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Jul 21, 2020

Ronaldo Becomes Only Player to Score 50 Goals in Premier League, La Liga and Serie A

Portuguese playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo created history after the Juventus striker became the first player to score 50 goals in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
Ronaldo's scored a penalty against Lazio to record his 50th goals in the Italian top-flight since joining Juventus. He has also become the fastest player to achieve this feat since 1995.
The successful penalty also means that Ronaldo, 35, also equalled Giuseppe Signori's 1994-95 record for penalty goals in a season, with 12 successful conversions so far in this season.

Lionel Messi Finishes as Top Scorer in La Liga for a Record Seventh Time

Lionel Messi finished as top scorer in La Liga for a record seventh time after netting twice as dethroned champions Barcelona ended their disappointing campaign on a high with a resounding 5-0 win at Alaves.
The Argentine, who also finished as top marksman for a fourth consecutive season, eclipsed the benchmark he previously shared with the late Telmo Zarra.
Messi said that individual prizes and objectives are secondary. It's an important achievement to win it seven times but I would have liked it to have been accompanied by the La Liga title.

Jul 19, 2020

BCCI Hopes for Formal Postponement of T20 World Cup

On hold for the past two months, the fate of this year's T20 World Cup will be up for a decisive round of deliberation when the ICC board meets virtually with the BCCI hoping for a postponement to ensure that the IPL can go ahead.
The global event is supposed to be held from October 18 to November 15 in Australia but the country's cricket board had, in May itself, expressed its inability to host amid a second surge of COVID-19 cases in the state of Victoria.
With India's case load also exceeding the 10 lakh mark, including more than 26,000 deaths, the IPL, if it is held, is likely to move to the UAE once the central government gives its go ahead.

Jul 17, 2020

IOC Remains Fully Committed to Staging Tokyo Olympics in 2021

According to IOC President Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering multiple scenarios for them to take place safely.
Japan and the IOC postponed the Tokyo Games until 2021 in March because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Organisers have since spoken of trying to simplify the event - which had been due to start on July 24 - to reduce costs and ensure athletes` safety.

Jul 16, 2020

FIFA Announces Schedule for World Cup 2022

FIFA announced the schedule for the World Cup 2022, where the hosts, Qatar, will kick-off the tournament at the Al Bayt Stadium on November 21, 2022.
The Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, that hosted the Asian Games, the Gulf Cup, the AFC Asian Cup and five matches of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, will see the play-off match for the third place in December 2020.
The final will kick off on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium which has a capacity to accommodate 80,000 people.
According to FIFA, the group stage will last for 12 days with an aim to provide all teams with optimal rest between their matches.

Jul 15, 2020

SportsAdda Signs Brett Lee as Brand Ambassador

SportsAdda – Indian news and information website for cricket, football, and kabaddi, signed former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, as its brand ambassador.
As ambassador, Lee will be conducting a host of fun activities including contests, quizzes, Q&As, bowling master classes, and giveaways that will feature exclusively on the SportsAdda app, website, and social handles.

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