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Pep Guardiola's men are 10 points clear at the summit and two of their players feature among our Opta-fuelled fantasy picks, along with a couple of Everton men on the back of last week's long-awaited derby win at Liverpool. Manchester United, Tottenham and Leicester City players are also selected ahead of games against Chelsea, Burnley and Arsenal respectively. EDERSON There are many factors behind the leaders' winning run - not least an incredible defensive record, with goalkeeper Ederson more than playing his part. The Brazil international has kept 15 clean sheets from 24 Premier League games this term, averaging one every 1.6 matches. Only two keepers to have played at least 10 times have averaged fewer games per clean sheet across an entire season - Chelsea's Petr Cech (24 in 35 apps in 2004-05) and former Manchester United stopper Edwin van der Sar (21 in 33 apps in 2008-09). 24 - Manchester City have kept 24 clean sheets in all competitions this season - one more … [Read more...] about Premier League Fantasy Picks: Rashford, Kane and Vardy backed to shine

Neither team have had campaigns to write home about. While Odisha lie at the very bottom of the table, East Bengal haven't fared much better and are ninth. However, ending the season with a convincing win could give some relief to both sets of long-suffering supporters. ISL 2020-21 SPECIAL PAGE | ISL 7 POINTS TABLE | ISL 7 RESULTS/FIXTURES Robbie Fowler's side were always pegged down by the inability of their forwards to convert possession into goals. Bright Enobakhare remains the only one of their strikers to have netted this season and SCEB lie at the very bottom of the goals scored list. The club was also let down by the failure of their Indian forwards to fire. Despite boasting big names like Jeje Lalpekhlua, CK Vineeth and Balwant Singh, Fowler managed to get zero shots on target from the trio. Odisha has had similar woes throughout the season. Except for Diego Mauricio, no other player stepped up in the goalscoring department. Mauricio was responsible for 57 per … [Read more...] about ISL 2020-21: SCEBFC vs OFC, Preview: East Bengal and Odisha look to end season on a high

IPL 2021 by Vijay Tagore • Last updated on Share Tweet Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Delhi have been tentatively identified as the venues for IPL 2021 © BCCI The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is likely to be held in India and Mumbai is not yet a confirmed venue. The talk among the franchises of the league on Friday (February 26) evening was that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has zeroed in on five venues for the tournament, scheduled to start around April 10. Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Delhi have been tentatively identified as host cities and Mumbai has been kept as an option pending talks with the Government of Maharashtra. The State Government's apprehensions to allow the IPL are presumably because of the second wave of the Coronavirus that has been felt across the country currently. "Mumbai is still not final and it is because the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, … [Read more...] about Kolkata, Ahmedabad among 5 centres shortlisted for IPL 2021

Milan scraped into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday (February 25), as a 1-1 draw with Red Star Belgrade was enough to seal an away goals victory from a tie which finished 3-3 on aggregate. Franck Kessie's early spot-kick – his seventh penalty goal of the season in all competitions – saw Milan through, with El Fardou Ben's equaliser proving to be in vain. Gianluigi Donnarumma marked his 22nd birthday with a sensational save to deny Red Star a second, with Marko Gobeljic then seeing red as the visitors' comeback efforts were fruitless. It was the first time Milan have progressed from a two-legged European tie having not won the first game since 2006-07, when Carlo Ancelotti went on to guide the Rossoneri to their seventh European Cup. However, it is now four games without a win for Milan, who have lost their last two Serie A fixtures, including Sunday's damaging 3-0 derby defeat to title rivals Inter. Pioli, though, insists he has faith in his squad to overcome … [Read more...] about Milan’s difficulties an important stepping stone – Pioli

PSL 2021 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Rizwan led the chase with a 76. © AFP Led by half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Maqsood, Multan Sultans registered their first win of PSL 2021, beating Lahore Qalandars by 7 wickets. The duo stitched a 110-run stand for the third wicket to help their side ease past the 158-run target in only 16.2 overs. Put in to bat, Lahore lost their openers - Fakhar Zaman and Sohail Akhtar - early, which included a maiden-wicket over in the powerplay by Carlos Brathwaite. However, the in-form Mohammad Hafeez, yet again, bailed the team out from a precarious position, this time in company of Joe Denly. The duo put on an 89-run stand in only 9.1 overs, with Hafeez playing the aggressor. However, a couple of quick strikes, followed by Hafeez's run out on a 35-ball 60 further dented their innings. Samit Patel couldn't push the pace in the death overs, but his unbeaten … [Read more...] about Rizwan, Maqsood star as Multan Sultans pick up first win