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Spain and Italy are old enemies, but when they resume their rivalry in Saturday's crucial tie, all eyes will be on Marco Asensio and Andrea Belotti, two youngsters who have revitalized their team's attack options. The astronomer of Real Madrid Asensio, 21, and the 23-year-old forward Torino Belotti, were absent when Italy defeated Spain in Euro 2016 last year but have since become two of the attacking players Most exciting in Europe. The former world champions are tied for 16 points at the top of Group G and the winner of Saturday's showdown will be heavily placed to crown the group and automatically qualify for the 2018 World Cup, leaving the runner to fight in a play-off . Belotti, dubbed the rooster, who scored 26 goals for Torino last season and scored four goals from four starts in Italy's qualifying round, is central to Italy's hopes of leaving the Bernabeu victorious. Last season he left the track in Turin's 3-0 victory over Sassuolo, prompti...

Sri Lanka cricket has been hurt by the miserable way, the execution of recent results, administrative problems, and if that was not enough, fitness concerns too. Chamara Kapugedara became the most recent player to retire from the series against India, which visitors lead 3-0, with a back injury. Lasith Malinga will take her place for the fourth ODI to be played on Thursday. But Upul Tharanga will return to lead the team in the fifth ODI. Malinga's appointment is the fifth captaincy change to the Sri Lankan national team in the last seven matches of the competition. Tharanga had been banned by two parties for a slow speed, which meant that he was excluded from the third and fourth ODI. The appointment of Malinga as captain on duty comes just two months after he was fined and delivered a suspension of the ban on comments he made after the mediocre demonstration of Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy in June. The turmoil in Sri Lanka's cricket also shifted to administr...

Joe Rimmer and the rest of the team will be with you today from 7am to ensure constant coverage of all CFLs including news, great photos, nostalgia, live interviews and much more. ECHO will also provide you with the latest transfer news as the summer progresses, with every rumor and story being digested and analyzed every day with updates from CFL's full-time reporter James Pearce The editor of CFL Andy Kelly, Ian Doyle, Neil Jones, Kristian Walsh and more. There will be all the latest team news before the games, plus all press conferences of Jurgen Klopp live and with the video. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfer-news-live-lemar-13545292

The missile, launched early Tuesday in Korea, flew over the island of Hokkaido before crashing into the sea. The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting later in response. North Korea has carried out a flurry of missile tests recently in the midst of growing international discomfort. This is the first time he shoots what is believed to be a ballistic weapon over Japan. On the previous two occasions their rockets crossed Japan - in 1998 and 2009 - North Korea said they were for satellite launch vehicles, and therefore not guns. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, of the BBC in Tokyo, says that this latest launch seems to be the first of a missile powerful enough to carry a nuclear warhead. The South Korean military said the missile was fired eastward just before 0600 local time (2100 GMT) from near the northern capital, Pyongyang, which is rare. Early analysis of the launch suggests the missile:      It flew a distance of more than 2,700 kilometers (1,678 miles) ...

The image of a lady being harassed by a Nigerian soldier to remove a camouflage has surfaced online. The incident that has been met with widespread condemnation occurred somewhere in the northern region on Wednesday. A picture of the incident, which has been tending on the internet, showed that the victim was forced to pull down his pants to his underwear. A military officer, who was supervising the unpleasant spectacle, leaned over the victim, who seemed terrified and seemed to be pleading with another officer whose face was not revealed by the shot. Although the identity of the supervising officer was also protected by his cap, the lady's face in the center of the drama was visible. However, a large number of people, who reacted to the photo on different social media platforms, condemned the incident, saying the victim was dehumanized.

Former Celtic and Arsenal striker John Hartson has said Kieran Tierney has emerged as Jose Mourinho's top transfer transfer. The Manchester United manager has spent over £ 150million this summer in the shape of Nemanja Matic, Romelu Lukaku and Victor Lindelof. Mourinho spoke openly to his delight in United's transfer dealings but remains expected to make a fourth sign. United are joining Inter's Ivan Perisic at the start of the season but he has failed to meet the Serie A club's £ 48million price, while also retaining the interest in back-back Tottenham Danny Rose. MAN UTD CHANGES IN Victor Lindelof (£ 30.75m, from Benfica), Romelu Lukaku (£ 75m, from Everton), Nemanja Matic (£ 40m, from Chelsea) MAN UTD CHANGE Zlatan Ibrahimovic (released), Josh Harrop (free, with Preston), Wayne Rooney (free, with Everton), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (loan, to the Palace), Adnan Januzaj (£ 9.8m, Real Sociedad) Borthwick- Jackson (loan, Leeds) The England left-back is set for talks...