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  By Katy Watson & Phelan Chatterjee BBC News, São Paulo and London, Edited by - Vinuri Randhula Silva, IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, People gathered in front of a building in São Paulo splashed with the face of Pelé Brazil has woken up to its first day without footballing legend Pelé. "The King", who won three World Cups and was widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, died at the age of 82 in São Paulo on Thursday. Overnight, Pelé's face shone on buildings across the South American nation and landmarks were lit up in his memory. Fans took to the streets dressed in his iconic number 10 shirt. Brazil's government has declared three days of national mourning. The front pages in Brazil were all talking about Pelé on Friday. One read "Pelé died, if indeed Pelé can die", because for Brazilians, he is their eternal King. The last time national mourning was declared was when Queen Elizabeth II died. Lots of parallels have been drawn b...

  By Phil McNulty Chief football writer at Lusail Stadium, Doha, Edited by -  Vinuri Randhula Silva, Lionel Messi strode alone into a single spotlight amid the darkness at Lusail Stadium to finally take possession of the one prize that has remained painfully out of reach throughout his silver-lined career. The 35-year-old  Argentina  maestro rubbed his hands together in glorious anticipation of his crowning glory, donning the traditional Arab robe known as a bisht, before finally lifting the World Cup to the sky amid an explosion of flashlights and pyrotechnics. Messi had achieved his dream. The gap in his glittering collection had been filled - the set complete after arguably the most spectacular  World Cup final  in history, a game for the ages that tore at the emotions and played havoc with the pulse rates before Argentina's icon reached his summit. He can now add the World Cup to seven Ballons d'Or, four Champions Leagues, one Copa America, 10 La Liga t...

 From - BBC  News Edited by - Amal Udawatta, The Buddh International Circuit hosted the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix from 2011 to 2013 India will host a MotoGP race for the first time in the competition's history in 2023. The race will be held at the Buddh International Circuit, which previously hosted the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix. Indian sports minister Anurag Thakur said: "It's a historical day for the sporting industry and a tribute to the 75th year of India's celebration." India has more than 200 million motorcycles on its roads - 75% of the total number of vehicles. "We have a lot of fans in India and we're excited to be able to bring the sport to them," said Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief executive officer of Dorna, the sport's commercial rights holder. "India is also a key market for the motorcycle industry and therefore, by extension, for MotoGP, as the pinnacle of the two-wheeled world. "We very much look forward to racing at Buddh ...

  By Jonathan Jurejko, BBC Sport at Flushing Meadows, Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in tennis history US Open 2022 Venue:  Flushing Meadows, New York  Dates:  29 August-11 September Coverage:  Daily radio commentaries across BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app Serena Williams waved farewell to the US Open - and her illustrious career - amid emotional scenes after she lost to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on a thrilling night in New York. Williams, who turns 41 this month, expects it to be her final match. It will end a 27-year professional career that brought 23 major singles wins and sees the American widely labelled as the greatest of all time. Williams fought back from a set down but ended up losing 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-1. The former long-time world number one saved five match points in what proved to be the final game but was powerless to...