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The home side started the game on the front foot and pegged back their opponents with their high intensity press and quick passing. Robert Lewandowski thought had scored on his debut after his delicate chip over the opposition goalkeeper found the back of the net before seeing the offside flag go up. Ousmane Dembele perhaps had the best chance of the half just after the half-hour mark as he found space down the right and cut onto his left foot before firing straight at goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski....

Well, order has been restored from a Camp Nou perspective in 2017-18. Barca have regained LaLiga, the 25th league championship success in their history, and they have done so without losing a match. Although the campaign is not yet at an end, their ‘invincible’ run is still a remarkable achievement. Arsenal managed it in the Premier League in 2003-04, but you have to go back to the great Athletic Bilbao side of 1929-30 for the last time the feat was accomplished in Spain’s top flight....

Goals from Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi were enough to lift Ronald Koeman’s side to second place in the league table. Having beaten Elche 3-0 last week, this was exactly the type of follow-up performance Barcelona needed. It’s been an underwhelming season so far for the Blaugrana, but the results in their last two league games have brought them back to the title race. Now, it is important they do not let their guard down....

In a match which lasted around one hour, Saina edged past her Indonesian opponent 17-21, 21-18, 21-12 in the women’s singles event. After going down in the first game, the top seed Hyderabadi regained her calm and clinched the next two games to advance in the tournament. In men’s singles, Parupalli Kashyap, making a comeback after a long layoff, bowed out of the tournament losing his second round match to Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu Hsien 13-21, 20-22....

Four time world champion, Dan Lin turned on another solid performance to oust Wei Feng Chong to reach the quarter-finals. The top seeds Xeurui Li and Chong Wei Lee also advanced to the last eight scoring easy wins. The capacity crowd in Guangzhou were served up some delicate fare by the World No.3 Saina Nehwal. The Indian came from behind to script a stirring three game victory over Porntip Buranaprasertsuk....

The 23-year-old has been in contention for his maiden Asian Tour title on numerous occasions but has yet to convert those close calls into victories. With memories of last year’s performance at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club still firmly etched in his mind, Baek is hopeful of securing that elusive win when the event makes its return from Oct 3-6. “I played very well last year but I just messed it up on the last day....

Two big swings on opening day indicate he’s picking up where he left off last season. “Uh, the same. I feel more confident at the plate, being smarter with a plan,” Baez said. “About the lineup, you can really put me anywhere. We’ve got guys here who can hit leadoff, third, fourth, last. It doesn’t matter.” Baez homered twice, Jon Lester won for the first time in his last five opening day starts and the Cubs began the season with a 12-4 victory Thursday at Texas, spoiling the debut of new Rangers manager Chris Woodward in the 26th and final opener in their current ballpark....

Tottenham’s Champions League credentials are set for a stern examination on Sunday when they take on Everton at White Hart Lane without top scorer Gareth Bale. Wales winger Bale, who had contributed 22 goals for Andre Villas-Boas’s side this season, suffered an ankle injury towards the end of the 2-2 draw against Basel in the Europa League on Thursday. It was immediately feared the 23-year-old had suffered a season-ending setback and Tottenham fans were anxiously awaiting the results of scans that they hoped would confirm the manager’s pronouncement soon after the final whistle that Bale’s condition “shouldn’t be as bad as it looks”....

The European Golden Ball is the most prestigious individual award in the world of football, as all the history attached to it places it in high esteem among fans and players alike, with footballers considering it the highest personal honour that could be accorded them. The list of nominees understandably generates a lot of debate among fans and pundits, with most scrutinizing the list to find out who deserved a nomination while making a case for the exclusion of others....

The pair have shared the last nine crowns between and will likely soon make it 10 in a row. The duo’s decade of dominance has come as quite the blow to Brazilian football fans, who had become accustomed to Selecao stars being lauded as the greatest player on the planet. Between 1997 and 2007, Brazilians took the Ballon d’Or home on five occasions, with Ronaldo triumphing twice (1997 & 2002) and Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2005) and Kaka (2007) all winning one trophy apiece....

