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Valverde’s men eased to what ultimately proved a routine 3-0 success at the Santiago Bernabeu, Luis Suarez’s opener, a Lionel Messi penalty - which came after Dani Carvajal was sent off for handling on the line - and an Aleix Vidal strike sealing the points. Ter Stegen was relatively untroubled at the other end, though he was forced into action by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, while Karim Benzema hit the post in the first half....

Making his stance extremely clear, Sachin Tendulkar told Mid-Day that reducing the duration of the Test matches would indirectly effect the health of the longest format as both spinners and fast bowlers will battle undue pressures of performing during four days. According to him, cricket’s purest format isn’t something that should be tinkered with as removing a day wouldn’t help the cause at all. He explained: Also see – BBL schedule...

However, defeating heavy favorite Conor McGregor in their rematch at UFC 257 has been appointed by MMA fans and experts as one of the best performances by Dustin Poirier in the promotion. After connecting a sequence of punches during the second round of the bout, he knocked out McGregor. Talking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Dustin Poirier pondered over his career’s best moments. “The Diamond” believes that the fight for the interim lightweight title was even more meaningful to him than getting revenge against McGregor....

Posting to Reddit on Monday under a throwaway account, the man’s date claimed that the man put $15 on the table at the start of the evening. When the waitress came by to take their order, he told her: “This is your tip. Every time you mess up, I take some away.” So far, the post has received more than 20,000 upvotes and over 2,500 comments. “The waitress looked nervous immediately,” the Redditor recalled....

RCB have released only five players as part of their retention process. They have just ₹8.75 crores remaining in their purse for the mini-auction on December 23 in Kochi. During a discussion on Star Sports, Manjrekar was asked about his thoughts on how far the franchise is from an IPL title. He responded: The former Indian batter believes RCB has a well-rounded seam attack. He explained: The three-time finalists also have Akash Deep, David Willey, and Siddharth Kaul as part of their seam-bowling contingent....

Rooney enjoyed a dream return to Goodison Park on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, netting a superb header before half-time as his boyhood club overcame Mark Hughes’ men 1-0. Everton 17/2 to beat Man City Pickford, who joined Everton from Sunderland for £30million in June and capped an assured debut with an excellent save from Xherdan Shaqiri, plumped for England and Manchester United’s all-time record goalscorer in his fantasy football team this season and was delighted to see Rooney produce the goods....

During Sunday’s service, Todd, lead pastor of the Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, spoke to parishioners about God’s vision and trusting God’s vision even if it’s outside of a person’s comfort zone. While noting that receiving God’s vision “might get nasty,” Todd coughed into his hand and rubbed his phlegm and saliva all over the man’s face. On Monday afternoon, Todd posted on Twitter that he wanted to acknowledge what happened when the “spit hit the fan....

The Milton Keynes-based squad has released a statement detailing the events in the last lap in Brazil. Red Bull said that Verstappen was given the order only on the last lap ‘without all the necessary information relayed’, so the driver did not cede position. Red bull did, however, condemned the abuse their personnel have received over the last few days. The statement read: It continued: “As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil” - Red Bull In the statement, Red Bull admitted their mistakes in Brazil and that they didn’t envisage the situation that unfolded on the last lap....

“I really miss them so much. We still keep in touch with each other, but I did really miss them during the season,” Tierney told Us Weekly in an interview released Friday.“I mean, I still think the show is good, but I just miss them.” Season 5 of The Affair will debut on Sunday. The series will pick up in the aftermath of Alison’s shocking death by suicide, which fans discovered was actually a murder in the Season 4 finale....

Mkhitaryan came off the bench to seal a 3-1 victory at Old Trafford on Monday, stunningly steering a backheel past Jordan Pickford. The Armenia international said it was his best, although it should have been ruled out for offside. ‘Sheer filth!’ Mkhi’s goal gobsmacks “That was the best goal I’ve ever scored,” Mkhitaryan told MUTV. “I was very excited. The first thing I did was look at the assistant and I saw it was not ruled as offside so I just started to celebrate....

