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Welcome to the highlights of 22nd February's sports news and events. Lionel Messi made his first full MLS season bow as his Inter Miami FC side played Real Salt Lake. In cricket, Pakistan Super League action continued. Excitement grows for the Women's Premier League as Shah Rukh Khan is set to perform at the opening ceremony.
Elsewhere, the England cricket team didn't announce their playing XI. In F1, pre-season was underway as teams tested it out with Max Verstappen still going gung-ho on the first day. In ISL, Jamshedpur FC Beat East Bengal FC. Pakistan Super League action continued as Quetta Gladiators won by 3 wickets against Islamabad United. Catch the highlights of all the action on Thursday, February 22 here (Cricket News | Football News)
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Messi Features In Miami Win
After missing out much of Inter Miami's pre-season, Lionel Messi featured in their season opener against Real Salt Lake, contributing in the build-up to the insurance goal in a 2-0 win. Miami scored through Robert Taylor and Diego Gomez, with Messi's run through the middle of the pitch and subsequent pass to Luis Suarez opening up the avenues for Gomez's goal late on.
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Srikanth Handed Tough All England Draw
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will face the top-ranked Victor Axelsen in the BWF All England Open Championships 2024 men's singles first round. Meanwhile, top-ranked pairing Satwiksiraj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the men's doubles, while PV Sindhu will face Yvonne Li in the women's singles.
The competition will begin on March 12, 2024.
Cristiano Ronaldo Nets in Al-Nassr Win
Ensuring that hsi arch-nemesis did not get to hog all the limelight, Cristiano Ronaldo starred in Al-Nassr's win in the AFC Champions League round-of-16 second leg. The forward scored the second goal in a routine 2-0 win over Al-Fayha, with his team securing a 3-0 aggregate victory.
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Sachin Tendulkar Plays Cricket Again...
...amidst the snowy hills in Kashmir!