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'A new Barca fan is born', FC Barcelona welcomes Alia Bhat-Ranbir Kapoor's new-born daughter Raha
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Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor welcomed their baby girl on November 6 at HN Reliance Hospital here. The Spanish giants, one of the most prominent football clubs in the world, took to social media to communicate their feelings to the couple and the whole world. The couple had on Thursday announced that their
FIFA World Cup: Stoppage time goals help Iran defeat Wales 2-0
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Iran scored twice deep into stoppage time to stay in the World Cup and spoil Gareth Bale's record 110th cap for his country. A long-range effort by Cheshmi in the eight minutes into added time gave Iran the lead while Rezaeian coolly made it 2-0, three minutes from the second goal.
Neymar to play on at World Cup despite injury: Brazil coach Tite
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Neymar suffered the injury in the second-half of Brazil's 2-0 victory over Serbia in Group G on Friday and played on for several minutes before being substituted by Manchester United forward Antony. He was later seen in tears while sitting on the bench with noticeable swelling in his right ankle.
IND v NZ, 1st ODI: Latham feasts on Indian bowlers with 145 not out to seal New Zealand's seven-wicket win
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After Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 80 off 76 balls while captain Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill struck 72 and 50 respectively in their fourth hundred-plus stand as an opening pair this year to propel India to a challenging 306/7, New Zealand were in trouble at 88/3 in 19.5 overs.
I've got so much respect for Cummins, says Langer days after being combative
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In a widely-publicised interview, the former Australia opener indicated he felt let down by senior players such Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch, which eventually led him to step down as head coach. Langer had quit days before the team's scheduled departure for the historic Test series against Pakistan earlier this year after CA just gave him a six-month contract extension.
Australia's way of play is very grounded in India, says hockey coach Reid ahead of five-match series
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The two teams have been toe-to-toe in their recent performances and have met twice since 2020 -- at the Tokyo Olympic Games where India finished with a historic bronze and Australia with a silver. They also met in the final of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games where Australia clinched gold.
It was not a penalty; Cristiano Ronaldo used all his experience to win it: Wayne Roone
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The penalty helped Portugal break the deadlock and, in the process, star striker Cristiano Ronaldo also became the first player in the history of world football to score goals in each of his five editions of the tournament, that he has played. "No, I think Cristiano used all his experience as a forward player, in that position and used his experience to win the penalty and that's good play, good centre forward play," said Rooney on VISA Match Centre show on Sports18 and JioCinema.
IND v NZ, 1st ODI: Iyer, Dhawan, Gill slam half-centuries, propel India to 306/7 against New Zealand
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On a drop-in pitch where batting wasn't easy initially, India were aided by Dhawan and Gill having a solid opening stand of 124 in 23.1 overs after overcoming a slow start. Despite India losing four wickets for 36 runs in the middle stage of the innings, Iyer got India running towards a huge total by stitching a 94-run stand with Sanju Samson (36).
CLOSE-IN: The dreaded pink slip given to all the Indian senior cricket selectors
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There was no exit interview or interaction between the employees and the company and a call or a message was all that apparently one got as an adieu. Reverberating with the unceremonious exits of thousands of Twitter, Amazon, Meta and several other such companies, one was surprised about the dreaded pink slip that was given to all the selectors of the Indian cricket team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as well.
Apple not planning to acquire Manchester United
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According to a source, who has direct knowledge of the matter, the report was false, reports MacRumors. The club recently announced that its board planned to "explore strategic alternatives", which includes a potential sale of the club.
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