A lot of people with fibromyalgia say hot baths help control their pain and muscle spasms, so it stands to reason that balneotherapy would get some attention for this condition. As with a lot of complementary and alternative (CAM) treatments, balneotherapy hasn’t had the same level of research as pharmaceutical treatments, but the research that has been done is promising. Balneotherapy is sometimes referred to as hydrotherapy. What is Balneotherapy?...

Balotelli hit 33 Ligue 1 goals in his first two seasons at Nice but fell out with new boss Patrick Vieira amid fitness issues and his failure to score in 10 league appearances at the start of this term. A January switch to Marseille has got Balotelli back on track, though, with the Italy international hitting four goals in six league appearances for his new club. Ahead of facing Nice on Sunday for the first time since leaving the club, Balotelli has confirmed that he would like to extend his stay at the Stade Velodrome past the end of this season....

ICC’s Future Tour Plans, however seems to suggest differently as other teams like Pakistan, West Indies and Zimbabwe may have to recheck their itinerary. BCB, though, hasn’t confirmed anything yet as the dates and other issues will be discussed only in the upcoming board meeting on Sunday. Bangladesh is already hosting Pakistan from April 17 which stretches upto May 10. And the board has also scheduled a bilateral series with South Africa starting this July....

While the Victorians have blown away opponents with their incisive bowling and explosive batting, the Riders have out-batted opponents with the likes of Rilee Rossouw and Alex Hales scoring heavily in recent matches. With either team scoring in excess of 230 this season in Chattagram, this match is sure to be a cracker. Squads to choose from Comilla Victorians Tamim Iqbal, Thisara Perera, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Asela Gunaratne, Liam Dawson, Abu Hider Rony, Anamul Haque, Ziaur Rahman, Mosharraf Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Evin Lewis, Waqar Salamkheil, Aamer Yamin...

Don’t Nod is perhaps best known for its action-less narrative adventure games. Life is Strange, Tell Me Why, and most recently Twin Mirror stand out as perhaps its most notable accomplishments. But Don’t Nod also has a long history of branching into action-based experiences. Its first game, Remember Me, helped establish the studio, and Vampyr’s supernatural combat endeared it to its audience. Now Don’t Nod is once again partnering with Focus Home Entertainment for its next action-RPG experiment....

Indiana has lost three of four and seven of 12 straight-up. The Pacers have seen their grip on the top spot in the Eastern Conference erode. Forward Paul George has gone from superstar to super-distracted. Center Roy Hibbert has been severely outplayed by other bigs. President Larry Bird has repeatedly ripped his team in the media. Shots aren’t falling. It’s ugly in Indy. Will tonight’s visit from the Miami Heat (8 p....

In the 30-second advertisement released on Tuesday, Obama refers to the Democratic governor as “Michigan tough” and praises accomplishments she made during her first term. The ad was launched by the Put Michigan First political action committee (PAC) and was announced by the Democratic Governors Association. “Over the last few years, Governor Whitmer has moved Michigan forward,” Obama said in the ad. “She’s fought for tuition-free higher education and job skills training, paved the way for the first new car plan in Detroit in decades and is leading on next-generation battery and microchip manufacturing....

Messi suffered the injury in an awkward fall when colliding with Sevilla midfielder Franco Vazquez during the 4-2 win on October 20. The Argentinian star was ruled out for three weeks at the time and coach Ernesto Valverde swiftly ruled out a “magic” recovery. Since losing Messi, Barca have won four matches in succession across all competitions, including a 5-1 Clasico demolition of Real Madrid. The first game of Messi’s absence was a 2-0 triumph over Inter at Camp Nou last month, and the return match is up next for the Catalans on Tuesday....

Madrid - FC Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has admitted he would like to play in the English Premier League. Valdes shocked the club at the start of the year by announcing he did not intend to renew his current contract with Barca, which expires in the summer of 2014 and now it looks as if he has decided on a possible destination, reports Xinhua. “I like the Premier League. They shoot a lot at goal and I like the respect that the public traditionally show there to the players in England....