South African star David Miller has become the latest high-profile cricketer to sign up to play in the first-ever Canada T20 League.

Miller is regarded as one of the best T20 batsmen in World cricket and recently won the KFC Colonel’s Always Original Award for his fastest T20 century against Bangladesh.

He follows in the footsteps of disgraced Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner. Both Smith and Warner were handed lengthy bans from international cricket after being found guilty of ball-tampering during Australia’s recent test series in South Africa.  Other players who have signed up for the League include West Indies and Chennai Super Kings star Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Lasith Malinga, Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell.

The tournament will take place between 28 June-15 July and will feature team’s from Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Winnipeg as well as a team from the Carribean all competing.

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Brazil proved why they are one of the favorites to win the 2018 World Cup as they secured a 2-0 win over Croatia at Anfield on Saturday.

The game’s first goal was scored by Neymar who was making his return from injury. This marked the first appearance of the Brazil superstar since he sustained an injury while playing for PSG in February.

Neymar who does not fully match fit was named on the bench with Brazil manager Tite opting to start with Willian and Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho in the attack.

Croatia had almost found the opener after 15-minutes, however, Alisson produced a great save to deny Luka Modric from distance.

The two sides went into the first-half goalless. Brazil enjoyed the majority of the game’s possession but could just not find a way to get the ball into the net.

Neymar was introduced during the second-half, replacing Manchester City’s Fernandinho. He found the opener after 68 minutes as he smashed the ball into the net. Roberto Firmino added a second during second-half stoppage time.

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The USMNT suffered their first defeat under new interim manager Dave Sarachan as they conceded a 90th-minute goal to go down 2-1 against Ireland in a friendly international on Saturday.

The match also served as a farewell for John O’Shea, who ended his Irish international career aged 37, though he intends to play on in club football.

The US defeated Bolivia 3-0 last week through goals from Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, and Walker Zimmerman. For this match, a number of changes were made. Wonder-kid Christian Pulisic was left out while DeAndre Yedlin was called up.

Bobby Wood gave the US the lead with the final kick of the first half after Matt Miazga headed the ball from Will Trapp’s free-kick and Wood leaped to poke the ball into the net.

Ireland found an equalizer during the 57th minute from a corner as Graham Burke scored.

Alan Judge came off the bench to score a winner for Ireland as he beat goalkeeper Bill Hamid with a left-footed blast.

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The US national team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Not only was this an embarrassment, but it also proved that the efforts which are being put in towards growing the game in the country are not paying dividends.

Some believed that the US’s failure to qualify for the World Cup was due to Jurgen Klinsmann’s habit of using foreign-born players while others feel that it was due to Bruce Arena’s decision to mainly rely upon MLS players, many of them who were old and well past their prime such as Tim Howard, DaMarcus Beasley, Clint Dempsey and Chris Wondolowski.

During an interview with ESPN, one anonymous “former U.S. international” highlighted that the downfall of US soccer may be due to the selection of dual-national players.

“There was definitely a thought process that [the German-Americans] were great when the World Cup came around, but they didn’t want to go down and fight in a game like Trinidad or in Honduras or Guatemala, the travel and that kind of stuff,” the former U.S. international said. “A guy like Fabian Johnson, in big games, in qualifiers, at times it just looked like he was going through the motions.”

The US certainly look like they are going in a different direction from learning from their failures. The team that recently defeated Bolivia featured many American born youth who are playing for big clubs across Europe.

The future looks bright for American soccer.

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DeAndre Yedlin was added to the United States Men’s national team roster for upcoming friendly internationals against Ireland and France.

The Newcastle United defender was added to the squad along with midfielder Tyler Adams and striker Bobby Wood while Christian Pulisic, as well as Walker Zimmerman, Alex Bono, Ethan Hovarth, Matt Olosunde, Alejandro Guido and Lynden Gooch were all dropped, as coach Dave Sarachan looks to experiment with different combinations and players.

The US are currently trying different styles and combinations as they prepare for the 2022 World Cup cycle. They suffered heartbreak late last year as they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the 1986 event.

The Americans first play against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Irish also did not qualify for the World Cup.

They then face a tough test on June 9th as they play against France. France is one of the pre-tournament favorites to win the World Cup in Russia and their players will be looking to impress during the game.

