21 Dec, 21:45 (IST)

David Williams scored the games only game as ATK Mohun Bagan defeated Bengaluru FC 1-0 at the Fatorda Stadium on Monday. This was the Blues' first defeat of the season as the newcomers move joint top of the team standings. Bengaluru FC are third in the league and find themselves four points behind the leaders. See the full table here.

21 Dec, 18:24 (IST)

Lionel Messi opened up on his future at Barcelona for the first time since requesting a transfer during the summer. 'The truth is that today I'm fine. It's true that I had a very bad time in the summer, But today I'm fine and I feel like fighting seriously for everything that lies ahead, [I'm] excited,' said the Argentine during a recent interview.

21 Dec, 16:51 (IST)

The newest edition of the Indian Premier League, which is scheduled to be played in 2021, is likely to go ahead with just eight teams with the new franchises to be added from the 2022 season onwards. IPL 2020 ended in November of this year and adding new teams is considered to be a hurried one by the BCCI. More news to follow.

21 Dec, 16:05 (IST)

The newest edition of the Abi Dhabi T10 league is set to be played from January 28 to February 6, 2021. The entire tournament will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and will once again feature some of the biggest names in cricket such as Shahid Afridi, Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle. Read More.

21 Dec, 13:27 (IST)

Expectant father Virat Kohli will reportedly hold a special meeting with Indian teammates before flying back to India for the birth of his first child. India suffered a humiliating eight-wicket loss in the Boxing-Day Test and the Indian skipper certainly wants his side to bounce back in his absence. Read More.

21 Dec, 11:56 (IST)

Regular Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-Ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first and Boxing Day Test against New Zealand due to their respective injury. In Azam's absence, Mohammad Rizwan will lead the team in the series opener in Mount Maunganui which gets underway on December 26. Read More.

21 Dec, 09:52 (IST)

Tamil Nadu pacer Yo Mahesh has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on the eve of his 33rd birthday. The former Tamil Nadu quick was first signed by the Delhi Daredevils and then represented Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League IPL. His former teammate Dinesh Karthik wished him for his future endeavors. Read More.

21 Dec, 09:44 (IST)

AC Milan's Rafael Leao on Sunday scripted history during the Serie A clash against Sassuolo. AC Milan secured a 2-1 win over Sassuolo in the match. Leao scored the opening goal of the match, just six seconds after the kickoff. This is the fastest ever goal in Serie A, overtaking the previous record set by Paolo Poggi in December 2001 with Piacenza (8 seconds). Read More. 

21 Dec, 08:25 (IST)

Portuguese and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo shared an heartfelt message on Instagram after winning Golden Foot 2020. While sharing a picture with the trophy, the veteran thanked the fans for voting him for the honour. Read More.

21 Dec, 08:10 (IST)

While veteran Indian opener Rohit Sharma is spending quarantine in Australia, he made a lovely post on Instagram to wish his wife Ritika Sajdeh's 33rd birthday. "Happy birthday darling, love you forever," Rohit wrote while sharing several pictures with his better half. Read More.

Hello and welcome to the live blog for the day. In this blog, we shall bring to you the latest sporting updates across all the sports. We shall also bring to you the social media updates of the players and also the results of the on-going matches. Today, we had Lionel Messi thanking Pele as the football legend had congratulated him for 643 club goals. Messi also took to social media and thanked the football legend for the kind of words by the football legend. Messi had posted a snap of Pele on social media while thanking him. Lionel Messi Equals Pele’s Record of 643 Goals for a Single Club; Brazilian Legend Congratulates Barcelona Star With Touching Message (See Instagram Post).

Also, Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction after winning the match against Parma went viral on social media. Ronaldo posted the snaps of his goal against Parma and also said that he was quite happy that he could contribute to the team's win. Talking about the ISL, we had a couple of games where Mumbai City FC maintained their dominance by beating Hyderabad FC 2-0. They remain on number one of the ISL 2020-21 points table. ISL 2020–21 Match Result: Jeakson Singh’s Last-Minute Goal Helps Kerala Blasters Salvage Point Against SC East Bengal.

Whereas, the other match in the Indian Super League witnessed a draw between Kerala Blasters FC and SC East Bengal. The match ended with a 1-1 draw. Talking about today, we have a match between ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC. Stay tuned to the space for the sporting updates throughout the day.