Sports Round Up December 10, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day
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LeBron James has been named Time magazine's Athlete of the Year 2020. The LA Lakers superstar, who guided his side to a first NBA title in a decade, was named the winner on Thursday.
SC East Bengal registered their first points in ISL 2020-21 after holding Jamshedpur FC to a goalless draw despite playing with 10 men after Eugeneson Lyngdoh's red card in the 24th minute. Jamshedpur FC were also reduced to 10 in injury-time and played the final few minutes with a man less.
Sachin Tendulkar is known for his humour and his comic timing has made us go ROFL on many occasions. Now, the Master Blaster shared a selfie of himself with daughter Sara and had a funny caption to it.
Neymar Jr featured in the Champions League 2020-21 match against Istanbul Basaksehir and even scored a hat-trick in the match. With this, he joined the elite list of players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for scoring at least three hat-tricks in UCL.Â
Cristiano Ronaldo's sister Elma dos Santos Aveiro has taken to social media and brutally trolled Lionel Messi via an Instagram post. She posted a picture where Messi is seen worshipping CR7.
Juventus has shared a post with fans on World Human Rights Day. The Serie A club shared the post on Twitter and said "Make a difference to tackle the differences"
F-1 driver Nikita Mazepin was in the news for groping a woman and now she has defended racer on social media. She said that she had posted the video only for fun, but he is a good man.
Mohamed Salah has surpassed Steven Gerrard to become the highest Champions League goal scorer. Salah netted his 22nd goal in the competition and this record excludes the qualifier games. Steven Gerrard has 21 goals in his kitty.
Mohamed Salah has surpassed Steven Gerrard to become the highest Champions League goal scorer. Salah netted his 22nd goal in the competition and this record excludes the qualifier games. Steven Gerrard has 21 goals in his kitty.
Mohamed Salah has surpassed Steven Gerrard to become the highest Champions League goal scorer. Salah netted his 22nd goal in the competition and this record excludes the qualifier games. Steven Gerrard has 21 goals in his kitty.
Last night when PSG met Istanbul Basaksehir F.K. in the Champions League 2020-21, here was one prolific record awaiting for the 21-year-old Kylian Mbappe. The French footballer scored a brace and hit the 20 goal milestone. With this, he became the youngster to hit the 20 goal mark in the Champions League. The previous record was held by the Barcelona captain who was 22 years and 267 days when he hit the 20 goal mark.
The International Cricket Council has announced the latest ODI rankings a short while ago. We have Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on number one and two respectively. Sharma is five points ahead of Babar Azam who is now on number three of the points table. Meanwhile, Australiaâs Aaron Finch who had been the highest scorer for Australia has jumped places and is now in the top five.Â
BCCI secretary Jay Sha confirmed that England will tour India next year. The second Test will be a Day-Night Test and it will be played on February 24, 2021Â in Ahmedabad. 'The first Test will start from February 7 and the day-night Test will be played in Ahmedabad at the Motera Stadium from February 24' said Jay Shah.
Cricket Australia on Thursday, announced a commercial partnership with Australian deodorant and antidepressant brand Rexona. Part of the deal will see umpires during the course of the domestic Twenty20 competition sport the productâs logo under their arms (in the armpit), which will be fully revealed to the world when the official raise their arms.
Following their first meeting in over two years, Cristiano Ronaldo said that his relationship with Lionel Messi has always been about mutual respect and he had never considered the Argentinean to be his rival. 'I have always had a cordial relationship with Messi, I never saw him as a rival. He always tried the best for his team, and I tried the best for mine. I always got on well with him,' Ronaldo told ESPN
Haas F1 driver Nikita Mazepin has issued an apology after an inappropriate video involving him has gone viral on social media. âI have to hold myself to a higher standard as a Formula 1 driverâ said the Russian racer. The driver was dragged into controversy after appearing to wrongly touch a woman.
Zinedine Zidane is set to leave Real Madrid at the end of the current season. The Frenchman has come under immense criticism this campaign and according to Diariogol, will part ways in the summer as a part of a mutual agreement.Â
Real Madrid avoided a disaster on Wednesday as they managed to beat Borussia Monchengladbach to advance to the further stages of the Champions League. Karim Benzema scored twice early in the first half as Los Blancos topped their group.
Mumbai City FC consolidated their position on top of the ISL 2020-21 points table after beating Chennaiyin FC 2-1 at the GMC Stadium on Wednesday. The victory took Mumbai City FC three points clear at the top while Chennaiyin FC continue to languish at eighth with only one win in four matches. Mumbai also extended their winning streak to four games. In contrast, Chennaiyin FC, who started the season with a win have now lost successive matches and are winless in their last three. Jakub Sylvestr put Chennaiyin FC ahead in the 40th minute after getting to the end of a low cross from Lallinanzuala Chhangte. But Hernan Santana equalised for Mumbai from a corner at the brisk of half-time. Adam le Fondre then scored the winner 15 minutes from time to seal the victory. Read Story
F1 driver Nikita Mazepin found himself in trouble after sharing an inappropriate video on social media. The 21-year-old Russian driver, who was signed by Haas F1 team earlier this week and will race for them F1 2020-21 Championship, posted a video where he was seen inappropriately touching a woman in the backseat of a car. He later deleted the video and apologised. Read Full Story
Dambulla Viking climbed to second in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 points table after Galle Gladiators by four wickets. They are level on points with table leaders Jaffna Stallions with a game in hand. Kandy Tuskers beat Jaffna Stallion by six wickets in the other match to register their second win in IPL 2020. Asela Gunaratne was the star for Kandy Tuskers.
Real Madrid face the danger of dropping down to the UEFA Europa League if they fail to beat Borussia Monchengladbach in their final Group B match. If Real lose and Inter Milan win against Shakhtar Donetsk in the other match of the group, Zinedine Zidaneâs side could be left without European football for the rest of the season. Inter Milan also face a similar fate if they fail to beat Shakhtar.
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