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India's T20 World Cup-winning hero Sanju Samson was back at his best with an unbeaten 101 before spinners tightened the noose as Chennai Super Kings thrashed Mumbai Indians by 103 runs in match 33 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday (April 23). Samson smashed his fifth IPL century, his second for CSK in four innings, to power the visitors to 207 for 6 after Mumbai opted to bowl. In reply, MI collapsed to 104 all out in 19 overs to succumb to their biggest defeat (by runs) in league history. For CSK, Windies left-arm spinner Akeal Hossain grabbed 4/17 in his third match this season, while Afghanistan left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmed showed perfect chemistry returning with 2/23 as CSK returned to winning ways after losing their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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Lamine Yamal was injured while converting a penalty in Barcelona’s 1-0 Spanish league win over Celta Vigo on Wednesday. Yamal scored in the 40th minute and immediately looked to the bench to signal he was hurt. He dropped to the ground as his teammates arrived to celebrate, then appeared to grab the back of his left leg. Yamal left the field on his own after being attended by doctors. He talked briefly with coach Hansi Flick on the sidelines before walking into the locker room tunnel by himself.

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The walls of Presidency University, Kolkata, have always been the canvas on which the dialogue between the powerful and the powerless is etched. Resistance is alive and well here, and student politics, alive and kicking. These walls are testimony to the reality that students are active political intellectuals, shaping contemporary discourse, challenging systems of authority in their own creative ways.

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Across Kolkata and beyond, election season in West Bengal is being marked as much by security formations as by political mobilisation. Central paramilitary forces, deployed in what officials describe as unprecedented numbers, are conducting route marches, guarding key constituencies, and shadowing campaign activity, underscoring the high-stakes nature of the polls. From temple precincts in Kalighat to dense urban constituencies in Kolkata, route marches and security drills have become a daily spectacle. With nearly 2.4 lakh personnel deployed, questions around scale, necessity, and the message such visibility sends are shaping the political atmosphere.

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Manchester City completed its ominous, late-season rise to the top of the Premier League by beating Burnley 1-0 thanks to Erling Haaland’s early goal on Wednesday, ending Arsenal’s 200-day stay in first place. The result condemned American-owned Burnley to relegation after one season back in the top flight. Haaland ran onto Jeremy Doku’s pass to convert a deft finish in the fifth minute for his league-high 24th goal of the campaign, which allowed City to back up its 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Sunday that, for many, turned Pep Guardiola’s team into the title favorite.

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Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez scored less than two minutes apart late in the second half, and Dayne St. Clair earned his second clean sheet of the season as Inter Miami beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday night. It was the fastest two goals in club history at one minute and 54 seconds. De Paul took a short corner from Telasco Segovia and curled a shot into the upper-right corner of the goal in the 82nd minute. Suárez, who entered in the 75th, volleyed a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Rafael Cabral for his second goal of the season. Miami (5-1-3) is unbeaten in its last eight regular-season games to sit in second in the Eastern Conference standings.

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In early hours of polling day, people across Tamil Nadu have started stepping out to cast their votes. People from Egmore constituency stepped out in large numbers to cast their votes in the morning. Egmore is an urban assembly constituency located in central Chennai. Chief minister MK Stalin along with his family Durga Stalin, son and deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu- Udhaynidhi Stalin cast their vote in Kolathur constituency around 9 am in the morning. Superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, TVK founder and actor Vijay cast their votes in the early hours of the polling day. Huge crowds of fans gathered outside the polling booth where Rajinikanth and Vijay voted.

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Construction of a cricket stadium for the Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028 has officially begun in California, United States of America, on Wednesday (April 22, 2026). A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the Fairplex Grounds in Pomona, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah terming it a "major milestone" for the game. Cricket returns to the Olympic programme after 128 years and will feature both men's and women's events, with six teams each, in the T20 International format. It was last played at the 1900 Paris Games -- a one-off, two-day match between teams representing Great Britain and France. Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, the purpose-built venue will host a few Major League Cricket (MLC) matches. "Our focus has been on expanding the footprint of cricket, and being part of the Olympic movement is something that brings both pride and dreams with it," Shah added. Elsewhere, cricket has found its place in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and South Asian Games.

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The first phase of voting in West Bengal’s Assembly elections is underway across 152 constituencies spread over 16 districts, including four in Jhargram. Polling began at 7 a.m. on Thursday amid tight security arrangements, with 2,407 companies of central forces deployed alongside personnel from the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police. From urban centres to remote, tribal-dominated regions like Jangalmahal, once a Maoist hotspot, voters lined up early to cast their ballots, reflecting both the scale and significance of this phase. The remaining 142 constituencies will go to polls in the second phase on April 29, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4.

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