Mp3 Blogs For Download Songs

Numerous MP3 blogs, otherwise called "music blogs" or "audio blogs", have sprouted up since 2003, offering listeners the chance to get exposed not only to forgotten music and out-of-print albums, but also to new music being put out by new bands and indie labels. Below, we have collected some of the more well-regarded <a href="http://songsraj.com/" target="_blank">MP3 Songs</a> blogs across different musical genres. As you will note, many sites will host an MP3 for only a limited amount of time, making it so that you can sample music for free but also giving you an incentive to purchase music that you like and want to own. Have a look and feel free to let us know if we're missing some good ones. Meanwhile, we'll add to this list over time.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

Mp3 Blogs For Download Songs

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DJ Khaled's 'Grateful' tops Billboard chart

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRcy6wBRK3PzkrW42PxZ1lq0m3PYZoAL2HSyS_WHzjCtu0OB5NXbXneHdqDs8pD_SVEr7vjXaI5l2W17wJlDUb-1BkAg8GSj7IcdM4dTnNY5GLIsvNk0eZ4hiLDgOs6sUCEd6tNhK9UVv/s1600/643xNx3d95e9e742b977c8680ec0b5b978ba84-Khaled.jpg.pagespeed.ic.IabRDGdKXQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="643" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRcy6wBRK3PzkrW42PxZ1lq0m3PYZoAL2HSyS_WHzjCtu0OB5NXbXneHdqDs8pD_SVEr7vjXaI5l2W17wJlDUb-1BkAg8GSj7IcdM4dTnNY5GLIsvNk0eZ4hiLDgOs6sUCEd6tNhK9UVv/s320/643xNx3d95e9e742b977c8680ec0b5b978ba84-Khaled.jpg.pagespeed.ic.IabRDGdKXQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> With the help of some of pop and R&B’s biggest names, music producer DJ Khaled’s latest album “Grateful” debuted atop the weekly US Billboard 200 album chart on Monday.<br /> <br /> “Grateful,” with songs such as “Shining” with Beyonce and Jay Z and “I’m the One” with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and Quavo, sold 149,000 album units, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.<br /> <br /> The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album).<br /> <br /> Other new entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart this week include alt-rock group Imagine Dragons’ new album “Evolve” at No. 2, late pop star Prince’s reissued “Purple Rain” album at No. 4 and rockers 311 at No. 6 with “Mosaic.”<br /> <br /> Last week’s chart-topper, Lorde’s “Melodrama,” dropped to No 13 this week.<br /> <br /> On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi’s summer hit “Despacito” featuring Justin Bieber continued its reign at No 1 with another 136,000 copies sold. If your Need <a href="http://songsraj.com/" target="_blank"><b>Indian Mp3 Songs</b></a>. So please visit our website.

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Messi to remain at Barca until 2021

