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NEW DELHI: A social media post involving Rahmat Shah triggered widespread confusion and panic among cricket fans after many mistakenly believed the Afghanistan batter had passed away. The confusion began when Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat shared a condolence message on Instagram along with Rahmat Shahs picture and a note written in Pashto.Soon after the post surfaced online, automated translation on Instagram incorrectly suggested that Rahmat Shah himself had died.Fans were left shocked and several social media users started posting condolence messages for the cricketer.However, the reports were completely false. Rahmat Shah is alive.The condolence message was actually for the death of Rahmat Shahs mother, not the cricketer himself.The confusion stemmed from Instagrams automated translation feature, which mistranslated Janats Pashto message. The automated translation read:"With great sadness, I heard the news of the passing of Rahmat Shah, the legendary player of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team. This great tragedy has deeply saddened me and all cricket fans. As a cricket player myself, I express my deepest sympathy and condolences to Rahmat Shah and his family. May Allah grant the deceased paradise, lighten his grave, and give his family the patience to bear this immense grief. Indeed, to Allah we belong, and truly, to Him we shall return," the automated Instagram translation of Karim's post read. 131151461However, the translation was inaccurate and changed the entire context of the original Pashto message.The correct translation of Janats post read:"I heard the news of the death of the respected mother of Rahmat Shah, the talented player of the national cricket team. This great tragedy made me and all cricket fans very sad. On my own behalf and as a cricket player, I express my deepest sympathy and condolences to Rahmat Shah and his respected family. May Allah grant the deceased Paradise, fill her grave with light, and give her family patience to bear this great sorrow. Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Karim Janat (@karimjanat_11)Rahmat Shah last played for Afghanistan national cricket team in an ODI against Bangladesh national cricket team in October last year, where he retired hurt during the match.The experienced batter has represented Afghanistan in 11 Tests, 125 ODIs and one T20I, scoring more than 5,000 international runs during his career.

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Rory McIlroy smashed his drive on the 397-yard sixth hole and landed a beauty on the green to the delight of a roaring Aronimink crowd.He made a birdie and kept a second straight major victory firmly in sight on a day in which several players made big moves up the leaderboard in more favorable conditions.The pin placements, the course, nothing bothered McIlroy at Aronimink as he charged back from 105th at the end of Round 1 of the PGA Championship all the way to a share of the lead until he bogeyed 17, finishing at 3 under Saturday, a day after he complained about the setup at Aronimink Golf Club."I feel like I still did enough to think I have a chance going into tomorrow," McIlroy said.Who would count out McIlroy?He won the Masters and is trying to join Ben Hogan (1953), Arnold Palmer (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1972), Tiger Woods (2002) and Jordan Spieth (2015) as the only players to win the first two majors of the year in the modern rotation.The No. 2 player in the world, McIlroy was buried on the leaderboard Thursday after he shot a 74. Only four players in history have ever won a major championship after being 50th or worse at the end of the first round.His Round 3 was a different story. He had six birdies, 10 pars and two bogeys and shot 66.Ive climbed my way out of that hole a little bit, which is, Im proud of myself for doing that, but theres one more day left, and I feel like Im again, if I can depending on what the guys do, be close enough to the lead, I feel like Ive still got a good chance, McIlroy said.Two long days at Aronimink produced the highest 36-hole score to par to lead the PGA Championship in 14 years. The 15 players separated by two shots made it the biggest logjam going into a weekend at a major since 2002. At one point Saturday afternoon, there were 28 players separated by two shots. McIlroy griped about the setup at Aronimink one day earlier. He cushioned his criticism a bit on Saturday.McIlroy might be angling for his next job as much as he is trying to win his next major. McIlroy, the only European with the career Grand Slam, noted last year he would unwind from a round by watching The Devil Wears Prada. That caught the attention of the filmmakers and earned him an invite to cameo in the sequel.His Saturday night plan?To watch the thrilling conclusion of the Batman movie, The Dark Knight.On their way downJustin Thomas, the PGA winner in 2017 and 2022, grabbed a share of the lead at 4 under with a birdie on the sixth hole.He followed with four straight bogeys to drop off the leaderboard and would up tied for 31st.Other players who lost ground to the field included top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Cam Young.Scheffler followed an opening 3-under 67 with consecutive rounds of 1 over and was at 2-over par for the championship. He dropped 14 places and slipped into a tie for 23rd.Spieth, needing a PGA victory complete the career Grand Slam, had an even-par 70, tumbling 14 spots on the leaderboard and needing a big day on his 10th attempt to secure his missing major.Young, a winner this season at The Players Championship and the Cadillac Championship, started the third round at 1 under and was at even-par 210, slipping 22 spots and heading into the final round in a 10-way tie for 31st in the pursuit of his first major victory.Players make the most of favorable conditionsThe wind, cold and rain of the first two rounds largely gave way to warmer weather that may have helped with all the birdies.Chris Kirk had eight including five birdies in six holes on the front nine on his way to a 65 and Michael Kim birdied six of his first seven holes. Justin Rose, who won at Aronimink in the 2010 AT&T National, shot a 5-under 65 to move up the leaderboard and well within striking distance of the lead. Rose noted subtle differences in the course from one day earlier when he shot a 73 and was in jeopardy of missing the cut before holing out on 18 to make an eagle. He said the pins were just a bit more predictable.Ive heard Scottie say its probably the hardest set of pins hed seen," Rose said. "That didnt strike me as that being the case, but yeah, when you think about it, they were incredibly challenging.___AP Sports Writer Bob Lentz contributed to this report.