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Messi may have to wait for his Qatar return

Messi’s return to Qatar in doubt

Messi was due to return to Doha this month for the Qatar Football Festival

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Wild celebration as Getafe shock Real Madrid

Getafe's Argentine defender #24 Zaid Romero and teammates celebrate their victory at the end of the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Getafe CF at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2026.

Sindhu returns to India from Dubai, to miss All England

India's Pusarla Venkata Sindhu returns the shuttlecock to Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani during the women's single quarter final match at the Badminton BWF World Championships at the Adidas Arena in Paris, on August 29, 2025.

Watch: Virat Kohli spotted with son on London street

India's Virat Kohli gestures as he warms up before the start of the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on January 11, 2026.

Who is the Messi scoring in the Saudi Pro League?

Rayane Messi is not related to Lionel Messi

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India's Virat Kohli gestures as he warms up before the start of the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on January 11, 2026.

Watch: Virat Kohli spotted with son on London street

‘Virat Kohli will forever be RCB’s icon and hero’

‘Virat Kohli will forever be RCB’s icon and hero’

Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed (2L) celebrates with captain Salman Agha (L) and teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 28, 2026.

Pakistan cricketers fined for poor T20 World Cup show

India's Sanju Samson plays a shot during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between India and West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 1, 2026.

'Sanju Samson should be regular in white-ball format'

Gambhir knows India have a great challenge ahead of them in the semi-finals

India must play “best game” to beat England

Afghanistan's Abdollah Ahmadzai (R) celebrates with teammates after taking a catch to dismiss Canada's Dilon Heyliger during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Afghanistan and Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on February 19, 2026.

Afghanistan to tour India in June