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South African cricket coach Otis Gibson has revealed that the retirement of AB De Villiers came as a shock to him.

De Villiers shockingly announced last week that he would be retiring from all forms of international cricket with the World Cup just a year away. He will continue to play franchise and T20 cricket.

During his 14-year international career, De Villiers established himself as one of the best South African batsman and fielders of the modern era as well as one of the most entertaining batsmen of the modern era.

Gibson has since revealed that he had a conversation with De Villiers a day before the announcement was made, but was unable to change the mind of the 34-year-old.

“He called me the morning before he made the announcement,” said Gibson.“We had a long conversation about whether he was making the right decision.”

Gibson said De Villiers’ decision had been a shock to him. “He is one of the best players in the world. He could have made a huge difference in the World Cup.”

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Goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton has said that Liverpool needs a new goalkeeper.

This came after their current first-choice Loris Karius committed two high-profile errors which gifted Real Madrid with two goals during the Champions League final that was played in Kiev on Saturday.

The game ended off 3-1 in favor of Madrid and Zinedine Zidane’s men won their third straight Champions League title.

For the first goal, Karius threw the ball straight to Karim Benzema who tapped the ball into the net while he let Gareth Bale’s long-range effort slip through his hands for the third goal.

After the game, the German Karius broke down in tears and said: “I lost my team the game”.

Shilton told Sky Sports News: “He will have to buy him. Liverpool have struggled in the past two or three seasons with goalkeepers. Karius got in and was very consistent towards the end, we all thought Liverpool had finally solved their goalkeeping problem. But of course, it’s there again now. If he does stay at Liverpool, I hope the fans give him a chance. They’re the sort of fans that would do that, but I think it will be very difficult for him to stay at Liverpool.”

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Real Madrid claimed their third consecutive Champions League crown after they defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the final, which was held in Kiev on Saturday. The result marked the 5th Champions League win for Ronaldo (he has won four with Madrid and won one title with Manchester United in 2008).

After the game, Ronaldo dropped a bombshell as he suggested that he could leave Madrid this summer. He said in an interview to BeIN Sport and Antena 3 reporters: “Now to enjoy, and in the next few days I will give an answer to the fans that they are on my side, it was very nice to be in Madrid.”

The 33-year-old ended as this season’s top scorer in the Champions League with 12 goals but was fairly quiet in Kiev as Liverpool’s defense did a good job in order to prevent him from getting chances to score.

Ronaldo was also asked if he was disappointed as he did not find the back of the net and he said: “Who’s disappointed? Perhaps they need to change the name of the Champions League to the CR7 Champions League. Who has the most titles and who has the most goals?”

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Pakistan’s cricket team players have reportedly been told that they must stop wearing smart-watches in order to avoid being accused of match-fixing.

While meeting with the Pakistanis after the first day of their opening test match against England at the famous Lord’s ground, officials told the players that they should avoid wearing the watches which can be used to transmit texts and voice messages in a similar way to a Smartphone.

Two players, namely Babar Azam and Asad Shafiq were seen wearing the watches but there has been no evidence of any wrongdoing.

“I didn’t know who was wearing them but yes, the ICC anti-corruption officer came to speak to us and they told us this is not allowed,” Hasan said after Pakistan dominated play, bowling England out for 184 before reaching 50 for one at the close.

“Next time, nobody will wear them.”

Players are not allowed any communication devices during matches and this also extends to the dressing room.

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Arsenal named Unai Emery as the successor to long-serving manager Arsene Wenger.

Wenger stepped down from his role as manager of the club at the end of this season. He had been in charge for the past 22-years and his exit came amidst strong criticism from fans during recent years due to the club’s declining performances.

Emery led PSG to a domestic treble this season but the club decided against renewing his contract as he failed on one of his main objective which was to transform the French giants into a team which could challenge for the Champions League title.

“I am thrilled to be joining one of the great clubs in the game,” – Emery, 46, told Arsenal’s website. “Arsenal is known and loved throughout the world for its style of play, its commitment to young players, the fantastic stadium, the way the club is run. I’m very excited to be given the responsibility to start this important new chapter in Arsenal’s history.”

