Australia is going to lose the fourth match as usual. It is very embarrassing for Australia to lose a series against such an inexperienced team. Australia needs 27 runs from 14 balls to win. But Australia lost 8 wickets. Had an experienced batsman at the crease, Australia might have won. Pat Cummins is still at the crease, scoring 27 off 37 balls. The performance of Sri Lankan bowlers is excellent. Sri Lanka may win today too.
Sri Lankans inexperienced players are playing better than the well experienced Australian players. Now I think Australia was lucky to win the first match. They were going to loss that match too. Australia was in the front seat in today's match, but their batting lineup collapsed after the fall of 5th wicket. Finch, Marsh and Maxwell should have showed some responsibility. It won't be surprising if Australia loss the last ODI match as well. Australia has lost three matches in a row. It was a completely unexpected outcome for us. I would not say that the Australian bowlers have played badly. The Australian bowlers performed well in almost every match. Australia has lost only because of poor batting. The performance of experienced players like Finch, Maxwell and Marsh in today's match was very poor.
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Cricket seems to be a game of 3rd world countries - where young boys play it in streets and on road. In my country - a part from players there are two other boys who have to pick up wickets when the vehicle arrives and quickly puts it back to start the match again. Even then they grow up to become Imran Khan and Waseem Akram. What a life we live!
Maybe this is one of the reasons why cricket is so popular in South Asia. It can be played in narrow lanes and alleys. On the other hand, other sports such as football and field hockey requires a much larger space. In my childhood, we had some open space near our home and we used to play cricket there. But all those open spaces are gone now, replaced with concrete jungle. But still cricketing activity goes on, as the kids make use of whatever space that is available. Once in a while we get complaints of broken window panes or the ball hitting someone's head.. but apart from that everything is fine. But that same thing can be said about football in this region. Football doesn't take either a lot of money or a lot of space so by that theory football should have been the most popular sport in this region but that is not the case. I think it's just because people's tastes can vary because of different regions. The people of this region simply like cricket a lot. And you know that with football at least a good amount of open space is needed but with cricket that is not really necessary. So, that can be a reason why cricket is generally a lot more popular in this region.
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Lautaro Martinez is a very crucial player for Inter now. They wouldn't like to let him go now easily. They are relying on his goals very much now and they don't have a better alternative than him in their hands as well. Maybe they are close to signing Lukaku on a loan deal but this may not mean that they would be more willing to sell Martinez. They would rather make use of this amazing duo like Conte did in the season they became the winners of the Serie A title. Tottenham will need to make an insane offer for him to increase their chance of signing him.
Among the greatest strikers from Argentina, he is quick, skillful, and a great goal scorer. As a scorer for Inter, Lautaro Martinez is frequently in my top 5 list with no 10 jersey. Next season they will not be qualified for the UCL, so moving to an upfront team would be ideal. However, it's unclear which club he will choose at the end of the season. Things will settle soon, we're running out of time. It has been rumored that Inter is ready to sell Lautaro Martinez if they receive a bid of €60 million. One of the biggest concerns is how they will handle the situation after selling the only best striker you have. If Inter Milan decides to sell Lautaro Martinez, before they can find a suitable replacement, they are going to make a big mistake. Inter Milan, however, survived the title race until the end of the season. But their performance was not stable. Without Lautaro Martinez, their attacking lineup will be weaker. If Inter's attacking lineup will weak, it will be difficult for them to be in the top 4 of the table.
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The 4th ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia resumes today. With a 2-1 lead, Sri Lanka is ready to create history in the fourth ODI. I am firmly convinced that the historical series will be won by the Lions today. There are many talented young players on their team. As a result of their confidence, they'll be outperformed world champions as well. I would like to watch a good Australian vs Sri Lanka match.
My guess is that today's Australia will win. They had lost the previous two matches. In the second match, Australia could not win even after batting for only 221 runs. And after giving a target of 292 runs in the third match, they lost. They may be able to identify their own weaknesses. Hopefully in today's match, they will solve their mistakes and win.
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There are some extra players in the Barcelona squad who are given high wages by Barcelona, but they are not performing well for the team. Barcelona will be more profitable if they sell these players and add new players to the team. I don't see any need to keep players like Dembele and Braithwaite in the squad. Xavi should now take on an experienced defender team with the money from their sale. Dembele's performances last season have helped Barcelona rise from adversity since Xavi became coach. Dembele is one of the players expected to stay next season, he proved his worth last season with Xavi but maybe he wasn't in the right hands before. It makes me think why do you think Dembele is not important for Barcelona next season. Xavi can help him grow even better than the previous few seasons and that has proven last season. Did Dembele play really well last season? Let's look at the statistics. Dembele has played 21 matches in La Liga. He has scored only 1 goal. However, he was able to make 13 assists. He could not made any goal or assist in that Europa League match. We have not seen any goal or assist from him in 3 matches in the Champions League. How can we say that his performance was as expected? Would you say that scoring only one goal in a whole season is a good performance? Dembele scored six goals in the 2020-21 season, and only one last season. So I don't think Dembele's performance has improved. Not only that, Depay, Fati, de Jong, Torres and Aubameyang are all performing better than Dembele. Why does Barcelona need so many strikers now? Dembele's weekly wages last season were 210,000 euros. So much more than Aubameyang, Fati and Torres. And so I think it is a waste of money for Barcelona to have Dembele in the squad now. Since Barcelona is now in a financial crisis.
