The 26-year-old Argentina striker is back in training for the Blaugrana but is a doubt for their crucial trip to the Vicente Calderon next weekend Gerardo Martino has revealed that Lionel Messi may not be fit in time for Barcelona’s top of the table clash with Atletico Madrid.The three-time Ballon d'Or winner was back in training last week as he continued his recovery from a hamstring injury that has kept him out of action since November 10 and admitted he felt "great" Read more [...]

FC Barcelona coach Tata Martino welcomed Lionel Messi back to full fitness. Messi has not played since picking up a hamstring injury in his side's win away to Betis Nov 10 last year, Xinhua reported on Saturday. Given the striker had suffered a series of muscle injuries during 2013 and seemed to have had his confidence affected by the run of bad luck, the club decided not to rush his comeback, which was completed in Argentina. Messi returned to Barcelona this week. Although Martino Read more [...]

The twisty, rocky trails near Cordoba played into the hands of the nimble Haval H8/Michelin (based on the BMW X3 CC) which caused something of a sensation with Carlos Sousa in command. The Portuguese driver claimed the opening stage of this year’s Dakar 2014 to beat a trio of Mini ALL4 Racings, the fastest of which was that of Argentina’s Orlando Terranova who finished just 11 seconds adrift.It didn’t take Nasser Al-Attiyah long to familiarise himself with his new car since he completed Read more [...]