Sports World, February 4 Highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy Joins India ODI Squad; Som Kumar Joins Slovenian Club NK Radomlje

The Premier League's Transfer window is shut with many clubs signing and selling players in the window.

Unai Emery's Aston Villa have been the biggest movers in the window, signing Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio, and have loaned in Axel Disasi from Chelsea.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has given his opinion on the league's possible expansion to 18-games a season.

“If we do, 18 and 2 might be a possibility,” he said. “We know fans love football and they want more football. But we have to be incredibly sensitive and smart with the balance and how we deal with that.”

Nasser Djiga, Red Star Belgrade to Wolves, undisclosed

Emmanuel Dennis - Nottingham Forest to Blackburn, loan

Harvel Vale - Chelsea to QPR, undisclosed

Finlay Ashworth - Wolves to Port Vale, loan

Zak Sturge - Chelsea to Millwall, loan

Fin Back - Nottingham Forest to Wycombe, undisclosed

Romelle Donovan - Birmingham to Brentford, loan

Ben Chilwell - Chelsea to Crystal Palace, loan

Jeffrey Schlupp - Crystal Palace to Celtic, loan

Nico Gonzalez - Porto to Manchester City, undisclosed

Gavin Bazunu - Southampton to Standard Liege, loan

Eli Junior Kroupi - Bournemouth to Lorient, loan

Eli Junior Kroupi - Lorient to Bournemouth, undisclosed

Kaide Gordon - Liverpool to Portsmouth, loan

Thomas Wilson-Brown - Leicester to Kilmarnock, loan

Dominic Corness - Liverpool to Gillingham, loan

Marcus Ifill - Brighton to Bromley, undisclosed

Rob Holding - Crystal Palace to Sheffield United, loan

Kyreece Lisbie - Brentford to Colchester, undisclosed

Tawanda Chirewa - Wolves to Huddersfield, loan

Kadan Young - Aston Villa to Royal Antwerp, loan

Alex Palmer - Ipswich to West Brom, undisclosed

Lewis O'Brien - Nottingham Forest to Swansea, loan

Travis Akomeah - Chelsea to Watford, undisclosed

Harrison Armstrong - Everton to Derby, loan

Jadan Raymond - Crystal Palace to Queens Park, loan

Ed Turns - Brighton to Exeter, undisclosed

Lloyd Kelly - Newcastle to Juventus, loan

Somto Boniface - Chelsea to Ipswich, undisclosed

Izzet Furkan Malak - Goztepe to Southampton, loan

Tyler Bindon - Nottingham Forest to Reading, loan

Tyler Bindon - Reading to Nottingham Forest, undisclosed

Carney Chukwuemeka - Chelsea to Borussia Dortmund, loan

Sam Amo-Ameyaw - Southampton to Strasbourg, loan

Marco Asensio - Paris Saint-Germain to Aston Villa, loan

Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh - Southampton to Accrington Stanley, loan

Caylan Vickers - Brighton to Mansfield, loan

Sil Swinkels - Aston Villa to Bristol Rovers, loan

David Fofana - Goztepe to Chelsea, recalled from loan

Travis Patterson - Aston Villa to MK Dons, loan

Maldini Kacurri - Arsenal to Bromley, loan

Benicio Baker - Brighton to Millwall, undisclosed

Stefanos Tzimas - FC Nuremburg to Brighton, undisclosed (loaned to Nuremburg for rest of season)

Cesare Casadei - Chelsea to Torino, undisclosed

Samuel Iling-Junior - Aston Villa to Middlesbrough, loan

Kosta Nedeljkovic - Aston Villa to RB Leipzig, loan

Ruairi McConville - Brighton to Norwich, undisclosed

James Ward-Prowse - Nottingham Forest to West Ham, loan terminated

Evan Ferguson - Brighton to West Ham, loan

Caleb Wiley - Chelsea to Watford, loan

General Manager of BBL side Melbourne Stars Blair Crouch has resigned from his post.

Mumbai have announced a star-studded team for their quarter-final clash against Haryana, starting on February 8 in Lahli.

Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Amogh Bhatkal, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Akash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Royston Dias, Atharva Ankolekar, Harsh Tanna.

As per reports, Sanjeev Goenka's RPSG Group have brought 49 per cent stake in The Hundred franchise, Manchester Originals.

