Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard on Tuesday evening, just days after a class-action lawsuit accused the designer of sexual abuse. The lawsuit alleges Nygard enticed women with cash and modeling opportunities and then sexually assaulted them at his estate in the Bahamas. Nygard dismissed the claims as 'fabricated', but stepped down from his role as chairman of Nygard companies. The class-action suit came after 10 women said the billionaire used his wealth and influence to recruit young and impoverished women, then abused them with alcohol and drugs at 'pamper parties'.

Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard on Tuesday evening, just days after a class-action lawsuit accused the designer of sexual abuse. The lawsuit alleges Nygard enticed women with cash and modeling opportunities and then sexually assaulted them at his estate in the Bahamas. Nygard dismissed the claims as 'fabricated', but stepped down from his role as chairman of Nygard companies. The class-action suit came after 10 women said the billionaire used his wealth and influence to recruit young and impoverished women, then abused them with alcohol and drugs at 'pamper parties'.

Ahead of the 2020 edition of the&nbsp;Indian Premier&nbsp;League, the 2016 winners Sunrisers&nbsp;Hyderabad&nbsp;have appointed David&nbsp;Warner&nbsp;as their new skipper. Warner who stepped down from SRH&nbsp;captaincy duties in 2018 after&nbsp;the ball-tampering scandal&nbsp;is once again back to lead the orange army. Warner replaces Kane Williamson who lead the team in 2018 and 2019 in IPL. In the 2020 auctions, Sunrisers&nbsp;bought&nbsp;7 new players and have also replaced Tom Moody with Trevor Bayliss&nbsp;as their head coach.

Tons from&nbsp;Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis&nbsp;helped Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;register a record-breaking 161 run victory against West Indies in the 2nd ODI&nbsp;in Hambantota. It is Sri&nbsp;Lanka's&nbsp;biggest win against West Indies in 50 over cricket. Mendis&nbsp;and Fernando put together a stunning 239 run stand for the 3rd wicket after being left at 9/2. The Windes&nbsp;in reply were bowled out for just 184 in 39.1 overs. Wrist spinners&nbsp;Wanindu Hasaranga&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lakshan Sandakan&nbsp;took 3 wickets each.&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lankans who have already clinched the series will face the visitors for the final ODI&nbsp;on 4th March.

An all-round show by visiting Australia helped them beat South Africa in the 3rd and final T20 and win the series 2-1 on Wednesday in Cape Town. Batting first, Australia smashed 193/5 courtesy quickfire&nbsp;half-centuries from David Warner and Aaron Finch. In reply, the Aussie bowlers ran through South Africa's batting order as Mitchell Starc and Aston Agar picked up 3 wickets each to bowl the hosts for a mere 96. A 97 run win for the visiting side helped them win the 3-match T20 series 2-1.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Cristiano&nbsp;Ronaldo led Juventus suffered a shock loss in Champions League round of 16 clash on Wednesday against French side Lyon. A crucial first half goal gave the home side an early lead in the 31st min. The hosts then frustrated Juventus&nbsp;with a defending masterclass as they prevented the likes of Ronaldo and Dybala&nbsp;from scoring. Lyon thus registered a crucial home&nbsp;win which will give them some advantage in the return leg.

English Premier League side Manchester City produced one of the most iconic comeback in modern day European football as they stunned Real Madrid at home 2-1. After being a goal down against the 13-time European Champions, City rallied back with goals from Gabriel&nbsp;Jesus and Kevin de Bryune. Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos also picked up a red card right towards the end which will haunt Los Blancos&nbsp;in the return leg.

5-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has retired from competitive tennis. The former World Number 1 wrote a blog explaining her decision to retire from the sport. Sharapova&nbsp;picked up her first Grand Slam in 2004 when she won the Wimbledon at the age of just 17. She won a total of 5 slams including 2 French Open titles. Controversy hit her career when she tested positive for a banned substance in 2016 and was suspended for 2 years. In her long career, Sharapova&nbsp;won a total of 36 WTA&nbsp;titles, Federation Cup and an Olympic silver medal.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Temperamental&nbsp;Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios&nbsp;who was defending his Mexican Open title was&nbsp;forced to&nbsp;retire in the first round clash against France's&nbsp;Ugo&nbsp;Humbert&nbsp;due to a wrist injury. The 24 years old who was cheered last year lost the set 6-3 in just 30 minutes and was heavily booed by the crowd. Kyrgios'&nbsp;injury will cost him 500 points and the Australian will drop to number 38 from 23 in the ATP Rankings next week.

Indian skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;managed to score just 21 runs for his side in the 1st Test against New Zealand, which India lost by 10 wickets. Courtesy Kohli's&nbsp;dip in performance, Australia's Steve Smith reclaimed the World number 1 Test batsman spot in the latest ICC&nbsp;rankings. The 30-year-old first reached the World number 1 ranking in June 2015 and since then, this is the 8th time Smith has returned to the top of the table. Before Kohli&nbsp;and Smith, New Zealand's&nbsp;captain Kane Williamson was number 1 for eight days in December 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Heather Knight, the captain of England Women's team after the brilliant 108 off 68 against Thailand on Wednesday became&nbsp;the first woman to score a 100 in all the three formats. With the solid 176/2, the 29 years old not only paved the way for her side's win but also recorded the highest score in the tournament so far. Courtesy the swashbuckling hundred, Knight also became the seventh English woman to cross 1000 T20I runs.

