Can you name Barcelona’s XI from Lionel Messi’s La Liga debut in 2004?

You probably know what’s happened to him since, but can you remember the Barca team from that day? Messi had played his first-ever senior game for the Blaugrana in a mid-season friendly in November 2003 , but he had to…

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124 out of 173 in boundaries: Virender Sehwag's son smashes massive U19 ton

Like his father, Aaryavir opened the batting in the 50-over game, and dominated the Chandigarh bowling attack at the ACA Sports Complex in Vizianagaram. Leading from the front as the captain, he scored 124 of his 173…

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The WSL so far: goal-shy Arsenal, underrated Brighton and more data pointers

The defending champions, Manchester City, have five wins from five games but more intriguing stories lie elsewhere. Why are Arsenal struggling, who is performing better than results suggest, and in which way are two…

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The 14 Barca players who made their debut in the same season as Messi

Messi made his senior competitive debut all the way back in October 2004, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute against Espanyol – but he wasn’t the only player to make their Barca bow that year. We’ve looked back at…

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Infantino told by top Fifa figures to scrap or depoliticise peace prize after Trump furore

The Guardian has learned that several council members demanded the award be abolished and others called for the prize to be depoliticised, with Fifa's football social responsibility committee to make a recommendation…

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Kartal enjoys 'best week of career' after diving into deep end

Did the 24-year-old Briton ease herself in more gently at lower-ranked tournaments? Or did the former world number 54 use a protected injury ranking to enter WTA 1000 events in China, where the world's best players…

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Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast: Assessing Harmanpreet Kaur’s legacy & could ECB help women’s Test cricket return to the Caribbean?

Also on the episode, Katya is joined by Cricket West Indies CEO Chris Dehring to discuss the proposed plan for the ECB to fund a women's Test next year ahead of the Ashes. She also speaks with Indian cricket…

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IND-W vs ZIM-W T20Is, live streaming and TV channels: Where to watch live and match timings for Zimbabwe tour of India

Here’s where to watch live action from the T20I series. This will be the first time that the two sides face off in a T20I. The series will also mark the start of a new era in Indian cricket, with Smriti Mandhana taking…

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The forgotten story of… Wayne Rooney’s Man Utd transfer request in 2010

It’s a fact of life in the workplace too. We’ve all been in jobs where the sole reason we keep turning up is the lump sum deposited into our bank accounts each month. Sometimes that isn’t enough. A gnawing sense of…

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Can you name every Man Utd signing since Sir Alex Ferguson retired?

We’re talking first-team signings here, so you don’t get any points for Tom Huddlestone or Nathan Bishop. If this gives you a taste for another quiz, why not try naming every player Sir Alex Ferguson signed for over…

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