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Red Devils striker Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Messi have been football’s two biggest stars for well over a decade, splitting 12 Ballons d’Or between the pair. MORE: Messi, PSG collapse again in Champions League With both players now in their mid-30s, however, Neville feels that neither player is playing at the level they used to operate at. Neither has won the Champions League since Ronaldo did so with Real Madrid in 2017-18....

The Real Madrid and Portugal superstar regained the accolade from long-time Barcelona rival Lionel Messi, with Ronaldo accruing 745 points from the jury of 173 international journalists who voted for the victor. Twitter reacts to Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or Ronaldo has enjoyed a sensational 12 months, winning the Champions League with Madrid and earning a first international title with Portugal at Euro 2016. And the 31-year-old, who has 51 goals to his name for club and country so far this year, reflected that it was Portugal’s success at Euro 2016, where his three tournament goals saw him match Michel Platini as the record goalscorer in European Championship history, that ranks among his best achievement....

Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs) sent Zeuge (22-1, 12 KOs) to the canvas with a left uppercut followed by a left to the body. Before the referee could count to 8, Zeuge’s corner threw in the towel and the fight was over. MORE: DAZN to stream World Boxing Super Series Season 2 “It feels amazing, it feels brilliant," Fielding told reporters at the arena after the fight. “I’ve come over here to a champion’s back yard and stopped him....

If you’ve been in a theater when the trailer for “Rocky Balboa” plays, you’ve probably witnessed–or participated in–the rather unkind response: laughter, mixed with a few cheers. When Stallone announced he was doing this, 16 years after “Rocky V,” comedians cracked jokes about Lipitor and Depends, and the consensus in Hollywood was that Stallone was grasping at faded glory. “A lot of people said, ‘Just sit down, don’t embarrass yourself’,” Stallone says....

The first of the two auctions is expected to take place in a live event on 23 June. 20 lots of Federer’s items will be put up for bidding on this day, each denoting one of the Swiss legend’s 20 Major titles. The second auction will be conducted online and will take place sometime in July. While Federer’s possessions are expected to be priced between £3,000 and £70,000 in the first auction, the second one will have 300 lower-priced items going under the hammer....

Goodell reportedly said each market had “ample opportunity but did not develop their proposals sufficiently to ensure the retention of its NFL team.” He added each of the three have failed for years to identify their respective stadium issues to create a viable long-term solution. MORE: Renderings of proposed Los Angeles stadium The 48-page report was constructed to prep owners before a special meeting in Houston on Sunday to determine whether a franchise will relocate to Los Angeles....

Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal survived a scare against his Monte Carlo conqueror Fabio Fognini, dropping the first set 2-6 before regrouping to win 12 of the last 15 games of the match, setting up a semifinal clash against either Roberto Bautista Agut or Gael Monfils whose quarterfinal clash was suspended after two points because of rain. Victory for Bautista Agut over the Frenchman would seal a maiden top ten entry for the Spaniard....

In a video released by the BCCI ahead of the historic game against the West Indies, Rohit Sharma shared his thoughts about the match. He was joined by former captain Virat Kohli and head coach Rahul Dravid The skipper said: “A testimony of how many matches we played over the years” - Virat Kohli Virat Kohli mentioned that 1000 ODIs is a big number and added: Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid called India’s journey over the last 48 years incredible....

Rohit with full confidence said that Shreyas Iyer was the right man going forward at number four as he showed the temperament required and also the ability to play the big shots when India travelled away to the West Indies for a three-match ODI series after the World Cup. “Shreyas knows that he will now bat at No.4 for years to come. He feels secure and can now execute his plans freely....

Rohit is absolutely right. With all the talk of India being too dependent on its top three, in the last few months, Ambati Rayudu’s performance at No. 4 has been very solid and consistent, if not flashy. In fact, his hundred in the 4th ODI was the first by any Indian batsman outside of the top three, since January 2017. Though he scored a century after a long gap, it must be noted that he has been making significant contributions at No....

