CURRENT IN SPORTS

• Mohammad Shahzad gives Afghanistan flying start

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• India hope gleeful Dhawan carries purple patch to World Cup

  One of Shikhar Dhawan's defining traits is the ability to forget failures, and so far it has resulted in making him one of India's top openers in ODIs

• Modric wins FIFA The Best award; Messi fifth

  Luka Modric ended the duopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the FIFA The Best award after spearheading Croatia's run to the World Cup final.

• The Best votes revealed: Who picked whom?

  FIFA has revealed the breakdown of votes and there were some interesting surprises among the selections. Here is how the big names voted.

• Ronaldo will return to Real Madrid one day - Perez

  Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the Santiago Bernabeu one day after leaving for Juventus this summer.

• Wozniacki, Kerber, Kvitova advance at Wuhan

  No. 2-ranked Caroline Wozniacki reached the third round of a tournament for the first time since June at the Wuhan Open on Tuesday.

• Mou hints at strong squad vs. Derby County

  After Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Wolves on Saturday, Mourinho has revealed he is "not thinking too much" about rotating his squad.

• Stuart Law resigns as West Indies coach

  The 49-year old's tenure will end following the tours to India in October and Bangladesh in November, after which he will move to England to take charge at Middlesex