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~ Right now Sri Lanka is in complete command of this match and going to win a historic series against mighty Australia which did a good score of 292 in fifty overs but an amazing partnership between Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis is giving them a driving seat to win 146 runs in just 25 overs are enough for them with nine wickets remaining and they need 100 more runs in 17 overs which is not difficult on papers until know. Sri Lanka completed the history win and i do not even know majority of the players in the team and they went on and defeated a star studded Australia and i will be remembering the name Pathum Nissanka if he continues to perform like this. It is possible that Australia underestimated the Sri Lankan young side and they paid the price and wonderful performance by the young Sri Lankan team.. It was unthinkable that Sri Lanka would win the series against an experienced team like Australia. Because, we have seen the performance of Sri Lanka in the last few series. Their performance was erratic, and there were no experienced players on the team. No one thinks they will win the series against Australia with such a team. However, congratulations to the Sri Lankan team. They will probably be able to perform better in the next World Cup.
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They still can't escape the bubble and maximizing young players is indeed a pretty good thing because indeed in the current squad there are a lot of promising young players but the problem is they don't want this and just want to add a few more players. Their finances are still quite shaken but they still consider this as trivial which makes it really difficult for them to make a decision because there are several consequences that must be accepted from the path they take, whether it's adding players or retaining by maximizing young players.
Financial problems are not trivial problems faced by Barcelona at this time. The proof is that Barcelona has cut the salaries of the players. Therefore I do not see any rash moves from the Barcelona management this summer. Barcelona interest in Lewandowski may well be the point of the work Xavi has undertaken this summer and rumors are circulating that Barcelona are preparing to make a new bid for Bayern Munich in the coming days. Financial problems are still a frightening specter for a number of teams. Yes it is a difficult factor to solve, the impact on their form of performance in the competition. All teams have to learn from some of the teams that ended up being completely bankrupt because of this, they had to be good at managing their finances even from a long time ago. And must really be held by people who are professionals. especially Barcelona this season, they are trying to stabilize their finances by selling some of their players and with that money they buy new players. I think if they continue to do that without having to force the signing of players when the club is in crisis they will be fine and it's not impossible that their performance will also improve, it was seen in the second half of last season. There are some extra players in the Barcelona squad who are given high wages by Barcelona, but they are not performing well for the team. Barcelona will be more profitable if they sell these players and add new players to the team. I don't see any need to keep players like Dembele and Braithwaite in the squad. Xavi should now take on an experienced defender team with the money from their sale.
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The match has been reduced to 19 overs per side, and therefore we can expect even more fireworks. Rishabh Pant seems to be as unlucky as Virat Kohli, when it comes to winning the toss. Not even once out of 5 times in this series he got his call right. Keshav Maharaj is captaining South Africa and the interesting news is that Tristan Stubbs is included in the playing XI. Tabraiz Shamsi is replaced with Reeza Hendricks, but surprisingly Marco Jansen has been dropped in order to include Kagisio Rabada. I would have rather dropped Lungi Ngidi.
Ishan Kishan has been very aggressive from the first over. India was able to collect 16 runs in the first over. But India lost Ishan Kishan's wicket in the second over. Kishan returned to the dressing room after collecting 15 runs from 7 balls. And now at the end of 3 overs, India collected 25 runs. Batsmen need to bat with some responsibility. India will win the series if they can win today's match.
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My big prediction for the next Champions League will be won by either Manchester City or PSG. Both teams have invested greatly in good player's and coaches but have lacked results. Man City came so close but they couldn't as Real Madrid turned thing's around.
When it comes to winning the Champions League, it is clear that Real Madrid is the king, even though other teams have also won the Champions League. But for Manchester City and PSG I have never seen them both in the list of winners of the Champions League trophy which means they both have never tasted the sweetness of winning the Champions League. And for next season I'm still not sure that they will both be the new champions for the Champions League because other teams are also investing in new players for next season. I would say that next season Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool and PSG will fight for the Champions League. These six teams are already strong enough. But they are still trying to increase their power. Manchester City has added young Haaland to their squad to make their squad stronger. PSG is trying to stabilize the team by changing coaches. Next season we will have the opportunity to enjoy another competitive Champions League.
