After 2 consecutive losses across competitions, Real Madrid were finally back to winning ways as they claimed a routine 5-0 win over last-placed Leganes in La Liga on Wednesday night. The win helped them climb to the 2nd spot and are now just 1 point behind leaders Barcelona. Rodrygo, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Luka Jovic scored a goal each for Real. Zinedine Zidane's side next take on Real Betis in the league on Sunday.

With the Test series against England less than 3-weeks away,&nbsp;South African cricketers are threatening to go on a strike. The cricketers have alleged their national cricket board&nbsp;of violating their commercial rights. Cricket South Africa is also accused of&nbsp;cancelling the media accreditation of five leading journalists after they wrote critical pieces about how the board is run. With the turmoil brewing strong, the board has barely 3 weeks to sort out the mess as the&nbsp;England&nbsp;tour starts with a boxing day Test match on 26th December.&nbsp;

Whether you love him or hate him but you can't ignore Rishabh&nbsp;Pant. While many are questioning his place in the side, the Indian team management is still backing the wicketkeeper-batsman. Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;said, "It's a collective responsibility&nbsp;of the people around to give that player some space. If he misses a chance then people can't shout MS Dhoni's&nbsp;name. It's not respectful because no player would like that to happen. To do well for India, we need to make him feel like he belongs and we are here to do things for him and not against him". The series against West Indies could crucial for Pant as a few more failures might just cost him a place in the side. India will be looking to keep their unbeaten streak of 5 T20 wins against West Indies alive as they play the Caribbean&nbsp;Kings in the 1st T20 in Hyderabad on Friday.&nbsp;

With&nbsp;3 specialists&nbsp;left-arm spinners in the West Indies squad, the Indian batsmen do know that it could be an area of concern for them. In order to counter that threat, Skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli along with his deputy Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;were seen practising with Ravindra&nbsp;Jadeja in the nets. Left-arm spinners have always posed a lot of questions to Indian top-order batsmen and when you have a world-class bowler like Jadeja&nbsp;in the ranks, an answer is just around the corner.&nbsp;

Ahead of the World T20 next year, Team India is trying new techniques with a special focus on speed training and drills. Team's new strength and conditioning coach Nick Webb put the team through the paces with new drills that saw the players enjoy and sweat out at the same time. The speed conditioning drill ensures that the players take off quicker from the blocks and also improves their fitness and reaction time.
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Former English captain and one of the most feared fast bowlers of his time, Bob Willis passed away on Wednesday. Willis was 60 years old. He captained England during 1982-84 period and played a total of 90 Tests during his time. The fearsome pacer also picked up a total of 325 wickets in Test cricket in the 90 Test matches that he played.&nbsp;

Former Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq&nbsp;was hilariously&nbsp;trolled by fans on social media after he referred to Indian star pacer Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah as "baby bowler". The 40-year old had said that since he has faced&nbsp;bowling legends like Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram, Bumrah&nbsp;is a baby bowler for him. Fans quickly took to social media to brutally troll the former Pakistani cricketer, reminding him of his playing days in International cricket.&nbsp;

It was carnage at the Merseyside&nbsp;derby as Liverpool thrashed local rivals Everton&nbsp;5-2 at the Anfield. Divock&nbsp;Origi&nbsp;scored a brace as Jurgen Klopp's&nbsp;men put up a masterclass at home to thrash Everton. Courtesy the win, Liverpool stay 8 points clear on top of the league and are firmly on course for their first Premier League win in over 30 years.&nbsp;

Jose Mourinho's&nbsp;return to Old Trafford&nbsp;was ruined as Manchester United stunned Tottenham&nbsp;on Wednesday night. Marcus Rashford scored a brace for Ole Gunnar&nbsp;Solksjaer's&nbsp;side as they put up a spirited show to beat Spurs. This was Mourinho's&nbsp;first game at the Old Trafford&nbsp;as Tottenham's&nbsp;boss but his return to his former club was spoiled by the Red Devils. Courtesy the 3 points, United jump to 6th on the points table while Spurs slumped to the 8th spot.&nbsp;

