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Moscow, Jan 12 : Former Soviet goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev has rejoined the club where he made his name, Spartak Moscow, to train the team's goalkeepers.

Dasaev spent a decade at Spartak from 1978, where he became a regular for the Soviet Union, with whom he won 91 caps and reached the final of Euro 1988, losing 0-2 to the Netherlands.

"I can confirm it," Torpedo Moscow head coach Boris Ignatyev said of rumours his goalkeeping coach was set to switch to Spartak.

"Today Dasaev said goodbye to the team and club management. We wished him success."

Islamabad, Jan 12 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced its 16-member national cricket team for the upcoming tour to South Africa starting later this month.

The selectors Friday retained Misbahul Haq as captain, besides calling back left-hand spinner Abdur Rehman after a limited period ban on him for a failed dope test, reports Xinhua.

Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who recently impressed in India, won a berth in the team to play Test matches against World No. 1 South Africa.

Madrid, Jan 12 : FC Barcelona striker Leo Messi said that he hoped to add further Balon d'Or trophies to the four he has won in the past four years.

Messi was given the award last Monday. This is an award given by France Football and FIFA to the best player in the world.

It was the fourth successive time Messi has won the Balon d'Or, something nobody has ever done. But aged just 25, there is still plenty of time for the Argentinean to add more to his trophy cabinet, reports Xinhua.

"I hope to win more but it is not an obsession, at least not at the moment," said Messi Friday in an interview with France Football.

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London, Jan 12 : The Duchess of Cambridge's first official painting has been unveiled, receiving mixed reviews from critics.

Paul Emsley's work took several months using a technique of building thin layers of oil and glazes on canvas.

The artist had two sittings with the duchess and also worked from a series of photographs he took, the BBC reported.

The portrait is now on display at London's National Portrait Gallery, which commissioned the work. The duchess is the gallery's patron.

Allahabad, Jan. 12 : The cremation of a constable of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in whose body Maoists had surgically inserted an IED, took place near Allahabad late on Friday evening.

Constable Babulal Patel was cremated at his village Malak Balau near Allahabad.

The cremation was attended by a large crowd, including people from adjoining villages.

Constable Patel's body was brought to Allahabad by CRPF officials by air and then taken to his house by road, reaching Malak Balau in the afternoon.