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Both sides have dropped points in their respective domestic leagues, but they enter this UCL opener on the back of morale-boosting wins. While Dortmund sent Bayer Leverkusen packing, the LaLiga champions mauled Valencia 5-2. BVB suffered a shock defeat at the hands of newcomers Union Berlin earlier in the Bundesliga, whereas Barcelona have already dropped four points so far, and that sees them sitting at fifth place in the table....

Heading into Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Liverpool, Valverde and Barca stood on the brink of an incredible treble, his status set to be boosted. A title in LaLiga was wrapped up and the Blaugrana led a weakened Reds side 3-0 after the semi-final first leg, while the Copa del Rey final against Valencia is still to come. But another collapse on Europe’s biggest stage - a second in two years - might well change everything....

Asensio completed the scoring in Saturday’s 4-1 triumph over Juventus in Cardiff, the 21-year-old attacking midfielder’s 10th in all competitions this season. Raul: Zidane has greatest Madrid squad Last term, Asensio impressed on loan at Espanyol and earned a breakthrough at international level with Spain. Zinedine Zidane brought him into Madrid’s first-team squad this time around and he has served as valuable cover for their all-star forward line, especially during the closing weeks of the season when the head coach rotated his side to fine effect on the way to La Liga and European glory....

On Tuesday, Munich is a +140 favorite at home vs. Barca, according to odds posted at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, but the Spanish side, with its massive lead, is a prohibitive 50-to-1 (-5000) favorite to advance to the finals. Barca is also now the 1-to-2 favorite to win the 2015 Champions League title. In Wednesday’s semi-final tie, Real Madrid is -165 to beat Juventus and a -130 favorite to overcome the one-goal deficit and move on the championship game, scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at Olympiastadion in Berlin....

The Champions League T20 tournament, which features the champions of various T20 tournaments played in the major cricketing continents, is set to return to India this season for the third time in five years. The last edition of the coveted league was played in South Africa. BCCI said in a statement, “The Champions League Twenty20 will return to India for the third time in five years in 2013 after the dates and format for this year’s tournament were confirmed by the CLT20 Governing Council....

“Pakistani side has the ability to beat India in Champions Trophy as Pakistan has outperformed India in the past as well,” the Dawn quoted Younis as saying. “Pitches look good and in my opinion, even 400 runs will be easily chased down in the Champions Trophy,” he added. In case you didn’t know… Pakistan hold a 2-1 lead over their neighboring rivals in the Champions Trophy, but when it comes to the World Cups, India have won 11 out of the 11 contests between the two sides....

Bullock plays a cloistered author that has spent her career writing about desirable places within her crowd-pleasing romantic novels, featuring Tatum as a handsome cover model. His life appears to revolve around the embodiment of his fictionalized hero character, Dash, who plays the part of a champion in the imaginative pages of the novel. While on tour promoting her new book, Bullock finds herself kidnapped by an offbeat billionaire played by Daniel Radcliffe, who hopes to use her to find the treasure in the ancient lost city mentioned within her novel....

Friendly for Chapecoense confirmed The stricken aeroplane came down in Colombia, resulting in the loss of 71 lives – including many members of the club’s playing and coaching staff. It was initially suggested that technical problems had caused the tragedy, but it has now been revealed that human error was responsible. The Civil Aeronautics agency say their conclusion is based on an investigation which involved the aircraft’s black box and other evidence....

Meraj Bhat New Delhi, Dec 2 ( PTI) Greg Chappell was “rigid and inflexible” in his approach as a coach and did not know how to run an international team, former India batsman V V S Laxman has claimed in his book. Laxman, in his recently launched autobiography ‘281 And Beyond’, reveals that under the former Australian coach team India was divided into two or three factions and there was a serious trust deficit....

Michael Badgley kicked five field goals, and Los Angeles harassed and hounded Jackson during a 23-17 victory Sunday in the opening round of the NFL playoffs. The Chargers (13-4) will next face the second-seeded New England Patriots (11-5) on the road Sunday. The Chargers last won two games during a single postseason in 2007, when the franchise was in San Diego. Of course, going deep in the playoffs are old hat for the Patriots....

