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A shame I couldn’t play in Hong Kong friendly – MessiChinese officials have cancelled two Argentina friendlies that were due to take place in the Asian country after Lionel Messi did not play for Inter Miami in a match in Hong Kong.The world champions were set to face Nigeria in Hangzhou and the Ivory Coast in Beijing in March.Fans in China were angered when the Argentina captain did not play for his club against a Hong Kong XI on Sunday.Messi, 36, said he could not play because of a groin injury.However, his non-appearance drew widespread criticism in China when he…

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Kohli has played 113 Tests for India, scoring almost 9,000 runsIndia batter Virat Kohli will miss the rest of the Test series against England for personal reasons.The 35-year-old ex-captain previously withdrew from the first two Tests.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Saturday that Kohli also will be absent from the remaining three Tests.”Virat Kohli will remain unavailable for selection for the remainder of the series due to personal reasons,” the BCCI announced in a statement. “The board fully respects and supports Mr Kohli’s decision.”When missing the the first two Tests, the board had said “certain…

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Ultimately what will grow Travis Kelce’s status even further is adding a third Super Bowl title on Sunday, but whether Swift will make it or not is already one of the big topics around the game, like it or not.Swift is performing in Tokyo on Saturday evening so all eyes will be on whether she can make the long trip in time – with even the Japanese embassy in the US, external posting about the journey on social media.After her latest success at the Grammys, Kelce is being spurred on to match Swift by lifting the Lombardi Trophy.”She’s rewriting the…

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Responding to the insistence of the Nigérien, Malian and Burkinabè regimes on pulling out of Ecowas, Thursday’s ministerial meeting refrained from threats or further sanctions. It simply noted that the juntas had not consulted their citizens on this move and then made the positive case for staying in the bloc, to co-operate together in tackling common challenges like climate change, violent extremism, migration and organised crime. Source link

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