Lionel Messi has announced the arrival of his third child after Barcelona had announced earlier in the day that he had withdrawn from the squad to face Malaga. The Argentine has confirmed fans' suspicions after he had withdrawn from the squad to face Malaga for 'personal reasons'.
The 42-year-old, who had back surgery last year, is two shots off the lead, while Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy missed the cut in Florida. The former world no. 1 has been plague with injuries; he had surgery to fix his back last year. Woods' second round of 68 moved him to a tie for second, four under overall. Tiger Woods feels his game keeps "getting a little bit better" after moving into contention at the halfway stage of the Valspar Championship.
England’s Football Association on Friday fined Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola £20,000 ($27,700) for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders. The City boss has also been warned as to his future conduct by the governing body after accepting a charge of “wearing a political message”. Guardiola has argued wearing the symbol is not political but has accepted it is in breach of the FA’s kit and advertising regulations.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama has won the Premier League's Goal of the Month award for February. Wanyama's stunning long-range strike in the 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Feb. 4 beat seven other nominees for the prize, including Mohamed Salah's skilful individual effort from the same match.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League's Player of the Month award for February. Salah scored four goals in Liverpool's three Premier League matches last month, following his brace in the 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur with strikes in the 2-0 win at Southampton and the 4-1 victory over West Ham United at Anfield.
Former Heerenveen star Kenneth Otigba has committed his international future to Hungary after he was overlooked for selection by the Nigerian Federation and manager Gernot Rohr.
And the Kaduna-born central defender could make his debut for Hungary in exactly two weeks time when their national team face off against Kazakhstan in a friendly at Groupama Aréna (Budapest).
