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Pickleball is currently America’s fastest-growing sport, bringing in everyone from tennis aficionados to first-time racket game enthusiasts and becoming a go-to weekend activity for many. No matter your age or athletic ability, the tennis-meets-badminton-meets-ping pong game is pretty easy to get the hang of and is super enjoyable. So even if you haven’t personally jumped on the pickleball bandwagon yet, you likely know someone who has (and maybe that’s reason enough to get into the trendy sport yourself).

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French superstar Leon Marchand claimed his third gold of swimming's world championships on Thursday, while Australia scooped up more titles on a...

FIFA players could be witnessing the end of an era, after both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi reportedly missed out on a spot in the top 10 best players list in the new game. The upcoming instalment, which is the first of the franchise to ditch FIFA from the title and will go by the title EA Sports FC 24, is set to be released next month. However, details from the game and the updated squads have reportedly already been leaked and they may come as a surprise to some fans. According to SportBible, neither Ronaldo or Messi rank among the best players in the new game. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter They might be approaching the ends of their careers now, but it’s still a surprise to see the pair who have dominated the top echelons of professional football for the past two decades drop down the rankings. Instead, the top 10 player ratings reportedly see a number of both male and female players tied on the rating of 91. Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappe, Alexia Putellas and Sam Kerr are all tied as the best players in the game. Elsewhere, Wendie Renard, Karim Benzema, Caroline Graham Hansen, Alex Morgan and Robert Lewandowski are tied with a rating of 90. That completes the top 10, with Ronaldo and Messi said to have respective ratings of 83 and 88. For players of the game who have perhaps grown up with them dominating the ratings in the game, it’s a pretty major change. The upcoming game will see a number of new features introduced, including brand new commentators and an Ultimate Team featuring female players. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Nigeria sprung a shock at the World Cup on Thursday as they fought back from a goal down to beat co-hosts Australia 3-2. Defending champions the United States and the Netherlands battled out a 1-1 draw in a rematch of the 2019 final, while Portugal registered their first ever win at this level, defeating fellow debutants Vietnam 2-0. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the day’s action. Australia stunned Having opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland last week, Australia were left in danger of missing out on the last 16 following their second group game as Nigeria pulled off a stunning come-from-behind win in Brisbane. The Matildas, again without injured captain and record scorer Sam Kerr, took the lead through an Emily van Egmond finish in first-half stoppage-time, but Uchenna Kanu restored parity before the break and the African side – ranked 30 places below Australia at 40th in the world – then went in front via Osinache Ohale’s 65th-minute header. Substitute Asisat Oshoala added a third after 72 minutes, with Australia only able to reply with an Alanna Kennedy header deep in stoppage time, as Nigeria moved to the top of Group B, joining Canada on four points. They will aim to secure a place in the last 16 when they face already-eliminated Ireland at the same venue on Monday, when Australia, now third, take on Canada in Melbourne looking to avoid an early exit. The second-placed team in this group will face the winners of England’s in the next round, and vice versa. Heavyweights share the points In Group E, the US and the Netherlands are first and second respectively with four points apiece following an engrossing draw in Wellington. A 17th-minute strike from Jill Roord, teed up by Victoria Pelova, put the Dutch ahead. The United States equalised just past the hour mark when Lindsey Horan headed in Rose Lavelle’s corner and Alex Morgan later thought she had completed a turnaround, but her finish was ruled out for offside. History for Portugal A point behind the top two in that group are Portugal after their historic result against Vietnam in Hamilton. Telma Encarnacao scored in the seventh minute and Francisca Nazareth in the 14th – what proved the only goals despite Francisco Neto’s team having numerous further attempts, with Joana Marchao going closest with two efforts that hit the bar in the second half. Portugal take on the US in their final pool match in Auckland next Tuesday while Vietnam, whose campaign is confirmed as ending at the group stage after two defeats, will face the Netherlands in Dunedin. Post of the day Quote of the day The biggest and most important thing we have to prepare right now is to mentally bounce back. The truth is right in front of us - it’s a must-win game against an Olympic champion in the last round of the group stage to get out. Australia boss Tony Gustavsson Up next Group G: Argentina v South Africa (1am, Dunedin)Group D: England v Denmark (9.30am, Sydney)Group D: China v Haiti (midday, Adelaide)all times BST Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Today is a sad day for me – David Silva waves goodbye to football Manchester United confident of signing striker as Rasmus Hojlund talks continue Jordan Henderson completes controversial move to Saudi Arabia

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