Jorge Cardoso, a Portuguese chocolatier&nbsp;has created a life-size sculpture of the Juventus&nbsp;star, Christiano&nbsp;Ronaldo&nbsp;for the traditional carnival celebrations. Cardoso&nbsp;who used Ronaldo's&nbsp;pictures to be sure of every detail said that the idea first came to him in 2019.&nbsp;The sweet statue weighs 120 kg and is 1.87 metres tall and is exhibited in northern Portugal. The piece will be later shifted to Ronaldo's&nbsp;own museum in Madiera, Portugal.

India's opener Smriti&nbsp;Mandhana&nbsp;is all set to return to the side after missing out on the last match due to an illness. Team India are playing New Zealand in their 3rd game of Group A on Thursday after winning their previous two encounters against hosts Australia and Bangladesh. The bowling unit looks rock solid led by Poonam&nbsp;Yadav who has made match-winning contributions in both the games. All eyes will be on 16-year-old Shafali&nbsp;Verma&nbsp;who is expected once again to provide an explosive start to the team. Interestingly, India has lost their last 3 T20 encounters vs New Zealand&nbsp;but the team will be hoping to change that statistic.&nbsp;

With IPL&nbsp;and&nbsp;ODI&nbsp;series vs South Africa round the corner, Virat&nbsp;Kohli's&nbsp;participation in the T20 series which celebrates&nbsp;the birth centenary of&nbsp;Shiekh Mujibur&nbsp;Rehman, Bangladesh's&nbsp;founding father is in doubt.&nbsp;The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced the 15 member Asia XI squad. The&nbsp;Indian cricketers dominate the squad with 6 names. KL Rahul&nbsp;who will play one match has been named along with Shikhar&nbsp;Dhawan, Rishabh&nbsp;Pant, Muhammad&nbsp;Shami&nbsp;and Kuldeep&nbsp;Yadav. Faf du Plessis&nbsp;and Chris Gayle will also participate in the 2 match T20&nbsp;series which will be played in Dhaka.

After England beat New Zealand&nbsp;and&nbsp;etched its name for the first time on the 2019 World Cup, English&nbsp;all-rounder Ben Stokes was&nbsp;given a royal honour at the Buckingham Palace by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Williams on Wednesday. Stokes was honoured with the title of Officer of Most Excellent Order&nbsp;of the British Empire for his services to cricket. It was New Year's honour list which also recognized&nbsp;Jos&nbsp;butler, Eoin&nbsp;Morgan, Joe Root and&nbsp;coach Trevor&nbsp;Bayliss&nbsp;who have also&nbsp;received the&nbsp;honours.

The two-time F1 World Champion Fernando&nbsp;Alonso&nbsp;has signed to race for Mclaren&nbsp;for this year's&nbsp;Indianapolis&nbsp;500 scheduled in May. Alonso who has won&nbsp;the Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans twice failed to qualify for the last season and will try again for his&nbsp;motorsports' Triple Crown this season.&nbsp;With his Indy 500 win, the Spaniard could become the second in history to secure all three, after Graham Hill.

Just weeks after claiming her maiden Grand Slam title, Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin&nbsp;has experienced a string of defeats, the most recent at the Qatar Open on Tuesday. The American suffered a 6-3, 7-6 defeat at the hands&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukrainian youngster&nbsp;Dayana Yastremska&nbsp;in the 2nd round. This is the 21-year-old's&nbsp;3rd defeat since winning the Australian Open.

After months of waiting and speculations, cricket fans finally hear the news they have been&nbsp;waiting for. World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni will hit the pitch again from March 2nd to train for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League. Chennai Super Kings' CEO&nbsp;KS Vishwanathan said that Dhoni&nbsp;will initially practice with whoever&nbsp;is available until 19th March, after which&nbsp;the full camp will begin and all players will be available for practice. Chennai Super Kings are scheduled to face defending champions Mumbai&nbsp;Indians in the IPL&nbsp;opener on March 29th.&nbsp;

Barcelona managed to salvage a 1-1 draw against Napoli&nbsp;in the 1st leg of the round of 16 tie of Champions League on Tuesday. Napoli's&nbsp;Dries Mertens&nbsp;kick-started the game after he netted the opener at the 30th-minute mark, becoming his club's joint top scorer of all time. La Liga&nbsp;giants who were pushed on to the back foot then replied with Antoine&nbsp;Griezmann&nbsp;scoring an equalizer in the 57th minute. Barcelona ended the game with Arturo Vidal sent off due to physical conflict with Napoli&nbsp;players.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Bayern&nbsp;Munich decimated Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night which could mean the end of the campaign for the Blues. Midfielder Serge Gnabry&nbsp;was on target twice in the first half after he found the back of the net courtesy an assist on both occasions&nbsp;from Robert Lewandowski. The Polish star returned to score one on his own which completed the rout in London. 3 away goals were scored by the German giants which makes&nbsp;the return leg a tall order for Frank&nbsp;Lampard's&nbsp;men.&nbsp;&nbsp;

After India's back to back poor performances&nbsp;against New Zealand&nbsp;in ODIs&nbsp;&amp; then the 1st Test, former Indian skipper&nbsp;Kapil&nbsp;Dev criticized the team for making constant changes &amp; not including the 'in-form' KL&nbsp;Rahul.&nbsp;The World Cup-winning captain said that if there was no security over a cricketer's place then it will affect their form. Kapil&nbsp;addressed the faults in the batting order and said that&nbsp;the Test batters were&nbsp;not able&nbsp;to conquer conditions. After losing the 1st Test by 10 wickets, Team India will play the 2nd and final test starting Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Australia-born cricketer Alex Hepburn, who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in England, was sentenced to 5 years in jail by an English court on Tuesday, for raping a woman he found sleeping in his teammate's bedroom. 23-year-old Hepburn carried out the assault because of a sexual conquest game he had set up on a WhatsApp group. The game fired him up to collect as many sexual encounters as possible.

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