Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
The Argentine joined Barca on a free transfer during the close season, but made only five appearances in all competitions due to a calf injury and his cardiac issues, scoring once in a 2-1 home defeat by Real Madrid.
Edge Southampton 2-1 to take campaign to final day of the season.
There is the range of new launches during this year's festive season.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Alves joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2008 and made 391 appearances, becoming a regular under ex-managers Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Tata Martino and Luis Enrique before leaving for Juventus in 2016.
The U-19 side will be playing in the Asian Cup beginning December 23 in the UAE.
On the eve of busy season Credit Policy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the government and the Reserve Bank will take necessary steps to keep inflation moderate and foster growth in the economy.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
Liverpool's first match since being confirmed as champions is at City's stadium and Pep Guardiola said his players would pay tribute to Juergen Klopp's title-winning side.
English Premier League champions Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over struggling Manchester United in their derby at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Liverpool need five points to be sure of their first English league crown in three decades and dethrone City, who have won the title in the last two seasons.
To energise a dull real estate market, Mumbai developers are lining up prelaunches of residential apartments. This is a popular way to raise funds before construction begins.
City did not replace Argentine striker Sergio Aguero last year when the club's all-time top scorer moved to Barcelona on a free transfer.
Discovering a way to deal with negative emotions is often the first step toward overcoming emotional eating.
Australia have drawn inspiration from former World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh in how to handle big-match pressure ahead of Friday's quarter-final against Pakistan.
Barcelona were drawn in Group E with Bayern Munich, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv.
City need three points to be sure of securing their third title in four years
The online strategy cuts down on marketing and distribution costs, allowing Xiaomi to sell feature-rich phones at low prices.
Messi was a mainstay of Guardiola's Barca side that won 14 major titles and has been linked with a switch to City
The three Premier League and three La Liga clubs in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool to face Portuguese side Benfica.
It wasn't his players' performance but a luck not going his way -- not once but twice -- that saw the Spaniard lose his cool.
England forward Raheem Sterling joined Chelsea on a five-year contract from Manchester City, the two English Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Ronaldo back for Man Utd but injured Shaw faces weeks out
Karnataka outplayed Orissa by 44 runs to record their second successive win in the Inter-State All India Twenty20 Tournament in Mumbai.
Real are on 81 points with four games to go. They are 17 points ahead of nearest rivals Sevilla.
'We die or we win, it's as simple as that.' 'No one is staying in the middle.' 'I want that commitment from each and everyone of you.'
Lionel Messi, who is Barcelona's all-time top scorer with 634 goals in 731 games, is expected to spend three seasons at Manchester City before moving to CFG's Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC.
Manchester City said in a statement that both players did not display any symptoms and are currently self-isolating in line with protocols established by the Premier League and the British government.
Leaders Manchester City were held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace
The paper added that at least four managers as well as players from several teams could be affected.
Manchester City had a late goal from Gabriel Jesus ruled out by VAR video review as they drew 2-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday -- their first league home game without victory in nearly eight months.
Juergen Klopp's side will meet the winners of Sunday's other semi-final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the May 14th final
The winner will be named on August 26, along with UEFA's women's player of the year and Champions League positional award winners, at the Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul.
Trinidad & Tobago might have notched up a convincing 25-run win over Brisbane Heat on Sunday, but captain, Denesh Ramdin is not satisfied with the performance of his batsmen.
Second-placed City play Arsenal, managed by Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta, at the Etihad on Wednesday.
Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
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