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French winger Ben Arfa’s move to Nice halted

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Paris: French winger Hatem Ben Arfa’s move to Ligue 1 club OGC Nice has been halted by FIFA after the football’s world governing body deemed him ineligible for a third team in one season.

FIFA, who hold the transfer regulations that a player cannot play for more than two clubs in the same season, Wednesday verified that the 27-year-old played once for Newcastle United’s under-21 team prior to moving to Hull City on loan last September, as per reports.

Nice coach Claude Puel is not concerned, however, saying that “for us, his eligibility is not in doubt”.

“The English federation wrote to the French federation and to FIFA explaining that the match played by Hatem did not count towards official competition,” Puel said.

Nice snapped up the French playmaker on a free transfer last week, following his release by Newcastle United from a pre-ended one-year loan.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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