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  The last time the Portugal legend could not net 20 goals was during his final season at Manchester United back in 2008-09. Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo added yet another milestone to his illustrious career as he netted the third goal in his team’s 3-0 win over Spezia. The goal was his fourth in his last three Serie A appearances and took him two clear of Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku in the race to the Italian league golden boot. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has now scored 20 goals in the top-flight this season. He scored in the 89th minute to seal the three points for his side and take them three points behind second-placed AC Milan in the points tally. https://www.sportstiger.com/cristiano-ronaldo-creates-history-becomes-first-footballer-to-score-at-least-20-goals-in-12-consecutive-seasons

  Dale Steyn has made a massive statement, comparing the Indian Premier League (IPL) to Pakistan Super League (PSL). Steyn in a live with Saleem Khaliq said that in the IPL there are such big squads, so many big names and so much talk about the money one has earned that cricket is forgotten. He added that in tournaments like the PSL or the Lanka Premier League (LPL), the focus remains purely on cricket. https://www.sportstiger.com/in-ipl-there-is-emphasis-on-money-but-in-psl-focus-is-on-cricket-dale-steyn

The biopic, ‘Saina’, will chronicle the journey of Nehwal from a young, aspiring badminton player to an Olympic medallist. The movie is set to hit the Indian cinemas on March 26. Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra will be seen playing the lead role of Saina Nehwal in the movie. The movie is being directed by Amol Gupte.  https://www.sportstiger.com/saina-nehwals-biopic-first-look-poster-goes-viral-set-to-be-released-in-cinemas-on-march-26

  Mithali Raj is confident about her team shrugging off the COVID-19 setback and finding their rhythm against South Africa next month. However, India will now face South Africa in a series comprising of 5 ODIS and 3 T20Is starting March 7. Even though the pandemic forced women’s cricket into the background for a year, Mithali believes the Indian team can wake up from the setback. https://www.sportstiger.com/mithali-raj-confident-about-indian-womens-team-post-covid-setback

  Jasprit Bumrah made a request to BCCI to be released from India’s squad ahead of the fourth Test owing to personal reasons. Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India’s Test squad ahead of the fourth Test against England. Notably, Bumrah made a request to BCCI to be released from India’s squad owing to personal reasons. With this, the Indian board has made clear that there will be no new addition to India squad for the final Test. https://www.sportstiger.com/jasprit-bumrah-released-from-indias-test-squad-ahead-of-fourth-test

  Ravi Shastri has been the subject matter of various memes. Shastri takes it in good humour, responds to dry meme. Shastri, however, has taken the trolls in good humour, terming it “banter.” Post India’s win over England in the Ahmedabad Test inside two days, several memes had yet again targeted the 58-year-old, suggesting that he could not have stayed in a “dry state” for five and hence told the team to finish the Test off in two days. However, the Indian coach has responded to it by saying that he loves the banter. “Love the banter ! Feels good to bring some smiles in these tough times,” he said. https://www.sportstiger.com/ravi-shastri-responds-to-dry-state-meme-after-ahmedabad-win

  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is said to be exploring the option of hosting the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) across four to five cities in India itself.  The source further revealed that BCCI has also shortlisted a few cities in the running to host IPL 2021. In addition to Mumbai and Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad are the other venues being considered. All the franchises involved are also believed to be open to IPL 2021 being spread out across cities in India. https://www.sportstiger.com/bcci-open-to-hosting-ipl-2021-across-multiple-cities-in-india-reports