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South African star David Miller has become the latest high-profile cricketer to sign up to play in the first-ever Canada T20 League.

Miller is regarded as one of the best T20 batsmen in World cricket and recently won the KFC Colonel’s Always Original Award for his fastest T20 century against Bangladesh.

He follows in the footsteps of disgraced Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner. Both Smith and Warner were handed lengthy bans from international cricket after being found guilty of ball-tampering during Australia’s recent test series in South Africa.  Other players who have signed up for the League include West Indies and Chennai Super Kings star Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Lasith Malinga, Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell.

The tournament will take place between 28 June-15 July and will feature team’s from Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Winnipeg as well as a team from the Carribean all competing.

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Brazil proved why they are one of the favorites to win the 2018 World Cup as they secured a 2-0 win over Croatia at Anfield on Saturday.

The game’s first goal was scored by Neymar who was making his return from injury. This marked the first appearance of the Brazil superstar since he sustained an injury while playing for PSG in February.

Neymar who does not fully match fit was named on the bench with Brazil manager Tite opting to start with Willian and Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho in the attack.

Croatia had almost found the opener after 15-minutes, however, Alisson produced a great save to deny Luka Modric from distance.

The two sides went into the first-half goalless. Brazil enjoyed the majority of the game’s possession but could just not find a way to get the ball into the net.

Neymar was introduced during the second-half, replacing Manchester City’s Fernandinho. He found the opener after 68 minutes as he smashed the ball into the net. Roberto Firmino added a second during second-half stoppage time.

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The USMNT suffered their first defeat under new interim manager Dave Sarachan as they conceded a 90th-minute goal to go down 2-1 against Ireland in a friendly international on Saturday.

The match also served as a farewell for John O’Shea, who ended his Irish international career aged 37, though he intends to play on in club football.

The US defeated Bolivia 3-0 last week through goals from Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, and Walker Zimmerman. For this match, a number of changes were made. Wonder-kid Christian Pulisic was left out while DeAndre Yedlin was called up.

Bobby Wood gave the US the lead with the final kick of the first half after Matt Miazga headed the ball from Will Trapp’s free-kick and Wood leaped to poke the ball into the net.

Ireland found an equalizer during the 57th minute from a corner as Graham Burke scored.

Alan Judge came off the bench to score a winner for Ireland as he beat goalkeeper Bill Hamid with a left-footed blast.

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The US national team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Not only was this an embarrassment, but it also proved that the efforts which are being put in towards growing the game in the country are not paying dividends.

Some believed that the US’s failure to qualify for the World Cup was due to Jurgen Klinsmann’s habit of using foreign-born players while others feel that it was due to Bruce Arena’s decision to mainly rely upon MLS players, many of them who were old and well past their prime such as Tim Howard, DaMarcus Beasley, Clint Dempsey and Chris Wondolowski.

During an interview with ESPN, one anonymous “former U.S. international” highlighted that the downfall of US soccer may be due to the selection of dual-national players.

“There was definitely a thought process that [the German-Americans] were great when the World Cup came around, but they didn’t want to go down and fight in a game like Trinidad or in Honduras or Guatemala, the travel and that kind of stuff,” the former U.S. international said. “A guy like Fabian Johnson, in big games, in qualifiers, at times it just looked like he was going through the motions.”

The US certainly look like they are going in a different direction from learning from their failures. The team that recently defeated Bolivia featured many American born youth who are playing for big clubs across Europe.

The future looks bright for American soccer.

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DeAndre Yedlin was added to the United States Men’s national team roster for upcoming friendly internationals against Ireland and France.

The Newcastle United defender was added to the squad along with midfielder Tyler Adams and striker Bobby Wood while Christian Pulisic, as well as Walker Zimmerman, Alex Bono, Ethan Hovarth, Matt Olosunde, Alejandro Guido and Lynden Gooch were all dropped, as coach Dave Sarachan looks to experiment with different combinations and players.

The US are currently trying different styles and combinations as they prepare for the 2022 World Cup cycle. They suffered heartbreak late last year as they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the 1986 event.

The Americans first play against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Irish also did not qualify for the World Cup.

They then face a tough test on June 9th as they play against France. France is one of the pre-tournament favorites to win the World Cup in Russia and their players will be looking to impress during the game.

