Australia suffers major setbacks ahead of Champions Trophy, 4 key players including captain out of tournament

Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled in Pakistan this month, Australia suffered 4 major setbacks one after the other. Australia’s key all-rounder Marcus Stoinis suddenly announced his immediate retirement from ODI cricket ahead of the Champions Trophy and Cricket Australia will now announce the name of a replacement player in his place. Now the…

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22-year-old international footballer dies a month after being injured in a car accident

South American Ecuadorian international footballer Marco Angulo has died a month after being seriously injured in a car accident. According to the British broadcaster BBC, 22-year-old young footballer Marco Angulo was seriously injured in a car accident that occurred in the Ecuadorian capital Quito on October 7. Marco remained in hospital for more than a…

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For the first time in 21 years, Ronaldo and Messi out of the running for the ‘Ballon d’Or’ award

For the first time since 2003, Portugal’s star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi were not nominated for the ‘Ballon d’Or’ award for the best player of the year. French football officials announced the 30-player nominations for the Player of the Year award on Wednesday. After 2003, it was always the case that one…

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