Jose Mourinho was finally given something to smile about as a tempestuous trip to the United States ended with a 2-1 victory over former club Real Madrid thanks to first-half strikes from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Dilip Nath’s 46 at the top of the order including five fours and a six helped Chitwan Tigers put 142 runs on board for their second match of the tournament against Kathmandu Kings XI.

BARCELONA, Nov 3: Barcelona plays Sevilla at the Camp Nou on Saturday, in a bid to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions, which will take them 11 points above their fierce rivals Real Madrid, who faces Las Palmas on Sunday. Second placed Valencia, who is four points behind Barcelona takes on Leganes in an early kick-off on Saturday as well.

LONDON, August 23: The original handwritten score for the Beatles song ‘Eleanor Rigby’ is to be sold at auction, alongside the deeds of the grave of the woman said to have been immortalized by the Fab Four.

KATHMANDU, June 17: The results of the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) were published on Friday. Out of the total examinees of Grade 10 in the seven provinces, girls outnumbered boys in five provinces.

MADRID, Jan 15: Lionel Messi didn't need a free kick this time, scoring from close range to help Barcelona rout Las Palmas 5-0 and move within two points of Spanish league leader Real Madrid on Saturday.

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 23: Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho scored first-half goals to set up Liverpool for a 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League on Saturday.

MADRID, Oct 3: Celta Vigo took advantage of an early breakdown by Barcelona and the late blunder by Ter Stegen to hold on to its home victory.

MADRID, Oct 3: Celta Vigo took advantage of an early breakdown by Barcelona and the late blunder by Ter Stegen to hold on to its home victory.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20: Taekwondo may be best known for its flashy and acrobatic kicks, but the electronic scoring system used at the Olympics apparently doesn't care whether or not fighters use the correct technique. That's resulting in a lot of bizarre kicks that no true practitioner of the Korean martial art would recognize, in a departure that some say cheapens the sport.

STOKE, Aug 20: Sergio Aguero rediscovered his accuracy from the penalty spot in scoring one of his two goals for Manchester City in a 4-1 win at Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday.

Rafa Marquez and Hector Herrera scored late goals to lift Mexico over Uruguay 3-1 in an opening-round