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol believes in the no shirt, no problem mantra.His club was boosted to a win over the Royals Friday night and again on Saturday by a group of college players in the right-field seats who took off and waved their shirts as they sang, chanted and drew others into the fray.Marmol loved it so much that he bought tickets for shirtless revelers this weekend.Last nights atmosphere was electric. Lets run it back this weekend, Marmol said in a social media post. Ill buy tickets for fans who want to sit in the right field Loge and bring the energy.It all began when the Stephen F. Austin club baseball team, known as the Lumberjacks, was in nearby Alton, Illinois, for the National Club Baseball Division II World Series. The Cardinals offered tickets to the team, and 17 players attended.By the time Yohel Pozo hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning, the Lumberjacks had other fans and even the mascot Fredbird joining in on the ruckus.Whoever started that in right field, Ill do whatever I need to do to make sure they come every game, Marmol said Friday night. Because that was awesome. Not only them, but everybody that showed up today. That was a fun environment.The college players were back Saturday, when they shouted Marmol's name numerous times along with M-V-P! when Jordan Walker came to bat. Other fans in the stadium joined in on the fun.I heard it pretty clear, Marmol said. Welcome back to Busch. It was cool to see them back. The environment was awesome. We feed off that.Will he keep buying tickets?I'll go broke, Marmol quipped.The tarps off trend celebrating by taking a shirt off and waving it is not new to sports, but it was to Busch Stadium.Friday night's fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.The fans sang soccer chants and shouted players names. The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.The party had grown to multiple sections by the 11th inning.It creates an environment where, its not only filling this place up, its making it a tough place for other teams to come in and play, Marmol said Friday. That was pretty damn cool. Ill sign up for that, any day.The Cardinals said Marmol bought right-field tickets for both games this weekend, and all of them were snapped up by Saturday afternoon.The Lumberjacks returned to Busch Stadium after a come-from-behind 9-8 win over Stony Brook earlier in the day.St. Louis beat Kansas City 4-2 on Saturday and the Cardinals rewarded the Lumberjacks, who were given swag bags of hats and shirts.They also were invited into the clubhouse and Marmol's office after the game. Several Cardinals posed for photos with them and some even gave away bats and baseballs.Masyn Winn, who is in his third full season, marveled at the energy in the stadium.I've never been in a playoff but this was a playoff atmosphere, Winn said. It's hard not to have fun when the fans are like that. We've got the best fans in the world but it seems like the younger generation makes it more like a college atmosphere. I think it's good for the game.Freshman pitcher Caleb Cummings, of League City, Texas, couldn't believe his good fortune. I don't even know what to say, Cummings said. It's the coolest thing that's ever happened to me. We're in the clubhouse. It's just crazy. The Cardinals are a great organization and led by a great manager.Cummings is a St. Louis fan now.I didn't think I'd ever switch. I'm a diehard Astros fan but man, the Cardinals just showed me so much this weekend, Cummings said.The college crew may be back Sunday, but they have their own game to play at 7 p.m. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Police Scotland has called on Celtic to be "more accountable" following fan disorder during the side's title celebrations.Hundreds of fans poured onto the pitch after Callum Osmand netted into an empty Hearts net to secure the title for Celtic, while others took to the streets of Glasgow.Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland said: "On this issue, more must be done. Celtic must be more accountable, supported by the local authority with police, to ensure there is safe spaces for people to celebrate, that are licensed, controlled. And this level of disorder that our officers have faced doesn't happen again."When asked if there is anger from the police force towards Celtic, he said: "Absolutely. I have two officers injured this morning. I have many more officers who have had rest days cancelled. Over 400 people had to have their rest day cancelled. Next year, we must have a better plan and a better contingency, so that there's not such a big impact on our officers and staff."TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayPolice Scotland confirmed officers are "engaging" with Hearts if any of their "players were assaulted" during Celtic's pitch invasion.Hearts noted "deeply disturbing reports of serious physical and verbal abuse towards our players and staff, both on the pitch and elsewhere" during the invasion.Following the incident, Police Scotland released a statement saying: "We are engaging with Heart of Midlothian FC to establish if any of their players were assaulted on the pitch at the conclusion of the event. The circumstances of the incident are being reviewed."Despite having 30 seconds left of stoppage time, the match did not restart, with Hearts players quickly leaving the pitch.Following the match, Hearts said: "The pitch invasion caused a chaotic end, and nobody seemed to know whether or not the match had been brought to a finish."LATEST SPORTS NEWSChelsea confirm appointment of Xabi Alonso as new manager at Stamford BridgeMan City star Antoine Semenyo scores sensational FA Cup winner as Chelsea land horror recordConor McGregor's UFC return confirmed as MMA star set to fight for first time in five yearsHearts condemned the "shameful scenes", describing it as a "menacing and threatening atmosphere inside the stadium".The club added: "We expect the strongest action possible to be taken by the footballing authorities in the interests of protecting the safety of players and supporters, and the integrity of our game."Hearts confirmed it is "investigating this fully and are in dialogue with Police Scotland".Police officers were left injured after "serious disorder" broke out among Celtic fans in Glasgow last night.Fans were spotted scaling traffic lights and other street furniture with riot police bussed in to disperse the crowds as the evening went on.Police Scotland confirmed bottles and other missiles were hurled at officers who had entered the crowd to respond to a medical emergency.The streets were largely cleared of people by around 7.30pm, although piles of litter remained.Assistant Chief Constable Mark Sutherland said most fans had heeded appeals to behave responsibly but laid into those who caused carnage."Once again, we have seen unacceptable levels of violence and anti-social behaviour, and Police Scotland's officers have been left to deal with the consequences," he said."Being assaulted is not part of the job, and regrettably, a number of them were injured."The levels of criminal behaviour witnessed, in particular the hostility directed towards our officers, is simply unacceptable and cannot be tolerated."Those involved should be in no doubt that they will be identified and arrested."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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