The Chargers announced Wednesday they will retire the running back’s No. 21. A ceremony will take place during the Chargers’ game against the Chiefs on Nov. 22, when Tomlinson will also be inducted into the team’s hall of fame. MORE: Plenty bumps in Chargers’ 2015 salary cap road “This is a special, special opportunity for the Chargers family and all Chargers fans,” team chairman Dean Spanos said. “Few players, if any, have meant more to this franchise than LT....

MORE: Top 10 stories of the NBA season For better or worse, Charles Barkley has never been afraid to speak his mind. The basketball hall-of-famer and TNT NBA analyst is one of the most brazenly loquacious figures in all of sports. Now, he plans to use his propensity to pontificate to spark and lead a national conversation on race aimed at producing solutions, according to Shadow & Act. “American Race,” a two-night television event will premier May 11, running from 9-11 p....

The Hall of Fame player and “NBA on TNT” analyst sounded off on Los Angeles after their loss to Phoenix. He said that despite being the defending champions, the Lakers aren’t the team to beat in the Western Conference this year. “I’m watching all these idiots, fools and jackasses on television like, ‘Oh, the Lakers are the team to beat.’ I’m like, I don’t think that’s true,” Barkley said on TNT after the Lakers’ loss....

This isn’t the first time the 16-year-old has been embroiled in a controversy. In January, D’Amelio and her boyfriend at the time, Chase " Lil Huddy" Hudson were mentioned in fellow TikTok star Curtis Newbill’s diss track. In the song, a sexual joke was made about the former couple. D’Amelio, a minor, responded to Newbill about the lewd comment on Twitter. “these grown men thinking it’s funny to say inappropriate things and make fun of a fifteen year old are disrespectful and pathetic....

And if you haven’t yet heard, the book’s author is the president’s son Don Jr., who dropped many of the book’s most triggering themes like a PC bomb directly on the set of ABC’s The View Thursday. He and Kimberly Guilfoyle came under vicious attack from an intolerant group of women who use live TV to lie to approximately 2.9 million Americans Monday through Friday. The View was started by journalist Barbara Walters back in 1997 and has a storied history of infighting and dramatic moments, including Joy Behar and Whoopie Goldberg walking off during a Bill O’Reilly interview in 2010....

“Who’s your quarterback? How many games are you going to win? Are you on the hot seat?” MORE: Top Big 12 coaches | Bob Bowlsby botches Big 12 address At Texas, the second and third questions never stop. The first question, however, will determine if Strong can get off the hot seat in Year 3. It’s looking more and more like freshman Shane Buechele is going to be the answer to that question when Texas opens with Notre Dame in the home opener on Sept....

NEWSWEEK: Why are you running? Simba Makoni: Our country needs new leadership, we need another direction. When did you decide to enter the race? The trigger was the failure of the party congress on Dec. 15 to solve the leadership question. The congress was convened to endorse one candidate [Mugabe] instead of electing one. What was the mood at the time? It’s irrelevant now. But my colleagues were frustrated, they were angry, they were anxious....

Champion mare Black Caviar, widely considered the world’s greatest sprinter, was retired Wednesday after 25 consecutive race wins, and will now begin a lucrative breeding career. “We thought long and hard about racing on but believe she has done everything we asked of her and felt it was the right time to call time on her wonderful career,” trainer Peter Moody said. “She’s in great shape and that’s the way we wanted her to bow out....

Diego Simeone’s men will, however, hope Barcelona take their blip in form from La Liga into the game, as they look to overturn the deficit and shock the reigning champions. Barcelona having rested several players at the weekend, albeit at the cost of a loss to Real Sociedad in the league, will look to make the decision count as they look to take the Vicente Calderon by storm. Kickoff and Live Telecast Channel: Ten Action (Now Known as Ten 2)...

In case you didn’t know… Mumbai Police social media account is always active with its one-liners, trolls and memes which are used to bring traffic awareness to the citizens. They hardly miss a trending topic and hence, Barcelona’s loss to Liverpool was used suitably by the account to create awareness. The heart of the matter Take a look at the tweet posted by the Mumbai Police: With 11 minutes to go for the final whistle, Barcelona conceded a corner....