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Congrats to Pakistan!
Good morning sports fans, the team here at The Sports Buff want to congratulate Pakistan. Why? I hear you ask, well the men in Green have become record breakers. After Monday’s 63 run win against West Indies, that meant that Babar Azam’s men have broke their own record of winning 17 games by winning their…
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Our look on the UCL Draw
A software glitch from an external company, lead to what will be one of the most talked about football moments for some time, and this wasn’t even in regards to a matter on the pitch. This glitch is relating to the UCL draw needing to be redone, much to the bemusement of all. Real Madrid,…
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Brendan doesn’t know about Europa Conference League, so let’s tell him
Brendan Rodgers caused quite a bit of a stir this week when he said ‘he didn’t know what the (Europa Conference League) competition is in all fairness”. Quite a statement by the Leicester City boss, whose Leicester side, are staring at a Europa Conference League play-off tie. Yes, there are sides like NS Mura, a…
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Why the SPFL should be taken seriously
It’s the old man’s League, it’s for footballing pensioners or it’s the wait for, the critics favourite phrase …. The Farmers League. But it’ s about time the SPFL gets taken seriously and here’s why. Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic This maybe an obvious observation, but Rangers are fairing a lot better in Europe and…
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Remember the name, Zidane Iqbal
When you hear the name of Zidane Iqbal, you will naturally make the connection of a certain Zinedine Zidane, but Manchester United’s equivalent ‘Zizou’ comes in the form of their academy graduate who is a British-Pakistani with an Iraqi mum. At just 18, Iqbal has caught the attention of football observers with his performances for…
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The toppling of a giant
Football fans, I am sure you have seen the footballing news, and if you haven’t get back under that rock you were living under, but the mighty Barcelona, five-time Champions League winners are out of the Champions League after losing 2-0 to Bayern Munich, and after Christmas will be playing Europe League football. The two-times…
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Pakistan announce limited overs squads for West Indies series
Hello and good afternoon sports fans; below we share with you the two Pakistan squads for facing West Indies starting 13th December. Pakistan ODI Squad For The West Indies Series: Babar Azam (captain) Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad…
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AB de Villiers retires from all cricket
For the cricketing family, it’s news that hit us like a whole in the head. Andre Benjamin de Villiers, now former South Africa international, Lahore Qalanders and RCB player has retired from all forms of cricket. This retirement should have been made easier by the fact that AB retired from international cricket in 2018. But…
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