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For a decade now, the Indian Premier League has served as a platform for cricketers from different countries to share the same roof. As a result, the league has produced a terrific brand of cricket over the years. However, a large number of players fail to carve a niche of their own, and get lost among the hundreds who battle it out on the field. During the initial years of the T20 extravaganza, several well-known foreign players were signed up by the different franchises, some of whom couldn’t live up to their reputation, while others were a victim of off-field circumstances. Subsequently, they faded away from our memories. Here’s looking back at 5 foreign players you probably didn’t remember as once a part of the IPL.

Chelsea will face off against Southampton at the Wembley Stadium, in the semifinals of the FA Cup, as they look to salvage something out of what has been a disappointing season. Following their Premier League title win in 2016/17, the Blues meekly surrendered the crown to Manchester City and sit fifth in the league, with their hopes of qualifying to the Champions League hanging in balance. And the FA Cup provides the only chance for manager Antonio Conte to end the campaign on a high by winning a major trophy. Having fielded two strikers upfront in the win over Burnley during the week, Conte is likely to go back to the 3-4-2-1 setup he has constantly used over the course of the campaign.

With so much going around in the world, we bring to you the 5 big news from the world of sports.

Indian tennis superstar Sania Mirza has dropped the bombshell news on her Twitter account that she and her husband, Pakistani cricketer and former captain of his national side, Shoaib Malik are set to become proud parents. She dropped the message posting a creative picture which made it aptly clear that a baby Mirza-Malik was on the way. The pair has been married for more than eight years now, marrying on April 12, 2010, in a lavish ceremony in Hyderabad.