Sports Round Up December 16, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day

As Juventus battles it out with Atalanta, Federico Chiesa nets one goal and outs Juventus on 1-0.

So finally we have the winners of the Lankan Premier League as Jaffna Stallions beat Galle Gladiators in the finals win the trophy. Stallions beat Gladiators by 53 runs.

So finally we have the winners of the Lankan Premier League as Jaffna Stallions beat Galle Gladiators in the finals win the trophy. Stallions beat Gladiators by 53 runs.

Juventus has announced their playing XI against Atalanta. The match will begin in a few minutes now.

Roy Krishna has once again helped ATK Mohun Bagan to win the game as he converted a penalty into a goal. Team ATK Mohun Bagan won the game 1-0. 

Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh started off his new life today as he got married to his girlfriend Illi Siddique in Jalandhar. Check out the picture below.

Ahead of the Test series, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith sat down to have a conversation with each other where the Indian skipper revealed the reason behind asking a section of fans to refrain from booing the Australian during the 2019 World Cup clash between India and Australia.

The Bianconeri has announced a 24-member squad for the match against Atalanta. Check it out below:

A while ago, Barcelona has announced the 22-member squad for the match against Real Sociedad. Check it  out below:

Roger Federer became the first tennis player to top Forbes' highest-paid celebrities chart among sportspersons. Federer earned a total of 106.3 million dollars to become the highest pair sports athlete in the Fobes' top 100 paid celebrities. Cristiano Ronaldo was second in the list while Lionel Messi was third. All three were part of the top 5 highest-paid celebrities. 

India have announced their playing XI for the first Test against Australia. Wriddhiman Saha was picked ahead of Rishabh Pant as the wicket-keeper for the day-night pink ball Test while Prithvi Shaw retained his position as an opener despite poor show with the bat. Take a look at the playing XI. Read More.

New Zealand skipper Kane Willamson and their wife Sarah have been blessed with a baby daughter. The Kiwi captain took to social media to share the announcement with everyone as he posted a lovely picture of him and his kid.

According to the Express, Manchester City believe they have the upper hand to sign Lionel Messi when he becomes available due to the presence of Pep Guardiola at the helm despite strong interest from PSG. Pep Guardiola coached Lionel Messi from 2008 to 2012 when they were together at Barcelona. 

India will play their first Test match since February, and skipper Virat Kohli will be their player to watch out for. Although the talismanic batsman has played many impressive knocks this year, he hasn’t matched his standards as he’s yet to score a hundred in 2020. Fortunately, however, the opening Test will be played at the Adelaide Oval where Kohli loves to perform. Read More.

Virat Kohli is excited for the opening Test match, which will be India's first since the February inNew Zealand. The India captain took to social media to share some pictures from the training session and shared his excitement ahead of the first Test match. The opening Test will be a pink ball day-night Test at Adelaide. Read More.

EX-Australia cricketer and wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has enquired if BCCI have already announced the squad for the first Test match. India and Australia are set to face each other in a day-night pink-ball Test match to kickstart the Test leg of this tour.

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Cristiano Ronaldo praised Roger Federer for staying fit despite his growing age. Federer, who will turn 40 next August, still plays at the highest level and is one of the fittest athletes going around. Ronaldo also revealed he prefers watching boxing or UFC on TV instead of football.

Dark clouds were looming over Steve Smith's participation in the first Test matches against India as he missed Australia's recent practice session due to a sore back. However, Aussie skipper Tim Paine cleared the firm and confirmed that the top-ranked Test batsman will take the field in the Pink Ball Test. Read More.

Rohit Sharma has arrived in Australia for the Test series after clearing his fitness test at the National Cricket Academy a couple of days ago. Rohit is not part of the squad for the first two Test matches. So he will use the time to acclimatise to the condition in Australia before being available for the final two Tests. Read Full Story