Italian footballer Mario Balotelli is a dotting father and on Sunday the world got a proof of that. Playing for his new club Brescia, Balotelli was accompanied by his daughter who wore the opposition colours as her mother is a big fan of Napoli. Mario scored the opening goal for his side but eventually, Napoli scored twice to emerge as the winners. This was also Balotelli's first goal in Serie A in over 4 years.

Indian opener KL Rahul&nbsp;has blamed the low angle of the floodlights in the stadium for the dropped catches during the&nbsp;1st T20I between India and West Indies&nbsp;on Friday. In the post match press conference, Rahul&nbsp;said, "I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s the dimensions, the bigger side or the smaller side, it&rsquo;s just that the lights are pretty low and sometimes you lose the ball under the lights. That&rsquo;s what happened. We&rsquo;ve played here before; we&rsquo;ve played here for years. We know what to expect and as a team we don&rsquo;t complain about things like this."

After former Aussie skipper David Warner's incredible knock of 335 runs in Adelaide in the 2nd Test&nbsp;against&nbsp;Pakistan, the 33-year-old came close to breaking West Indies'&nbsp;legend Brian Lara record of highest individual&nbsp;test score of 400 before captain Tim Paine declared to take advantage of the rain forecast. However, the 50-year-old, former Windies&nbsp;captain,&nbsp;feels that Warner should have been given an opportunity to go forward and try to break his record. The Caribbean batting great went on to say that Warner is a good T20 batsman and he could have had a little go as record are meant to be broken.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Eyebrows have been raised over the&nbsp;appointment of Union Home Minister Amit Shah son Jay Shah as BCCI secretary, the cricket body's chief Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;has defended the move. Responding to the nepotism claims during the India Today Conclave 2019, Ganguly&nbsp;said that Shah should be treated independently and there is no harm in popular people being involved&nbsp;in cricket administration. The 47-year-old, former Indian captain,&nbsp;also said that people need to move beyond surnames.&nbsp;

NBA's&nbsp;first India-born player&nbsp;Satnam Singh Bhamara&nbsp;has been provisionally&nbsp;suspended after he failed a dope test&nbsp;by the National Anti Doping Agency last month. A final decision is pending as&nbsp;the banned substance found in Satnam's&nbsp;sample could not be conclusively identified.&nbsp;The basketball pioneer&nbsp;has represented India in major tournaments like 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 World Cup Qualifiers.

Atletico&nbsp;Madrid's title hopes took another dent after Villarreal&nbsp;held the visitors to a goalless draw in La Liga&nbsp;on Friday. With this result&nbsp;Atletico's&nbsp;winless&nbsp;run has been stretched to four games in all competitions, further diminishing their hopes of getting back in the title race. Atletico&nbsp;Madrid stand 6th on the table, 5 points behind leaders Barcelona who still have 2 games in hand.

BCCI&nbsp;Chairman Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;on Friday rejected the possibility of two day-night test matches against Australia in 2021 stating that such a proposal is a bit too much. Cricket Australia has been trying to convince BCCI&nbsp;to agree to more than one day-night tests during India's tour of Australia in 2021. However, the former Indian skipper is not too keen on the idea and has said that it can't replace traditional&nbsp;test matches and they can have one pink test every series.

Cricket South Africa has suspended its chief executive Thabang&nbsp;Moroe&nbsp;on allegations&nbsp;of misconduct&nbsp;after he revoked media passes of a number of journalists last weekend stating that he was unhappy with their writeups criticising him. The South African Cricketers' Association has also suspended the entire&nbsp;CSA&nbsp;board, however&nbsp;Moroe&nbsp;will be on precautionary&nbsp;suspension&nbsp;and will receive&nbsp;full pay. But there is a question mark over the team selection now with&nbsp;no selection panel in place. South Africa is to face England in a four-match Test series that starts from December 26.

