Eric ten Hag is a former Dutch football player who is currently managing Manchester United. The 54-year-old has won two titles in his first two seasons at Old Trafford, the 2023 English League Cup and the FA Cup in 2024.
Matthijs de Ligt joined Manchester United from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2024. The 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Red Devils and is expected to be a key player in Erik ten Hag's plans.
Indian Super League (ISL) club Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) was drawn alongside Al-Wakrah FC (Qatar), Tractor FC (IR Iran) and FC Ravshan (Tajikistan) in Group A of the 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two in the draw conducted at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday (August 16).
The Red Devils will be aiming to improve on their eighth-place finish last term, while the Cottagers ended their 2023-24 league campaign at the 13th position. United have made some high profile signings this summer, bringing in the likes of Matthijs De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich.
Netherlands are currently occupying third spot in the ICC CWC League 2 table, having collected eight points from six matches, level on points with second-placed Canada and just one adrift of Scotland, who have played a game more.
The Flying Dutchmen were asked to bat first after losing the toss, and the hosts put on a mediocre total of 237/7 from 50 overs thanks to half-centuries from Vikramjit Singh and Scott Edwards. In response USA were folded out for just 218 runs.
Venkatesh Iyer played a key role in KKR's IPL triumph in 2024, scoring 370 runs at an average of 46.25 from 14 matches. The left-handed batsman top-scored in the final with an unbeaten 52 of 26 balls, including four boundaries and three maximums.
The Lions took the lead through Oihan Sancet's stunning long-ranger mid-way through the first-half before Christantus Uche's powerful header in the 64th-minute made the score 1-1. In the other match of the day, Real Betis and Girona also played out a 1-1 draw.
Ajinkya Rahane captained India to a historic Border Gavasker trophy triumph against Australia in 2020-21. The Indian team secured a thrilling victory at the Gabba in the fifth and final match of the series to prevail 2-1.
Mauricio Pochettino, who guided Tottenham Hotspur to the final of Champions League in 2019 and helped the North London club achieve four successive top four finishes in the Premier League between 2015 and 2019, has been appointed as the head coach of USMNT.