We all know how good MS Dhoni is when he is playing cricket but did you know about MSD's&nbsp;other hidden talent? An Instagram user posted a video giving fans&nbsp;a glimpse of Dhoni enjoying some quality time with family and friends. In the video, Dhoni can be seen singing an old Hindi song with a friend on Karaoke. Earlier in the day, Punjabi actor and singer Jassi Gill took to Instagram to thank Dhoni and his wife Sakshi&nbsp;for being lovely hosts&nbsp;and making his trip "unforgettable".

Former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur is set to be Sri&nbsp;Lanka's new head coach. According to&nbsp;ESPNcricinfo, the 51-year-old has signed a 2-year long contract with Sri&nbsp;Lanka.&nbsp;Grant Flower will be the batting coach in the limited-overs&nbsp;format along with&nbsp;David Sekar as the bowling coach and&nbsp;Shane McDermott as the fielding coach. Mickey Arthur has a rich experience&nbsp;of coaching teams like South Africa, Australia and Pakistan.&nbsp;

Indian skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;has reclaimed the top spot in ICC&nbsp;Test rankings. Kohli&nbsp;replaced Steve Smith as the number 1 batsman on Wednesday in the latest rankings. While Smith had a fairly average series against Pakistan, Kohli&nbsp;retained the top spot courtesy his 136 vs Bangladesh in the 2nd Test in Kolkata.&nbsp;

Australia opener David Warner came close to breaking West Indies'&nbsp;legend Brian Lara record of highest individual&nbsp;test score on Tuesday. Warner played an amazing knock of 335 not-out against Pakistan in Adelaide before skipper Tim Paine declared the innings, leaving the 33-year old 66 runs away from breaking Lara's record of 400 not-out in 2004. The Carribean batting great posted a photo on Instagram&nbsp;congratulating&nbsp;Warner with a caption that read, "735 Not Out!" which is a total of both their highest Test scores.&nbsp;

Pakistani pacer&nbsp;Naseem Shah is expected to return&nbsp;to&nbsp;his country's Under-19 squad ahead of the 2020 U-19 World Cup. The 16-year-old made his senior team debut in the recently&nbsp;concluded Test series in Australia and was already named&nbsp;in the original Pakistan U-19 World Cup squad. Shah who is also the youngest cricketer to make his debut in Australia will participate&nbsp;in the tournament which starts from 17th January in South Africa.

West Indies will be hoping to start their 3-match T20 series vs India on a winning note as they take on the hosts at Hyderabad on Friday. After beating Afghanistan in the one-off Test match in Lucknow, the Caribbean Kings are high on confidence as they look to beat India at home. It's been raining for the past two days in Hyderabad and overcast conditions are likely to prevail during the 1st T20 as well on Friday. The World Champions in the shortest format of the game will be hoping to find a suitable replacement for all-rounder Andre Russell who is out with an injury.&nbsp;

Manchester City thrashed Burnley&nbsp;4-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday. City who have won only once in their past 5 games returned to winning ways after Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the visitors, his first goal in 11 games&nbsp;and then scored again to&nbsp;carry&nbsp;Pep Guardiola's&nbsp;men to an impressive victory at Turf Moor. 8 points behind table-toppers Liverpool, City now move up to 2nd position on the points table.&nbsp;