Today, the last day of 2018, saw the last and final cricket match of the year in which hosts Adelaide Strikers beat Sydney Thunder by 20 runs in the Big Bash League, thanks to some brilliant performances from Colin Ingram, Peter Siddle, Alex Carey and Rashid Khan. Apart from this, a lot of other things happened in the world of cricket over the last 24 hours. Let’s take a look at the top news from today....

It’s one of three Rokus currently available in the UK, lacking only the 4K and HDR10 streaming capabilities and enhanced remote of its more expensive siblings, instead maxing out at full-HD (1080p) resolution at 60fps and supplied with a simple infra-red remote that works only in line of sight. If you don’t care for Ultra-HD content, it’s the best budget media streamer out there, offering better value for money than any other....

The music is available on The Roku Channel as part of its ad-supported FAST streaming service. In other words, these channels are free, though you will likely have to endure a detergent ad now and then. Warner breaks this service into three distinct channels, which are part of WMX, the company’s “next-generation artist services” platform. There is WMX Pop, WMX Rock, and WMX Hip-Hop. All three channels are available now and are accessible via The Roku Channel’s live TV guide....

A lot of it feels very secondhand. Too many boring old guys sitting around mixing boards talking about famous rock stars who wouldn’t sit for an interview. There are many people whose memories of the day Martin Luther King died you’d want to hear; the engineer who mixed Aretha Franklin’s vocal tracks isn’t one of them. The star power ratchets up on the other side of the Atlantic, no doubt thanks to the BBC’s involvement as series coproducers....

Trophy-laden spells at AC Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich established Ancelotti as one of the most successful Italian coaches of the modern era, while Conte was key to Juventus reasserting themselves as the dominant force in Serie A before becoming a Premier League champion at Stamford Bridge. Di Francesco appreciates the man-management skills of the 58-year-old and the energy of the Chelsea head coach, believing his approach sits between them....

The midfielder, who joined from Atalanta last year following a spell on loan, was thrilled to commit his future to the Stadio Olimpico outfit. “I’m delighted to renew my contract,” the Italy midfielder told the club’s official website. “This is where I want to be, to keep on improving; I believe in the project we are building here and I think it can be very successful.” Cristante has made 54 appearances for Roma, scoring five goals and earning warm praise from sporting director Gianluca Petrachi....

Gattuso’s men remained one point above Roma in fourth place after a 1-1 Serie A draw at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Gianluigi Donnarumma produced an inspired display, particularly in the first half, to ensure Milan left the Italian capital without defeat. Nicolo Zaniolo equalised for Roma just 22 seconds into the second half in response to Krzysztof Piatek, who made it three goals in two starts for his new club with the first-half opener....

In a recent appearance on the Sports Illustrated Media podcast, Reigns lavished praise on Heyman and Hayes. He disclosed that requested WWE to pair him up with the two veterans. He stated that he could have pulled off his current character without Heyman, but he wanted him by his side. Roman Reigns returned to WWE television at SummerSlam last year after taking a few months off to be with his family during the pandemic....

In Tuesday’s election, DeSantis outperformed Trump’s 2020 Florida victory in several counties—including Trump’s home of Palm Beach—in a sign of DeSantis’ mainstream appeal as some believe he’s weighing his own potential run for the White House. With more than 93 percent of the vote counted Tuesday night, DeSantis had defeated Democratic opponent Charlie Crist by three points in Trump’s home of Palm Beach County, where then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden had won by nearly 13 points just two years earlier....

The Republican governor gave a speech Wednesday in Salt Lake City and ridiculed the CDC’s new guidance that also recommended people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 go back to wearing masks inside in public areas of “substantial or high transmission” due to the spread of the Delta variant. “It’s not healthy for these students to be sitting there all day, 6-year-old kids in kindergarten covered in masks,” DeSantis said to an audience that was largely not wearing masks....