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He may have underwhelmed in Camp Nou against PSG on Tuesday night, but Lionel Messi has been in superb form for Barcelona in La Liga this season. The Argentine put it yet another man of the match display in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Valencia, despite a disappointing performance from the team as a whole. Here, we take a closer look at his display against Los Che. 0 votes

The World Cup is among the world’s most viewed sporting events, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup between Italy and France held in Germany. The 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup is going to commence next month in Brazil. With each edition, the popularity of the tournament only gets bigger and thereby, there is massive anticipation across the world surrounding the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup....

Both Bayern and City got off to perfect starts with 3-0 wins over Moscow and Plzen respectively. This sets us up perfectly for tonight’s big game with City looking to underline their European credentials by beating the defending Champions and Bayern looking to wrest the early initiative by beating England’s runners up in their own backyard. Looking at their league forms, Bayern will start tonight’s game the clear favourites. Having secured 19 points out of a possible 21 points, they find themselves behind early leaders Dortmund only by virtue of goal difference....

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Liga leaders Barca are six points clear of nearest challengers Atletico Madrid, with Madrid a further five points back, although the champions have a game in hand. The Catalans’ imperious first half of the season under new coach Ernesto Valverde has come as something of a surprise, particularly after Neymar was sold to Paris Saint-Germain and his replacement, Ousmane Dembele, has featured in only two league games due to injury....

The Spain international signed a new “lifetime” contract with Barca in October and has enjoyed a strong campaign, with the Catalans primed to complete a domestic double if they wrap up LaLiga success as expected. But his deal reportedly contains an exit clause which would allow him to leave at the end of the season if he desired, and rumours of interest from CSL clubs began to circulate early this year....

PSG had previously announced Neymar was due to resume training this week, having been out since the previous international break with a hamstring injury. He is instead now set to return in the coming days, alongside Thomas Meunier, who has also been dealing with a hamstring issue. Navas should likewise be back among the squad in the next seven days as he recovers from a thigh injury which forced him out of last weekend’s win at Brest....

The 32-year-old, whose crucial extra-time goal against Salzburg clinched Marseille’s place in last season’s Europa League final, signed the new deal while in rehabilitation from the injury he suffered during a 2-1 win over Amiens on the last day of the 2017-18 Ligue 1 campaign. Despite Rolando’s return to first-team action being unlikely to take place before December, a statement on Marseille’s website affirmed the club’s commitment to support the player....

The difference in class and quality between the two teams was clearly on display as world No.7 Britain scored through Giselle Ansley (25th minute), Nicola White (27th) and Alexandra Danson (33rd). It was India’s first loss in Pool B after they drew the opening game against Japan 2-2, while Britain earned their second consecutive win – following a 2-1 win over higher-ranked Australia. India next play Australia on Wednesday, while Britain face Argentina....

A major private hospital, Max Hospital, tweeted on Thursday that it had one hour of oxygen left at one of its locations and was waiting for supplies since the morning. It also filed a petition on Tuesday in the Delhi High Court that it was running out of oxygen, putting 400 patients at risk of dying, according to the Associated Press. India set a global record in daily infections for the second straight day with 332,730, and it is second only to the U....

In a clip of the video obtained by India Today, the man is seen biting into the snake. Eventually, the snake is ripped in two, but the man continues to eat large chunks. The outlet said that in the video the man tells the camera that eating the snake is good for “keeping COVID-19 at bay.” The Times of India reports that the man was identified as a 50-year-old agricultural worker named Vadivelu....

The day began with India dominating Nepal 20-10 in a must win last league match to qualify to the semifinals as the second-seeded team. In the semis, India continued its strong form to beat Sri Lanka Blacks 18-10, before powering through to a 21-10 finals victory. An excited Siddhant Shinde said after the gold medal finish, “We did it for the 1.24 billion people of India. We hope this inspires the youth of the nation to take up basketball....

Murali Vijay Test record: Matches: - 59, Innings - 101, Runs – 3933, Highest Score – 167, Average – 39.33 Murali Vijay came into the England series with a lot of confidence behind him. He had scored a century in his last Test innings, though it had come against newcomers Afghanistan. Vijay had a successful tour of England in 2014. In the first two Test matches of the 2014 series, Vijay aggregated 317 runs at an average of 79....

In the summit clash, the top seed will take on the third seed and World No. 75 Victor Svendsen. The Dane too did not have it easy in the semi-finals. He staved off a huge challenge from the eighth seeded Milan Ludik in the second game before completing a 21-13, 30-29 win in 44 minutes. The two have met twice and have split their head-to-head record 1-1. Dey beat him in their last encounter on his way to winning the Portuguese International in 2017....

Thangboi Singto named Kerala Blasters’ Assistant Coach Ishfaq Ahmed joins the new franchise after a largely successful three year stint with Kerala Blasters during which the team reached the ISL final twice, with the winger starting on both occasions. The 34-year-old was drafted into Kerala Blasters during the inaugural season of the IMG-Reliance owned league in 2014. Since the second season onwards, the former India U-23 player was also handed coaching duties, making him the first and only Indian player-manager in the ISL so far....

Roja Devi had given the former champions a first half lead in the 13th minute which was cancelled by Sanju’s 71st minute strike. The score-line remained the same after playing two halves of additional time before the result had to be decided via a penalty shoot-out that ended after each team took eight penalties. The same two teams were in the final of the IWL’s inaugural edition last year, held at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, where ESU had emerged on top with a 3-0 win courtesy of a brace from Kamala Devi beside’s Prameshwori Devi’s goal....

Line: Michigan -2.5 Total: 148 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: IU 18-4 SU, 11-11 ATS, 11-11 O/U. Mich. 17-5 SU, 11-10 ATS, 13-6-2 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: IU 25 (overall), 20 (offense), 59 (defense). Mich. 32, 12, 130 Effective FG percentage: IU 60.2, Mich. 58.1 EFG% against: IU 48.2, Mich. 49.1 Injuries: Michigan guard Caris Levert may return this week, but his status for tonight is unclear....

Mangold, who earned the respect of many as the director of hits like Logan and Ford v Ferrari, has taken over the helm of the upcoming 5th entry in the surprisingly long-running Indiana Jones series. Currently under the temporary title of Indiana Jones 5, the movie remains a bit of an enigma to fans and outsiders alike. But Mangold now has at least one concrete update for those excited to see Indy again....