20 Dec, 22:31 (IST)
Lionel Messi recently equalled Pele for scoring 643 club goals and the football legend congratulated the Argentine for the same. Messi also took to social media to thank Pele. Here's the post.
 
 
 
 
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20 Dec, 22:12 (IST)

Kerala Blaster FC and East Bengal FC match has been ended with a 1-1 draw. Jeakson Singh scored one goal and then Bakary Kone netted a goal. The match ended with 1-1 draw

20 Dec, 15:11 (IST)

Virat Kohli has gained two points to reduce the gap between him and Steve Smith in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings for batsmen. Kohli scored a half-century in the first innings of the Adelaide Test, which India lost by eight wickets. Smith continues to be number one ranked Test batsman with Kohli on second.

20 Dec, 14:42 (IST)

New Zealand defeated Pakistan by nine wickets to take an unbeaten 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Set 164 to win, New Zealand reached the target in last over with Tim Seifert scoring  84 and Kane Williamson 57. Both finished unbeaten.

20 Dec, 13:09 (IST)

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez missed his century by just one run in the second T20I against New Zealand. Hafeez, who was batting on 93, smashed a six on the last ball of the innings and finished unbeaten on 99. Courtesy Hafeez's knock Pakistan posted 163 in their allotted 20 overs.

20 Dec, 11:53 (IST)

New Zealand Fast bowler Tim Southee scalped two wickets in three balls to dent Pakistan early. Southee dismissed Haider Ali and Abdullah Shafique in his first over to leave Pakistan struggling at 16/2.

20 Dec, 11:04 (IST)

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat first once again. New Zealand lead the three-match series 1-0. Captain Kane Williamson back in the playing XI for New Zealand. Pakistan field same team. You can check live streaming online details of PAK vs NZ 2nd T20I here.

20 Dec, 10:59 (IST)

Amul's has come up with its latest topical and it features infamous record by Indian team as they registered their  lowest Test total ever. India were bowled out for just 36 runs in their second innings in the first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval. Read Full Story

20 Dec, 09:00 (IST)

Cristiano Ronaldo matched a 59-year-old Serie A record after scoring a brace against Parma on Sunday. Ronaldo became only the fourth player to score 33 or more goals in the Serie A in a single calendar year equalling a record last set by Omar Sivori in 1961. Read Full Story  

20 Dec, 08:15 (IST)
Lionel Messi has equalled Pele's record of 643 goals for Santos after scoring for Barcelona in the 2-2 draw against Valencia. Messi matched Pele's record of scoring that many goals for a single club. Pele had scored 643 in 665 matches for Santos between 1956 and 1974, a record that Messi equalled on Saturday. The Brazilian great later took to Instagram to congratulate the Argentinian on achieving the feat. Read Full Story 
 
 
 
 
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Hello and welcome to the live blog for the day. In this blog, we shall bring to you the sporting updates and the trending topics for the day. Talking about December 19, 2020, we had India facing humiliating defeat against Australia at the first Test in Adelaide Oval. Virat Kohli and men lost the game by eight wickets and it wouldn’t be wrong to say Tim Paine and men won the Test comprehensively.  The Australian cricket team captain was also made the Man of the Match. It was Josh Hazelwood who scalped five wickets and ran through the batting order of the Indians. IND vs AUS 1st Test 2020: 'Australian Bowlers Were Superb, Unfair to Blame Indian Batsmen', Says Sunil Gavaskar.

India scripted an unwanted record of all 11 batsmen making way to the pavilion on a single digit. It wouldn't be wrong to say that the Indian team had quite a disappointing day in the office. Virat Kohli was at the loss of words after this performance. He admitted that the batting lineup lacked intent. In the world of football, we had Lionel Messi equalling the record of Pele as he scored 643 goals against Valencia.

Talking about today, we have Pakistan locking horns with New Zealand in the second T20I match. New Zealand has already won the first match and now this game would be the decider for the team.