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  'Maestro' Pirlo faces mentor Lucescu in CL opener

  Agence France-Presse .Milan | Updated at 07:04pm on October 19, 2020

  Andrea Pirlo takes his first managerial steps in the Champions League at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday, a game which pits the fledgling Juventus coach against...

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  Klopp promises to wait on Van Dijk like a 'good wife'

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:42pm on October 19, 2020

  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said supporting Virgil van Dijk is his priority after the talismanic Dutch defender suffered cruciate knee ligament damage that will likely...

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  Indian star pulls out of Murali biopic

  Agence France-Presse . Chennai | Updated at 10:31pm on October 19, 2020

  A popular actor who was set to star as Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in a biopic withdrew from the project on Monday after the cricketer warned he could face a backlash from...

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  Mahmudullah guides his XI to victory

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:47pm on October 19, 2020

  Mahmudullah hit a captain’s knock to guide Mahmudullah XI to a four-wicket win over Tamim XI in their last group-stage match of the BCB President’s...

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  U-19 camp at BKSP closed

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:33pm on October 19, 2020

  Bangladesh Cricket Board has shut down the junior Tigers preparation camp at BKSP on Monday as few of the cricketers were showing symptoms of coronavirus infection. The camp was...

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  New Champions League offers fresh start for Barca

  Agence France-Presse . Madrid | Updated at 06:23pm on October 19, 2020

  Gerard Pique called for changes from top to bottom but 65 days have passed since the humilation by Bayern Munich and Barcelona's recovery looks far...

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  Pep challenges Aguero to earn new City deal

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:36pm on October 19, 2020

  Pep Guardiola says Sergio Aguero must earn a new contract at Manchester City even though he is the club’s all-time record goalscorer. Aguero, who returned from a four-month spell out...

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  Rooney 'angry' after being forced to self-isolate

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 07:33pm on October 19, 2020

  Wayne Rooney says he is ‘angry and disappointed’ that he will miss matches for Championship side Derby due to a period of self-isolation despite testing...