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  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has shrugged off the distraction of speculation about Sadio Mane's future as he prepares for Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid on a new ground at the Stade de France. Mane, whose contract expires in 2023, has been heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich. The Senegalese told reporters this week he will give a "special" answer when asked where he will play next season after the final. "Now is not the time to talk about it. Wherever Sadio plays next season, he'll be a great player," said Klopp when asked if Mane was a good addition to the Bundesliga. "Bayern Munich rumors don't interest me at the moment. Sadio is fully focused on the game, don't worry. "It's not the first time in my life that rumors about a big Bayern Munich game have surfaced." It was a nod to the 2013 Champions League final when Mario Goetze came on for Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in a 2-1 defeat by Baye...

 NEW DELHI: Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat won two gold medals on Saturday, leading the Indian badminton team's medal rush at the Bahrain Para-Badminton International in Manama. Bhagat was caught off guard by his rival Daniel Bethell of England in the SL3 men's singles final as he teamed with Manisha Ramdass to defeat Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom and Saensupa Nipada in a duel at the top of the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles mixed doubles 21-14, 21: 11 defeat class. World No. 1 Bhagat, who had recently settled for two bronze medals at the Brazil Para-Badminton International, recorded a convincing 21-16 21-14 win over fellow countryman and Paralympic bronze medalist Manoj Sarkar in the SL3 semifinals. Tarun Dhillon also picked up a gold medal after defeating Korea's Shin Kyung Hwan 21-9, 21-9 in the SL4 men's final. The Indian had secured a 21:14 21:15 victory over Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom in the semifinals. In women's singles, Mandeep Kaur (SL3) lost to Halim...