Chelsea Edge Past West Ham!

Chelsea came from behind to secure a 2-1 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge in their Premier League match. Jarrod Bowen gave the visitors the lead before Pedro Neto equalized in the 64th minute. A deflected Cole Palmer cross sealed the victory for the Blues, lifting them to fourth place in the table.

RCB captain Smriti Mandhana feels Women's Premier League (WPL) can have an impact on the women's game just like the IPL.

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Such has been Varun Chakaravarthy's form with the ball, that retired spinner Ravichandran wants the management to include him in the Champions Trophy squad.

“We are all talking about whether he should have been there (Champions Trophy squad). I am thinking there is a chance he (Chakaravarthy) might be there. I have a feeling he might make it. There is a chance because all teams have named only a provisional squad. So, he might get picked," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

Former India tennis player Anand Amritraj has lashed out at Indian players who turn down call to play Davis Cup for the country.

THA Women have won the toss and opted to bat.

Nepal Women Playing XIs: Alisha Yadav, Roma Thapa, Mamta Chaudhary, Samjhana Khadka, Bindu Rawal, Indu Barma(C), Rubina Chhetry, Puja Mahato, Kabita Joshi, Manisha Upadhya, Rachana Choudhary

Thailand Women Playing XIs: Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Suwanan Khiaoto, (C)Naruemol Chaiwai, Natthakan Chantham, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Chanida Sutthiruang, Nattaya Boochatham, Phannita MayaOnnicha Kamchomphu, Suleeporn Laomi, Thipatcha Putthawong

SA20 side MI Cape Town is captained by Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan. The star bowler has vowed to lead MI Cape Town in the same manner as he led Afghanistan during the T20 World Cup.

Former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne will call time on his international cricket career after playing his 100th Test, which will be the second and final match against Australia starting on Thursday.

The 36-year-old has scored 7,172 runs at an average of just under 40, with 16 centuries and 34 half-centuries in 99 Tests over nearly 14 years. He has also featured in 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs with one century and 11 fifties.

Rising shuttler Anmol Kharb has clinched gold at the 38th National Games on Tuesday. The 18-year-old from Haryana, defeated Anupama 21-16, 22-20 to secure the top prize.

Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal fought back from a set down to defeat Argentina라이브 바카라 Renzo Olivo 5-7, 6-1, 6-0, securing his spot in the pre-quarterfinals of the 2025 Rosario Challenger.

The eighth-seeded Indian shutter will next face the winner of Tseng Chun-hsin vs Hugo Dellien.

R Praggnanandhaa returned to Chennai to a hero's welcome after his historic win at the Tata Steel Chess tournament. The 19-year-old clinched his maiden title by defeating fellow Indian and World Champion D Gukesh in a thrilling tie-breaker. Both players finished with 8.5 points, but Praggnanandhaa showed remarkable resilience, recovering from a blunder in the tie-breaker to claim victory. He is the first Indian since Viswanathan Anand to win the prestigious Tata Steel Chess title.

Praggnanandhaa will next compete at the Prague Masters from February 25 to March 7.

Although they may have struggled in recent times, former batter Suresh Raina reckoned that skipper Rohit Sharma and his longtime colleague Virat Kohli's form will be key to India's success in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The Champions Trophy starts in Pakistan on February 19 and concludes on March 9, but India will play all its matches in Dubai as per the hybrid model agreement signed by the concerned parties. According to a PTI report, Raina said, "Rohit Sharma's strike rate has improved significantly after the ODI World Cup in 2023. Since then, he has scored runs at a strike rate of 119-120, making him one of India's best ODI batsmen.

Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr allegedly referred to a Metropolitan Police officer as "stupid and white" during an incident at a police station in southwest London, a jury has been informed. The Australian footballer is on trial for charges of racially aggravated harassment against PC Stephen Lovell, which occurred in the early hours of January 30, 2023. It is claimed that Ms Kerr and her partner, fellow footballer Kristie Mewis, had been out drinking when a taxi driver took them to Twickenham police station. The driver complained that the passengers refused to pay for clean-up costs after one of them was sick and that one of them had smashed the rear window of the vehicle. Ms. Kerr, 31, denies any wrongdoing.

