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Boca Juniors beat Barcelona SC 3-0 in their CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 2026, Group D match at La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, on Tuesday (April 14). Academy product Lautaro Di Lollo gave the six-time continental champions the deserved lead in the 39th minute, but the Genoese-backed team confirmed the win late in the match, thanks to goals from Santiago Ascacibar (81') and former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain star Ander Herrera (90+4'). In another Group D match on match day 2, Brazilian outfit Cruzeiro will host Universidad Catolica of Chile (Wednesday). On match day 1, Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro won their respective games against Universidad Catolica (2-1) and Barcelona (1-0).

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The Pirates from the Chilean port city of Coquimbo defeated the Peruvian champions in their CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 2026, group stage meeting at Estadio Monumental, Lima, on Tuesday (April 14). Cristian Zavala gave the visitors the lead in the 13th minute, then Nicolas Johansen made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half. In another Group B match on match day 2, Uruguayan giants Nacional beat Deportes Tolima of Colombia 3-1 at Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo. Last week, both group fixtures -- Unido 1-1 Nacional and Tolima 0-0 Universitario -- ended in draws. On match day 3, Tolima host Unido in Ibague, while three-time Libertadores champions visit Universitario.

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Los Angeles FC advanced to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026 after a 1-1 draw with Cruz Azul in the return leg of their last-eight tie away at Estadio Cuauhtemoc in Puebla, Mexico, on Tuesday (April 14) local time. The Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit conceded an early penalty -- drawn and duly converted by Uruguayan forward Gabriel Fernandez in the 18th minute. But the visitors found the equaliser, thanks to a spot kick late in the game. Colombian defender Willer Ditta handled the ball inside the box in the 7th minute of added time, and French-born Gabonese forward Denis Bouanga coolly slotted home to make it 1-1 for LAFC, making it a 4-1 win on aggregate over the Liga MX side. The match also witnessed referee Ivan Barton briefly stop the match in the second half due to homophobic chants. LAFC will face the winners of the Toluca (Liga MX) and Galaxy (MLS) tie in the semi-final. Toluca won the first leg 4-2.

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Liverpool lost to PSG by 2-0 in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, making it 4-0 over two matches and crashing them out of the tournament. After a 0-2 loss in Paris, Arne Slot's team was expected to show a strong comeback in front of their home fans. Liverpool showed the energy that even created tense moments for PSG, but Ousmane Dembele's brace sealed the result of the match. The hosts did get a penalty, but the decision was overturned after a VAR. It was the closest Liverpool came to scoring a goal in the match.

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Atletico Madrid made their entry into the Champions League semi-finals for the first-time ever in nearly 10 years. Atletico lost the second leg by 2-1 but still managed to scrape their way into the top four with an aggregate score of 3-2 as they entered the match with a 2-0 win in the first leg. Barcelona kept Atletico on their toes as they scored two quick goals courtesy of Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres to level the tie, but Atletico restored the lead through a counter goal from Ademola Lookman. Barcelona’s hopes ended when Eric García was sent off for stopping a breakaway in the 79th minute. Atletico will now face either of Arsenal or Sporting CP in the semi-finals.

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Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs to record their second consecutive victory in Indian Premier League 2026 at Chepauk on Tuesday (April 15). After putting 192 for 5 on the board, CSK restricted KKR to 160 for 7, with Noor Ahmad returning excellent figures of 4-0-21-3. Rovman Powell (31 not out) and Ramandeep Singh (35) fought well with valiant knocks but could not avert a defeat despite a 63-run stand. Earlier, Sanju Samson (48) and Dewald Brevis (41) made useful contributions as Chennai Super Kings crossed 190. Ayush Mhatre hit six fours and two sixes to make 38 off 17 balls. For KKR, Kartik Tyagi took 2/35 with the ball, while Sunil Narine returned figures of 4-0-21-1.

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Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for April 14, 2026

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With election day closing in, a quiet anxiety is surfacing on the streets of Kolkata. Holding placards and raising slogans, members of Votadhikar Raksha Mancha staged a protest against what they claim are arbitrary deletions of voters—turning a bureaucratic exercise into a question of democratic rights.

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To commemorate Ambedkar Jayanti, people across the nation gathered in large numbers to pay tributes to B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution and a champion of social justice and equality. The day marks his birth anniversary and is observed with reverence across the country. From Mumbai, to Rajkot, Bengaluru to Chennai, citizens offered floral tributes, lit candles, and remembered his lifelong efforts to fight discrimination and uplift the underprivileged.

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Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, who started his own party prior to the Bengal Elections, had announced the construction of a replica Babri Masjid at Beldanga in Bengal's Murshidabad district, with the foundation stone laid on December 6, 2025, the 33rd anniversary of the Babri Masjid's demolition in Ayodhya. Expected to be completed by 2030, people continue to throng the site out of curiosity as it continues to be a subject of controversy, with sharp criticism directed at it from both TMC and BJP's top brass.

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