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  What a difference eight days make to Real Madrid's fortunes After their Champions League triumph over Manchester United José Mourinho's powerful side look stronger than ever José Mourinho, the Real Madrid manager, commiserates with Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Nani after his sending off. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images It was the then Athletic Bilbao manager Joaquín Caparrós who said "you go from whore to nun in five minutes" and José Mourinho would probably agree. One of the few times that he has appeared to enjoy himself in front of the media this season came after the opening game of the Champions League campaign when two goals in the last three minutes defeated Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu. "I was imagining you all having to change your match reports," he grinned. This time there was no smile, just an apologetic gaze, but he must have enjoyed

Jumat Ismail   Controversial Nani sending off highlights cultural differences between referees Manchester United v Real Madrid: Cultural difference mean Nani could have avoided being sent off last night at Old Trafford Nani is sent off by Cuneyt Cakir (© Getty Images) In the light of last night’s controversial events, it may be time to discuss the situation and refereeing as a whole.   For those living on the moon and not knowing what happened last night, Manchester United was leading 1-0 over Real Madrid in their

Cure for AIDS ‘possible,’ says HIV co-discoverer • ‘HIV may increase heart attack risk’ MORE reactions have continued to trail the announcement of the apparent cure of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)-positive baby in the United States (US). A leading scientist, who won the Nobel Prize for discovering HIV, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, told The Times London that a cure for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) now “might be possible.” Meanwhile, a study published in the March 4 JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that having HIV/AIDS may boost a man’s risk of heart attack, a study of more than 82,000 veterans. Barre-Sinoussi said with renewed scientific efforts, an end to the worldwide epidemic could be achieved. “We are now in a position that we have evidence suggesting a cure might be possible. We have to stimulate funding for research into cures. It’s ongoing, and it will take time, but more and more data is indicating that we have to move forward and wor