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Bayern Munich star Neuer remains captain and Low’s first-choice shot-stopper, leaving the Barcelona man frustrated at a lack of opportunities to represent his country. In a recent interview with DAZN, Ter Stegen stressed he is determined to put Neuer under pressure and force his claim to a starting role. And Low acknowledged the 26-year-old’s right to make his feelings known, insisting he did not consider it an attack on his team-mate or coaches....

That’s right, go ahead and forgive yourself for putting $100 into the pockets of Showtime and your greedy cable operator. Yes, I know. It wasn’t the Thriller in Manila or Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns. But Saturday’s night fight wasn’t a farce. In fact it was a helluva lot more entertaining than many so-called “experts” thought it would be. You probably split the cost with a couple of buddies. Besides, what else were you going to watch Saturday night....

Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino both scored twice, while Sadio Mane was also on target, as Liverpool raced into a 5-0 lead after 68 minutes of the first leg. Yet Roma - who rallied from a 4-1 first-leg defeat to knock Barcelona out on away goals in the previous round of the competition - gave themselves a lifeline with two goals of their own before the final whistle. Eden Dzeko scored before Diego Perotti made it 5-2 from the spot after James Milner was penalised for handball, though Klopp felt the decision was harsh....

Here is the pick of the signings so far: CRISTIANO RONALDO (Juventus) In the “swoop of the century,” Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Real Madrid to Juventus in a Serie A record 112 million euro ($131.5 million) deal. Some see it as an extravagant sum for a player who, although a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, is entering the latter stages of his career. Ronaldo has always been credited with a phenomenal work ethic, and the 33-year-old Portugal forward has promised to continue that at Juventus....

This is Pliskova’s first semifinal in Rome in five appearances. This was the eighth meeting between the two players, with Azarenka leading 4-3. The Belarusian’s super claycourt skills enabled her to record a win over Pliskova earlier this year, at Stuttgart, and that gave her confidence at the start of the match today. Pliskova started on a nervous note, facing a couple of break points in her very first service game before holding....

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium witnessed dramatic scenes as Chennaiyin scored twice in stoppage time against Hyderabad FC in their previous game to register a famous win which looks to have given new hope to John Gregory and his men. Importantly both of Chennaiyin’s main strikers, Andre Schembri and Nerijus Valskis, were the two goalscorers giving the coach a huge boost. Speaking to the media ahead of the game Gregory said he was confident that the goals scored on Monday were likely the first of many....

At a time when most of the ISL clubs are restricting their senior squad budget to facilitate their long-term goals, ATK has continued to splurge in the transfer market. They did so in the previous season too when former Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur FC head coach Steve Coppell was brought to helm the affairs. They signed foreigners like Manuel Lanzarote, John Johnson, Kalu Uche, Everton Santos, Andre Bikey, and Gerson Vieira....

Defensively, quite a few clubs have stood out by not conceding too many goals in ISL 2020-21. As of now, the ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper, Arindam Bhattacharya seems the favorite to lay claim to the Golden Glove for the first time. Let’s take a look at three clubs that have been rock solid in defense so far in the ISL this season. #1 ATK Mohun Bagan Having retained coach Antonio Lopez Habas, it is no surprise that ATK Mohun Bagan have the best defensive record in the ISL this season....

ATK Mohun Bagan are currently in the second position on the table, with 30 points from 15 matches. They have scored 10 goals in their last five matches, with five of them coming from their star striker, Roy Krishna. Bengaluru FC currently occupy the sixth position on the table as they have 19 points from 16 matches. They are unbeaten in their last four matches and will be eager to get a win to bolster their hopes of reaching the playoffs....

The Kolkata derby is of the oldest rivalaries in Indian football and both teams will want to be on the winning side in this clash. SC East Bengal did not have a great last season, finishing ninth in the table. They have since underwent a major overhaul. SCEB began the season with a 1-1 draw against Jamshedpur FC. They will now look for its first win under new coach Manolo Diaz....

Since the airstrikes between Palestinian militants and the Israeli army started on Monday evening, hundreds of posts have emerged on social media alleging that the IDF has been deploying white phosphorus in Gaza. The chemical is highly toxic, burns in the air and causes severe burns in both the skin and the eyes. The smoke can also cause eye and respiratory infections, as well as stomach irritation. In extreme cases, it can maim and kill by burning bones....

Manu continued her phenomenal run at the shooting event. She scored 583 points in the qualification round. Meanwhile, Rahi also managed to pull off an identical score to Manu. Both shooters finished fourth and fifth respectively on the list. Despite identical scores, Rahi finished fourth, ahead of Manu owing to more number of inner 10s shot by her. Several other Indian shooters were also in action at the ongoing shooting event on Monday....

The Jalandhar-born cricketer is however not so keen to go under the knife and prefers rest and rehabilitation. After failing to capitalise on the chances that came his way with the likes of KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan missing out on the 2017 IPL due to injury for the RCB, Mandeep admits that he is feeling down and out at the moment. “It is not easy to bear failure with form....

Gamers first got wind of a potential Sackboy PC port last year when it was leaked by SteamDB. Then this past summer, more evidence of a Sackboy PC port leaked online. The latest update throws more fuel on the fire, as SteamDB has updated the Sackboy icon and added achievements. Needless to say, this is fairly concrete evidence that the once-PlayStation exclusive is coming to PC, and it seems to suggest that the port could be released in the relatively near future....

Indian shooter Jitu Rai is ranked #6 in the world in the 10-metre air pistol and 50-metre air pistol events. In 2014, he won the gold medal at the Shooting World Cup and Asian Games, followed by a silver medal at the World Championships. But at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he finished 8th in the 10-metre and 12th in the 50-metre air pistol events. Deepika Kumari, India’s recurve archery star, is currently ranked #10 in the world....

Hamilton passed Vettel when the German locked up while attempting to overtake Bottas at the safety car restart with four laps to go, consequently finishing fourth. The Finn looked set to close out his first win of the season until driving over some debris and sustaining a puncture that forced his retirement on the subsequent lap. Defending champion Hamilton consequently claimed the top step on the podium, with Kimi Raikkonen second and Sergio Perez in third, though the Force India driver could be demoted pending a meeting with the stewards following an alleged illegal use of DRS....

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued an apology on Sunday for a now-deleted tweet, that read “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong” amid the ongoing protests in the region. The issue has highlighted the NBA’s relationship with China, which Kerr was noncommittal about on Monday when asked about the fallout from Morey. Kerr and Popovich have been highly critical of Trump in the past and the country’s leader was scathing of the NBA coaches....

The US Ninth Circuit of Appeals has ruled that scraping public data isn’t against the law. Web scraping is the technical term for extracting information from a website. For instance, when you copy some text from an article as a quote, that’s scraping. It enters a legal gray area when the scraping is done by automated programs that scrape entire websites, especially those holding personal information, such as names and email addresses....