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Royal Challengers Bengaluru dismissed Lucknow Super Giants for a paltry 146-run total in match 23 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday (April 15). Rasikh Salam (4/24) claimed a four-fer and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/27) snared wickets off back-to-back balls for the hosts. The Super  Giants, meanwhile, were dealt a big blow with Rishabh Pant badly injuring his left elbow after being hit by a Josh Hazlewood delivery. The Australian pacer bowled three overs in the Power Play that read a scarcely believable 3-0-10-1.

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LDU Quito humbled Mirassol of Brazil 2-0 in their CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 2026, Group G match at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, on Tuesday (April 14). 24-year-old Yerlin Quinonez gave the 2008 champions an early lead with a 6th-minute goal, then club legend Jose Quintero made it 2-0 in the 34th. The visitors failed to cope with the hosts' attacking play, and their woes were compounded by Quito's high elevation (some 2,850 meters above sea level). In another Group G match on Thursday, Argentina's Lanus face Always Ready of Bolivia. LDU, arguably the most successful Ecuadorian club, opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Ready on match day 1, and they now lead the table with six points. Mirassol are second with three points, from their 1-0 win over Lanus.

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Falling under the Gaighata assembly constituency, Thakurnagar, home to a large number of people from the Matua community, is the epicentre of Matua politics in the state. As the founding family of the sect, the Thakurs, navigate in-family conflicts and shifting allegiance, people from the community await answers after thousands find their names removed from voter rolls after SIR. 

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Days after suffering a 1-0 defeat against Sporting Cristal in the Peruvian capital Lima, Paraguayan champions Cerro Porteno registered a fighting win over Atletico Junior of Colombia on match day 2 of the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 2026. In a cagey Group F match at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asuncion, Argentine forward Jonathan Torres's 57th-minute goal proved decisive. Sporting Cristal, meanwhile, will visit Sao Paulo to take on Brazilian giants Palmeiras on April 16. Palmeiras, the three-time champions, were held to a 1-1 draw by Junior on matchday 1. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16 in the Copa Libertadores, South America's top club football tournament.

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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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