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La Liga focusing on June restart but not without testing players

Top players will train individually and an agreement signed between health authorities and Spain's sports association to make sure the safety of footballers and coaching staff after seven weeks of lockdown, The Spanish Government is finally showing some relaxation in restrictions but before moving towards normal routine each individual player must have to undergo the test "These measures cover a period of approximately four weeks with different phases that, in any case, will be subject to the de-escalation process established by the government," a La Liga statement read. "Together with the medical tests carried out by clubs, a staggering return to training has been implemented that will start with players training alone and with group activities prior to the return to competition, scheduled for June." With that statement, we can expect some action in mid-June but behind closed doors. Here is the current state of La Liga's table There are 11

Legendary NFL head coach Don Shula dies at 90

NFL's all-time winningest head coach and leader of the undefeated 1972 Dolphins, has died at age 90. During his time being the longtime head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Shula led them to two Super Bowl victories, as well as the only perfect season in NFL history. Shula set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach, and was a leader in victories with 347 total wins. Though he spent several seasons in the NFL as a player, Shula is most famous for leading the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only undefeated NFL season in history The first of those, after the 1972 season, set a bar that has yet to be reached by any other team. With the Dolphins 14-7 win over the Redskins in Super Bowl VII, Shula's team became the first and only to go undefeated in a season. The Dolphins defended their title the following year, beating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII after finishing the regular season 12-2. "Don Shula will always be remembered as one of the greatest coaches

UFC 249 is back on, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is not

After its postponement due to COVID-19, UFC 249 is now officially back on. It was announced on April 21st that the promotion has been moved to May 9th, and will be held in Jacksonville, Florida. However, it is not the much-anticipated fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson that fans have been waiting for. Instead, Tony will be up against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. Initially, Khabib Nurmagomedov was expected to go up against Tony Ferguson to make the third defense of his UFC Lightweight Championship at this event. However, he had to pull out due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nurmagomedov-Ferguson fight has come to be known as the most cursed match in the history of combat sports. This is the fifth time this fight has been scheduled, and then not taken place, in five years. The previous instances of the bout between the two best lightweights in the world being shelved are:  — 2015: The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale: canceled when Khabib b

3 Best ODI innings of Sachin Tendulkar

When it comes to ODI cricket, no player could match what Tendulkar has achieved in this format. He had always been far ahead from the rest. The master blaster made many records on the field, and it makes you wonder that whether those records would ever be broken. Usually, the record innings are the ones that gets boosted the most, but we feel the best innings are those which have a much bigger impact on your career. Thus, we will be picking the best 3 ODI innings of Tendulkar that had an impact on his career. 3.       98 off 78 balls Vs Pakistan at Centurion in 2003 World Cup India vs Pakistan rivalry always made cricket more fun to watch. These encounters could make anyone a hero. When Javed Miandad would struck Chetan Sharma for a six in 1986 on the last ball to win the Sharjah cup for his team, Pakistan would end up remembering that for the rest of their lives. Akhtar had promised to knock one at Tendulkar's head before this match and he had crossed the 100 mph bar

Judge dismisses USWNT in equal pay lawsuit

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, summed up the massive pay gap between genders excellently when he said,  "The sorry ass f---ing men from the U.S. soccer team, they ain't ever won s---, ain't gonna ever win s---, can't get out the f---ing first round. Man, pay them ladies. The women should be getting $500k per athlete. Snoop Dogg says so." This was stated after the U.S. Women's National Team's victory over the Netherlands to win their fourth World Cup. Almost 10 months later, federal judge R. Gary Klausner, ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Pasadena, rejected the USWNT’s argument that it has been underpaid relative to the U.S. men's team in a gender-discrimination suit filed in March 2019. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Klausner sided with the players’ employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, which argued that the claim of unequal pay based on gender discrimination shoul

Things Cricket Fans can do during this Lock Down

Corona virus has put the world on hold and has taken a lot of lives in such conditions we should stay home and protect each other and hope that things get better as soon as possible. We know such conditions are very difficult for the cricket fans as the cricket has completely taken away which is certainly difficult for them to adjust so there are few things which our cricket fans can do during this lock down situation. ·         There are multiple cricket games which are easy to download so as a cricket fan you will love to play these games during this situation. ·         You can watch many cricket related videos, previous matches which will bring back a lot of memories. ·         You can play cricket with family inside your homes. ·         You can watch “The test” on amazon which is worth watching for cricket fans and you can sign up free for amazon prime videos and enjoy the series. ·         You can read articles and blogs on different cricket leg

Spot fixing a Dirty side of Sports

Spot fixing is an illegal activity that destroys the integrity of sport. It is something not limited to cricket only, it is found almost in every sport of the new era. It is related to produce certain pre-planned events according to the bet against it. The betting market is then entertained in this scenario. It is different from match fixing in which the outcome of the match is bribed. These shameful activities are mostly reported in cricket. The occurrence of corrupt practices in Pakistan cricket are way too common and the most infamous of all episodes is when Salman butt, M. Amir and M. Asif were caught red handed under spot fixing charges in 2010. Cricket Premier leagues of India, Pakistan and Australia also reported similar events.   Taking in consideration of this security and honesty of sport, various sporting bodies have created proper polices against such acts and have very stern kind of actions. Recent activity of Umar Akmal from Pakistan cricket, n