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  Lionel Messi  has yet again stunned fans with his magic. This time, the Argentine caught everyone’s attention with his unique free-kick after his clutch goal against Lille on Sunday. In a video doing the rounds on social media, the 35-year footballer can be seen netting a goal with a nearly ankle-snapping technique for his side in the 94th minute of the game. Lionel Messi slotted home the winner deep in added time from a free kick, with a lethal left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. He placed his right foot when he took the set piece, while his ankle appeared seemingly broken. Since the video surfaced on the internet, grimacing fans have reacted to it. Another wrote, “Lionel Messi’s feet aren’t normal, he borrowed them from aliens. Sometimes I think this guy’s ankle doesn’t have bones. Outlandish.” A third said, “Only God knows how he can take a freekick like that and not break his ankle,” commented a third, while a fourth wrote: “Messi got a carbon ankle.” Meanwhil...

Marsh has not played since the three-match  ODI  series against England in November last year the week after the T20 World Cup after undergoing ankle surgery. Glenn Maxwell , Mitchell Marsh, and Jhye Richardson are set to make long-awaited returns to international cricket in the upcoming three-match ODI series against India after being named alongside skipper Pat Cummins, David Warner, and Ashton Agar in Australia’s 16-man squad. But Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the ODIs after flying home from the Test series due to Achilles tendonitis as selectors opted for him to continue his recovery at home with an eye to the World Test Championship final and the Ashes, following his intended involvement in the IPL. “It would be great for Josh to be part of this series but we have taken a conservative view ahead of a very important winter in England of which he will be an integral part,” Australia Chairman of selector...

Borussia Dortmund managing director Carsten Cramer has cleared that the Bundesliga team did not pursue a move for  Cristiano Ronaldo  after the Portuguese international’s Manchester United contract was terminated following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. Dortmund had been heavily linked with Ronaldo last summer. Cramer, while speaking to the German magazine Kicker, said that Dortmund’s value does not “depend on social media followers.” “The value of Borussia Dortmund does not depend on social media followers,” he said. “We are a football club, that’s the key. We can have the best ideas in marketing, but if we lose 3-0 at home to Freiburg, it doesn’t work. “Even with the best brand presentation, the be-all and end-all is the product.” After being linked with several clubs, Ronaldo has signed by Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr for a reportedly £177m per year. Earlier, Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl too had denied the claims that the club wanted to sign Ronaldo. ...

  After Josh Hazlewood, Australia’s  David Warner   has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests against India because of a hand injury, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The opener, who suffered a concussion and also sufferer a hairline fracture on his elbow, missed t he second innings in Delhi with Matt Renshaw coming in as a replacement. The 36-year-old has been enduring a poor run of form with the bat and questions are being raised over his spot in the squad. There are fears that the left-hander may have already played his last Test as Australia might ring in some changes before the Ashes in June-July. David Warner has been averaging 26.39 from his last 14 Tests and has reached 50 in just three of his 24 innings. With Warner ruled out, Travis Head is expected to open alongside Usman Khawaja at Indore and Ahmedabad. Kheloge Mota, Tabhi to jitoge Mota. MOTABET.COM  

  Besides being one of Indian cricket’s finest opening batters,  Gautam Gambhir   was also a great leader and a master tactician. Gautam Gambhir never got the opportunity to captain the Indian team because let’s face it – he was at his prime under MS Dhoni – but that did not stop him from sharpening his leadership skills, which he unleashed while captaining Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. During his six-year-stint leading KKR, Gambhir dished out a few masterstrokes, which went a long way in the success of the franchise. Not only did KKR become IPL champions twice in three years, but emerged to be one of the top teams across the Indian Premier League. A few of Gautam Gambhir’s greatest gambles were replacing Brendon McCullum with Manvinder Bisla in the IPL 2012 final, and bringing Jacques Kallis into the team ahead of Shakib Al Hasan in 2014. Both decisions proved to bring wonders for KKR as in both seasons they lifted the title. However, another Gautam Gambhir masterstr...

  Paris Saint-Germain forward  Lionel Messi   is on the verge of making history in his legendary career after he reached 699 goals in club football post-PSG’s 4-3 Ligue 1 home win over Lille OSC on matchday 24. The Argentine forward scored the game-winning goal of the match in Nick of time and also created three goal-scoring chances for his teammates. His lone late goal came from an exciting free-kick at the Parc des Princes. With one more goal, the Argentine forward can become the second-ever player in Europe’s top five leagues to score at least 700 club goals, joining Cristiano Ronaldo, according to PSG Talk. Messi’s chance comes in PSG’s Ligue 1 away fixture against Olympique de Marseille next week where the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will be looking to avenge PSG’s Coupe de France round of 16 exits to Marseille, according to PSG Talk. Kheloge Mota, Tabhi to jitoge Mota. MOTABET.COM

  The long rope that  KL Rahul   has been enjoying in Test cricket despite the lack of big scores is beginning to look like a thin thread now. From captaining the side only a couple of months ago in Rohit Sharma’s absence in Bangladesh, the opener now has lost the vice-captaincy for the remaining two Tests against Australia and is in line to miss his place in the XI to Shubman Gill. For a player whose very place in the squad has been subject to scrutiny, Rahul might feel retaining the place in itself is huge, especially because for a change the selectors and the team management have decided not to go with popular sentiment. Instead, they have chosen to retain faith in a player, who appears to be massively short on confidence. In 47 Tests, Rahul averages only 33.44 and since scoring the last of his seven centuries against South Africa in Centurion, he has scores of 23, 50, 8, 12, 10, 22, 23, 10, 2, 20, 17, 1. And with each outing, the calls have only increased to drop him,...