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEVVNMuu5CfJGDhEftXW3DNplsfZLupg5Ksz78GLhqKjVc06eMKIB-bGeJ4ca-MoKE9SE6GyA5FbqplM_9CvRqB6EetdhKTdJnU-X-jeQ9uU17hw0UtjkHt0o5_fBt6EH5mXgNvawAq8y/s1600/b0597c2a8c15fa2e6024226676b14fbf-MEssitt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="643" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEVVNMuu5CfJGDhEftXW3DNplsfZLupg5Ksz78GLhqKjVc06eMKIB-bGeJ4ca-MoKE9SE6GyA5FbqplM_9CvRqB6EetdhKTdJnU-X-jeQ9uU17hw0UtjkHt0o5_fBt6EH5mXgNvawAq8y/s320/b0597c2a8c15fa2e6024226676b14fbf-MEssitt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at FC Barcelona until 2021 in a deal that all but commits the star striker to playing out the rest of his top-flight career at the Spanish giants.<br /> <br /> The megastar who joined Barcelona as a teenager 17 years ago will remain at the club until he is 34 under the new deal, the Catalan club announced Wednesday, ending months of speculation about the future of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.<br /> <br /> "The deal will be signed in the coming weeks, when Messi returns to the team for pre-season training," the club said in a statement, as the 30-year-old enjoyed his honeymoon just days after he wed his childhood sweetheart in Argentina.<br /> <br /> Messi has hinted in the past that he would like to return in the future to Argentina to play for his very first club, CA Newell's Old Boys in his hometown of Rosario, where he wed last week. But he has also said that his priority is to win more honours with Barca, the club he has called his home since he was 13.<br /> <br /> No financial details of Messi's new contact were disclosed, but Spain's Marca sports daily reported on Tuesday that the deal included a 300-million-euro ($340-million) termination clause.<br /> <br /> Under his current contract, due to run out in June 2018, Messi earns around 20 million euros a year in salary, according to Spanish media -- and this didn't include millions of euros in revenues earned from ads and performance-linked bonuses.<br /> <br /> Messi joined FC Barcelona in 2000 when he was just 13 years old in the youth training centre.<br /> <br /> "He made his first team debut at just 16 years of age in a friendly against FC Porto, before making his debut the following season against Espanyol at 17," the club said in a statement.<br /> <br /> "Shortly after, he scored his first senior goal with a clever lob against Albacete at the Camp Nou."<br /> <br /> The deal announcement is likely to reassure fans and members of FC Barcelona, which has had a disappointing season by the club's own high standards.<br /> <br /> The club was eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter finals by Juventus, and came second behind arch-rivals Real Madrid in La Liga, though Barca did win the Copa del Rey.<br /> <br /> Leading scorer<br /> <br /> Messi's contract extension consolidates the much-feared "MSN" striking trio which also includes Brazil's Neymar and Uruguay's Luis Suarez.<br /> <br /> Both have also renewed their contracts until 2021.<br /> <br /> With 507 goals scored in 583 official matches, Messi is the club's all-time leading scorer and is widely considered the world's best player along with Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, his Real Madrid rival.<br /> <br /> "He's the best player I've ever seen on the pitch," said Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona's new coach, of Messi.<br /> <br /> Now 30, Messi could have been tempted by other horizons -- having been courted by clubs like PSG and Manchester City -- particularly as he was found guilty last year of tax fraud in Spain.<br /> <br /> But he has lived in Catalonia since his early teens, and currently resides in Barcelona with his now-wife Antonella Roccuzzo, their son Thiago, four, and Mateo, one -- both of whom were born in Spain.<br /> <br /> And Messi himself said in May that his aim as a footballer was to "try and win the most titles possible" with FC Barcelona.

