Real Madrid beats Borussia Dortmund 5-2 with Vinicius Junior’s hat-trick, while Aston Villa stays unbeaten in Champions League

Liverpool edged Leipzig 1-0 with a goal from Darwin Nunez; Manchester City routed Sparta Prague 5-0 with Erling Haaland scoring twice.

Chelsea routed Panathinaikos 4-1 in Athens to make it two wins from two in the third-tier Conference League.

Bengaluru FC defeated Kerala Blasters 3-1 in the Indian Super League match

Serie A leader Napoli has needed a late score from captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo to secure a 1-0 victory over struggling Lecce

The men's shortlist for the 2023/24 edition of the prestigious individual award is the first since 2003 to feature neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo

Erik Ten Hag, who was hired in 2022, paid the price for leading United to just three wins in nine league games in the opening months of the campaign. Ruud van Nistelrooy was named interim coach.

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí have won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best players in men’s and women’s soccer

Ronaldo, who is yet to win a major trophy since signing for Al-Nassr, had converted all 18 of his previous penalties for the club but this time shot over the bar

Spanish footballers Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the prestigious Balon d’ Or presented by France Football on Monday. Here is a quiz on the famed football award.

Liverpool continued its title defense with a 3-2 win over Brighton; Newcastle beat Chelsea 2-0

Villarreal's home match against Rayo Vallecano was also suspended after the devastating flash floods in eastern Spain

Luka Majcen, donning a mask after fracturing his jaw in its opening game versus Kerala Blasters, scored twice in three minutes while Asmir Suljic put the result beyond doubt with a third goal in the 70th minute

Arteta said Odegaard wouldn't play against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday but didn't rule the midfielder out of the trip to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday

Barcola has been PSG's best attacking player this season. Near the end of the first half, he played a through ball to Marco Asensio but goalkeeper Brice Samba saved his angled shot.

Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League has ended in a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth as Liverpool wrested back the lead in the title race

The Spaniard said he was relying on all his players when asked about French forward Randal Kolo Muani, who has been linked with a move away from the reigning Ligue 1 champions

Barcelona have started life under Flick in sensational form and after beating Bayern Munich and Real Madrid last week, earned their 10th win in 11 La Liga matches.

Moises Caicedo’s stunning long-range volley has secured a 1-1 draw for Chelsea against Manchester United in the Premier League

Neymar has time to recover before his next game, however, as he is not registered for the team’s matches in the Saudi Pro League and the next fixture in the AFC competition is on Nov. 25.

Edu said he was leaving to pursue “a different challenge” but did not specify what that would entail.

Defending champion Madrid was humbled 3-1 at home by AC Milan; City lost 4-1 at Sporting Lisbon

Barcelona and Inter Milan lead Champions League standings, with Brest as a surprising newcomer in contention

The violence flared after the game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv and home team Ajax, which won 5-0.

Ancelotti's side sit second in the league standings with 24 points from 11 matches, nine points behind leaders Barcelona, who have played a game more

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China gold reserves went up for 16 months in a row till Feb 2024; its central bank bought the precious metal covertly

The new segment will cater to connoisseurs of fine jewellery seeking unique and sophisticated pieces

For a moderately conservative investor, a 5-10 per cent allocation towards gold is ideal

Silver expected to catch up

Per official data, the value of gold in the forex reserves stood at $51.487 billion as on March 22, which is $6.287 billion higher than the value as at end-March 2023

Rally likely to extend

Globaly prices hit record $2,344/oz, domestic rates for jewellery gold top ₹71,000/10 gm

The asset under management of gold ETF has gone up 33 per cent to ₹28,530 crore as of February against ₹21,400 crore in February, 2023

Demand for new jewellery has almost ceased as customers await a price drop after weeks of steady increases

Akshaya Tritiya, which falls on May 10 this year, is considered auspicious to buy gold

Demand for jewellery and silverware too dropped on higher domestic prices, says its 2024 Survey

The company produced 746 tonnes in 2023, LBMA recognises its Pantnagar refinery

While gold displays an uptrend on the charts, much could hinge on Fed action too

Lingering global uncertainty may boost prices again

The aggressive gold buying by the Reserve Bank of India also contributed to the rise in demand

In fact, central banks accounted for 23 per cent of the overall gold demand at 1,238 tonnes in the March quarter

Traders wait for a break

SGBs offer a hedge against gold price fluctuations, with investors receiving the ongoing market price at redemption