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The head coach of the men's national football team, Luis de la Fuente, is testifying today in the trial against former RFEF President Luis Rubiales. Rubiales faces charges related to a non-consensual kiss of international forward Jennifer Hermoso during the Women's World Cup victory celebration in Sydney. The trial began on Monday and has sparked discussions about sexism and consent. Rubiales allegedly kissed Hermoso while celebrating Spain라이브 바카라 victory over England. She has stated that the kiss was not consensual, while Rubiales claims it was. The trial will continue until February 19.

In-form mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has linked up with the Indian ODI squad after his heroics in the just-concluded T20I series against England as the team management wants the KKR mystery spinner to "keep up the momentum". Chakravarthy, who got 14 wickets in five T20Is against England and was adjudged the 'Player of The Series', hasn't been picked for the three ODIs against England and the Champions Trophy later this month. Chakravarthy was seen training and bowling in the nets on Tuesday.

In-form mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been included in the Indian ODI squad after his heroics in the just-concluded T20I series against England as the team management wants the KKR mystery spinner to "keep up the momentum". There is a fair chance that Chakravarthy might just replace one of the four specialist spinners in the Champions Trophy squad. It could be one among Kuldeep Yadav or Washington Sundar, who could be axed to accommodate Chakravarthy before the final squad is announced. A lot will depend on how he fares in the ODIs.

Madhya Pradesh and Telangana won the men's and women's basketball 3x3 gold medals after beating Kerala in the finals of both sections at the National Games in Dehradun on Tuesday. Madhya Pradesh won 22-20 in a hard-fought men's summit clash against Kerala, while Tamil Nadu beat Telangana 21-16 to win the bronze. In the women's final, Telangana triumphed 21-11 over Kerala with a commanding performance. Telangana defended their title which they had won in the 2023 National Games in Goa.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands cyclist David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, whose last name saved him from denying entry in the United Kingdom for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, on Tuesday won gold in the men's elite sprint event at the National Games in Dehradun. The 21-year-old Elkatohchoongo clocked a time of 10.691 seconds in two laps to win the gold while Laitonjam Ronaldo Singh (10.724 seconds) of Manipur and another Andaman and Nicobar Islands cyclist Esow Alben (10.826 seconds) took the silver and bronze respectively.

Tamil Nadu's Satish Kumar Karunakaran claimed the men's singles as well as doubles title at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Tuesday. In the men's singles final, top seed Karunakaran beat Suryaksh Rawat of Uttarakhand 21-17 21-17 in a dominating performance to win gold on the final day of badminton competitions. Karunakaran had earlier in the day teamed up with Aadya Variyath to eke out a hard-fought 21-11, 20-22, 21-8 win over Deep Rambhiya and Akshaya Warang of Maharashtra in the mixed doubles gold medal match. In the men's doubles, Nithin HV and Prakash Raj S defeated Vaibhav and Ashith Surya 21-16, 21-14 in a one-sided all-Karnataka final to take home the coveted gold.

Young Indian goalkeeper Som Kumar has joined NK Radomlje, a club competing in Prva Liga, the top tier league of Slovenian football. According to a PTI report, this marks a significant step in 19-year-old Kumar's career as he becomes the only Indian footballer with a professional contract in Europe currently. Standing at 6'3, shot-stopper Kumar, known for his agility and quick reflexes, spent the last season with Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters, before mutually agreeing to part ways with the team in pursuit of international opportunities.

Karnataka's star swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu ended their National Games campaigns with nine gold each as their state picked up a phenomenal 22 yellow metals from the pool at the conclusion of the competition in Dehradun on Tuesday. Desinghu, the 14-year-old swimming sensation, won the women's 100m freestyle event with a Games record time of 57.34 seconds -- bettering her own earlier mark of 57.87 seconds set in the 2023 Goa edition -- while Nataraj took the men's 100m freestyle title with a time of 50.65 seconds.

The seventh day of the National Games 2025 ended with Karnataka back on the top of the medal tally. Young Indian goalkeeper Som Kumar became the only Indian footballer with a professional contract in Europe currently when he joined NK Radomlje, a club competing in Prva Liga, the top tier league of Slovenian football on Tuesday. That's all from our side. Goodbye and goodnight!