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• Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan and Manchester City beat Porto as the 2026-27 Champions League tournament resumed. • Erling Haaland scored the goals that secured the victory for Manchester City. • Manchester City head coach Enzo Maresca provided a performance assessment to TNT Sports following the win.

• India defeated Chinese Taipei 15-0 on Wednesday during the final Pool A match of the AHF Junior Asia Cup 2026. • The defending champions secured the victory in Moqi, China, to officially seal their place in the tournament semi-finals. • This dominant performance ensures India advances in the competition to defend its title as the reigning champion.

• Smriti Mandhana led India Women to a 137-run victory over Hong Kong during a Group A match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on Thursday. • Mandhana scored a record 124 runs off 64 balls at the Dubai International Stadium. • This dominant win secures a strong start for India in the tournament's group stage.

• India secured a spot in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 semi-finals after defeating Hong Kong by 137 runs in Dubai. • Smriti Mandhana led the charge with a record-breaking 124 runs, helping India post a dominant total of 193/5. • India's bowling attack delivered a clinical performance, bowling Hong Kong out for only 56 runs in 16.2 overs.

• India secured a dominant 94-run victory over Thailand in their Group A Women's T20 Asia Cup opener on Sunday. • Shafali Verma led the scoring with an explosive 64 off 36 balls, helping India reach 159/9 despite a late batting collapse. • India's bowling attack dismantled Thailand, bowling them out for just 65 runs to seal the win.

Seals and sea lions often communicate by touch and share spaces with wild birds, placing them at risk of infection from H5N1 virusFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSince H5 bird flu arrived in Portland, Victoria, the situation has been “pretty grim” with many dead and suffering birds on the beach, and the dilemma of how to dispose of the carcasses, according to local resident Lynn Murrell.But since the first confirmed case in a fur seal on Sunday at Beachport, South Australia – a two-hour trip over the border – people have been worried for their local “pet seal”, known as Sammy. Continue reading...

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia on Wednesday follows three mass mortality events in ternsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The seal was found dead at Beachport on Wednesday on the state’s Limestone Coast. It marks a fresh escalation in the spread of the virus days after the South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, announced three mass mortality events on offshore islands involving more than 1,000 greater crested terns.The highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed millions of birds globally and crossed over into mammal species, including elephant seals. Long-nosed fur seals and the endangered Australian sea lion are among the mammal species the federal government has assessed as facing very high risk from the virus. The SA government has also confirmed a little penguin found at Kangaroo Island this week also tested positive for H5 bird flu. Continue reading...