Chris Gayle, glow-in-the-dark golf and Maradona's futsal skills

This week’s round-up also features Martin Odegaard, Tupac, Elvis, football biffs on the pitch and some real skiing magic

1) It’s harder than usual to ignore Chris Gayle at the moment. Here he is last week hitting 77 from only 31 balls against South Africa, before promptly following it with 90 from 41 in the very next game. He has form, of course, having memorably hit a century in 30 balls last year, notched up a ton from 54 in the Big Bash, including 11 sixes, for Sydney Thunder and then there are these monsters at the Gabba. Also big-bashing at the moment: AB de Villiers.

2) You may have heard about Norwegian wunderkind Martin Odegaard being the new Lionel Messi and signing for Real Madrid. Judge for yourself with these highlights from the teenager’s first season in Norway’s top division, Tippeligaen.

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