Valverde contemplating resting Messi

Lionel Messi won the 10th La Liga title of his glittering career on Saturday as Barcelona beat Levante.

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Masai Ujiri, General Manager of Toronto Raptors, a professional Canadian Basketball team, joined CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor at the Africa Investment Forum to talk about developing the game on the continent and the investment opportunities that the Forum offers.

"It is a joy to have six Ballon d'Or and to be the only one", Argentina striker Lionel Messi says after winning a Ballon d'Or for sixth time.

Babatunde Ojora speaks on Lionel Messi's 6th Ballon Dór Award

In the remote Indian state of Manipur, polo dates back centuries - it was there that it came to the attention of British colonialists who formalised the sport as polo, and spread it around the world. Now a group of women players are challenging the rural region's traditions in the so-called 'sport of kings'.

Lionel Messi has written to Barcelona executives expressing his desire to leave. The Spanish club recently suffered a humiliating loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Football superstar Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona for another season, avoiding a lengthy legal battle against the "club of his life." But he also accused the club president of going back on his word.

Longboard dancing may still be relatively underground, but scroll through your Instagram feed and you're likely to spot a video many like Lotfi Lamaali or Cassandre Lemoine performing acrobatics on their skateboards.

The captivating traditional wrestling championship in Niger is an annual event. The west African nation's "king sport" is about much more than just a good fight.