Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates Christmas with his teammates. Juventus shares pictures of the same on social media.
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Sports Round Up December 24, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day
Catch all the live sports breaking news, top stories about all sports and sportspersons from around the world and latest updates on match results, live scores, transfer news and rumours, injury updates, retirement news of players and birthdays of sports stars and every important news you need to know.
24 Dec, 21:23 (IST)
The BCCI appointed Chetan Shama as the chairman of the men's selection committee. The BCCI shared a press release regarding the same.Â
24 Dec, 20:59 (IST)
The BCCI has recommended the names of Chetan Sharma,  Abey Kuruvilla and Debashish Mohanty as the new members of the Advisory Committee.
24 Dec, 15:58 (IST)
BCCI annual general meeting today approved 10-team IPL from 2022. Which means we shall now have 10-team battling for the gong from 2022. It also means, IPL 2021 will be an eight-team affair. Earlier, it was reported that 10 teams will take part in IPL 2021 and now BCCI has confirmed 10-team event from 2022 onwards.
24 Dec, 14:53 (IST)
Australian head coach Justin Langer said that itâs ânone of his businessâ when asked what would he have done in Ravi Shastriâs place. In the first Day-Night Test at the Adelaide Oval, India lost by eight wickets after being restricted to a mere 36 in their second innings. Read More.
24 Dec, 13:57 (IST)
David Warner put rest to all speculation over Kane Williamson leaving Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Responding to a fan on Twitter who 'demanded' clarity on this matter, Warner wrote: "Kane will not be going anywhere." Read More.
24 Dec, 12:54 (IST)
KKR Share Hilariously-Morphed Pics of Andre Russell, Brendon McCullum & Others On Christmas 2020 Eve
On the eve of Christmas 2020, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) shared hilariously morphed pictures of head-coach Brendon McCullum, all-rounder Andre Russell and others.
24 Dec, 12:51 (IST)
Virender Sehwag's former batting coach AN Sharma took a dig at Virat Kohli for taking paternity leave from the India vs Australia Test series. The Indian skipper flew back home after conclusion of the first Test to be with his wife Anushka for the birth of their first child. However, Kohli's decision didn't impress Sharma much. Read More.
24 Dec, 12:04 (IST)
Congratulatory messages are pouring in for newly-wed Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma who tied knots on Tuesday (December 22). Veteran Indian opener Rohit Sharma wished his Indian teammate but in his own style. Read More.
24 Dec, 11:07 (IST)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman smashed his Afghanistan teammate for a boundary through a reverse sweep during the Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers clash in Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21. After coming across Rahman's heroics, his Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) teammate Glenn Maxwell took the credit. Read More.
24 Dec, 09:44 (IST)
While multiple changes are expected in the Indian team for the Boxing-Day Test match against Australia, Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill were spotted in nets. Read More.
24 Dec, 09:12 (IST)
Star Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal shared more pictures from his wedding ceremony with Dhanshree Verma and netizens canât keep calm. Taking to Instagram, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler posted a couple of more pictures which are nothing but super cute. âEverything was just so beautiful, Engagement day #DhanaSaidYuz,â read the mushy caption of the post. Read More.
24 Dec, 08:11 (IST)
As former Indian captain MS Dhoni's international debut completed 16 years on Wednesday (December 23), the International Cricket Council (ICC) recalled his 'sweet gesture' for Virat Kohli in 2014 T20 World Cup Semi-Final against South Africa. Needing one run off seven balls, the wicket-keeper had the opportunity to finish the game but he instead defended the last ball of the penultimate over, allowing Kohli to smash the winning runs. Read More.
As we move towards the end of 2020, sporting competitions across the world have entered their festive break, which will see teams not play at least until Boxing Day. However, there will still be many talking points for us to discuss. So we bring you all the live sports breaking news, top stories about all sports and sportspersons from around the world and latest updates on match results, live scores, transfer news and rumours, injury updates, retirement news of players and birthdays of sports stars and every important news you need to know. Jay Shah's Secretary XI beats Sourav Ganguly's President XI in Friendly Match at Motera Stadium Between BCCI Members.
Football action continued over the week as English Teams faced each other in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup 2020-21. Brentford defeated Premier League side Newcastle United while Pep Guardiolaâs Manchester City inflicted further misery on Arsenal by beating them 4-1 to book a place in the semi-finals of the competition. Haas F1 Confirm Nikita Mazepin Will Race for Team Alongside Mick Schumacher in 2021 Season.
EFL Cup action will continue on Wednesday as Tottenham Hotspur take on lower league side Stoke while Everton host Manchester United at Goodison Park as all the four teams look to book a place in the final four of the tournament.
Indian Super League also saw a nail-biting encounter ahead of the festive break as Igo Angulo scored a 95th-minute winner as FC Goa came from behind to beat Jamshedpur FC and close the gap on the top four. Meanwhile, in BBL 2020-21, Adelaide Strikers defeated Brisbane Heat by two runs as the latter are yet to win a game this season.
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