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Ronaldo Beats Old Enemy Atletico – Juventus to make Champions League quarters

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Cristiano Ronaldo gained a spectacular hat-trick for Juventus, to push them into the Champions League quarter-finals. He had scored a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

The Portugal superstar had scored two headers either side of half-time and a late penalty. This had put an end to Atletico’s hopes of reaching the final in its Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

It is for the eighth time that Ronaldo has scored a hat-trick in the competition. Juventus had signed Ronaldo from Real Madrid for 100 million euros ($117 million). Ronaldo is expected to achieve a fourth straight Champions League title.

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Injured Williamson in doubt for third Test, may delay the IPL departure

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New Zealand’s injured captain Kane Williamson may not be playing the third Test against Bangladesh, due to his injuries. The test is scheduled to begin on Saturday in Christchurch. Reports said that Kane Williamson is expected to delay his departure for the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Williamson suffered a shoulder injury during Bangladesh’s first innings of the second Test in Wellington. New Zealand had won the match on Tuesday by an innings and 12 runs.

The head coach of the New Zealand cricket team Gary Stead had said in a statement that Williamson’s scan reports had detected a tear to his left pectoral minor muscle in his shoulder. “There’s obviously irritation and a wee bit of bleeding, it’s not a major injury,” said Gary Stead. “We’re hopeful that he will recover quickly, and the thing for us is to make sure he doesn’t aggravate it any more. He will come to Christchurch and we will make an assessment there on whether he plays.” he added.

Williamson had scored 74 although he had suffered considerable discomfort in batting.

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Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi becomes Australian citizen in Melbourne ceremony

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Hakeem al-Araibi(26), a refugee footballer who was detained in Thailand becomes an Australian citizen on Tuesday. He had been threatened with extradition to Bahrain and he said that he feels sure “no one can follow me now”, after getting the citizenship.

The citizenship he received was described as a victory for all the organisations and individuals who worked tirelessly for his release from the Thai prison.

Melbourne’s Federation Square had witnessed a ceremony as Australia welcomed its newest citizens, in which Hakeem al-Araibi received his citizenship with 207 others. He had spent more than 70 days in prison with the threat of extradition to Bahrain hanging over him.

He wrote on Twitter, “I am very grateful to you, now I feel safe. No one can follow me now,”.

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Cardiff striker Sala missing after suspected plane crash

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Argentina Football player Emiliano Sala, feared to be dead in the suspected plane crash. The plane, from France to England was found missing over the English Channel on Monday night. Sala had signed from French club Nantes for a reported fee of 17mil euros on Monday.

The search continued throughout Tuesday. “The search was terminated at 02:00, with all search and rescue assets being stood down, due to strengthening winds, worsening sea conditions and reducing visibility,” – a statement from police said. Reports states that the flight had only two passengers including Sala. Nantes have postponed their French Cup match against third-tier side Entente SSG on Wednesday as a mark of respect.

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Athlete sets the record for running in an extreme weather

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Dmitri Voloshin, an athlete from Moldova sets record for running 50 km in -60 degree weather. Dmitri Voloshin, had been a part of the charity run earlier this month in the Oymyakon district of the Sakha Republic, northeastern Russia. The race was finished in six hours.

Voloshin was the first athlete to run this distance at such a low temperature without any medical aid and rescuers. “It was very difficult to breathe — too little oxygen in the air, and the mask clogged with ice. Here my free diving experience of holding breath came in handy,” said Voloshin. He also added that, at the times when he felt he wanted to stop, thinking about his family helped him to overcome the situation. The IronMan triathlon world championship and swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar are his other achievements.

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