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Although the Bavarians are up against a side that isn’t popularly tipped to break into the knockout stages due to other teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Olympiacos, they must be wary of the fact that Red Star have emerged victorious in each of their domestic league matches - six wins out of six. Further, it’s important to note that the visitors head into this fixture having brushed four teams aside in the qualifiers....

The 25-year-old Colombia international made 22 La Liga appearances for Real last season, scoring eight goals, and featured six times in the Champions League. “We are very happy to have completed this transfer,” Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement. “Signing James Rodriguez was the big wish of our coach Carlo (Ancelotti) after they worked successfully together in Madrid.” Rodriguez moved to Real Madrid from Monaco for a reported 60 million euros ($68....

Bayley has been active on social media throughout this time, and she posted a photo on social media with WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart at the Dallas Mavericks game. So what’s the significance? Dallas happens to be the host city of WrestleMania 38, and that’s exactly what Bayley (and Hart) were there for. WrestleMania 38 will be at the AT&T Stadium, six years after WWE first went there....

Both teams had played a very exciting match in the round-robin where the Sixers won the match with only two balls to spare but their semi-final encounter was one of the best matches played in the BBL. It was only the third match in BBL history to be decided by a Super Over. After being put into bat by Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques, the Brisbane Heat were off to a steady start thanks to early boundaries by Jimmy Pearson before he perished on 19....

Treasurer Chaudhry has apparently asked the reasons for sanctioning Dearness Allowance (DA) of USD 4050 for a period of nine days for Karim and sought supporting documents for the visit. Karim’s Dearness Allowness per day is INR Rs 30,000 per day (approximately), which is exclusive of the hotel tariff. The treasurer, in his e-mail to the CoA (a copy of which is in possession of PTI) has also drawn a parallel with how the administrators had stopped secretary’s UK visit during the T20 series, citing that he won’t add any value....

The home side lined up in a 4-3-3 with Spahic and Toprak featuring in central defence in front of Leno. Donati as usual occupied the right back slot while promising young midfielder Emre Can filled in at left back, a fact that United exploited. Son, Kießling and Castro provided the attacking threat with the latter replacing the influential Sidney Sam. The away side were hit with injuries as key men Vidic, Carrick and Robin van Persie were among the casualties....

Bayern Munich can dominate European club football under new coach Pep Guardiola as Spain have done at international level, according to Bayern captain Philipp Lahm. Lahm told the daily newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung that despite becoming the first German side to do the treble of the domestic double and the Champions League under Jupp Heynckes, it was merely the beginning of an era. “The best years are yet to come. The team will be strengthened and now we have the arrival of Pep Guardiola, another world class coach,” said the 29-year-old fullback, who apart from a two year stint with VfB Stuttgart from 2003-05 has spent his whole career with Bayern....

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed that the German giants were close to naming Arsene Wenger as their new manager in 1994, reports the Daily Mail. The Frenchman had just guided Monaco to the Champions League semi-final but decided to move to Tokyo, with the Ligue 1 side reluctant to let him join a European rival. In a move that would have arguably changed the landscape of European football, with Wenger radicalising the style of football played in England once he joined Arsenal, he could have built a dynasty in Bavaria rather than north London....

Ozil ruled out of Liverpool clash The 2014 World Cup winner made the surprise decision to hang up his boots last month and will take a sabbatical after Bayern’s quest for trophies on three fronts has run its course. Lahm is tipped to take on a role on Bayern’s board after that, with the role of sporting director still vacant after Matthias Sammer stepped down last year for health reasons....

The Bavarian club says Ribery tore muscle fiber in his right thigh during Wednesday evening’s training session at the team’s winter camp in Doha, Qatar. The team does not say how long the 35-year-old Frenchman will be out. Bayern is already without Arjen Robben (thigh injury) and Corentin Tolisso (cruciate ligament). Ribery was fined by the club last weekend for a tirade of obscene insults on social media in reaction to criticism he received over a video of him being served a gold-leaf steak while on vacation in Dubai....

Former Australian batsman and present national selector Mark Waugh believes England’s remarkable turnaround in the Ashes series that has seen them rebound from a thumping to the brink of triumph in two days of cricket could owe much to their Australian coach, Trevor Bayliss. Waugh on Friday said he had been caught by surprise at England’s resurgence at Edgbaston after the “absolute hiding we gave them at Lord’s”. “I thought once we won at Lord’s we would push on and win the series quite comfortably,” Waugh was quoted as saying by cricket....

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The game will be televised on ESPN. Both teams had surprising seasons with second-year coaches. Baylor (11-2) won the Big 12 championship under coach Dave Aranda with a running game that averaged 214.7 yards per game and a defense that allowed just 19.2 ppg. Backup quarterback Blake Sharpen played well in place of Gerry Bohanon late in the season, and SN second-team All-American safety Jalen Pitre anchors that tough defense....

The attacking trio have not seen as many collective outings as they would have liked over recent years, with injuries and loss of form conspiring against them. All three are, however, in contention to face Liverpool in Kiev on Saturday as Madrid chase a hat-trick of European crowns. Zinedine Zidane will have the final say on who makes his starting XI, with the likes of Isco, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez also in the mix, but Varane considers everybody to be in peak form....

“There has been no discussion on the South Africa series. It was not in the agenda but obviously any discussion can take place with the permission from the floor of the house. But since our secretary (Sanjay Patel) has informed CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat that our president will take call, it all depends on whatever Mr Srinivasan decides,” a senior office-bearer told PTI on Sunday. It is a common known fact that the BCCI and Cricket SA have been at loggerheads since Logart was appointed as the CEO....

Gullit called for the Liverpool defender to help cut out the errors that have dogged Ronald Koeman’s team. After winning the Champions League with Liverpool, Van Dijk helped his country reach the Nations League final, where they were beaten 1-0 by Portugal, and Koeman received widespread plaudits for turning the Oranje’s fortunes around following their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. But Gullit, who won the Ballon d’Or in 1987 ahead of the Netherlands’ triumph at the 1988 European Championship, called for Van Dijk to inspire improvement in the Dutch defence....

There are several items a player can collect in this indie video game. There are trinkets which are helpful items that unlock abilities, museum items for display, and clothing for Hank to wear. Players will need to get pretty far into the game to collect everything, so beware of spoilers for Bear and Breakfast ahead. RELATED: Bear and Breakfast: How to Delete a Room Bear and Breakfast’s Unlockable Trinkets Trinkets are items that give Hank new menus and abilities in order to help him navigate the world....

Chief executive Alan Schwartz, who had appeared on CNBC Wednedsay saying the bank’s balance sheet and liquidity levels were fine, blamed problems on persistent rumors of imminent collapse that the company couldn’t suppress. “We have tried to confront and dispel these rumors and parse fact from fiction,” Schwartz said Friday. “Nevertheless, amidst this market chatter, our liquidity position in the last 24 hours had significantly deteriorated.” It isn’t at all clear yet how bad things are at the company or what specific event, beyond the market rumors, prompted the crisis....

There has been a conscious effort by the club to ensure that a strong spine of players always props up this team and the last few years have seen a transition of sorts but largely they’ve managed to maintain a high calibre of players. Perhaps the most prized crown of all was the treble that came early this decade for Bayern under Jupp Heynckes and they’ve been trying to replicate the same since....

Bayern, who won Tuesday’s first leg in Munich 1-0 and remain on course for a treble, have been without the Dutchman this month as he continues to recuperate from an adductor muscle injury that was initially considered to be a minor one. “He is still injured. He is not expected to be fit next week,” Guardiola told a news conference. “I don’t know that,” he replied, when asked when the 32-year-old was likely to return....