June 2020

Barcelona , July 1 (ANI): Barcelona played out a 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid in the ongoing La Liga here on Wednesday.The match started at a furious pace with Barcelona taking a 1-0 lead after Diego Costa scored an own goal in the 11th minute. However, the lead only lasted eight minutes as Saul Niguez successfully converted a penalty to level the scores. The second half barely began and Barcelona was awarded a penalty. Lionel Messi took the charge and made no mistake to put Barcelona ahead of Atletico Madrid.However,…

Barcelona , July 1 (ANI): Barcelona's Lionel Messi on Wednesday scored his 700th career goal during the La Liga match against Atletico Madrid.Messi reached the milestone after scoring through a penalty in the 50th minute of the match. "Leo Messi's penalty against Atletico Madrid was the 700th of his professional career -630 for Barca and 70 for Argentina, including official and friendly games. Counting friendlies for Barca too, he has 735 goals," Barcelona said in a statement.Messi's first goal came on May 1, 2005, at the…

Genoa , July 1 (ANI): Juventus secured a commanding 3-1 win over Genoa in the ongoing Serie A here on Wednesday.In the first half, both the clubs gave each other a tough competition, restricting one another from taking a lead.However, Juventus needed just five minutes to break the deadlock in the second half as Paulo Dybala scored a stunning goal. Six minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo turned the scoreline to 2-0 with a sublime solo effort.Douglas Costa was brought on in place of Federico Bernardeschi in the 65th minute, and…

Barcelona , July 1 (ANI): After Barcelona were restricted to a 2-2 draw by Atletico Madrid, manager Quique Setien expressed concerns saying that they are "moving further away from the title".Barcelona witnessing a draw means they failed to pip table-toppers Real Madrid, who are one point ahead of the Setien-led side."It's not easy against this team. They're disciplined. I'm quite happy with my players' work," Goal.com quoted Setien as saying."I don't feel at all under threat. It's a shame. We're having more and more…

Aizawl (Mizoram) , July 1 (ANI): All the swab tests conducted for COVID-19 on Tuesday resulted negative, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram on Wednesday. A total of 22 swab samples were tested yesterday Civil Hospital Lunglei Truenat Lab."22 swab samples were tested yesterday (30/06/2020) at Civil Hospital Lunglei Truenat Lab. All 22 samples have been confirmed negative for COVID-19," the tweet read. As of Tuesday, the state has a total of 160 COVID-19 cases of which, 38…