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In the video shared by famous tennis writer Alex Theodoridis, Elliot Benchetrit could be seen making a bizarre request to the ballgirl of peeling the fruit which was offered to him as an energy-boosting snack. The young girl was confused at this request and looked up to the chair umpire Jon Blom who was left unimpressed with the tennis player’s action and later intervened.
At the launch party of his new foundation inspired by KM, Mbappe was asked about the players he idolized while growing up. ‘As a child it was Zizou, if you are a boy growing up in France it’s always Zidane’ said the 21-year-old. ‘Afterwards, it was Cristiano Ronaldo and I had a chance to play against him as well’ the PSG forward added.
Cricket Australia confirmed on January 21, 2020 (Tuesday) that Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh will be coaching the Ponting XI and Warne XI respectively in the Bushfire Cricket Bash. Kevin Roberts, Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer said, ‘We are absolutely honoured to be welcoming Sachin and Courtney back to Australia where they both enjoyed a lot of success.
According to a report from Portuguese newspaper Correio de Manha, Manchester City are preparing a bid of 86 million pounds which could see Bruno Fernandes join the Blue side of Manchester at the end of the season. The Lisbon midfielder looks keen on signing for the Red Devils but with the deal yet to be finalised, City can take advantage of this uncertainty in both the camps.
After a solid opening foundation, Prince Masvuare was dismissed by Lasith Embuldeniya on 55. Craig Ervine who cam in next also looked in great touch as he and Kasuza added another 70 runs for the second wicket. Kevin Kauza was then trapped in front of the wicket by Lahiru Kumara as he got the visitors a much-needed breakthrough.
Setien’s first match in charge of Barcelona saw his side complete an astonishing 921 passes off the attempted 1005. This is the Spaniard’s highest passing rate in La Liga, beating his previous record of 719 completed passes out of 788 with Real Betis. This is also Barcelona’s third-highest tally since the Opta began recording passing statistics in 2008-09 season.
The return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the boost that AC Milan needed as they are now unbeaten since the turn of the year and recorded a crucial win over Udinese during the weekend. This win saw Zlatan reach a terrific milestone, the Swede was not among the goals but became the fastest player to reach 150 wins in Serie A since the three-point for a win era began.
The former Real Madrid man added to his goal tally in this season’s Serie A by netting a brace against Parma and also equalled a record set by former Juve player in 2005. This was the seventh consecutive game in which the Portuguese has scored, thus match Trezeguet’s record and will be looking to better it in the next game.
West Indies took on Ireland in a T20I series which ended 1-1, as Paul Stirling scored a brilliant 95 off 47 deliveries to hand his side a crucial win in the first game. The 2nd game was washed out and the hosts levelled the series with a 9-wicket win in the final game. Here are the five best performances in cricket from the last week.
Australia U19 were decent during their warm-up games as they drew the match against Bangladesh U19 and then thrashed Canada U19s by nine wickets. West Indies U19s have been perfect during practice games as they won their games against both Canada U19s and Scotland U19s. The two teams will be looking for a positive start in their first game of the campaign.
After waiting for five tears, we finally get to see two of the most exciting mixed martial artist take each other on inside the octagon. Conor McGregor will take on Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in the Welterweight division at UFC 246 at the T-Mobile Arena. McGregor is just playing his second UFC match in three years and will be in search of his first win since UFC 205.
Vinod Kambli hails from Indira Nagar, Pimpri Chinchwad, a suburb of Pune. He was one of the best players in India’s domestic circuit and performances in First-Class and List-A cricket got him his first shot at international cricket. He made his ODI and Test debuts for the national side in 1991 and 1993 respectively. In Tests, Kambli has four centuries.
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is on a two-match losing run but has more experience in the Welterweight division and will enter his the ring for his 11th bout since the time McGregor last tasted victory in UFC. The Irishman is one of the most decorated fighters of all time as he was the first-ever two-division champion when he defeated Eddie Alvarez.
Ronaldinho in a recent interview with Marca talked about his time at Barcelona and his relationship with Lionel Messi. The Brazilian is often said to take the young star under his wing during his time at the Spanish club but he is adamant that his influence wasn’t needed and the Argentine was already destined to reach great heights.
The opening three batsmen of England started the innings very slowly but it was mainly down to the conditions of the pitch and a disciplined South African bowling. After being on the back-foot in the opening exchanges the Proteas came-back strongly and dismissed Joe Denly (25), Zak Crawley (44) and Joe Root (27) in quick successions.
This will be an interesting clash between the two teams as Bengaluru are chasing for the top spot while Mumbai hope to reduce the gap between them and the top 4. The Islanders have fallen off the pace in recent times as two back-to-back defeats has seen them slip to fifth spot and five points behind Odisha in fourth.
After electing to bat first the opening pair of Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley gave the away side a solid start as they stitched up a 70-run partnership. South Africa pressed hard for a wicket and were rewarded for their efforts as Zak Crawley, Denly and Captain Joe Root were all dismissed with 45 runs as the home side took a foothold in the game.
Sania Mirza has been unstoppable in the ongoing Hobart International since her return to WTA after a two-year-long hiatus. The 33-year-old and her partner Nadia Kichenok defeated Tamra Zidanesk and Marie Bouzkova 7-6, 6-2 and have booked their place in the finals of the competition. The Indian-Ukranian duo were domination in the match as the recorded the victory in two sets.
One of the most historic developments in Indian football took place on Thursday as two-time ISL champions ATK and former I-League champions Mohun Bagan announced a merger. The two teams will unite as one and the new football club will have the brand names of both sides and is widely expected to be called as ‘ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club’.
Newly appointed Barcelona head coach Quique Setien held a team dinner where he invited the entire squad and the staff members. Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique, Antoine Griezmann were all present for the dinner along with some youth academy players such as Riqui Puig and Ansu Fati. Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele missed out on the event.