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Barcagate Scandal: Former FC Barcelona president Bartomeu arrested following raids at club offices
Former president of FC Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu has been arrested following a raid at the club's offices.
First time in eight years, Manchester United tops the Premier League after its victory over Burnley
Manchester United, for the first time since they last won the title in 2012-13 under Sir Alex Ferguson, is now leading the title race after they secured a comfortable victory against Burnley.
Saudi Arabia gives nod to the formation of amateur women’s football league for the first time
Reportedly, a total of 24 female football teams from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam participated in the amateur league.
Football: Greta Thunberg, Yogendra Yadav in high demand ahead of Transfer Window as fans look for ‘quality protesters’ to have managers sacked
Speculations are rife about possible signings in the January Transfer Window as teams are expected to strengthen key positions in their squad.
While Indian Government maintains a strong stance against Rohingyas, ‘Rohingya Football Club’ comes up in Hyderabad and elsewhere
Rohingya Football Club, Rohingya Football Academy and Rfohingya FC Kishanbagh are three teams of Rohingyas in Hyderabad.
Footballer Sunil Chhetri wins the internet after he helps a fan to get a free subscription from Netflix to pass time during lockdown
Fan asks footballer Sunil Chhetri to share Netflix account details to use during the lockdown, gets Chhetri’s signed jersey and Netflix subscription card
Mesut Ozil, suffering horrible form at Arsenal, rakes up controversy with comments on China and ‘East Turkestan’
The message fro Mesut Ozil was written in a background of blue with a white crescent moon, the colours of Uyghur Separatists who call the region 'East Turkestan'.
Former Diplomat uses Houston paying respect to fallen Sikh officer to belittle PM Modi and the ‘Howdy Modi’ event, spreads fake news
In an attempt to mock Prime Minister Modi and his historic 'Howdy Modi' event, KC Singh used Houston paying respect to the fallen Sikh police officer, Sandeep Dhaliwal and spread fake news in the process.
Bengali Newspaper thinks Dustin and Lucas from Stranger Things are French footballers Griezmann and Umtiti in childhood
A Bengali newspaper has taken Griezmann's joking tweet seriously and published the image of Stranger Things actors as a photo from the football stars' childhood.
OpIndia Evening Dispatch : Sunday, 13th January 2019
The OpIndia Evening Dispatch will catch you up on the day's event even if you have been busy thus far.