Messi to remain at Barca until 2021

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Ramiz wants Test 'window'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i6lJNUlq1Gxt1FDkPZ7iBCYNeRRzH7m34umro-mV_FRWQZMalNixp1F6uCtv1oMT7fQQZ0BelS1CKxDCDzTN_0DfUrLxgCnSHUW0KzMKEIPO3DnOXz97cHDZj4MtRGCUO0-xW6iDPWne/s1600/643xNxcc7671a54d9ce2cd12ca87e5d1f33ce2-ramiz.jpg.pagespeed.ic.WcMbzqFndK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="643" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i6lJNUlq1Gxt1FDkPZ7iBCYNeRRzH7m34umro-mV_FRWQZMalNixp1F6uCtv1oMT7fQQZ0BelS1CKxDCDzTN_0DfUrLxgCnSHUW0KzMKEIPO3DnOXz97cHDZj4MtRGCUO0-xW6iDPWne/s320/643xNxcc7671a54d9ce2cd12ca87e5d1f33ce2-ramiz.jpg.pagespeed.ic.WcMbzqFndK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Former Pakistan batsman Ramiz Raja has urged the International Cricket Council to set aside a two-month window solely for Test matches in a bid to preserve the longest form of the game.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> While crowds for Tests in countries such as England remain strong, Raja, a member of the influential MCC world cricket committee, fears interest in Asia is "dwindling" thanks partly to the rise of lucrative domestic Twenty20 competitions such as the Indian Premier League.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "I feel that the ICC has a decent plan in the shape of the World Test Championship," said Raja after a committee meeting at Lord's on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "There should be a window for that and everything else should stop for a period of two months so the best players are available to play Test cricket."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He added: "It's got to get better. In Asia, for example, because of poor Test match scheduling, the interest is dwindling.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "When you go back home you are never sure if you are going to have a one-Test series, a two-Test series or whether you are going to have a Test series at all."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - 'Respect' -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Raja said national governing bodies such as the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Pakistan Cricket Board had to play their part as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "You have to acknowledge and respect the status of Test match cricket and it has to come from the cricket boards, in Asia specifically.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "For example, MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket yet got the A-grade contract from the BCCI, Shahid Afridi retired from Test cricket yet got the A-grade contract from PCB.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "It is under a lot of stress in Asia but if we have a properly planned Test match championship, that's the way out of this, otherwise we will be struggling to put aside as much money as is available for the T20 leagues," Raja insisted.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Meanwhile the committee, whose members also include such illustrious names as Ricky Ponting, Brendon McCullum, Sourav Ganguly and Kumar Sangakkara, has come down against reducing Tests from five days to four days after it was suggested a shorter game might be more fan-friendly.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "Last time we met, the committee was split, with some believing we should trial four-day Test matches," said outgoing chairman Mike Brearley, the former England captain.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "This time, most of us thought, looking at the fact that over half the matches that got results last year got results in the fifth day, that we didn't want Test cricket to become more boring. So from a cricket point of view, we believe they should stay five days."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The committee also urged the ICC to move quickly to try to get cricket included for the 2024 Olympics, which will be staged in either Los Angeles or Paris.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "It is crucial to have cricket in the Olympics because the game will be introduced to many new parts of the world," said Raja.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "But for that to happen we have to present a unified front from cricket that we want to be included in the Games.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "Los Angeles would be perfect -- I played cricket there and you'd get massive crowds."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Brearley added it also be a huge boost to cricket in China as the Chinese government would inject huge funds if they had an Olympic team.

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Emirates, Turkish airlines exempted from US laptop ban

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2-tYYNFiXtDCEcY8G5cjh_bsl4-MlFnROJr3FwLVEdl_zjsT4Phdq5w7P3Gzl0FY__gLG4PriRtmAz0_CmoxM2vXu_3g0iusGX_qInAG-8_XA_Tx87lSwTzJMZer5uU47lFFaHODA6VU/s1600/643xNxf97d45b79ceec3dcf9aefa82a8e7578e-AFP-.-Dubai.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Nb5xbqWW-I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="643" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2-tYYNFiXtDCEcY8G5cjh_bsl4-MlFnROJr3FwLVEdl_zjsT4Phdq5w7P3Gzl0FY__gLG4PriRtmAz0_CmoxM2vXu_3g0iusGX_qInAG-8_XA_Tx87lSwTzJMZer5uU47lFFaHODA6VU/s320/643xNxf97d45b79ceec3dcf9aefa82a8e7578e-AFP-.-Dubai.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Nb5xbqWW-I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Emirates and Turkish Airlines announced on Wednesday that they had won exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on flights from their Dubai and Istanbul hubs.<br /> <br /> They are the latest carriers after Abu Dhabi's Etihad to win a reprieve after Washington imposed new rules in March on direct flights from 10 airports in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.<br /> <br /> "The ban on electronic devices has been lifted with immediate effect for flights to destinations in the United States," an Emirates spokesman told AFP.<br /> <br /> He said the airline had won the exemption after implementing new security measures demanded by Washington when intelligence officials learnt of efforts by the Islamic State group to produce a bomb that could be hidden inside electronic devices.<br /> <br /> They required the installation of sophisticated imaging technology for X-ray and ultrasound screening of carry-on devices.<br /> <br /> All other electronic devices larger than a mobile phone had to be transported only in checked luggage.<br /> <br /> The laptop ban triggered a fall in demand for Emirates' US-bound flights and in May the airline reduced services on five of the 12 US airports it serves.<br /> <br /> Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, the only airport in Turkey with direct flights to the United States, introduced the same new screening procedures to earn the country's flag carrier an exemption.<br /> <br /> "Dear Passengers, #WelcomeOnBoard to our US-bound flight. Please fasten your seatbelts and enjoy your own electronic devices," Turkish Airlines said on Twitter late on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> Its first flight to benefit from the new exemption was its 6.45 am (0345 GMT) service to New York's John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday, the Dogan news agency reported.<br /> <br /> Etihad was the first airline to meet the new US security requirements, with its exemption starting on Sunday.<br /> <br /> It earned praise from the US Department of Homeland Security for its swift action.<br /> <br /> Britain announced a similar ban on personal electronic devices for flights originating from six countries, including Turkey but not the United Arab Emirates.<br /> <br /> Turkish Airlines chief executive Bilal Eksi said on Wednesday that he expected Britain to lift its ban on the airline's flights "shortly".

