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With an eye on the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, the BCCI has shortlisted a pool of 20 players, sources told NDTV. Also, top players could be asked to skip the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the BCCI wanting players to focus on ICC events, and to avoid injury problems. The decision was taken during BCCI's performance review meeting, which took place at a seven star hotel in Mumbai. In attendance were coach Rahul Dravid, Captain Rohit Sharma, NCA chairman VVS Laxman, ex Chief selector Chetan Sharma. Board President Roger Binny joined through video conferencing.

Team India will play 35 ODIs in 2023, starting with an upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka on home soil.

A  Romanian court agreed late on Friday to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.

The former professional kickboxer and his brother Tristan were detained on Thursday for an initial 24 hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors from the anti-organised crime unit said after raiding their properties in Bucharest.

Pele, the Brazilian soccer great who won three World Cups, died at the age of 82. During the most recent World Cup, the star was dealing with health issues. He was recovering at one time but was later readmitted to the hospital.

Pele was regarded as the embodiment of Brazil's "Jogo bonito" style, which helped the country win a record five World Cups. Pele himself won three World Cups, in 1958, 1962, and 1970. With Santos and the New York Cosmos, he scored 77 international goals and 655 club goals.

Despite Neymar's climb through the ranks, Pele still owns multiple records. Pele and Neymar have the same number of international goals, however, Pele has a greater goals-per-game ratio and has scored more goals for Santos. He is the youngest player to score a goal in a World Cup and a World Cup final, as well as the youngest player to accomplish a hat trick in a World Cup.

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time penalty to seal a 2-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain over Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Wednesday before admitting he will never get over France's World Cup final defeat to Argentina.

Mbappe was back in action 10 days after scoring a hat-trick in the final but then seeing the South Americans win in a penalty shootout.

PSG had Neymar sent off for two yellow cards as the Brazilian made an unhappy return to action following his country's elimination in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Captain Marquinhos had put the hosts ahead with an early header but the Brazilian defender scored an own goal after 51 minutes as some of PSG's stars appeared to be suffering a post-Qatar hangover.

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has said that Rishabh Pant's omission from India's T20I squad was on the cards. Pant has been rested by the team management for India's upcoming ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Bhogle took to Twitter to say that Pant's omission from the T20I squad was on the cards, insisting that Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav make for a fabulous top-4. 

"So, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are now ahead of Rishabh Pant in the T20 pecking order. It was on the cards. Ishan, Ruturaj, Samson and Sky is a fabulous top 4. Expect Rajat Patidar to compete with Hooda and Tripathi for the last batting spot," Bhogle posted on Twitter.