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Day 3 begins with Bangladesh on 50/2, and they'll trail West Indies by 112. Bangladesh continues to set records for worst Test cricket performances! As of this writing, Bangladesh recorded the joint-most ducks in a Test innings with WI in its first season. It's quite natural for them to perform inconsistently in their test match. This is a terrible situation! The fact that BAN is creating records that nobody desires to own.
Even on the third day, the Bangladeshi players continued their bad batting. Earlier in the day, they lost the wicket of Nazmul Hossain Shant. Shant returned to the dressing room after collecting 17 runs. Mominul Haque and Joy are now at the crease. Bangladesh is still trailing by 89 runs. If they want to get back on track, at least two players have to score a century. If Bangladesh is able to provide a target of 200 runs then both the teams will have a 50-50 chance of winning the match. But it is a very difficult task for the players of the Bangladesh team.
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It's because the casino has house edge, so by design, they will always going to win specially if you play long games in any casino. And that's how they make money from us gamblers. Of course, who doesn't want to win more? it's just human nature that we are greedy. So unless you don't control yourself, you might end up losing and then become addicted to it. So if you chance, you won some money already, don't stretch your luck, maybe it's better if you will exit and enjoy your winnings.
Gambling will always favor the house, so the house will always have to win, and the bettors are mostly left with more losses compared to their wons. And while these players continue to chase for their losses, looks like they are adding more profits to the casinos and making them still in the losing end. So there's no easy way to win in gambling, even if you think you are professional gambler, that won't make you avoid the inevitable losses in gambling. Exactly, the house is always in favor, Every time you lose you will think I lost for a little while, if I played a little more carefully I would win. Next time you will play again to win but if you lose then you will think that you will definitely win next time. It creates a lot of fascination, I saw one who wanted to sell his Gold Membership gambling account, I asked if you spend over $1k weekly on gambling then why would you want to sell the account for only $100? He told me that if he had an account he would want to do more gambling but if he did not have he would not be able to do it, it's kinda funny but true.
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Chelsea really need a defender now and everyone is aware of that already. They must be still trying their best to sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde now. I've heard they are close to a happy ending about this transfer too but it isn't official yet. I don't expect Chelsea to have significant problems to sign him now as they were already interested in signing him in the previous transfer window too. Sevilla prevented him from joining Chelsea then but they won't be able to do the same this time. Kounde wants to go to Chelsea.
Teams like Manchester City and United are trying to make themselves stronger. And so if they want to survive in the title fight, the Chelsea team will have to fix the weaknesses of their own team. Otherwise, Chelsea will not be in the top four of the points table next season. Taking Jules Kounde to the team is a good choice for Chelsea. At the same time, it seems that their forwards need to be strengthened.
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Inter Milan have rejects opening bids from Paris Saint German for their centre back, Skriniar. He is one of the key Player in Milan team and they are not ready to lose him. They would only let him go only if PSG accepts their €80m tag price. It's going to be difficult for PSG because they are not ready to spend that amount of money for a centre back which I know they have. While for Inter Milan, they have lots of actions coming in for them next season and they look to fits in.
I think it is going to be a difficult decision for PSG. They do have money but they have spent a lot trying to keep mbappe on the team. I know they have the money but if they get this player it will be a problem for them in the future. But they are obviously going to win the league one title even though they will not be winning the Champions League in my opinion. And I also don't think that Inter Milan is going to let this player go because he is a very important player for the team. But with 80 million I think they will be alright.
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India VS South Africa
The fourth T20 match between South Africa and India will be played today. If India can win today's match then the series will be drawn 2-2. And the outcome of the series will depend on the last match. India's performance in the third match was excellent. They have improved on both batting and bowling. But a little better batting was expected from the batsmen. My guess is that India will win today's match and draw the series.
SA is looking too good in this T20 series though India fight back well and they have to win today's game to keep the series alive. In today's game India will definitely play in pressure as a loss today means they will lose the series. SA on the other are favorite for today's game as de kock is in good touch. India scored 169 runs in their first innings and gave them a target of 170 runs. Do you think this is enough score for the Indians to defend? Remember in the last T20, Indian scored 179 runs and won the match. Do you think India will be able to defend this score and make the series a level with 2 - 2 ? I think if South Africa does not lose early wickets, they may win this match however it won't be an easy task. I am not surprised that India has won. I was surprised to see South Africa's batting. This team won the first match by collecting 212 runs in 19.1 overs. In the second match, they won by scoring 149 runs in 18.2 overs. I am very surprised that the same team will accept a shameful defeat by losing all the wickets for only 87 runs. However, I am waiting for the last match. I think South Africa will win the series.