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Suffering whenever it rains in Motijheel

At first glance it seems to be a muddy lake because the road is simply not visible under the water. The suffering of the passers-by knows no bounds. Rickshaws were being used by commuters as boats!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWSGfxMwS34snAEp9dhLqZf8u-5fkvnUg3kAtbfpgFHZ8TIYK4PbwgYfzqPXIU4_wxTd0CjI0VU9fNUt38FZ93EyYlqx1xNEN0DwI5EOaVwj48nv1s1ohfMt2zRqxZXe3WQXJpvznjqjA/s1600/643xNx9b6fe36ccb2b29f645c9205bd7d8c63b-6fdaf69264fb8100764d3562206b5d84-595cd9f6aa30f.jpg.pagespeed.ic.fFxGaxUr4-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="643" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWSGfxMwS34snAEp9dhLqZf8u-5fkvnUg3kAtbfpgFHZ8TIYK4PbwgYfzqPXIU4_wxTd0CjI0VU9fNUt38FZ93EyYlqx1xNEN0DwI5EOaVwj48nv1s1ohfMt2zRqxZXe3WQXJpvznjqjA/s320/643xNx9b6fe36ccb2b29f645c9205bd7d8c63b-6fdaf69264fb8100764d3562206b5d84-595cd9f6aa30f.jpg.pagespeed.ic.fFxGaxUr4-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> This was the scenario at Motijheel, Dainik Bangla intersection, and Arambagh areas in the capital from morning till 2:30pm on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> The water was around two feet deep on the roads from the Balaka intersection to City Centre, one of the busiest commercial areas of Dhaka city, at noon. Many people were wading through the water while others used rickshaws to cross waterlogged areas, though the footrests of rickshaws were submerged.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3tmQ3MZAZBrK9ICSOqLG8jZZfD_gSXIVT6kaZ4100l-bg309e_oxnFud3hy9tjDNRjIK05pCX0K1u5O929vu_iDU9Znt1dMfYnloWYU8dgd_odyXR9VQL3wQSEnXHgtAfC1T3yN0MvWh/s1600/643xNxbe543bdbcbeb66a0141522b4f7bf06a9-5dbedac6bbab0a5329bbf2305db63a4b-595cd9f651a47.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gUliFPs25Z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="643" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3tmQ3MZAZBrK9ICSOqLG8jZZfD_gSXIVT6kaZ4100l-bg309e_oxnFud3hy9tjDNRjIK05pCX0K1u5O929vu_iDU9Znt1dMfYnloWYU8dgd_odyXR9VQL3wQSEnXHgtAfC1T3yN0MvWh/s320/643xNxbe543bdbcbeb66a0141522b4f7bf06a9-5dbedac6bbab0a5329bbf2305db63a4b-595cd9f651a47.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gUliFPs25Z.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Nayan Das, a worker of an international courier service, told Prothom Alo that Motijheel area gets waterlogged even when it rains just a little heavily. "Rainwater in Motijheel is a curse."<br /> <br /> Main roads, lanes and by-lanes of Dainik Bangla intersection areas were also seen inundated. M Imdadullah, a dweller of the area, said this area has been getting waterlogged for the last several rainy seasons.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvytb131fdJQDLj95cjV1QRHJqg_nwOfhzxAdggIV4YCbCxyVtHbOFxw8ZqpVLQnw2-GfgR5UH3C3QI2AG4kVKyahP5mDCDeyFkvBt6p8UpKH3PT-vp5MgLi6emFKFMXInd6-JDz83XhS/s1600/643xNx179a19607f185b8f9ca2aa06f06e5c17-434be084b6d87203bce47f4da4e3c47d-595cd9f68c55c.jpg.pagespeed.ic.hDlTCWnGsX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="643" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvytb131fdJQDLj95cjV1QRHJqg_nwOfhzxAdggIV4YCbCxyVtHbOFxw8ZqpVLQnw2-GfgR5UH3C3QI2AG4kVKyahP5mDCDeyFkvBt6p8UpKH3PT-vp5MgLi6emFKFMXInd6-JDz83XhS/s320/643xNx179a19607f185b8f9ca2aa06f06e5c17-434be084b6d87203bce47f4da4e3c47d-595cd9f68c55c.jpg.pagespeed.ic.hDlTCWnGsX.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Maruf Ahmed Mansur, commissioner of Ward No. 10 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), said several spots of the area are getting inundated as water outflow is obstructed by development work underway in Shantinagar.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

