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Cristiano Ronaldo shared a video on his social media thanking his fans and followers after reaching this milestone. ‘Wow 200 million!!! Thank you to each and every one of you for sharing this journey with me every day!!’ the Portugal national team skipper captioned his post. According to a recent study, Cristiano earns a whopping 900,000 euros for every sponsored post.
French defender Aymeric Laporte may not feature in this match as he returned to action against Sheffield United in the previous week but did not take part in the FA Cup tie against Fulham. Claudio Bravo will continue in goal for the defending champions as he has done in all the cup games while Leroy Sane still remains a long-term absentee.
United need a miracle to reach the finals as they lost the first leg 3-1 and since then the performances haven’t been convincing enough from the record English champions. Meanwhile, Manchester City have been almost perfect in recent times, apart from a blip against Crystal Palace, Pep Guardiola’s men have slotted six past Aston Villa and four past Fulham.
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe will have a shot at a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as she was cleared off any doping charges by the ICF. Laurence won the case as it was confirmed that the steroid entered her body by body fluid contamination through sex with her boyfriend as traces of ligandrol were found in the supplements her boyfriend was using.
In a recent post shared on social media by Yuzvendra Chahal, the Indian bowler could be seen mimicking Virat Kohli and KL Rahul’s upper-cut shot. ‘When they trying to copy my shot, not bad keep it up youngsters’ Chahal captioned his post. The photo of Yuzi Chahal imitating the shot was taken during a practice session ahead of the third T20I clash against New Zealand.
Marijana Veljovic, the chair umpire in Roger Federer vs Tennys Sandgren quarter-final clash was under the limelight as all eyes around the world were drawn to her. Even Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard was not able to concentrate on the match as she tweeted ‘the umpire in the roger/tennys match is so pretty.’
As per a report from ESPN Cricinfo, the two teams for the all-star game are likely to be formed with the players from the franchises in north & east of India – Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders – and teams from south & west of the country – Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Ahead of this all-important clash, we take a look at the results of the last five games between these two cricketing giants. India have the upper hand over the Black Caps in recent times as they have won three of the previous five encounters with two of those victories coming in the previous week. The two teams have met 13 times with the Kiwis registering eight wins.
LA Lakers released a statement that the match scheduled against the LA Clippers has been rescheduled for a new date in the near future. ‘In consultation with the NBA League Office, the game scheduled between Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers for Tuesday, January 28 will be postponed and scheduled for a further date’ read the announcement.
During BBC’s News At Ten programme on Sunday, a footage of LeBron James beating Kobe Bryant’s point’s tally appeared on the segment which was supposed to be dedicated to the late Lakers legend. Soon the viewers started slamming them online for confusing the two prominent basketball players.
Virat Kohli shared a video of himself sweating it out in the gym on his social media ahead of the third T20I clash between India and New Zealand. ‘Putting in the work shouldn't be a choice, it should be a requirement to get better.’ The Indian skipper captioned his post. Virat Kohli was joined by fellow team-mates Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja at the gym.
Conor McGregor spoke with Fox News ahead of the televised broadcast of 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday and reacted on the news of Kobe Bryant’s untimely death. ‘It is very sad news’ the former UFC champion said. ‘It’s hard to get up for this event (Grammys), I’m happy to be here but I’m sad at the same time, I don’t know it is just a very sad time.’ The Irishman added.
During the second set of the clash against Gilles Simon, Nick Kyrgior was called out for time violation by the chair umpire. Frustrated by this call, the Australian mimicked his long-time rival, Rafael Nadal’s pre-serve action – ranging from putting his hair behind the ears to picking out the wedgie – which also drew a laugh from umpire Jaume Campistol.
The two teams have met 11 times in ISL his so far and ATK hold the upper hand with six wins while the Highlanders have been victorious in three games with two ending on level terms. The sides met earlier in the season in Guwahati and ATK thrashed their hosts 3-0.
Drew McIntyre eliminated ‘The Big Dog’ Roman Reigns with a Claymore Kick to book a place in the main event of the biggest showpiece in sports-entertainment history, WrestleMania. One of the biggest surprises of the pay-per-view was the return of Edge as The Rated-R superstar entered at No. 21 in the Rumble match, his first in-ring action since retirement in 2011.
Some of the biggest superstars in the sporting universe have offered their condolences over the untimely passing of Kobe Bryant as they took to social media and past a heart-warming tribute in his honour. The former basketball player was reportedly on his way to the Mamba Sports Academy where he used to train his daughter Gianna Bryant when the devastating incident occurred.
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli and limited over’s captain Rohit Sharma have expressed their grief over the untimely passing of Kobe Bryant as they took to social media to post a heartfelt message in his honour. LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant passed away on January 26, 2020 (Sunday) in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
After graduating from high school, Kobe declared himself for the 1996 NBA draft and was Charlotte Hornets’ 13th pick, who later traded him to the LA Lakers. Bryant’s etched his name in the franchises’ history as he is their leading point’s scorer and has led them to five championship titles in an illustrious career that lasted for 20 years.
The world is in a state of mourning as it lost one of its greatest sporting icons. Various sports stars and teams have payed their tribute to the Basketball behemoth. Bryant, widely celebrated as one of the greatest players in the game ranks fourth in the NBA all-time scoring list and led his beloved Lakers to five championship titles.
This will be the thirty-third event produced by WWE under the Royal Rumble chronology. The event will see some enormous matches such as the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble along with the Universal Champion ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt taking on Daniel Bryan in a strap match. The event will also see the Women’s champions defend their respective titles.