SOCCER

World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has officially pulled out of the 2023 Australian Open following another injury blow. Alcaraz - who had been limited by an abdominal tear in 2022 - revealed on Twitter that he is now facing time away from the game due to an injury in his right leg.

Through the course of the calendar year 2022, it’s possible Lionel Messi was the greatest soccer player on the planet only for a one-month period. It was the ideal month, though.

West Ham manager David Moyes led the tributes to David Gold after the Premier League club’s joint-chairman died aged 86 following a short illness. Gold fulfilled something of a boyhood dream in 2010 when he took charge of West Ham, the club he supported and played for in the youth team, having been born over the road from their own Upton Park ground in 1936.

Brazilian soccer legend Pele, one of the eminent faces of the biggest game in the world, is the reason soccer is known as “The Beautiful Game.” He lived that out on the pitch, as a player who always demonstrated good sportsmanship and leadership.

Pele’s death was announced by his agent to the Associated Press on December 29, 2022. As Brazil chased 2022 FIFA World Cup glory in Qatar, their biggest ever star’s health had caused worldwide concern.