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Manchester United and Barcelona has been compete to get Goncalo Ignacio from Porto both of teams immediately need new players after Manchester United lost Matic and Barcelona probably will lost Pique and until now Barcelona has attempts to get him even they promised to him that he will play regularly if he is willing to move to Barcelona but he has expensive price tag approximately 45 millions euro and if we see from financial side obviously Manchester United has good opportunity to get him
Actually, I don't think that Manchester United also has a good financial situation right now. Obviously, I know that it's not as bad as Barcelona but they also cannot suddenly throw money around right now. They had wasted a lot of money trying to get overrated players earlier (I am not talking about Cristiano Ronaldo). And now they are in a tight situation. With Barcelona, there is always a doubt that they will not be able to get a certain player who costs a decent amount of money. I don't think that the promise of Barcelona about playing him in every match means anything because I was a Barcelona fan for a long time and I have seen what promises are worth.
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India VS South Africa
The fourth T20 match between South Africa and India will be played today. If India can win today's match then the series will be drawn 2-2. And the outcome of the series will depend on the last match. India's performance in the third match was excellent. They have improved on both batting and bowling. But a little better batting was expected from the batsmen. My guess is that India will win today's match and draw the series.
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Manchester City has always had a high target in the Champions League, Pep Guardiola is indeed ambitious to bring Manchester City to win this prestigious competition on the plains of Europe. However, their struggles always run aground, even though the composition of the team is very promising. Indeed in this case I say that luck has not been on his side.
After Haaland in the squad, I believe the dream could happen. the team will get stronger if Haaland can organize his new partner Julian Alvarez, from River Plate in front, only if Pep implements a new strategy with 2 attackers (3-5-2). but if impossible, Haaland will be a single attacker like in Dortmund, even though that position is very risky for to him get injured. Depending on just one attacker like Dortmund, setting up a formation would be very risky. Because if Haaland gets injured, Guardiola will not be able to find a replacement. And so the formation of Manchester City next season will most likely be 3-5-2. Guardiola will use two strikers. Guardiola will definitely decorate his team next season with a new strategy. I think Pep Guardiola is smart manager amd have several option when losing central forward position, if next season Haaland got injury I think he will adopt with false nine central forward and have option with Gabriel Jesus as central forward and move Raheem Sterling. I think keep best formation adopt by Pep Guardiola with 4-3-3 and some time missing central forward will use with false nine striker. But long expectation when talking about formation will adopt by Pep Guardiola because still have many transfer activities and need change old formation. Guardiola has a lot of talented strikers. And so he will not rely solely on Haaland to score goals. Haaland, Sterling, Jesus, Grealish and Riyad Mahrez are all very talented. And so Guardiola, don't just choose Haaland as the attacker. He will have at least 3 players in the forward. Guardiola will probably choose a 4-3-3 formation.
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LOL... another disastrous performance from Sri Lanka. They are now 175/7 after 38 overs. And remember that they are playing the match at home ground and that too against an Australian side which lacks some of the key players such as Mitchell Starc. Matthew Kuhnemann in his ODI debut picked up two crucial wickets. And none of the Lanka batsmen could even get to a 50. Such a shameful performance from these guys. They are going to lose this match, and in all probability will lose the ODI series by a margin of 0-3.
Sri Lanka is playing as an unpredictable team now. They had quite low chance to win this match as the target wasn't enough. Australia is playing with their strong batting squad, still they failed to chase the target of 216 runs. Even they got all out in just 189 runs. The score was 165/5 after the end of 34 overs. Australia lost their remaining 5 wickets in next 3.1 overs and lost the game by 26 runs. I think Sri Lanka will be more favourite team in the upcoming matches. I was very surprised to see the performance in Australia. I never imagined Australia would lose this match. After Maxwell was dismissed for 170, they lost all their remaining wickets by 19 runs. Warner is the highest run-scorer among the Australian busmen. If Maxwell had survived at the crease, maybe today we would have seen Australia win.
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Dani Alves was a very important player for Barcelona and he played for them so many years. He is very old now of course and I think Barcelona don't need him anymore. He might even retire soon too as he is 39. But I will remember him as one of the best right-backs in the world. Barcelona are targeting to make the squad as young as possible now. This is a nice step for doing this. They are trying a different thing which is being successful with youngsters and I'd like to see them succeeding in this.
Dani Alves was a very talented and experienced player. He has played for Barcelona for a long time, strengthening the Barcelona defense. But now that he is 39, he is no longer fit for the Barcelona team. Xavi must find a replacement for Dani Alves. At the same time Gerard Pique is not performing as well as before. Xavi should recruit young defenders to strengthen the defense.
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