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Raphinha double seals Barcelona Super Cup win over Real

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Jan 12 (UNI) Raphinha was FC Barcelona's hero as his side retained the Spanish Super Cup with a 3-2 win over Real Madrid in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Sunday night.
The Brazilian scored his side's first goal and then netted the winner in the second half with a touch of fortune to decide a thrilling game where Madrid looked for an equalizer until the final moments.
Madrid started with Kylian Mbappe on the bench and Dean Huijsen in for Antonio Rudiger in defense, with coach Xabi Alonso adopting a pragmatic policy of getting his side to defend deep and look to hit Barcelona on the break.
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No 'false start' for new era but Aussies eye quick rebound

16 Feb 2026 | 4:33 PM

Sydney, Feb 16 (UNI) Australia coach Shelley Nitschke has pushed back on suggestions Sunday's loss to India was a 'false start' to their new era in the shortest format, adamant there is plenty of time to refine plans for the mid-year women's T20 World Cup.
Playing their first T20I in almost 12 months, Australia made several key changes to their batting line-up for the opening T20I against India, who were full of confidence coming off a 5-0 T20I
series sweep against Sri Lanka in December.

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ICC approve replacements in Australia, Namibia, Scotland T20 WC squads

16 Feb 2026 | 3:19 PM

Chennai, Feb 16 (UNI) The ICC on Monday approved replacements for injured players in the
Australia, Namibia and Scotland squads in the ongoing T20 cricket tournament being jointly
hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

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Deputy CM Maurya praises India’s historic T20 World Cup victory

16 Feb 2026 | 3:13 PM

Lucknow, Feb 16 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya congratulated the Indian cricket team following their emphatic victory over Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, saying the win brought pride and honour to the nation.

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Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag praise India after dominant Pakistan win

16 Feb 2026 | 3:01 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised India after their emphatic 61-run win over Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, lauding the team’s dominance in both powerplay and bowling phases.

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Amit Shah to launch BJP’s 2027 Punjab poll campaign with massive Moga rally after Holi

16 Feb 2026 | 2:49 PM

Chandigarh, Feb 16 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to formally sound the bugle for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections with a high-profile rally featuring union Home Minister Amit Shah in Moga.

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