Suffering whenever it rains in Motijheel

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Adrien Brody to be honoured at Swiss film fest

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh22_msUXdWzw19AP8GhdHj-sNr51_Iw9CIuNHksmsIQb0VMgk3ae-MZbmEM_pV7Iokp3W17cmeSG-x2enh45UU3zgZzIqLBCuKiTtsmknc8baDTWB-mny9OEHO4BgYV5NtHWO65Z3br9/s1600/400xNxff1fb8fcff39774024cc1afdeeb569da-Adrien-Brody.jpg.pagespeed.ic.xD3HWc-ZFS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh22_msUXdWzw19AP8GhdHj-sNr51_Iw9CIuNHksmsIQb0VMgk3ae-MZbmEM_pV7Iokp3W17cmeSG-x2enh45UU3zgZzIqLBCuKiTtsmknc8baDTWB-mny9OEHO4BgYV5NtHWO65Z3br9/s320/400xNxff1fb8fcff39774024cc1afdeeb569da-Adrien-Brody.jpg.pagespeed.ic.xD3HWc-ZFS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">US actor Adrien Brody will receive the prestigious Leopard Club Award when the Locarno Film Festival kicks off in Switzerland next month, organisers said Tuesday.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The 44-year-old, best known for his haunting role in the 2002 Oscar-winning Holocaust film “The Pianist”, will receive the award on August 4 at the festival on the picturesque shores of Lake Maggiore.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The prize is awarded to actors “whose work has left a mark on the collective imagination” and has previously gone to stars including Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow and Andy Garcia.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">“Brody gained a lasting place in the collective imagination of the movie-going public when he played composer Wladyslaw Szpilman in The Pianist,” directed by Roman Polanski, festival organisers said.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The actor, who won an Oscar for that role, “has since demonstrated his status as one of the most versatile of actors, appreciated by filmmakers in Hollywood and beyond,” they added.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Brody started his film career in 1989 in the Francis Ford Coppola-directed segment of “New York Stories”.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">He has since worked with many of the world’s top directors, including Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, Ken Loach, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, and Woody Allen.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The 70th edition of the Locarno Film Festival will run from August 2-12.</span></span></div>

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Germany win first Confederations Cup

