Sport360's Top Six - From Amir's return to Ronaldo's destiny

Sport360 staff 18:23 03/01/2016
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  • We run down this week's biggest stories.

    Each Sunday, we will be looking back at the six most popular articles over the past week on Sport360. From interviews to videos and opinion pieces, these are the stories you loved the most.

    We were on hand to capture Rafael Nadal's victorious press conference in Abu Dhabi this week as the Spaniard made the best possible start to 2016 by claiming Mubadala World Tennis Championship glory. Nadal will be hoping to continue his progress for the rest of the upcoming season, putting to bed a fairly disastrous 2015. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.

    2) AMIR SPEAKS FOR FIRST TIME AFTER PAKISTAN RECALL

    Mohammad Amir returned to the Pakistan T20I and ODI squads this week, dividing opinion between fans, pundits and teammates alike. PakPassion were the first to speak to Amir and we have the interview in its entirety, including the left-arm quick's thoughts on those against his future in international cricket, given his involvement in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. READ THE INTERVIEW HERE.

    "It's what I have been aiming for since my return to cricket and what I have been looking to achieve since my ban ended. There is nothing like playing for your country and that's what I want more than anything else.”

     3) CRISTIANO FAILS TO REMAIN MODEST

    Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo didn't hold back in an interview with El Mundo's Sunday supplement 'Papel', the Portugal captain saying that he was "born to be the best" footballer in the world. Not only that, Ronaldo explained how he hoped to "live like a king" when he retired and that those people that see him as "arrogant" and "vain" drive him on to greater success. READ HIS QUOTES HERE.

    4) AYAZ'S REVIEW OF CRICKET IN 2015

    It's certainly been an eventful year in cricket and one man who has been on hand for the majority of it is Indian cricket writer and Sport360 columnist Ayaz Memon. And as we said goodbye to 2015, Ayaz was on hand to give a rundown of the biggest talking points over the past 12 months. READ AYAZ'S REVIEW HERE.

    5) ALL-STAR KOBE DESERVES PLACE

    The argument of whether or not Kobe Bryant should be in this season’s NBA All-Star Game has been rumbling for a while now and it was time for our resident basketball expert Jay Asser to have his say in our daily #360view article. Jay argues in his piece that despite Bryant's lack of games due to injury in recent weeks, he fully deserves an All-Star spot. READ JAY'S ARTICLE HERE.

    6) INTERVIEW WITH INDIA'S SMILING ASSASSIN

    Sport360's Joy Chakravarty was lucky enough to be given an exclusive audience with India cricketer Suresh Raina on Wednesday and it was a chat not to be missed. Raina proved a hit with Joy, who revelled in the batsman's happy-go-lucky attitude despite the recent disappointment of being dropped by his country's one-day setup. READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE.

     "I like such setbacks in life. You get to learn more from failures and such incidents. I can assure you that when I am back in the team, I will be a better person, a better fighter. I will come out stronger."

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