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Since Tuesday, the brand has issued not one but two separate apologies addressing the scandal. “We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” reads an initial post on Balenciaga’s Instagram. “Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign. We have immediately removed the campaign from all platforms.” But it wasn’t just the teddy bears. A separate marketing campaign featured copies of the 2002 Supreme Court case Williams v....

In case you didn’t know… The former Celtic and Southampton defender has been an absolute rock for The Reds this season, was leader of the back four of the English team that conceded just 22 goals this campaign, the lowest across Europe’s top leagues. He has already earned some individual recognition this year, having been voted as the PFA’s Premier League Player of the Year and the Premier League Player of the season 2018/19....

Kane and Lewandowski have enjoyed magnificent starts to 2017-18 with Tottenham and Bayern Munich respectively, following up on prolific campaigns last season. Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea and Roma forward Edin Dzeko make up the rest of the group to be announced in France Football’s third quintet. That means half of a total of 30 nominees for this year’s prize, awarded by France Football, have now been announced....

Balotelli had come in for criticism from new coach Patrick Vieira, as well as fans, after failing to turn up for pre-season training as his move to the Stade Velodrome apparently edged closer. However, negotiations have reportedly broken down and, though Balotelli was said to be keen not to return to Nice, he took part in training on Tuesday, going through an individual session. Balotelli has scored 43 goals in 66 appearances for the Ligue 1 side, rebuilding his reputation after a disappointing few years in England and his home country....

Mahmudullah (43 not out) struck a stunning six in the penultimate delivery to reach to the target of 160 to the wild celebration of the Bangladesh camp after tempers were frayed due to debatable decisions from the umpires. The match at the R Premadasa Stadium was marred by drama at the fag end of the virtual semifinal as Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan gestured to his two batsmen to come out of the field apparently in protest against giving a run-out decision to Mustafizur Rahman on a seemingly shoulder-height ball....

The match will begin at 7.15 PM IST at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The fans are excited about this contest because this is the first time the Qalandars will lock horns with the Tigers this year. You can follow ball-by-ball scorecard updates of the match right here. Dawid Malan, Philip Salt and Samit Patel will be the 3 top player to look out from the Qalandars. Malan has aggregated 151 runs in 8 matches so far while Samit Patel had impressed the cricket universe with his performance against the Deccan Gladiators....

Rangpur Riders were rampant in the league stage with AB de Villiers and Alex Hales blasting centuries over Dhaka and Chittagong. But without the two out of their fearsome four, Rangpur are in grave danger of exiting the competition as they take on a resilient Dhaka Dynamites side buoyed by recent form and home support. Sunil Narine’s brilliance has shone over the past week with Dhaka blowing away oppositions within the powerplay, which Mashrafe Mortaza would be keen to avoid as both of them are set to face off on Wednesday....

With a brilliant bowling unit in their midst, St Lucia’s fortunes have been overturned since Colin Ingram’s arrival with the likes of Williams and Viljoen in top form as well. On the other hand, Barbados is also firmly in the running for a playoff place with JP Duminy leading the charge for them. With the Kensington Oval playing host to yet another CPL match, an entertaining game awaits fantasy users....

However, that experience was taken to a whole new extreme for one bar worker who ended up receiving his final paycheck from his previous job in the form of a giant bucket of copper 5 cent coins. Rian Keogh’s predicament first came to light after the hospitality worker took to Twitter to reveal he had been paid his final set of wages with a container full of coins. Keogh posted an image of the bucket to Twitter, writing, “If anyone wants to know what it was like to work in Alfies on South William Street just know after chasing my last pay for weeks I finally got it but in a bucket of five cent coins....

Obama, who was president from 2009 to 2017, told Good Morning America host Robin Roberts that he supported taxes on rich Americans and corporations to help pay for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion infrastructure package. He also supported a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which has passed in the Senate but has been held up in the House of Representatives as progressives seek to tie it to the $3.5 trillion proposal....

There are dozens of dolls in the Barbie career doll collection, including first responders and essential workers like medical professionals, food-service workers, scientists, and firefighters. Up to 30,000 dolls will be donated to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, which will then gift them to the first responder families. To purchase an eligible doll, and for more information, head to Barbie.com/Careers. Lisa McKnight, SVP and Global Head of Barbie and Dolls, Mattel, said in a statement: “As Barbie has always highlighted role models to inspire the limitless potential in the next generation, we are proud to launch a program celebrating the real-life heroes working on the front lines and supporting their families through the First Responders Children’s Foundation....

Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura was delighted with how some of his side’s fringe players performed as they swept aside Real Zaragoza 3-0 at La Romareda. Two goals from Cristian Tello allied to Thiago Alcantara’s opener made it a very comfortable evening for Barca who were without the injured Lionel Messi. And with manager Tito Vilanova having made six changes from the side that started Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg with Paris Saint-Germain, Roura said the performance underlined how deep their squad is....

With surprise performers Tottenham and Ajax making up the other last-four fixture, the winners of the two-legged affair between Barca and Jurgen Klopp’s men will likely be considered the favourites for the title. The two teams are in top form - Barca retained the title in LaLiga on Saturday - and look well matched ahead of an enticing fixture We pick out the best Opta numbers ahead of the opening encounter....

The hosts came into this game on the back of yet another pathetic defeat in La Liga but fans would have been buoyed by the fact that Barcelona had somehow managed to become transformed on the continent. They were the only club in the entire Champions League boasting a 100% record heading into matchday 6 but it took just 12 minutes for the form book to be thrown out of the window after Ronald Araujo felled Cristiano Ronaldo in the box for a contentious penalty....

Defeat on Sunday would have effectively ended the Catalans’ title hopes, but Messi’s stoppage-time winner – his 500th goal for the club – saw them move level on points with their arch-rivals instead. Ronaldinho hails Messi’s 500th goal Madrid will move three points clear of Barcelona again if they see off Celta Vigo in their game in hand, but the Argentine forward remains optimistic over his side’s chances of retaining the title....

Pique was being interviewed by former Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand for British broadcaster BT Sports, and was asked to compare Ferguson and Guardiola’s managerial styles. The Barcelona defender spent 4 years with Ferguson at Manchester United before being signed by Guardiola in 2008 for the Catalan club. The Barcelona defender answered by comparing Sir Alex to the Godfather, saying “When I was at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson was already 20 years as the coach of Manchester United, so he took the position of the coach in a different style than Guardiola....

Griezmann moved to Camp Nou in July after a lengthy transfer saga and some debate over the France forward’s release clause, which dropped from €200million to €120m at the end of June. Atletico were less than happy with their rivals’ conduct, claiming they reached an agreement with the player when the €200m fee was still active, and raised the issue with the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The governing body returned a ruling on Thursday, finding Barca guilty of violating article 126 of its disciplinary code....

The Spain international was carried off in the eighth minute of Sunday’s game following a challenge from Eibar’s Nicolas Escalante. “Results on Monday confirm that Busquets has a sprained external lateral ligament in his right ankle,” Barca said in a statement. “The player is out and his return will depend on his recovery.” Barcelona face Paris St Germain on Feb. 14 in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie and will hope to have the 28-year-old available....

The strict measures, some of which were eased earlier this week, have greatly impacted the lives of millions of residents, including the mayor of Barcelona, the capital of the Catalonia region in northeast Spain, which is home to nearly 1.6 million people. Mayor Ada Colau Ballano has called for an end to the lockdown in a bid to “free our children,” urging that “these children need to get out” in a Wednesday post to her official Facebook account....