A press uses coordinated movement and a cue to limit passing options, steer opponents into danger and win the ball or force them to escape. By Vaelin Lamorra A defender passes back to the goalkeeper. Suddenly, the striker sprints forward, a winger closes the full-back and a midfielder appears beside the only obvious short pass.
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City found guilty of financial breaches, but no punishment decided. Appeal deadline tomorrow, sanctions hearing date unknown.
Mourinho ranks first for silverware, but United’s post-Ferguson managers must also be judged by their football, circumstances and lasting impact. By Laith Vesarian Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United with a league title and an impossible job description. His successors were expected to keep winning while rebuilding the machine that had made winning look routine.
Beckham’s £39m dividend shows how professional brand management converts celebrity into systematised, diversified revenue streams that often exceed playing-era wealth.
Sánchez tops this ranking of United’s post-Ferguson transfer failures, judged by cost, contribution and fit rather than treating every expensive signing as a flop.
Arsenal went unbeaten through attacking freedom, defensive balance and the ability to survive difficult afternoons, then extended their league run to 49 matches. By Vincent AB Patel Ruud van Nistelrooy stood over a stoppage-time penalty at Old Trafford with Arsenal’s unbeaten record at his feet. He hit the bar. The match finished 0–0, and a
England are one match away from a test that will either vindicate or expose Thomas Tuchel’s entire philosophical approach to international football.
Successful FPL strategy means buying secure roles, planning across several Gameweeks and judging every move by cost, upside and flexibility. By Noah Vance Fantasy Premier League is extremely good at making a sensible adult believe that transferring one Bournemouth full-back for another at 1.17am constitutes long-term planning. The cure is not more conviction. It is
Use expected minutes, fixture horizons and disciplined transfers to improve FPL decisions while treating captaincy, value and chips as calculated risks. Fantasy Premier League managers spend an extraordinary amount of energy trying to predict football, a sport sustained by deflections, hamstrings and centre-backs suddenly deciding they are Andrea Pirlo. You cannot eliminate that chaos. You
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ICC rankings use separate ratings for teams and players in each format, with results, opposition and recent performances shaping movement but not telling the whole story.
Test cricket rewards sustained pressure, ODIs demand changes of pace, and T20 makes every ball a negotiation between scoring and survival. By Vaelin Lamorra Picture the same batting pair on the same ground, 80 for two. In a Test, their captain might be delighted. In an ODI, they might be on schedule or falling behind.
T20 allows 120 balls per innings, The Hundred 100 and T10 60, with different bowling rhythms and fielding rules shaping what viewers see. By Vaelin Lamorra T20, The Hundred and T10 all make cricket shorter, but they do not simply turn the same match down to different running times. Each gives batters and bowlers a
The WPL and WBBL play T20 cricket in India and Australia; The Hundred uses 100 balls in England and Wales, with each competition occupying a different calendar window. By Laith Vesarian Following women’s cricket across three countries sounds straightforward until the same player appears in an Indian franchise shirt, an Australian Big Bash shirt and,
T20 leagues and international cricket compete for the same dates, while board contracts, player agreements and scheduling decisions determine who is available. By Vaelin Lamorra A cricketer can have a national team expecting him for a series and a T20 franchise expecting him for a tournament. Both may have planned months ahead. Neither has accidentally
Headingley 1981 tops this ranking because England recovered from following on to beat Australia and change the direction of the Ashes. By Laith Vesarian England’s greatest Test wins are not automatically the closest ones. A two-run finish can leave a match balanced on a knife-edge, but the deeper question is how unlikely an England victory
Pakistan’s 1954 Oval win, England’s Karachi triumph and the 2006 forfeiture show how cricket and disputes shaped this enduring Test rivalry.
England’s white-ball revolution won two World Cups, but ageing stars, format pressures and weak succession exposed its dependence on one generation.
The Ashes grew from an 1882 newspaper joke into cricket’s defining rivalry through symbolism, controversy, national pride and sporting theatre.