As the world woke up on the&nbsp;morning on December 3rd, a young boy from the lanes of Rosario went on to pick up his 6th&nbsp;Ballon D&rsquo;or award. That young boy is not young any longer. Neither does he reside in Rosario anymore. He is, as many might call, the greatest player that football has produced. He is Lionel Andres Messi.&nbsp;&nbsp; Argentina is no stranger to producing great footballers. The rich football legacy of the country is match to no other. Be it Gabriel Batistuta, or the great Diego Maradona, the country has its own rich pool of greats. But Messi rose above them all, and it was never an easy road.&nbsp;&nbsp; Leading up to the awards, many argued and questioned if the 32-year-old&nbsp;Barcelona forward&rsquo;s glory days were over?&nbsp;Twelve months ago, when Luka Modric claimed the honor many believed that he had finally ended a decade of the Messi-Ronaldo dominance. But as the Argentine star walked up the stage to lift his record 6th&nbsp;award, beating&nbsp;Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk,&nbsp;and Cristiano Ronaldo,&nbsp;he proved that his consistent brilliance has very few equals around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp; Messi&rsquo;s 6th&nbsp;title also makes him the most successful player in the history of the prestigious award.&nbsp;This was also his first Ballon D&rsquo;or after 2015. The Barca star has scored 56 times for his club and country in 2018-19,&nbsp;top-scoring&nbsp;with 36 goals&nbsp;guiding his club to the La Liga title.&nbsp;But he did not have a great Copa America with Argentina, for which he faced heavy criticism&nbsp;for failing to perform for his country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 2019 Ballon D&rsquo;or was possibly the toughest and saw Messi pitted against the Premier League&nbsp;giants. Having been out with injury for a major part of the current season, many wrote him out of the running for the coveted trophy.&nbsp;And&nbsp;with&nbsp;Virgil van Dijk&rsquo;s&nbsp;stellar show for Liverpool it was a tough contest. There have been grumblings whether the Argentine &lsquo;deserves&rsquo; the recognition over his peers, but his masterclass against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions league and Athletico Madrid in the La Liga, has&nbsp;proved that he remains a cut above the rest.&nbsp;&nbsp; Messi&rsquo;s excellence in the football field boasts of a lot more than the 6 Ballon D&rsquo;or in his trophy cabinet. The little kid from Rosario has gone on to redefine what is and isn&rsquo;t possible&nbsp;in the football field. Over the last decade, what Messi has achieved has underlined the prodigy that he is- a combination of phenomenal touch and deadly acceleration. He has earned the claim to be called the greatest player and a true wizard of the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d'Or on Tuesday to surpass his and Cristiano Ronaldo's joint-highest of five. Messi received the Ballon d'Or previously in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015. While Messi bagged the top honour, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk finished second while Messi's biggest rival Ronaldo came third.&nbsp;World Cup winner &amp; USA&nbsp;skipper Megan Rapinoe won the top award in women&rsquo;s category. Juventus' defender&nbsp;Mattis De Light won the Kopa Trophy for the best under-21 footballer of the year.&nbsp;

It promises to be an epic rematch as British boxer Anthony Joshua and his opponent&nbsp;Andy Ruiz arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of their boxing bout on Saturday. The two fought in June when Ruiz&nbsp;stunned Joshua to win&nbsp;WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world title belts. Joshua, who activated the rematch option in the contract between the two is confident to reclaim his titles. The match promises to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year and will take place in&nbsp;Diriyah Oasis which is&nbsp;a huge sprawling entertainment hub&nbsp;in Saudi Arabia. The construction workers worked tirelessly to set up a boxing arena in the middle of the desert.&nbsp;

It was a combination of rain along with a 213 run unbeaten&nbsp;stand between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson that helped New Zealand save the 2nd Test in Hamilton. Both Taylor and Williamson cracked centuries that prevented the visitors to win the match and level the series. Courtesy the draw, New Zealand&nbsp;jumped to the 3rd spot in the World Test Championship with 60 points while England remains 5th with 56 points. The 1st Test of the series was won by New Zealand.&nbsp;

Taapsee Pannu will now be seen wearing cricket gloves and pads in her next. Taapsee&nbsp;took to her Instagram&nbsp;and revealed that she will be donning the Indian cricket team jersey and will&nbsp;step into the shoes of Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj.&nbsp;Titled 'Shabaash Mithu', the biopic will be directed by Rahul Dholakia and will be produced by Viacom 18 Studios.

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