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No plans to leave Real Madrid, says manager Ancelotti
The 63-year-old has 18 months left on his contract and he insisted that he has no intention to depart earlier. "I don't know what the future holds for me. For now, things are going well at Madrid," Ancelotti told Italy's Rai Radio on Monday.
Emir of Qatar placing a robe on Messi at presentation ceremony creates a storm of anger
The World Cup trophy presentation moment has been the most trending topic with social media users expressing the pride and joy they felt seeing the moment. Messi allowed the Emir to place the robe around his shoulders before taking the trophy from FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Australian Open 2023: Venus Williams given wild card into main draw
Venus, the former World No 1, is a two-time finalist and the 42-year-old will be making her 22nd appearance in the tournament that begins on January 16 at Melbourne Park here. Venus made her first appearance here in 1998. "I am very excited to be returning to Melbourne to compete at the Australian Open in January," said Williams, who owns a 54-21 career win-loss record at the Australian Open where she made her debut 25-year ago.
3rd Test: Rehan Ahmed's 5-48 stumps Pakistan, England need 55 runs for 3-0 sweep
Rehan (5-48) became the youngest man to take a five-wicket haul on debut at 18 years and 129 days old as England bundled out the hosts for 216 in their second innings -- leaving them needing 167 runs to win the Test and complete a 3-0 series sweep. Pakistan had scored 304 runs in the first innings to which England responded with 354 for a 50-run lead.
Qatar passes the baton to 2026 FIFA World Cup hosts
The official handover ceremony took place after the final match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday night.On this occasion, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani expressed his happiness for the success of the State of Qatar in organising an exceptional edition of the World Cup for the first time in the Middle East.
Argentina fans throw all economic worries to wind after football win in Qatar
Rising prices, inflation and frequently government announced policy changes to curb the crisis are everyday news for the Argentinians, but nothing beats the news of the national team winning the coveted FIFA World Cup trophy for the third time. All their economic worries were set aside by the emotional and ecstatic fans as they lined the boulevard in Qatar following Sunday's incredible World Cup final between Argentina and France.
Boland, Hazlewood in a battle for spot in Boxing Day Test against South Africa
Skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are sure to get the first two spots, Hazlewood's return to fitness has put the selectors in a quandary as Boland has done well in the first Test and put up a claim to be retained for the next Test. Australia's chairman of selectors George Bailey conceded that there is little to separate between the two pacers for a role in the starting XI and said the quandary was a happy one to confront.
Alyssa Healy ruled out of Australia's final T20I against India, Tahlia McGrath to captain
Tahlia McGrath, the vice-captain, said in the pre-match press conference that she will lead Australia in the final match of the series. She had taken over as captain of Australia during their defence of 173. Alyssa, who took over as Australia captain for the tour of India in the absence of Meg Lanning, strained her calf while batting in the sixth over of the fourth T20I.
IPL 2023: Zampa or Rashid will be perfect for Mumbai Indians, feels Sanjay Manjrekar
Mumbai, who had a disappointing bottom place finish in IPL 2022, are in need of spinners and as per Manjrekar, are expected to go hard for acquiring services of Zampa and Rashid. Both Zampa and Rashid are premier leg-spinners on whom Australia and England heavily rely for stemming the run-flow and picking wickets in the middle overs.
IPL 2023 Auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad will go after Mayank Agarwal, reckons Irfan Pathan
Agarwal was named as the captain of Punjab Kings for IPL 2022 and was retained by the franchise for a whopping INR 12 crores. Agarwal joined the Punjab team in 2018 and forged a strong opening pairing with KL Rahul, who was captain of the side till 2021.
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