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Other than his predecessor Hansi Flick, the 36-year-old always plunges into the middle of his squad’s training group delivering perfect passing, appearing like an ordinary member of the side vividly chatting to his players, reports Xinhua.Only two years older than Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, the former Bayern coach makes no secret of him having landed amidst a delicate mission such as taking care of the struggling 2014 world champion on its way to the 2024 UEFA Euro.Ahead of the friendlies against the United States on Saturday and Mexico next Wednesday, pragmatism is dominating the approach of the rescue worker having…

Returning to his native village after a 10-day tour of certain key districts of the state, Jarange-Patil is scheduled to speak around noon before a sea of humanity that has converged here from almost all districts in the state, an organiser said.The rally is being held at a sprawling, open, 100-acres plus ground near the village, around 500 acres reserved for parking of trucks, jeeps, buses, tempos and tractors in which the people have arrived from different parts of the state.Though exact figures are not available, locals, media and activists estimated that roughly around 13-15 lakhs, including a large number…

Canberra, Oct 14 (IANS) Polling booths across Australia opened on Saturday for the country’s first ever referendum in the 21st century, with voters to decide on whether or not to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.Millions of Australians will on Saturday vote “yes” or “no” on the proposal to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing the voice, which would advise the federal Parliament on all issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, reports Xinhua news agency.In order for the constitution to be changed, the “yes” vote must secure a double majority, meaning that…

Lee’s 16-under-par total here at the Macao Golf and Country Club is the lowest two-round total in the event and was fueled by 15 birdies and an eagle since Thursday, reports Xinhua.”Flawless golf today,” said Lee, who missed numerous birdie opportunities including a four-footer on the last. “I played really well. The last two days have been probably the lowest two days I’ve ever played. So, it’s been fun.”Thailand’s Poom Saksansin is in second place, his purple patch continuing as he carded a 62. South Korean Eom Jaewoong, also enjoying a good run of form, is third, four off the…

They reacted after the UK’s anti-trust watchdog cleared the restructured deal for Microsoft to buy Blizzard, after it concluded that the new deal would preserve competitive prices and better services.Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, said late on Friday that they look forward to meeting, listening to and learning from “our new Activision Blizzard employees and continuing our collaborative engagement with Communication Workers of America (CWA) and the workers it represents”.Microsoft Chairman and CEO Nadella said it is a great day for gamers everywhere.“Together with Activision Blizzard, we will deliver on our vision to help people connect and play great…

The company said that the size of its user base is rapidly growing, and they include people who follow political news, sports, entertainment and more.“Join us in our early days as we grow to 10 million users. Each organisation now manages verifications for their own journalists too. For example, a newsroom can verify an affiliated journalist through a subdomain like @name.newsroom.com,” the social network said in a statement.Freelance journalists and writers that aren’t affiliated with a specific organisation can set their username to be their website.“Post and engage often! We have a very active user base, and creating posts and…

The conference, ‘Magalir Urimai Maanadu’, is part of the DMK’s centenary celebrations of late party patriarch and former Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi. In a statement, DMK women’s wing head and MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said the conference will demand the Centre to immediately implement the 33 per cent reservation for women. Sonia Gandhi attending the meeting is being considered as a major indication of bonhomie between the Congress and DMK and her presence will give a major impetus to the conference and thereby the DMK. Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president and senior Congress leader K.S. Alaigiri told reporters that Sonia…

The winner of Group A of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers were decided by the two-leg matches between China and Hong Kong, China following the withdrawal of Turkmenistan, reports Xinhua.Thailand, as the other team in the group, have already secured a berth as the host, and the matches with Thailand were considered as friendlies which were not taken into account for the group rankings.China took the advantage with a 6-0 victory over Hong Kong, China on Monday before the 5-2 win on Friday.The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup is scheduled to be held in Thailand from April 17…

A few days ago, Rublev and Humbert had a match in Beijing. At that time, Humbert beat Rublev, reports Xinhua.”The match in Beijing, both of us played great tennis and I had chances. I was serving for the match. He was playing really well that match and I tried to analyse what I did wrong that match,” said Rublev.”I tried to not make the same mistakes today and I did really well. I am happy to win in straight sets. I played a great match and I am happy to win today,” he added.In the semis, Rublev will meet his…

According to the police, the incident took place on Friday over a harassment complaint lodged by the victim against the accused three days ago. The girl had approached the school authorities with a complaint of harassment and misbehaviour by the boy and his friends which was ignored. Enraged over the complaint, the boy waylaid the girl on Friday and attacked her brutally as his friends watched. On learning about the incident, the victim’s family filed a complaint with both — the school principal and the police.However, authorities of Pathways school located in Noida’s Sector-100, where the incident was reported, attempted…