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Real Madrid Kick Off Their Champions League Title Defense

Sep 18, 2024

Image: Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid have kicked off their Champions League title defense with a comfortable 3-1 win over Stuttgart.

Kylian Mbappe was among the scorers…with what was his first European goal for the holders.

In other results…Harry Kane scored four, as Bayern Munich hammered Dinamo Zagreb 9-2

Liverpool overcame AC Milan 3-1

Aston Villa had a 3-0 win over Young Boys

Juventus defeated PSV Eindhoven 3-1

While Sporting Lisbon beat Lille 2-0.

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Over in the EFL Cup…Man United are safely through to the last-16…after a convincing 7-0 win over Barnsley.

This is the Red Devils biggest win under Erik Ten Hag.

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Malaysia’s Mohd Aniq Kasdan has won the gold medal in the 61kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.

He also managed to break the national record with a lift of 298kg’s, surpassing the previous best mark which he himself had set at the recent Paris Olympics.

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Glasgow has agreed to host a scaled-down version of the 2026 Commonwealth Games…following Victoria’s earlier decision to withdraw as host due to rising costs.