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Messi wins 2022 Best FIFA Men's Player Award
This is the second time Messi won the award after he first won it in 2019 and Argentina, champion of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, pocketed away with four trophies at the ceremony, reports Xinhua news agency. Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni won the Best Men's Coach Award, Emiliano Martinez won the Best Men's Goalkeeper Award.
India name 20-member squad for FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/2023
India will be captained by experienced campaigner Harmanpreet Singh, who led the team to crucial victories as skipper during the FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022/2023 matches against Spain and New Zealand in October and November last year. Hardik Singh has been named as the vice-captain of the team. The 20-member team includes experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, and young and skillful Pawan replacing Krishan Bahadur Pathak who has sought personal leave on the occasion of his marriage.
1st Test: 'It's the start of a new journey', says captain Bavuma as Proteas face West Indies
The Proteas are fourth in those rankings having been in the top three for most of the competition, although they are now officially out of the running to reach the June final. Nonetheless, they still have plenty to look forward to under the new leadership group and plenty of new faces in a strong squad for the series.
Major step for Indian football: Stage set for Santosh Trophy knockouts in Riyadh
Former champions Punjab will take on first-timers Meghalaya in the first semifinal while Services will meet Karnataka in the second semi final at the same stadium on Wednesday. The third-place match and final will be played on March 4, thus bringing the curtains down on a major chapter in the history of Indian football.
WATCH | Whatever you feel, just put it across: KS Bharat on captain Rohit's message to him over DRS calls
After making his debut in the first Test at Nagpur, Bharat has bagged four catches and a stumping across India's massive victories in the first two matches of the series. He has also been a key factor in India making some decisive DRS calls during matches in Nagpur and New Delhi.
Aspiring batters should watch Rohit Sharma to understand how to bat on Indian pitches: Mohammad Kaif
With the third Test against Australia starting from March 1 in Indore, a lot of spotlight will be on how Rohit performs for India at the top of the order. He began the series with a magnificent 120 in the first Test at Nagpur, followed by scores of 32 and 21 in the second game at New Delhi.
WPL: Gujarat Giants appoint Beth Mooney as captain, Sneh Rana named vice-captain
Touted to be one of the most dominating wicket-keeper-batters in the game, Mooney and her team Australia successfully brought home the Women's T20 World Cup in 2018, 2020 and 2023 along with the Women's ODI World Cup in 2022 and the Gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Injured Andy Murray withdraws from Dubai Tennis Championships
"We regret to inform you that Andy Murray is unable to participate in this year's tournament. Andy has been dealing with a recurring hip injury that has unfortunately forced him out of Dubai. We wish Andy a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on the court in Dubai soon," the organisers said in a statement.
Richa Ghosh lone Indian player in 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup team of the tournament
Unsurprisingly four players from champion Australia side have made it to the playing eleven, with runners-up South Africa boasting a trio, followed by England and West Indies having two players and one representative. Ireland also have a representative, but as 12th player.
WPL 2023: RCB is loaded with a lot of experience and superstars, says Aakash Chopra
RCB, captained by India's left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana, will be beginning their campaign in the WPL from March 5 against the Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne stadium in an afternoon game. Apart from Smriti, pacer Renuka Singh Thakur and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh are there from an Indian perspective. RCB's foreign picks are experienced in New Zealand.
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