Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes top 100, Virat Kohli only Indian in list

India cricket captain Virat Kohli has once again become the sole Indian in the Forbes 2019 list of world's highest-paid athletes, Ranked 100th in the table. Kohli is last on the list of top-100 athletes, headed by Barcelona and Argentina football superstar Lionel Messi, announced on Tuesday.

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli among world's highest-paid athletes: Forbes

Portugal added the inaugural Nations League title to their Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Guedes's strike on the hour won an underwhelming final 1-0 against the Netherlands in Porto on Sunday.

Portugal edge out Netherlands, clinch Nations League title

A rape lawsuit filed in the United States against Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has not been dropped, the plaintiff's lawyer said Wednesday, dismissing a report to the contrary.

Ronaldo's rape lawsuit in United States not dropped: Lawyer

American football players have a higher risk of mortality than baseball players of the same age, particularly from neurodegenerative and heart diseases, says a new study published Friday.

Football players at greater risk of premature death than baseball players: Study

Juventus's Champions League quarter-final defeat by a young Ajax Amsterdam side last month was more than just a shock result -- it was a footballing lesson for the team who have dominated Serie A this season.

Juve's Allegri may have been victim of his own pragmatism

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri on Monday praised star striker Cristiano Ronaldo and said the Portuguese star is mentally stronger than everyone else. "In terms of mentality, he is stronger than anyone else.

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri praises Cristiano Ronaldo's mental strength

Coach Massimiliano Allegri will leave Serie A champions Juventus at the end of the season after guiding them to five straight Italian titles, the club said on Friday.

Massimiliano Allegri to leave Juventus at end of season

If reports are to be believed, ace footballer and one of the highest paid athletes, Cristiano Ronaldo is now the owner of the most expensive cars ever built to date.

Is Cristiano Ronaldo the owner of this unbelievably expensive car?

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 600th goal of his club career to earn Italian champions Juventus a 1-1 draw away to Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday. The Turin club wrapped up an eighth successive league title last weekend but found themselves behind early on to a wonder-strike from Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan.

Cristiano Ronaldo hits 600th club goal as Juventus hold Inter Milan

From Ronaldo's effect to Allegri's game style, here are things that helped Juventus win eighth straight Serie A crown

Juventus clinched their eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Alex Sandro's diving header on 37 minutes and an own goal from Fiorentina defender German Pezzella after a Cristiano Ronaldo cross in the 53rd minute sealed a 35th Scudetto.

Juventus win eighth consecutive Serie A title

Cristiano Ronaldo is "1,000 per cent" certain to remain at Juventus, he said after they clinched the Serie A title on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Ronaldo, dismissing suggestions that he could cut short his three-year contract, said he was delighted to have won Serie A at the first attempt, adding to his three English Premier League titles with Manchester United and two La Liga crowns with Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo is '1,000 percent certain' to stay at Juventus

From Cristiano Ronaldo's struggle to Lionel Messi's double, major takeaways from UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second-leg

Ajax Amsterdam followed up their elimination of Real Madrid by producing a spell-binding display of inventive, passing football to win 2-1 away to Juventus on Tuesday and end the Serie A team's dreams of winning the Champions League.

Champions League: Ajax eliminate Ronaldo's Juventus with scintillating display

Shares in Italian club Juventus fell more than 17 per cent in early trading on Wednesday after Cristiano Ronaldo's side were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Ajax.

Juventus shares plunge after Champions League exit

Juventus welcome Ajax to Turin for the 2nd leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 125th goal in the competition as Massimiliano Allegri's side claimed a 1-1 draw in the 1st leg at Amsterdam. Former Welsh Footballer and WION's resident football expert Matt Holland weighs in on whether the Portuguese talisman can take Juventus another step closer to ending their 23-year wait for a European success.

UCL Q/F Preview: Juventus v Ajax (WION Sports)

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed star striker Cristiano Ronaldo as being in a class of his own after he bagged a precious away goal in their 1-1 Champions League quarter-final draw at Ajax on Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo on another level, says Juve's coach Massimiliano Allegri

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick against his favourite opponents Atletico Madrid as the Italians overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit to win 3-0 and reached the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Atletico Madrid powers Juventus into quarter-finals

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was fined almost 19 million euros ($21.6 million) for tax fraud on Tuesday but will avoid serving a 23-month prison sentence after agreeing to a deal.

Ronaldo accepts deal in tax fraud case in Spain with fine, suspended sentence

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is showing maturity beyond his years and can be a "top-class" player in the mould of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said.

Marcus Rashford on same level as Ronaldo, Rooney, says Solskjaer

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday scored the decider in the Turin derby at Torino (0-1), with a penalty at 20 minutes to go to, strengthening Juventus' lead in the Italian Serie A.

Cristiano Ronaldo decides Turin derby 0-1, Juventus remains on top

Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo finished runner-up to Luka Modric in the race for the Ballon d’Or. The news may have been a widely anticipated result but it has expectedly not gone down well with the Portuguese’s fans and his family members.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister blames ‘mafia & money’ for his Ballon d’Or snub

Sportswear maker Nike Inc and video game maker Electronic Arts Inc (EA) said on Thursday they were concerned about rape allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world's best football players.

Nike 'concerned' about Ronaldo rape claims

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