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyglyUNsZX8lm-RVyY5lhx80bKkvBM78Ev161ei8pZADta5dJYqeQDLkdeIzCERWP__VTYO1e383DJ7fk9Yv8c5QlPSMXZGli8AG31fFmxM-skrQ9_PqugfMKCXJrXGZQIz49soplqhwK6/s1600/643xNx146353f4b0aa169c46e923b105ed17a1-germany.jpg.pagespeed.ic.8Z08UUYLsR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="643" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyglyUNsZX8lm-RVyY5lhx80bKkvBM78Ev161ei8pZADta5dJYqeQDLkdeIzCERWP__VTYO1e383DJ7fk9Yv8c5QlPSMXZGli8AG31fFmxM-skrQ9_PqugfMKCXJrXGZQIz49soplqhwK6/s320/643xNx146353f4b0aa169c46e923b105ed17a1-germany.jpg.pagespeed.ic.8Z08UUYLsR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Lars Stindl's simple tap-in, following a costly first-half blunder by Marcelo Diaz, was enough to give Germany a 1-0 win over Chile in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday.</div> <div class="fb-quote fb_iframe_widget" fb-iframe-plugin-query="app_id=1499138263726489&container_width=1017&href=http%3A%2F%2Fen.prothom-alo.com%2Fsports%2Fnews%2F152695%2FGermany-win-first-Confederations-Cup&locale=en_US&sdk=joey" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" style="display: inline-block; left: -18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 937px;"> <span style="display: inline-block; height: 47px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: bottom; width: 169px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" frameborder="0" height="1000px" name="f2b457f72373e0c" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/v2.5/plugins/quote.php?app_id=1499138263726489&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2FXBwzv5Yrm_1.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df3f8fc9c1f88324%26domain%3Den.prothom-alo.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.prothom-alo.com%252Ffa1ca841ef9f7%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=1017&href=http%3A%2F%2Fen.prothom-alo.com%2Fsports%2Fnews%2F152695%2FGermany-win-first-Confederations-Cup&locale=en_US&sdk=joey" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 47px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 169px;" title="fb:quote Facebook Social Plugin" width="1000px"></iframe></span></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Diaz's momentary lapse in concentration let Timo Werner rob him of possession, draw the goalkeeper and pass to Stindl, who scored into an empty net on 20 minutes in Saint Petersburg.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> This is the first time Germany, the defending world champions, have won the Confederations Cup in the eighth edition of the pre-World Cup tournament.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> The video assistant referee (VAR) again came into the spotlight as Chile's Gonzalo Jara was lucky not to be sent off in the second half.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Despite his elbow in the face of Werner midway through the second half being reviewed by the VAR, the defender was only booked.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Werner, Stindl and Leon Goretzka all finished with three goals but RB Leipzig striker Werner took the top scorer's prize by virtue of also supplying two assists.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Despite dominating for long spells, Chile failed to turn 61 percent possession and 20 shots -- compared to the Germans' eight -- into goals.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> The South Americans kept the same team which squeezed past Portugal 3-0 on a penalty shoot out after a goalless draw in the semi-finals.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Meanwhile, Germany's only change from the team which beat Mexico 4-1 in the last four saw defender Shkodran Mustafi replace Benjamin Henrichs.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Chilean fans turned the Saint Petersburg Stadium into a sea of red and merciless pressing by La Roja early on saw Charles Aranguiz and Arturo Vidal cause havoc in the Germany defence.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Eduardo Vargas had the first clear shot on 11 minutes which flew into the grateful arms of Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> The South Americans then wasted a golden chance when Vidal's shot was blocked by Ter Stegen and Alexis Sanchez could not connect with the loose ball.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> It proved costly as Diaz's calamitous mistake and Werner's quick thinking led to Stindl's match-winner.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Diaz dithered on the ball on the edge of his own box, allowing Werner to pounce. He then drew lunging Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and squared to Stindl, who tapped home.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Having fallen behind, Chile upped the pressure to force an equaliser which left space at the back for Germany to counter-attack.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Julian Draxler fired wide of the post, then Goretzka, who scored twice in the 4-1 semi-final win over Mexico, wasted a great chance by firing straight at Bravo just before the break.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Chilean tempers started to fray, and approaching the hour mark Joshua Kimmich squared up to Vidal, who pushed the German away. The Bayern Munich team-mates were both booked.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Then Werner was left clutching his jaw after an elbow in the face from Jara near the touchline, the Serbian referee deciding to award a yellow card to the defender after reviewing the incident.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> The South Americans battered the German goal in the final 20 minutes but Sanchez's shot was blocked and Ter Stegen then saved from Eduardo Vargas.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> With time running out, both Vidal and substitute Angelo Sagal fired over the bar, but the German defence held firm.</div>

