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Atletico Madrid suffered a surprise defeat at Las Palmas on Friday, while FC Barcelona have a tough visit to play Real Sociedad on Saturday night, reports Xinhua.Following their last-minute win away to Barcelona last weekend, Real Madrid were not involved in the first round of the Copa del Rey.That has given Ancelotti the chance to work on the fitness of his players, with summer signing Arda Guler getting close to his first-team debut. Ferland Mendy and Dani Ceballos are both doubts for Sunday’s game, but Aurelien Tchouameni will be out for a couple of months after suffering a stress fracture…

The Kosovo-Israel match was due to be played in October, but was postponed after the outbreak of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The new date means Mallorca’s Kosovo striker Vedat Muriqi wouldn’t be able to play in an important La Liga match, reports Xinhua.”RCD Mallorca have received notification of a definitive call-up for its player Vedat Muriqi to play in the Kosovo-Israel match, which affects the RCD Mallorca-Cadiz CF match,” reads a RFEF communique.”La Liga have requested the RFEF Competition Judge to postpone the RCD Mallorca-Cadiz CF match on Matchday 13, initially scheduled for Sunday, November 12, as a consequence…

According to the police, Ratan Dube was attacked by the Maoists when he was campaigning for a BJP candidate in Kaushaltar area of Narayanpur district.A group of Maoists attacked him with an axe when Dube was interacting with the people.Dube was the BJP’s district unit president in Narayanpur.Following the incident, a team of police rushed to the spot. No arrest, however, has been made so far.A search operation was underway.Narayanpur is among the 20 Assembly seats.The first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls will be held on November 7, while the second phase will be on November 17.The incident, meanwhile,…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today deputised His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), to attend the closing ceremony of the sixth edition of the “Nasser bin Hamad Marine Heritage Season”. His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, SCYS First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, also attended the ceremony, organised today by the Bahrain Inherited Traditional Sports Committee (Mawrooth), at the outdoor arena of the Bahrain National…

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Gokulam Kerala FC will be looking to win their first I-League match of the season when they host Neroca FC at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on Sunday.The Malabarians were on course for a win in their campaign opener against Inter Kashi. However, they lost their focus towards the end of the match and conceded a last-gasp goal. Eventually, they had to settle for a point as Inter Kashi held them to a 2-2 draw.Understandably, it was heartbreaking for Gokulam Kerala. At the same time, though, they need to count the positives. Gokulam Kerala played…

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Australia batter Mitchell Marsh will join back up with the Australia squad at the World Cup in Mumbai on Sunday evening, after missing their game against England in Ahmedabad on Saturday.Marsh returned home citing personal reasons after his grandfather Ross, passed away on Friday. Australia’s players wore black armbands during the England game as a mark of respect for Marsh’s grandfather.Australia’s next fixture against Afghanistan is at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday and Cricket Australia confirmed that Marsh is likely to be available for selection.”Mitch Marsh will re-join the Australian squad in Mumbai tomorrow evening,”…

The home side now have two wins from two in the league this season.Real Kashmir have made it a habit of putting in tough, physically draining gritty performances at home early in the season and this was no different. In the early days of the season, the Snow Leopards gameplay often resembles that of a heavyweight boxer happy to win on points, rarely looking for a knockout blow, but also ensuring they aren’t at the receiving end of one.The first half was a perfect example of this. With lesser possession, RKFC actually ended up with more shots on goal, 10…

In the other semi-final, Services will take on Kerala. Both the penultimate round matches will be played on MondayIn the last two Group B matches on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Fatorda, Manipur made the grade after a resounding 8-3 victory over Maharashtra.The winners, who led 2-0 at the half time, pumped in six more in the second session to throw Maharashtra out of the competition.Samson (3), Phijam Sanathoi Meetei (2), W Sadananda Singh (2) and Somishon Shirak scored for the winners.Shanon Pereira, Umesh Peramba and Sufiyan Shaikh were Maharashtra goalscorers. In the other match, Kerala and Meghalaya played a…

The videos of the incident were also posted on social media. In one of the videos, a bus was observed dragging a car, an e-rickshaw, and a bike that it had collided with.The bus continued moving until it finally came to a stop, during which it also crashed into several scooters parked near the sidewalk.A separate video of the same incident captured bystanders fleeing for safety as the bus collided with the bicycles and scooters. Startled onlookers, their hands raised above their heads in disbelief, hurried to the scene to assess the condition of those who had been struck by…

On police’s request, Special Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts adjourned the matter. Last week, NewsClick editor-founder Prabir Purkayastha and Chakraborty had moved court seeking release of electronic devices seized by the police and bail, respectively.On Tuesday, Kaur granted time till November 10 to Delhi Police to file a reply to Purkayastha’s application.On Thursday, the court sent Purkayastha and Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1.The duo’s police custody, which the police had sought on October 25, got over on Thursday.On October 25, Kaur had sent the duo to police custody after they told the court that they have…