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Royal Challengers Bengaluru face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Saturday, March 28, 2026. RCB are the defending champions and under their captain Rajat Patidar, they will look to secure consecutive title victories. They have a settled batting lineup although the bowling unit is suffering from injuries and availability issues. SRH are also missing their captain Pat Cummins and Ishan Kishan will lead them as stand-in skipper. They boast of an explosive batting lineup and their aim would be to unleash their batters against a slightly weakened RCB bowling to clinch the opening victory of the season. 

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Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for March 28, 2026

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From football players wearing black arm-bands and carrying backpacks, to  protests with symbolic coffins, to ordinary citizens holding a memorial for schoolgirls killed in a US Israeli attack on a girls' primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, a nation unites in mourning and resolve, to fight the oppressors promising to 'liberate' them. 

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Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the NBA on Friday (March 27, 2026). Banchero logged his third straight game of 30-plus points for the Magic (39-34), who fell below the play-in cut in the Eastern Conference during their skid that came immediately after a seven-game winning streak had propelled them into fifth place. This was the 25th time in Banchero's four-year career that he logged at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists. Only Tracy McGrady (66) has more such games.

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Kon Knueppel tallied 26 points and scored six 3-pointers to become the youngest player in NBA history to aggregate 250 in a season, as the Charlotte Hornets snapped the New York Knicks' seven-game winning streak with a 114-103 victory in the NBA on Friday (March 27, 2026). Knueppel, 20, nearly had his first career triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists. LaMelo Ball added 22 points and Brandon Miller had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who’ve won five straight. Miles Bridges and Coby White each chipped in with 17 points. 

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Ben White turned hero to zero as his foul late on Federico Vinas handed Uruguay a draw as La Celeste fought back late on in the international friendly match. The Arsenal defender, who was jeered on by English fans, scored from a corner but his stoppage-time foul saw VAR award a penalty to the visitors with Real Madrid skipper Federico Valverde scoring past James Trafford to earn his side a draw. England suffered for large parts of the game with no end product and missing their star players including captain Harry Kane.

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Paraguay sealed a narrow 1-0 win over Greece in an international friendly at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Friday, with Diego Gomez's second-half strike proving to be the winner. Greece controlled the ball in the first half but failed to create clear openings. Paraguay sat deep, soaking pressure to preserve a clean sheet. The breakthrough for Los Guaranies came in the 52nd minute, with Gomez scoring from a set-piece situation. Greece pushed hard for an equaliser, but the visitors held firm to deny the Ethniki's misfiring attack.

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Spain cruised past Serbia 3-0 in an international friendly match at Estadio de la Ceramica on Friday. La Roja were two goals up inside the first half, courtesy of a clinical brace from Mikel Oyarzabal. The Real Sociedad player finished a brilliant Spain move to find the back of the net in the 16th minute, before doubling his tally in the 44th minute. Spain continued to dominate possession in the second half, with Serbia failing to test Unai Simon. The hosts added a third goal in the 72nd minute, when Victor Munoz converted from close range, completing the rout.

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Germany edged Switzerland 4-3 in a thrilling seven-goal encounter in an international friendly at St. Jakob-Park on Friday. The Swiss struck first in the 17th minute through Dan Ndoye, but Jonathan Tah equalised for Germany just nine minutes later. The Nati restored their lead when Breel Embolo found the back of the net in the 41st minute, but Serge Gnabry levelled in the first-half stoppage time. The second half belonged to Florian Wirtz, with the midfielder scoring in the 61st minute to put Germany ahead for the first time. Switzerland briefly equalised through Joel Monteiro in the 79th minute, but Wirtz struck again in the 85th minute to seal a brilliant victory for the visitors.

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The Netherlands continued their good form under Ronald Koeman, coming from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in an international friendly match at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Friday. Norway struck first in the 24th minute, when Andreas Schjelderup found the back of the net after a swift counter-attacking move from the visitors. The Landslaget continued to press the Dutch backline, but the Oranje struck back in the 35th minute through captain Virgil van Dijk. The Liverpool defender powered home a header from a corner to level the scores. Tijjani Reijnders struck six minutes into the second half to put the Dutch ahead, and the hosts held firm against a late Norwegian push by Erling Haaland to seal the win. This result stretches the Netherlands' unbeaten run to 13 straight games.

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