Germany win first Confederations Cup

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Sarfraz now Pakistan captain for all 3 formats

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC6kbCYCD4QY2O7hBdaUP1DvrjpjP1CVIA-UJTi6YVSDKID4ihHqF7LGJTie5ZDT3nfd3P-fb-vUj4gCntupOpgKuck80OCCfxvwPeEurlCm-N9G1YgIyzkhrOtV3IetnXX5a26ypgcdp/s1600/643xNx961fca99a02cdac502dbe3b0cc307794-Sarfraz.jpg.pagespeed.ic.YDoU9TwsrX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="643" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC6kbCYCD4QY2O7hBdaUP1DvrjpjP1CVIA-UJTi6YVSDKID4ihHqF7LGJTie5ZDT3nfd3P-fb-vUj4gCntupOpgKuck80OCCfxvwPeEurlCm-N9G1YgIyzkhrOtV3IetnXX5a26ypgcdp/s320/643xNx961fca99a02cdac502dbe3b0cc307794-Sarfraz.jpg.pagespeed.ic.YDoU9TwsrX.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Pakistan Tuesday rewarded Sarfraz Ahmed with the country’s Test captaincy, a fortnight after he led the national team to an elusive Champions Trophy title in England.</div> <div class="fb-quote fb_iframe_widget" fb-iframe-plugin-query="app_id=1499138263726489&container_width=1017&href=http%3A%2F%2Fen.prothom-alo.com%2Fsports%2Fnews%2F152847%2FSarfraz-now-Pakistan-captain-for-all-3-formats&locale=en_US&sdk=joey" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" style="display: inline-block; left: 150.5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 896px;"> <span style="display: inline-block; height: 47px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: bottom; width: 169px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" frameborder="0" height="1000px" name="f1bfd0f627d40dc" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/v2.5/plugins/quote.php?app_id=1499138263726489&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2FXBwzv5Yrm_1.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df20e8151d48aab4%26domain%3Den.prothom-alo.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.prothom-alo.com%252Ff159e89e1770208%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=1017&href=http%3A%2F%2Fen.prothom-alo.com%2Fsports%2Fnews%2F152847%2FSarfraz-now-Pakistan-captain-for-all-3-formats&locale=en_US&sdk=joey" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 47px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 169px;" title="fb:quote Facebook Social Plugin" width="1000px"></iframe></span></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Underdogs Pakistan trounced India by a record 180-run margin in the final in London on 18 June to lift the Champions Trophy, to the shock and ecstasy of the cricket-mad country.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan named Sarfraz Test captain at a ceremony honouring the winning team hosted by prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> “I take this opportunity to announce Ahmed as our Test captain in addition to one-day and Twenty20 captain,” Khan said.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> The 30-year-old will lead Pakistan in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, likely to be held on the neutral venue of the United Arab Emirates in October.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Ahmed has already led Pakistan in nine one-day internationals since last year, winning seven and losing two. He has also led in eight Twenty20s, winning seven and losing just one.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> The Test captaincy has been vacant since Misbah-ul-Haq retired after winning a three-match Test series 2-1 in the West Indies in May this year.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Ahmed said leading Pakistan in all three formats is a great honour.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> “I am honoured to be appointed Test captain,” he said during the ceremony. “I will do my best to lift the team in all three formats and will not rest on Champions Trophy laurels.”</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Vrinda, FallbackBengaliFont, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"> Sharif rewarded every member of the Trophy winning team with a prize of 10 million rupees ($100,000) while members of the team management received five million ($50,000).</div>

Sarfraz now Pakistan captain for all 3 formats

Pakistan Tuesday rewarded Sarfraz Ahmed with the country’s Test captaincy, a fortnight after he led the national team to an elusive Champ...

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