indies won the opening ODI by eight wickets, only…
The big picture: The battle of experience versus capabilities It has been an unexpected clash of ideologies in the Caribbean so far. In Thursday’s one-sided defeat, the value of experience was abundantly clear across Evin Lewis’ match-winning attack: despite having been away from ODI cricket for three years, his muscle memory was perfectly attuned to…
The Federal Reserve on Thursday is expected to cut interest rates for the second time this year, the decision coming less than two months after a surprise big cut in September. The Fed is expected to cut borrowing costs by 0.25 percentage points, or half the size of the cut it made in September, according…
Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid have both made a rocky start to the new-look Champions League, and their places in the top eight in the league stage, which will automatically qualify for the knockout stage, are far from guaranteed. However, perhaps more faith should be placed in Luis Enrique’s Parisians to turn the corner after…
After seeing their Premier League title hopes dwindle further at the weekend, Arsenal must now refocus on putting up a tough Champions League battle as the Gunners visit Italian giants Inter on Wednesday. Arsenal lost points for the fifth time in ten league matches after their 1-0 defeat to Newcastle, which managed to keep all…
With the score at 1-1 at half-time, Arsenal were on the verge of being eliminated from the Champions League, yet they produced an inspiring second-half performance – one of the club’s best ever performances in Europe. “I remember that the first half was equal, but in the second half, Henry shot the ball towards the…
Mikel Arteta made just one change to the side that played Newcastle at the weekend, with Ben White returning to face Inter Milan. After not starting the last two matches, White returns to the right-back position, with Jurian Tempere continuing at left-back. Gabriel and William Saliba form the central defensive partnership. Declan Rice is completely…
Andrija Maksimovic, known as the ‘Serbian Messi’, has vowed to show that he is ‘better’ than FC… [+] Barcelona star Lamine Yamal when his team Red Star Belgrade hosts the Catalan team in the Champions League on Wednesday. DeFodi images via Getty Images Andrija Maksimovic, known as “The Serb”. [Lionel] Messi has vowed to show…
Officially: Barcelona’s starting lineup against Red Star As Barcelona searches for its third win in the 2024/25 Champions League tonight against Red Star, coach Hansi Flick has announced the starting lineup that will play at the Rajko Mitic Stadium. The Barcelona manager made three changes to the starting lineup that took part in the match…
Barcelona are a third of the way into the season and Hansi Flick’s side can make a convincing case for being one of the best teams in Europe. Flick appears to have settled on his preferred starting XI, which was partly shaped by players who arrived there out of necessity but have now done enough…
