Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football; details here
Touted as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football adding that the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be his last international assignment.
"This will be my last World Cup - for sure. The decision has been made," Messi said in a conversation with Sebastián Vignolo.
"I'm counting down the days until the World Cup. "The truth is, there's a little anxiety, saying: 'Well, we're here, what's going to happen? It's my last one, how's it going to go?'. On one hand, I can't wait for it to arrive but I'm also desperate for it to go well," he added.
With Messi at the helm, Argentina have done really well in the build-up to the Qatar World Cup. In fact, the team's recent 3-0 win over Jamaica saw La Albiceleste go unbeaten for 35 games in professional football. Messi, speaking to Vignolo, said that he is pretty confident of the team doing well in Qatar even though they are in a tough group.
Aged 34, Messi is presently playing for French club Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 and will continue to do so, with no talks of him quitting club football anytime soon.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
