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Berlin, Sep 4 (IANS) Ten-man Union suffered its first loss of the season after Benjamin Sesko delivered a late brace, sealing a 3-0 victory for Leipzig on the road at the close of the Bundesliga’s third round.Both teams began the top clash with high motivation, exchanging attacks. Union’s Kevin Volland narrowly missed from distance, while Frederik Ronnow deflected Yussuf Poulsen’s shot over the bar. For the remainder of the first half, scoring opportunities were scarce as both defenses held strong, reports Xinhua.The Red Bulls started the second half aggressively. Xavi Simons capitalised on Benjamin Henrichs’ square pass, driving the ball…

Rome, Sep 4 (IANS) Inter Milan maintained their flawless record in Serie A, overpowering Fiorentina 4-0 while Juventus secured a 2-0 victory against Empoli on the road.Inter, having started the new season with two wins and no goals conceded, saw coach Simone Inzaghi deploy a 3-5-2 formation for Sunday’s match. Newcomer Benjamin Pavard started on the bench, reports Xinhua.Marcus Thuram was active from the outset and eventually got his maiden goal for Inter in the 23rd minute, capitalising on a cross from Federico Dimarco. The Frenchman broke the deadlock with a powerful header.Denzel Dumfries nearly scored just after halftime, but…

London, Sep 4 (IANS) Manchester City head into the international break atop the Premier League, maintaining their perfect start to the season with a 5-1 home victory over Fulham.Julian Alvarez’s opening goal for City was quickly equalized by Tim Ream. However, Nathan Ake restored City’s lead just before halftime, a goal that Fulham believed should have been ruled out for offside by VAR. In the second half, Erling Haaland secured the win with his seventh City hat-trick, reports Xinhua.Tottenham sit in second place after a dominant 5-2 victory against Burnley, who initially led with a Lyle Foster goal in the…

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Elon Musk on Monday announced that video viewership on X Corp (formally Twitter) has nearly doubled since last year, as he took over the social media network in October for $44 billion.X CEO Linda Yaccarino also said that video streaming is up significantly compared to last year, as Musk aims to make his platform “the everything app”. “Video viewership on X has roughly doubled since last year,” said Musk. Yaccarino reacted after F1 racer Max Verstappen set a new Formula 1 record in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. “Records all around: Verstappen. F1. X…

The shares, worth nearly Rs 100 crore, will be issued to Kamath Associates and NKSquared — a partnership firm represented by its partners Nikhil and Nithin Kamath, the company said in a BSE filing.The fresh funds will be utilised to invest in funding requirements and growth objectives of the company including for making strategic acquisitions and investments in various companies, Nazara Tech said in a statement.“Kamath symbolises success in India’s tech arena, and this fund raise holds immense value for us at Nazara as we continue to build a diversified gaming platform in India. Beyond the funds raised, his investment…

The QR-first and card tap contactless payments device is targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and further boost digital payments adoption in the country.“QR-based and card tap payments are a perfect solve for Indian consumers on the go. On the merchant-side, an absolute must is a fast checkout experience and elimination of the cost barrier in point-of-sale digitisation,” said Navnit Nakra, chief revenue officer, Pine Labs.Nakra joined Pine Labs from global smartphone brand OnePlus last month.He is responsible for developing and executing growth strategies, new business generation, streamlining processes to attain efficiencies and maximising revenue streams for the payments…

The five-time World Cup champions confirmed the series sweep with yet another dominant performance on Sunday as they cruised to a five-wicket victory on the back of a career-best T20I innings of 91 from opener Travis Head, reports ICC.Head was adjudged Player of the Match after he smashed eight fours and six sixes during an entertaining 48-ball stay, as Australia chased down South Africa’s decent total of 190/8 with more than two overs remaining.Head was last month named in Australia’s preliminary World Cup squad for this year’s 50-over showcase and the left-hander showed he could play a big part at…

Victoria Police confirmed that at about 6.35 p.m. on Sunday, a collision occurred on Beattys Road in Grangefields — about 35 km west of Melbourne’s central business district, which involved at least two off-road motorcycles and potentially a quad bike, reports Xinhua news agency.An 18-year-old girl died at the scene, while a 17-year-old boy later died in hospital.Besides, two minor children, aged 6 and 11 years old, were taken to hospital in serious conditions, with a 43-year-old man suffering non-life-threatening injuries.According to the police, the father of the 18-year-old woman rode to the scene on a quad bike after hearing…

The accused, identified as Mustafa, has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.According to the police, the accused had met the minor on Instagram and developed a friendship with her. After trapping the girl, he made her strip on video call and recorded the act.He took screen shots and started blackmailing the girl.The girl then lodged a case with Gangavathy police station leading to his arrest.More details are awaited.Further investigation is on.–IANSmka/shb

Government spokesman Pen Bona said it is Hun Manet’s first international appearance as the Prime Minister of Cambodia after he took office on August 22, reports Xinhua news agency.Themed “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth” with a focus on propelling the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings will be held from Tuesday to Thursday.Founded in 1967, the ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.–IANSksk