VIDEO: Luis Enrique wakes journalist! Messi scored a brace as Barca kept the pressure on La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 4-2 win over Valencia on Sunday. The Argentina star is top of the league’s goalscoring charts with 25, putting together yet another phenomenal season. Pique said he had become used to such displays from Messi, but he still lauded the 29-year-old. “We are looking at the best player in history,” he said, via the club’s website....

Neymar signed for PSG at the start of the season in a world-record move from Barcelona which cost €222 million. Some suggested he was the final piece of the puzzle in PSG’s obsession with Champions League success, but for a second year in a row they failed to get past the last 16. Despite consistently starring on the pitch, scoring 19 times and setting up another 13 in Ligue 1 before injury ended his season in February, Neymar has often cut a distracted figure, with reports regularly claiming he wants to move to Real Madrid ....

NBC’s Today reporter Keir Simmons sat down with season 5 stars Imelda Staunton (Queen Elizabeth II), Jonathan Pryce (Prince Philip), Lesley Manville (Princess Margaret), Elizabeth Debicki (Princess Diana) and Dominic West (Prince Charles) this week to discuss the show’s release, which has caused waves of controversy in the U.K. One of the storylines represented in the newest installment documents what was known as “tampongate,” a scandal that resulted from the publication of a private phone call between the then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles....

Joining the actor in the cast is a host of stars more used to darker roles, like Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard and Jason Clarke. The Devil All the Time cast Robert Pattinson - Preston Teagardin Who is Preston: A predatory preacher who is new to the town of Knockemstiff and may have evil motives Who plays him: Robert Pattinson, the soon-to-be Batman who has become an in-demand actor in arthouse films like The Lighthouse, Good Time and High Life since breaking out in the Twilight franchise....

Tiemoue Bakayoko’s early red card reduced Chelsea to 10 men after just half an hour and they never recovered from that setback. Troy Deeney put Watford ahead from the spot before half-time, and despite Eden Hazard pulling one back, Watford could not be stopped. Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereyra all found the net in the final 10 minutes to see Conte suffer a second big defeat in a row....

Romano believes the Belgian remains a target for Mikel Arteta’s side but has claimed that ‘surprises cannot be ruled out’. As per si.com, Manchester United are also interested in signing the midfielder. Tielemans has been one of the standout players for Leicester City over the last couple of seasons. The Belgian helped the Foxes win the 2020-21 FA Cup. He also led the club to consecutive fifth-place finishes in the Premier League during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns....

With New Zealand needing 57 off 24 to clinch the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final win, England pacer Jordan conceded 23 in the 17th over. He went round the wicket to Neesham and allowed the Kiwi left-hander a free swing of the arms. Reflecting on England’s loss, Jayawardene told ESPN Cricinfo that the team were a bit short on runs. He, however, admitted that Jordan’s over made a huge difference to the eventual result of the match....

Making it clear that he is not in conflict, Tendulkar has denied all charges levied against him and even agreed to meet Jain with his lawyer for further clarification if needed. In the letter to the Ombudsman, Tendulkar’s lawyer wrote: “At the outset, the Noticee (Tendulkar) denies the contents of the complaint in totality (except the statements specifically admitted herein). No part of the complaint should be deemed to be admitted by the Noticee for lack of specific denials....

Terminator: Dark Fate is a movie full of Easter eggs and references to the previous movies in the Terminator franchise, but even the most eagle-eyed viewers have missed one one of its most exciting Easter eggs. In the film, the T-800 (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) has settled into civilian life since its mission targeting John Connor and has become Carl, the owner of Carl’s Draperies. In Dark Fate, we see a Carl’s Draperies van featuring the phone number 888-512-1984....

The Reds skipper has seen his performances fall back under the spotlight in the wake of a disappointing showing in the Champions League. Liverpool 21/20 v Chelsea Henderson, operating in a No. 6 role, was unable to prevent his side from surrendering a three-goal lead in their last outing against Sevilla. Klopp says those targeting the England international are merely looking for a scapegoat, with there little to suggest that they could do any better....