It's not often that you see Virat Kohli&nbsp;struggle while batting. But it did happen against West Indies in Hyderabad during the 1st T20. Skipper Kohli&nbsp;was finding it tough to middle the ball and was struggling to hit the big shots. Despite that, Kohli&nbsp;was scoring more than run a&nbsp;ball. Something was missing and the Indian captain who averages more than 50 in the shortest format was looking for more. A six over mid-off changed things around for Virat&nbsp;as he pushed the accelerator&nbsp;when the team needed it the most. His first 20 balls yielded 20 runs but the next 30 deliveries saw Virat&nbsp;smacking 74. His unbeaten 94 off 50 balls is also his highest T20 International score.&nbsp;

After being asked to bat first, West Indies were quick off the blocks as they scored 66 in the opening powerplay. Indian bowlers were taken to the cleaners as Shimron Hetmyer smashed 56 off 41 balls with Evin Lewis playing a nice cameo of 40 off 17 balls. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 2 wickets but rest of the bowlers were pretty ordinary on the night. West Indies finished with 207/5 which was much more than the par score in Hyderabad. In reply, India were off to a slow start and lost Rohit Sharma early for 8. Virat Kohli took time to start scoring but soon was firing all cylinders. KL Rahul smashed 62 off 40 balls with Virat remaining unbeaten on 94. India won by 6 wickets with 8 balls left to win their 3rd T20 game while chasing a 200 plus total, the first team to do so. &nbsp;

In a major boost for Premier League side Chelsea, the transfer ban on the club has been reduced to half. The FIFA sanctioned ban due to violations in the recruitment of young players was originally set for 2 transfer windows but has now been reduced just 1. This means that new signings can take place at Stamford Bridge at the next transfer window in January 2020.&nbsp;

Former World number 1 Caroline Wozniacki&nbsp;has announced her retirement from professional tennis. The Danish star who has won just 1 grand slam in her career that began when she turned pro in 2005 will play her last Grand Slam next year at the Australian Open.&nbsp;Wozniacki&nbsp;remained number 1 for a total of 71 weeks in her career. The 2020 Australian Open would be emotional for the defending champion as she bows out of professional tennis after that.&nbsp;

The Swiss government on Monday announced that it will mint special silver coins bearing the face of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. The silver coins will be worth 20 francs and will be put into circulation from January next year. This is the first time that the Swiss government is dedicating a commemorative coin to a living person. The government feels that Federer&nbsp;is Switzerland's most successful individual sportsman and is also the perfect ambassador for the nation.&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.

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;

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;

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;

Italian newspaper&nbsp;Corriere dello Sport is in the centre of a storm after it ran a racist headline on Thursday. The headline 'Black Friday' ran on the front page with images of Former Manchester United stars Romelu&nbsp;Lukaku&nbsp;&amp; Chris Smalling&nbsp;who are currently playing in Serie&nbsp;A. The headline has recieved&nbsp;widespread criticism especially in times when the Italian football is struggling with racism from fans in the stadiums.&nbsp;

Hosts Arsenal fired blanks as they suffered a shock loss at home to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday. The 2-1 loss was the first for interim manager Freddie&nbsp;Ljungberg&nbsp;as their winless&nbsp;streak across all competition has stretched to 9 games. The loss means that the Gunners have slipped to the 10th spot in the Premier League and are 10 points behind 4th place Chelsea in a race to qualify for Champions League.&nbsp;

It's the season of managerial sackings in Premier League as Everton have fired Marco Silva on Thursday. The sacking took place after Everton&nbsp;lost a crucial Merseyside&nbsp;Derby game to city rivals Liverpool 5-2. The loss pushed Everton&nbsp;into the relegation zone which marked the end of Silva's reign. Silva's tenure started in May 2018 &amp; won 24 and lost 24 of his 60 matches&nbsp;as in charge at the Goodison Park club.

Watch! Mario Balotelli leaves the internet smiling

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