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In the year 1990, Schillaci scored three goals in the semi-finals and finals of the tournament and finished joining Italy’s golden ‘boot’ winning the 1990 FIFA World World Showpiece and helped pull Italy to third. Salvatore Schillaci, the best scorer of the 1990 World Cup, former Italy deputy, and the Inter and Juventus clubs player died at 59 years of age. The date is October 25, 2023, according to Inter and such clubs as Juventus. Schillaci helped Italy climb upwards to attain a

Afghanistan recorded a magical and unforgettable victory at Sharjah Stadium, which further goes down in the history books as the bowlers were celebrating the 250th ODI which is a world record in its own right. The players lived up to the expectations and instead enhanced the entertainment of the arena in foreign matches. Thus, victory against Afghanistan and associating grounds with so much history created too, would always remain unique. Sharjah’s historical links with the game and its landmark formation strengthen the fact

The Delhi Capitals of the Indian Premier League will no longer have Ricky Ponting, the renowned Australian cricketer and captain of the World Cup, in their ranks. Prior to the huge auction for the 2025 edition of the rich league, it was reported that his seven-year time with the squad was coming to an end. The owners parted ties with the cricket veteran because Ponting's leadership did not provide the expected results for the team, according to ESPNCricinfo." "After 7 seasons, Delhi Capitals

The upcoming IPL 2024 season is set to kick off with a highly anticipated match between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While the excitement surrounding the tournament is palpable, both teams face significant challenges that they must address early on in the competition. CSK, led by the legendary MS Dhoni, are the defending champions and have their sights set on a historic sixth title. However, despite their past success, the

Spain reigns at the summit of men's tennis with Carlos Alcaraz holding world number one spot in the ATP rankings released on Monday with compatriot Rafael Nadal moving back up to second. Nadal, 36, benefited from Casper Ruud's quarter-final exit in Seoul where he was top seed, to move ahead of the Norwegian. Novak Djokovic, winner of his third tournament this season in Tel Aviv, stays seventh but scores 250 precious points in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin, his end-of-season

Championship side Rotherham United are to appoint Exeter City boss Matt Taylor as their new manager. Exeter City Supporters' Trust, which owns the club, said in a tweet that Taylor's tenure at St James Park is over. The tweet has since been deleted. Exeter will hold a press conference today at 16:00 BST to discuss the situation. "We can confirm manager Matt Taylor has left to join Rotherham United," the Trust's statement said. "We'd like to put on record our sincere thanks to

They may well have looked good for the first 50 minutes of the match, but ultimately Barcelona returned to Catalonia last night with another defeat from Bayern Munich questioning how things went wrong this time. There was optimism that Barcelona might be able to reverse the narrative on this occasion following their good form this season and in the first half they missed a number of clear openings to do so. The narrative coming out of Can Barca after the match was that

Emma Raducanu is through to the second round of the Slovenia Open after winning her first match since her unsuccessful US Open title defence. British number one Raducanu was leading 6-2 5-3 when her opponent Dayana Yastremska was forced to retire. The 22-year-old Ukrainian, who is 89th in the world, injured her wrist while 30-0 down serving to stay in the match. Raducanu, 19, went into the WTA 250 hard-court event as top seed but having slid from 11th to 83rd in the

This Formula 1 season has been distilled into a sort of 'Challenge Max Verstappen' show - pick a grid position for the Red Bull driver and see if he can win. The answer has become, invariably, yes. In Hungary, at the beginning of August, Verstappen started 10th, and won. In Belgium, after the summer break, he was 15th on the grid, and won. At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday, he started seventh. It is a measure of Verstappen and Red

A tournament that began for Sri Lanka with tumult at home and turbulence in the UAE has ended with them winning the Asia Cup trophy. Pakistan were the side at the receiving end of this thumping, outclassed with the bat, outsmarted with the ball, outdone in the field, and out-thought in the captaincy department by an electric Sri Lankan performance which wrapped up a commanding 23-run win. Bhanuka Rajapaksa formed the backbone of the Sri Lankan innings, rescuing his side from 58 for

