he made headlines on monday, saying he felt betrayed by manchester united, and claimed they were trying to force him out of the club. he s also taken a swipe at former team mates wayne rooney and gary neville, who ve criticised him at times. he says they re doing it to be more famous, fernandes, who didn t seem to afford him the warmest of welcomes when they met up with the national side. midfielderjoao mario, who witnessed the exchange, says it s been misinterpreted, and ronaldo and fernandes werejust having a joke. a hilarious one, it looked like. a hilarious one, it looked like. this year s world cup breaks new ground with the apppointment of female match officials for the first time. they include salima mukansanga from rwanda. she made history earlier this year by taking charge of a match at the men s africa cup of nations. now she ll do the same on a global stage. the bbc s celestine
portugal team mate bruno fernandes of manchester united, of course as they meet up for the world cup. make of it what you will. midfielderjoao mario says it was a joke about bruno being the last to arrive and has been misinterpreted. numerous reports in australia suggest novak djokovic will be allowed to compete injanuary s australian open. citing sources close to the country s new federal government, they say djokovic s three year visa ban will be overturned after their covid vaccine mandate was ended. in the public interest earlier this year because he hadn t been vaccinated before arriving in melbourne. he was deported after losing a legal challenge on the eve of this year s tournament. moeen ali hopes he and his england team mates can convince ben stokes to end his one day international retirement for next year s 50 over world cup in india, when they ll be defending champions. stokes played a key role in the team s t20 success at the weekend, but he won t be part of the team whic