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Two goals in two minutes by substitute Kadidiatou Diani roused Lyon to a late-surging 4-1 win over Roma and a place in the Women's Champions League quarterfinals. Roma stung the record eight-time European champion by taking a 74th-minute lead that provoked a fierce fightback, started by veteran France forward Diani scoring from close range on corners in the 77th and 79th on Wednesday. Chelsea and Real Madrid also won in Group B to join Lyon in the knockout stage with two rounds to spare. Lucy Bronze's spectacular volley after just 64 seconds set Chelsea on its way to a fourth straight win, 3-0 over last-place Celtic Teenager Linda Caicedo, the 2023 World Cup star for Colombia, was Madrid's standout in a 3-2 win at Twente after trailing in the first half.
India won their third Women’s Asian Champions Trophy as well as their second consecutive title after Deepika’s strike gave them a 1-0 victory in the final against China at Rajgir in Bihar on Wednesday, November 20. India have now joined South Korea as the three-time winners after an unbeaten run in the tournament, keeping six clean sheets in seven games. Deepika also scored her 11th goal of the competition.
Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for November 20, 2024
The second and final phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections has concluded, with over 1.23 crore voters eligible to cast their votes across 12 districts. This phase will determine the fate of 528 candidates, including Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Leader of the Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri. Here are some photos from the voting day.
This one wasn’t about their perfect season or a 15-game winning streak or even the NBA Cup. This was a chance for the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers to see where they stood against the defending champions. The Celtics won an unprecedented 18th championship last spring -- rolling over the Cavaliers in five games in the Eastern Conference semis – and entered the season as the favorites to repeat, or at least make it back to the NBA Finals. Cleveland, which won a playoff series last year for the first time since LeBron James left the second time in 2018, wasn’t expected to be a contender. But it was the Cavaliers who shot to the top of the standings this fall, with a franchise-record 15-game winning streak that left them as the last unbeaten team in the league. Coach Kenny Atkinson was the first NBA coach ever to win his first 15 games with a new team.
Dalton Knecht tied the NBA’s single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory. LeBron James had 26 points and 12 assists, and Anthony Davis had 26 points and 14 rebounds as the Lakers improved to 7-0 at home. Austin Reaves added 17 points for the defending NBA Cup champions, who improved to 2-0 in group play this season. The Lakers hadn’t won six straight games since February 2021, shortly after their championship run in the Florida bubble.
Dominik Szoboszlai scored a penalty in the ninth minute of stoppage time to deny Germany a victorious end to the Nations League group stage and show why Hungary is one of the hardest places to win in world soccer. Germany, already assured of a quarterfinal spot, was on course to win thanks to Felix Nmecha’s goal but the game took a late twist when Mihaly Kata’s shot ricocheted off Robin Koch’s arm as the German defender tried to turn away. After a video review, Szoboszlai stepped up to take the penalty and chipped it over goalkeeper Alexander Nübel to salvage a 1-1 draw for Hungary, which ends Group A3 third of four teams.
There were yet more goals for Viktor Gyökeres — arguably the most in-demand transfer target in European soccer right now — as Sweden demolished Azerbaijan 6-0. Gyökeres scored four goals, including one within seconds of Azerbaijan kicking off following another Sweden goal, and he overtook Norway’s Erling Haaland to end the group stage as Nations League top scorer with nine from six games. Gyökeres’ fellow forward Dejan Kulusevski finished with two goals after not having scored for the national team in more than a year.
Maharashtra is voting today for its next legislative assembly. The voting for all 288 assembly constituencies is being conducted in a single phase on November 20. The key battle for the polls is between the incumbent Mahayuti government and the opposition of Maha Vikas Aghadi.
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