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Luka Doncic had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied past the New Orleans Pelicans 110-101 in the NBA on Wednesday (March 4) for their third straight victory. Deandre Ayton had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and 21 turnovers by scoring 14 straight points down the stretch and finishing on a 24-7 run. Their late surge was led by Doncic and by Austin Reaves, who missed his first eight shots of the night before ending up with 15 points.

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Anthony Edwards scored 41 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a sluggish first half to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-110 in the NBA on Wednesday (March 4). The Timberwolves, who moved into fourth in the Western Conference over the weekend, have won four in a row and seven of eight. Memphis saw their two-game winning streak end. Julius Randle added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolves and Ayo Dosunmu contributed 14 points off the bench. Jaylen Wells led Memphis with 19 points and Cedric Coward added 15.

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has invited many dignataries including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his son Arjun’s wedding. Arjun Tendulkar, a professional cricketer who plays for Goa, is set to marry Saaniya Chandok this week. Tendulkar and his wife Anjali have also invited the likes of PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and LoP Rahul Gandhi. The event saw many top cricketers, past and present, attend the ceremony held in Mumbai.

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Atletico Madrid just barely held on to its first-leg advantage against defending champion Barcelona in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday, advancing to its first Copa final in 13 years despite a 3-0 loss to the Catalan club. Atletico advanced 4-3 on aggregate thanks to its 4-0 win in the first leg last month in Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team will play in the final for the first time since it won its 10th Copa trophy in the 2012-13 season. The second leg of the other semifinal between Real Sociedad and Basque Country rival Athletic Bilbao will be on Wednesday. Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic last month. The final will be in April in Seville.

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Last-place Wolverhampton stunned Premier League champion Liverpool with a 2-1 win at Molineux Stadium on Tuesday. Brazilian midfielder Andre struck a deflected winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time to deliver a blow to Liverpool’s hopes of securing Champions League soccer next season. It sent Wolves fans wild in a thrilling finish to the match. A dramatic end to the game saw Mohamed Salah score in the 83rd minute — ending his 10-game league goal drought — to equalize for Liverpool soon after Rodrigo Gomes had put Wolves ahead in the 78th.

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New Zealand players trained ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final against South Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, March 4. Despite an inconsistent tournament, the Kiwis managed to reach the last four, benefiting from Pakistan’s 5-wicket win over co-hosts Sri Lanka, which knocked the Green Army out on net run rate. With a spot in the semi-finals secured, New Zealand now aim to overcome their shaky form and challenge the unbeaten Proteas in a high-stakes clash for a place in the final.

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South Africa are preparing for their T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final against New Zealand at Eden Gardens on March 3, with captain Aiden Markram and coach Shukri Conrad inspecting the pitch. The unbeaten Proteas will rely on Markram, Ryan Rickelton, David Miller, Quinton de Kock, and their strong lower order, while Lungi Ngidi and Keshav Maharaj lead the bowling. Despite their red-hot form, past knockout failures still linger as they face Mitchell Santner’s explosive New Zealand side at the iconic Eden Gardens.

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Funerals for children killed in the February 28 strike on a girls’ primary school in southern Iran turn a geopolitical confrontation into a tableau of grief. Rows of small coffins, white shrouds, and rose petals mark the aftermath of the February 28 airstrike on a girls’ primary school in Minab. Iranian officials say the strike was carried out by U.S. and Israeli forces; the latest figures put the death toll at 165, most of them children. These images trace the passage from blast site to burial—classrooms turned into sites of loss, funeral processions swelling through southern Iran, and mourning that extends beyond its borders—capturing how a geopolitical confrontation collapses, in the end, into intimate, irreversible grief.

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