Sports Round Up December 19, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day

Hello and welcome to the live blog for the day. In this blog, we shall bring to you the sporting updates of the world. So today we would once again have India vs Australia as the trending topic as the two teams pit their wits against each other on day three of the match. Prithvi Shaw was the one who emerged as the top trends on social media as he not only disappointed with the bat but also his bat.

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19 Dec, 22:11 (IST)

Lionel Messi equals Pele's record of 643 goals during the match against Valencia. 

19 Dec, 21:22 (IST)

Pacer Mohammad Shami has been ruled out of India vs Australia test series due to a fractured arm.

19 Dec, 20:01 (IST)

Mohamed Salah was in the news for being dropped from the starting XI and he was brought in after the half-time. Salah scored a brace and Roberto Firmino also joined the party as team Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 7-0 in EPL 2020-21

19 Dec, 19:55 (IST)

Amit Panghal has won a gold medal in the 52 kg category of the Boxing World Cup 2020 after getting a walkover in the finals.

19 Dec, 18:00 (IST)

Mohamed Salah has been benched from the starting XI against Crystal Palace.

19 Dec, 13:28 (IST)

Australia have beaten India by eight wickets to win the first Test match and take a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series. Australia chased down the 90-run target in 21 overs with Joe Burns scoring an unbeaten half-century after Josh Hazlewood (5/8) and Pat Cummins (4/21) ran though the Indian batting order.

19 Dec, 11:17 (IST)

India posted their lowest ever Test score after folding for just 36 runs in the second against Australia. India ended their second innings on 36/9 after Mohammed Shami retired hurt following a blow to his right arm. The previous lowest total for India was 42 against England in 1974. Read Full Story

19 Dec, 10:27 (IST)

No century for Indian captain Virat Kohli in the year 2020 across formats. Kohli was dismissed on four in the India's second innings against Australia at Adelaide. Though not much cricket was played this year due to coronavirus pandemic. Kohli will not take part in the remaining India vs Australia Test series as he will travel back home to be with his wife for the birth of their first child.

19 Dec, 08:23 (IST)

Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest ever footballer in the Bundesliga to score a goal. The Borussia Dortmund striker, aged 16, scored his maiden league goal against Union Berlin to become the youngest ever goalscorer in the Bundesliga in the league's history. Read Full Story


Hello and welcome to the live blog for the day. In this blog, we shall bring to you the sporting updates of the world. So today we would once again have India vs Australia as the trending topic as the two teams pit their wits against each other on day three of the match. Prithvi Shaw was the one who emerged as the top trends on social media as he not only disappointed with the bat but also his bat. He dropped dolly while fielding and even while batting, Shaw's faulty technique resulted in his departure on the score of four runs. India vs Australia, 1st Test 2020 Day 2 Match Report: Ravichandran Ashwin Helps India Take First Innings Lead at Adelaide Oval.

Also, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin were the names who were in trend as they bundled out the Aussies on the score of 199 runs as they chased a total of 244. In the world of football, we had Robert Lewandowski's name that continued to trend all day as he went on to win the FIFA Men's Player of the Year. He went on to beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win the honour.  T

The official account of the Bayern Munich posted several tweets on social media to congratulate Lewa. Talking about the Indian football today, we will have Goa and Chennaiyin FC locking horns with each other in the Indian Super League 2020-21. Also in the EPL, Serie A and La Liga would will have very interesting fixtures.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 19, 2020 08:12 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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