All English, Welsh and Northern Irish football and senior Scottish football was postponed over the weekend. As it stands, the midweek English Football League fixtures are also expected to go ahead. However, the EFL is yet to issue a statement about its fixtures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Some matches could be affected by a lack of resources such as policing, but issues will be resolved on a game by game basis. In a statement, the National League - the fifth tier of

Graham Potter, 47, spoke to Chelsea owner Todd Boehly on Wednesday night after Thomas Tuchel was sacked and has reached a verbal agreement with the club. Potter was at Brighton's training ground on Thursday morning but did not lead the team's session. Chelsea hope to name a new manager before Saturday's game away to Fulham. The club, currently sixth in the Premier League, has also held talks with former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim about the vacant

Referees' body PGMOL has effectively accepted controversial VAR decisions made at Chelsea and Newcastle were wrong and will fully co-operate with a Premier League review of the incidents. The decisions denied Newcastle United and West Ham goals against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, respectively. Both teams thought they had scored, with the goals confirmed by the on-pitch referee. But in each instance the goals were disallowed after VAR reviews. The decisions have been heavily criticised, with many arguing that the role of VAR is

Thomas Tuchel's alterations in the second half on Saturday made a defining difference against West Ham United. Two of his five substitutes got on the scoresheet to complete a dramatic second-half comeback after falling behind to Antonio's opening goal. Ben Chilwell proved the defining influence, making a decisive run and finish to net the equaliser before setting up Kai Havertz winner in the 88th minute. Armando Broja also offered a different dimension that unsettled West Ham's defence, who endured a painless afternoon until

With Babar Azam & Co. gearing up for their second meeting with Team India in the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup on Sunday, legendary cricketer Wasim Akram has insisted Pakistan play fearless cricket and make bold decisions on the field in their upcoming match against the defending champions. After India avenged its World Cup defeat in the Asia Cup 2022 opener, Rohit Sharma & Co. will aim to complete a famous double over Pakistan in the showpiece event at the Dubai International

Raphinha scored his first Barcelona goal as the Catalans beat fellow LaLiga hotshots Sevilla 3-0 to move within two points of the top of the table. The former Leeds winger opened the scoring for Barcelona in the first half and Robert Lewandowski doubled the advantage before the break, with that goal being the Polish striker's fifth goal in four league games for his new club. Barcelona put the result beyond any reasonable doubt five minutes after half-time with former Manchester City defender Eric

An incredibly motivated group of over 16,000 volunteers, joined by thousands who followed online from around the world, gathered at the Lusail Stadium for the official orientation event a festive ceremony featuring football legends and FIFA World Cup 2022 top brass. The largest of the host venues for the upcoming FIFA World Cup served as a fitting backdrop for this important milestone gathering, which marked the first time that all selected volunteers were assembled together for the formal start of their training journey

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) hosted a special event for leaders of the Moroccan national team fans at Al Thumama Stadium, within the framework of Qatar Fan Leader Network, as part of the promotional programs for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals. The event aimed at introducing the fan leaders of the Moroccan team to one of the World Cup stadiums, as well as the organizational procedures for the stadium during the tournament which will held from Nov. 20

Max Verstappen has taken another leap towards his second F1 title thanks to his breathtaking drive from 14th to a jaw dropping pole in his RB16 race car, on Sunday at the Belgian Grand Prix. It wasn’t all smooth sailing though, as the young Dutch who set the quickest time during qualifying had to drop places on the grid due to gearbox penalties. These were just minor hindrances for the defending champion as he beat his teammate Sergio Perez by a whopping 17.8

Tickets for two games featuring Lionel Messi’s Argentina have been the top attractions for fans at this year’s World Cup in Qatar, according to the chief organiser. Argentina’s first round group games against arch-rivals Mexico on November 26 and Saudi Arabia on November 22 were the “most requested”, Nasser Al Khater, CEO of the Qatar organising committee, told the QNA national news agency. Both matches will be at the 80,000-capacity Lusail stadium, where the World Cup final will be staged on December 18.