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Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan did an impromptu 'bhangra' dance on the streets of Cape Town, South Africa, on the New Year's Eve. They danced on the music being played by local musicians. Notably, Dhawan was recently spotted limping his way into the team hotel with strapped ankle, prompting reports that he has been dropped for the first Test.

Cricket Australia has named Virat Kohli as the captain of both its ODI XI and Test XI of 2017. Apart from Kohli, the other Indians included in the ODI XI are Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya, while Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja made it to the Test XI. Interestingly, no Australian was included in the ODI XI of 2017.

Bangladeshi cricketer Sabbir Rahman was fined over ₹15 lakh (20 lakh Bangladeshi Taka) and has been handed a six-month suspension after he was found guilty of assaulting a young boy during a first-class match. Rahman, whose national contract was revoked by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, also behaved "aggressively" towards match referee when he was called for the incident's investigation.

South Korea on Tuesday offered high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week over the latter's possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in the country. This comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in his New Year's address that the nation could send a delegation to South Korea to take part in the games.

The fifth Ashes Test to be held in Sydney from January 4 will be the 10th Pink Test. Ahead of it, the Australian Test team donned pink caps at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday alongside Glenn McGrath, whose foundation raises funds for breast cancer awareness through the Pink Test. The first-ever Pink Test took place from January 3, 2009.

Manikandan, a 14-year-old footballer rescued as a child beggar from a temple in Kollam, Kerala, will undergo a one-month training camp at Real Madrid. He earned the opportunity after being spotted by trainers at an I-League junior camp. Manikandan and his sister were reportedly found begging for a living by the Child Protective Services and sent to a children's home.

India's first fitness reality show, Fitness League of India (FLI), has raised its first round of funding worth $500,000 (over ₹3 crore) from Franchise India, along with other investors. The first season of the show will have 96 participants, aged over 18, who will stand a chance to win ₹3-crore prize money and a role in a Bollywood movie.

Chandrakant Pandit, the coach of recently crowned first-time Ranji champions Vidarbha, had asked the Vidarbha Cricket Association what they would do with the prize money before the start of the season. "That was so confident of him...this man was already thinking of winning the trophy," a VCA official said. After Vidarbha's win, VCA announced a ₹3-crore reward for the team.

German Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, who won record seven championships, obtained his kart license from Luxembourg aged 12. The minimum age for karting license in Germany was 14, while the limit in Luxembourg was 12. Schumacher won the German Junior Kart Championship aged 13 in 1982 and gained his German license the following year.

Delhi's Nisar Ahmed, the son of a rickshaw puller and a housemaid, is set to train at the Racers Track Club in Jamaica, the academy where eight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt trained. The 15-year-old is among 14 young athletes chosen to undergo a month's training at the club known for training some of the world's best sprinters.

The Indian flag was mistakenly hoisted upside down at the Newlands stadium in Cape Town when the Indian cricket team was practicing in the nets on Wednesday. The Indian team management brought the incident to the notice of the groundsmen, who then hoisted the flag the right way. India will face South Africa in the first Test on January 5.

Team India has been asked to shower for not more than two minutes over dry conditions in Cape Town. The team has been asked to follow other rules in place for tourists and locals alike as Crisis Level 6 water restrictions have been enforced. The residents have been banned from watering their gardens and washing their cars, among other restrictions.

Gautam Gambhir, who has led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to two Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, has not been retained by the franchise for IPL 2018. KKR opted to retain overseas players Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. However, KKR would still have the option to get Gambhir in the squad by using the Right to Match card in the auction.

Three-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. Murray last played competitive tennis at Wimbledon in July 2017 before the injury ended his season. Murray is a five-time runner-up at Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.

India, which is the number one Test team, will retain its top ranking irrespective of series results against South Africa. Second-placed South Africa is currently 13 points behind India and if it wins the series 3-0, both the sides will finish on 118 points. However, India (118.47) will still be ranked above South Africa (117.53) on decimal points.

Former heavyweight boxing world champion Mike Tyson is reportedly opening up his own cannabis resort. This comes after California's recent legislation for recreational marijuana. Tyson has bought a 40-acre property in California City, with 20 acres dedicated to marijuana cultivation, as per reports. Tyson also plans to open Tyson Cultivation School to instruct farmers on how to grow cannabis.

23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who was pregnant with her first child while on her way to winning the Australian Open 2017, has withdrawn from the 2018 edition of the tournament. The 36-year-old withdrew claiming that her preparations had fallen short of what she personally wanted them to be, adding that she doesn't "want to just compete."

Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah was named the African Footballer of the Year, beating the likes of his club teammate Sadio Mane from Senegal and Borussia Dortmund's Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Salah, who got 625 points from the voting panel, helped Egypt reach the African Nations Cup final and qualify for this year's World Cup.

Skier Valentin Delluc was filmed traversing peaks using a glowing parachute wing and a pair of skis under the moonlight near the foot of Mont Blanc. Delluc spent seven months training for the nighttime mission, which took place earlier in 2017. Delluc managed to travel 1,500 vertical meters in 4 minutes and 20 seconds during the run.