Defending champions Washington Freedom retained 15 players, the most by any team, but let go of Head, who was their joint-highest run-getter alongside captain Steve Smith with 336 runs each. The franchise also let go of bowlers Akeal Hosein and Andrew Tye, who took two and five wickets each
This is the country's highest civilian honour and Messi, who plays for Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States, will be getting it along with National Basketball Association (NBA) league legend Magic Johnson and 17 other recipients.
Chhetri had stints abroad, playing for the USA's Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards in 2010 and Portuguese club Sporting CP in 2012-13. These experiences helped refine his game and made him a more versatile striker.
Argentina and Inter Mimai's talismanic forward Lionel Messi was named the 2024 Landon Donovan Major League Soccer (MLS) Most Valuable Player on Friday.
Former star midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme does not doubt that Lionel Messi will lead Argentina in the 2026 World Cup as he continues to "reinvent himself" at Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.
Smith, who is Australia's premier batter in Tests and ODIs and is considered as one of the finest longest format batters of all time, was dropped from the ICC T20 World Cup squad in favour of more younger, hard-hitting batter.
Cricket's return to the Olympics has been a long time coming. Last featured in the Games in 1900, the sport is set to make its long-awaited comeback after 128 years at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, as per ICC.
Led by a stellar performance from Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell, Freedom set an imposing target of 208, which proved too steep for the Unicorns to chase.
Rachin Ravindra's 4/11 helped the Washington Freedom bowl out the San Francisco Unicorns for 145 before chasing down their target in 16 overs, thanks to unbeaten knocks from Travis Head (77* off 44, with 10 fours and three sixes) and Glenn Maxwell (54* off 23, with four boundaries and five s