SOCCER

Cristiano Ronaldo’s first match in Saudi Arabia after his big-money move to Al Nassr didn’t disappoint. Playing against French giants PSG and long-time rival Lionel Messi, Ronaldo featured heavily for an All-Stars team consisting of players from both Al Nassr and Al Hilal.

Doting father David Beckham and wife Victoria make no secret of how proud they are of their children. The 47-year-old football icon regularly shares family snaps with his Instagram following of more than 75 million and told best friend Gary Neville that he sees some of his qualities and traits in his offspring.

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.