Daily Digest: Two-goal star Lionel Messi applauded by Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde

Sport360 staff 09:49 19/08/2018
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    TOP STORY

    Magic: Leo Messi.

    Brace: Leo Messi.

    Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised his players’ patience as they got their season off to a winning start.

    Lionel Messi scored twice as champions Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0 at the Nou Camp in their opening match of the new La Liga season.

    Read more, here.

    FOOTBALL

    Paul Pogba was given the captain's armband against Leicester.

    Paul Pogba was given the captain’s armband against Leicester.

    Manchester United head to the south coast to take on Brighton in their second fixture of the 2018/19 Premier League campaign today.

    The Red Devils opened up with a 2-1 home win against Leicester City last week, while the Seagulls had their wings clipped in a 2-0 defeat at Watford.

    Ahead of the match, we look at three key talking points here.

    CRICKET

    India's captain Virat Kohli plays a shot during the first day of the third Test cricket match between England and India at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on August 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

    Virat Kohli just fell short of a century.

    Virat Kohli upstaged the returning Ben Stokes as India narrowly had the better of day one in the third Test at Trent Bridge.

    Kohli made 97 and Ajinkya Rahane contributed 81 as they shared India’s ground-record fourth-wicket stand to give the tourists a foothold at last in the series where they trail 2-0.

    India reached 307 for six at stumps after Joe Root put them in.

    Follow all the action from day two in our dedicated cricket section.

    REGIONAL

    UAE star: Omar Abdulrahman.

    Omar Abdulrahman’s much-anticipated debut in Al Hilal blue finally happened as he lifted a first piece of silverware with the Saudi Arabian giants in a 2-1 win over Al Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup.

    Read more from Matt Jones, here.

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    WHAT’S ON

    Test Cricket: England v India third Test, day two (2pm)

    Premier League football: Manchester City v Huddersfield (4.30pm); Burnley v Watford (4.30pm); Brighton v Manchester United (7pm)

    La Liga: Real Madrid v Getafe (12.15am)

    Tennis: Cincinnati final: Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer (12am)

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