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South African cricket coach Otis Gibson has revealed that the retirement of AB De Villiers came as a shock to him.

De Villiers shockingly announced last week that he would be retiring from all forms of international cricket with the World Cup just a year away. He will continue to play franchise and T20 cricket.

During his 14-year international career, De Villiers established himself as one of the best South African batsman and fielders of the modern era as well as one of the most entertaining batsmen of the modern era.

Gibson has since revealed that he had a conversation with De Villiers a day before the announcement was made, but was unable to change the mind of the 34-year-old.

“He called me the morning before he made the announcement,” said Gibson.“We had a long conversation about whether he was making the right decision.”

Gibson said De Villiers’ decision had been a shock to him. “He is one of the best players in the world. He could have made a huge difference in the World Cup.”

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Goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton has said that Liverpool needs a new goalkeeper.

This came after their current first-choice Loris Karius committed two high-profile errors which gifted Real Madrid with two goals during the Champions League final that was played in Kiev on Saturday.

The game ended off 3-1 in favor of Madrid and Zinedine Zidane’s men won their third straight Champions League title.

For the first goal, Karius threw the ball straight to Karim Benzema who tapped the ball into the net while he let Gareth Bale’s long-range effort slip through his hands for the third goal.

After the game, the German Karius broke down in tears and said: “I lost my team the game”.

Shilton told Sky Sports News: “He will have to buy him. Liverpool have struggled in the past two or three seasons with goalkeepers. Karius got in and was very consistent towards the end, we all thought Liverpool had finally solved their goalkeeping problem. But of course, it’s there again now. If he does stay at Liverpool, I hope the fans give him a chance. They’re the sort of fans that would do that, but I think it will be very difficult for him to stay at Liverpool.”

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Real Madrid claimed their third consecutive Champions League crown after they defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the final, which was held in Kiev on Saturday. The result marked the 5th Champions League win for Ronaldo (he has won four with Madrid and won one title with Manchester United in 2008).

After the game, Ronaldo dropped a bombshell as he suggested that he could leave Madrid this summer. He said in an interview to BeIN Sport and Antena 3 reporters: “Now to enjoy, and in the next few days I will give an answer to the fans that they are on my side, it was very nice to be in Madrid.”

The 33-year-old ended as this season’s top scorer in the Champions League with 12 goals but was fairly quiet in Kiev as Liverpool’s defense did a good job in order to prevent him from getting chances to score.

Ronaldo was also asked if he was disappointed as he did not find the back of the net and he said: “Who’s disappointed? Perhaps they need to change the name of the Champions League to the CR7 Champions League. Who has the most titles and who has the most goals?”

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Pakistan’s cricket team players have reportedly been told that they must stop wearing smart-watches in order to avoid being accused of match-fixing.

While meeting with the Pakistanis after the first day of their opening test match against England at the famous Lord’s ground, officials told the players that they should avoid wearing the watches which can be used to transmit texts and voice messages in a similar way to a Smartphone.

Two players, namely Babar Azam and Asad Shafiq were seen wearing the watches but there has been no evidence of any wrongdoing.

“I didn’t know who was wearing them but yes, the ICC anti-corruption officer came to speak to us and they told us this is not allowed,” Hasan said after Pakistan dominated play, bowling England out for 184 before reaching 50 for one at the close.

“Next time, nobody will wear them.”

Players are not allowed any communication devices during matches and this also extends to the dressing room.

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Arsenal named Unai Emery as the successor to long-serving manager Arsene Wenger.

Wenger stepped down from his role as manager of the club at the end of this season. He had been in charge for the past 22-years and his exit came amidst strong criticism from fans during recent years due to the club’s declining performances.

Emery led PSG to a domestic treble this season but the club decided against renewing his contract as he failed on one of his main objective which was to transform the French giants into a team which could challenge for the Champions League title.

“I am thrilled to be joining one of the great clubs in the game,” – Emery, 46, told Arsenal’s website. “Arsenal is known and loved throughout the world for its style of play, its commitment to young players, the fantastic stadium, the way the club is run. I’m very excited to be given the responsibility to start this important new chapter in Arsenal’s history.”

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