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Robert Lewandowski scored twice as reigning champions Bayern came from behind to beat Mainz 3-1 away from home. Leipzig coach confirms Arsenal talks Arjen Robben also scored for Bayern, who cancelled out Jhon Cordoba’s fourth-minute opener to return to the summit at least for now ahead of RB Leipzig’s hosting of Schalke on Saturday. Afterwards, Rummenigge heaped praise on head coach Carlo Ancelotti and Co, saying: “We were very dominant today, especially in the first half....

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund maintained its unbeaten start in dramatic fashion. Bayern, beaten by Hertha Berlin last weekend, was bidding to end a three-game run without a win, but the latest loss will pile the pressure on Niko Kovac and call into question his ongoing tenure as coach. “We’re making too many individual mistakes and these are causing uncertainty in the team,” Kovac said. Bayern started the season with seven wins across all competitions, but has dropped to fifth after seven rounds of the league, four points behind Dortmund....

Barcelona have been hit by losses of around €97 million from last season, which has doubled their debt to €488 million. The club was forced to recoup large amounts of money by shedding rid off contracts of players like Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal, and Ivan Rakitic. However, it seems as if that wasn’t enough to get Barcelona out of the situation they found themselves in. Many of the club’s players, such as Ousmane Dembele and Samuel Umtiti, have been linked with moves away from the club....

In case you didn’t know… Sane was heavily linked with a move to the Allianz Arena over the summer but any chances of the transfer broke down after he picked up a cruciate ligament tear in the Community Shield. Bayern Munich ultimately went on to complete the loan signing of Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona for a fee of €8.5 million. The Bundesliga defending champions have endured a difficult start to the new campaign and are currently without a permanent manager after head coach Niko Kovac was sacked earlier this month....

Bayern Munich welcomed Barcelona to the Allianz Arena for their Champions League Group C clash on Tuesday. The GW 2 fixture was a spectacle in every sense of the term, with the teams trading punches right until the end. Barca had their fair share of chances to win the game, but it was the Bavarians who came out on top, securing a 2-0 win on the night. Muller started the game for Julian Nagelsmann’s side, putting in an impressive shift to ensure victory for his team....

’Pogba doesn’t really understand the game’ Robben picked up a minor muscular problem while away on international duty with Netherlands and missed the 1-0 Bundesliga defeat to rivals Borussia Dortmund at the weekend, while Javi Martinez sustained a hamstring injury against Augsburg last month. The duo resumed training on Monday and were thought to be in line for a return in the Group D contest, but Bayern confirmed the pair will stay behind in Munich rather than make the trip to Russia....

The 17-year-old has represented Queensland’s Under-17 and Under-19 teams in recent seasons, but will now be linking up with the Brisbane Heat squad ahead of the BBL which begins later this week. Jack Sinfield will act as the replacement player for England all-rounder Lewis Gregory, who is currently in South Africa as part of his country’s limited-overs tour. The first ODI between England and South Africa has been cancelled as a result of COVID-19, and it remains to be seen when the tour will finally finish....

Carlos Brathwaite had played four matches in magenta three seasons ago as a replacement player. Speaking at the BBL 2020-21 season launch in Hobart, Carlos Brathwaite said that he was keen to make an impact with Sydney Sixers. Looking to catch a good rhythm: Carlos Brathwaite The man most famous for hitting four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes to clinch the 2016 T20 World Cup for his team admitted that he needs to get into rhythm first....

India already has played two major overseas tours this year and are scheduled to play Australia at the end of this year and New Zealand at the starting of the next year. The team played no warm-up game before the Test matches against South Africa and played just a single game in England, that too just a two-day match. India lost both the series by a margin 1-2 and 1-4 respectively, and cricket experts stated that a lack of practice games as the reason for India’s poor performances....

The three-member committee comprising of board president Shashank Manohar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, the president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) and Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Saurashtra Cricket Association, had questioned the players in question on December 24, along with Ravi Sawani, head of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and given them time until Monday to respond in writing to the charges levied against them. Chandila was arrested by Delhi police in 2013 along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates S Sreesanth and Ankit Chavan, on the charges of attempting to fix IPL games while Shah was suspended by the board in June 2015 after he had reportedly made a corrupt approach to one of his colleagues from first-class cricket, who is also a member of one of the IPL teams....

Goa Police had recently arrested three top-ranking GCA officials, including its president Chetan Desai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla for allegedly encashing a Rs 3.13 crore cheque from the BCCI in 2006-07 and depositing it in a fake bank account in the name of the state cricket association. In the wake of such incidents, the BCCI has now decided to tighten the screws while distributing funds to the state associations....

Given the instability in India Inc., the price was much lower than what Airtel was paying to the BCCI for each international match till March 31 when the telecom major refused to renew the contract. Airtel paid Rs.3.33 crore match. The marketing committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met here at the Cricket Centre, Mumbai, early Thursday morning to receive the bids made for the sponsorship rights....

Beal finished with 27 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 21 off the bench as Washington beat the Knicks in New York for the ninth straight time, 110-107 on Monday night. “I feel like every time I step into this building, I need to have a great game,” Beal said. “That is how I approach it. It is a true basketball building. There is legacy and history here. It’s a big stage with lots of lights....

The Bears used their first-round quarterback sparingly in their “Sunday Night Football” loss to the Rams, but he made the most of his opportunity in the third quarter. Field took off to his right after the snap, followed a blocker and dived into the end zone with a Los Angeles defender clinging to him for his first NFL touchdown, a 3-yard rush that cut the Rams’ lead to 20-14. LA went on to win 34-14....

The viral Reddit post posed the question “What’s your scariest camping experience,” and it has garnered 19,500 upvotes and 5,900 comments. Redditor @Dolphins_With_Dildos shared the post to the subreddit “Ask Reddit,” and people weighed in with their stories and experiences. Camping is a favorite pastime beloved by many people all over the world. It has been around for a long time, but recreational camping was founded by Thomas Hiram Holding, according to Encyclopedia Britannica....

Beats By Dre officially has unveiled its often-rumored Studio Buds, available in black, white, and Beats red, with an expected release later this summer for $149.99. At $50 to $100 less than Apple’s AirPods and AirPods Pro, with comparable performance and battery life, the new earbuds could become a major competitor. The new earbuds offer balanced and powerful sound by way of a “customized acoustic platform,” in addition to quality call performance, thanks to two dual beam-forming microphones....

Chelsey Brown, from New York, is a 29-year-old interior decorator who researches genealogy as a hobby, finding lost heirlooms at flea markets and antique shops and then returning them to their families. The New Yorker uploads videos revealing the histories behind the objects to her TikTok account and has almost 190,000 followers. Brown told Zenger News in an exclusive interview that she found the diary kept by a woman who wrote beautiful poems to the love of her life....

England began their campaign in the European Championship in France with a 1-1 draw against Russia in Marseille, and next Thursday will face their neighbours Wales in Lens, reports Efe. “I think we’ll beat them but I don’t think it’s going to be easy because (Wales coach) Chris Coleman has done such a great job with the lads and they’ve got such a great, strong team spirit,” Beckham said on Monday....

EA won’t be at E3 in a big way like it has been in the past, but that won’t be stopping some of its games from being showcased over the weekend. During Summer Game Fest kickoff, Geoff Keighley officially confirmed that Battlefield 2042 gameplay would be shown off during the Xbox and Bethesda game showcase. RELATED: Battlefield 2042 Will Not Offer Singleplayer Campaign Summer Game Fest is just getting started as the Summer event takes place on various dates between now and July 22....