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The dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara saw Jadeja arrive in the middle. The all-rounder looked in sheer discomfort with the swinging deliveries posing all sorts of trouble for him. The ploy didn’t work for India as Chris Woakes dismissed Ravindra Jadeja cheaply. Weighing in on the same, former England captain Nasser Hussain stated it was a well thought out plan on India’s part. Speaking to Sony Sports at lunch, Hussain said:...

At WrestleMania 19, Kurt Angle faced a young Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. Kurt Angle had been suffering from a neck injury and the plan was to drop the WWE Championship to Brock Lesnar. However, the match was jeopardized when Brock Lesnar attempted a Shooting Star Press and landed badly. Speaking on The Kurt Angle Show, the Olympic Gold Medalist revealed that it was his idea for Brock Lesnar to attempt that move as he had seen Lesnar do it in OVW....

Defending NBA champions the Warriors will be without Durant for Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals due to a calf strain. Discussing Durant’s absence, Thompson believes if the Warriors can rotate as a team and communicate, they can walk away with a win and advance to the Conference finals. “We have to play with great passion and great heart,” Thompson said. “It obviously won’t be as smooth without Kevin out there....

In an interview, Ion Tiriac, a businessman and former coach of Boris Becker, spoke about Roger Federer’s return to action later this year. Tiriac believes that it is not wise for Federer to return to the highest level at this age as he believes the new generation can beat him. Tiriac believes that such a lengthy spell of absence from the tour will pose problems for the 20-time Grand Slam champion....

The Indian skipper has been short of runs for a prolonged period of time now and was dismissed for a first-ball duck in the only innings he played in the first Test at Nottingham. With scores of 25, 0, 23 and 17, Virat Kohli does not boast a formidable record at the Home of Cricket. He has been dismissed by four different bowlers in four outings in the longest format at the Lord’s Cricket Ground....

Leaving the looks of the old series behind, the turn-based 3D combat of Jagged Alliance: Back In Action will be available to all within three months, and bitComposer wants you to know it. The game, a remake of the original Jagged Alliance 2, is poised to put players back into the brutal liberation process of Arulco, a former tourist destination plagued by years of violence and warfare under the dictatorship of their new Queen, