Sports Round Up January 1, 2021: 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.

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01 Jan, 21:51 (IST)

Priyam Garg has been named captain of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) team for the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which starts on January 10. Suresh Raina and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also been named in the squad. Garg played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2020. 

01 Jan, 18:22 (IST)

Rashid Khan Thanks Fans After Receiving ICC T20I Player of the decade. Taking to Twitter, the leg-spinner shared a heartfelt note. Read More.

01 Jan, 16:42 (IST)

BCCI has named Rohit Sharma the vice-captain of Indian cricket team for the remaining two Test matches against India. Read More.

01 Jan, 15:39 (IST)

Aston Martin on January 1, 2020 (Friday) announced their Formula 1 team. The British company are back in F1 for the first time in 61 years. Read in full here.

01 Jan, 15:11 (IST)

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya celebrated welcomed new year 2021 with Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and other friends.

01 Jan, 14:44 (IST)

T Natarajan has replaced Umesh Yadav in the Test squad. Umesh Yadav suffered from an injury in the second Test against Australia.

01 Jan, 14:23 (IST)

Indian speedster Umesh Yadav has been blessed with a baby girl. The Indian pacer made the revelation with an Instagram post. Read More.

01 Jan, 13:17 (IST)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a hilarious picture of a Nathon Lyon-Print underwear on Twitter. Netizens went baffled with ICC's antics as the comment section got filled with hilarious remarks. Read More.

01 Jan, 12:46 (IST)

Kane Williamson expressed his delight after being named in ICC Test team of Decade. The New Zealand skipper called the achievement 'surreal.'

01 Jan, 12:09 (IST)

Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to wish his fans for the New Year. Along with his snap, he put out a heartwarming message and spoke about the lesson from 2020.

01 Jan, 11:41 (IST)

Manchester United has posted a special message for fans in their recent post. The team said that they can't wait to welcome the fans in the stadium once again. Check out the post below.

01 Jan, 09:54 (IST)

Cristiano Ronaldo has shared a picture of himself with his family while celebrating the arrival of the New Year. Check out the picture below:


With New Year on its way, several sporting leagues have gone on a festive break which means fans have to wait before sports return back in action. However, despite that, there is never a dull day in the sporting world as something is always happening. 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. New Year Celebrations: Team India Welcome 2021 With Small Get-Together.

Big Bash League continues their season over the New Year period as Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder face off against each other. Sydney are near the top of the table while the Renegades are lingering near the bottom and will look to get their season back on track after four consecutive losses. ICC Has a Hilarious Reaction After Ben Stokes Complains About Test Team of the Decade Cap.

Premier League will also continue its action on the first day of 2021 with a couple of games. Everton will host high-flying West Ham at Goodison Park. Meanwhile title-chasing Manchester United take on Dean Smith’s Aston Villa at the Old Trafford.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 01, 2021 08:10 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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