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Manchester City walked into Anfield and walked out with a statement, putting three past Liverpool in a dominant performance that keeps their Premier League record perfect. But the result carries an asterisk the size of Merseyside — City were found guilty of one hundred and fourteen charges tied to financial rule breaches spanning nearly a decade, and the football world is still processing what that means for their legacy.
Shifting to Rome, Paulo Dybala is ready to embrace the biggest stage in club football. The Argentine forward is set for his home Champions League debut for Roma at the Olimpico, and he's made clear that the crowd will be a weapon when José Mourinho's Real Madrid come to town. Four seasons in, and Dybala is treating this moment like the one he's been building toward.
And in Jaipur, Karan Lamba reminded everyone exactly why they should have kept watching. Sidelined for years after scoring a hundred on debut, the Rajasthan batter came back swinging with an unbeaten century against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy opener, turning a flat deck into his personal statement match. The selectors are going to have a harder time looking away now.
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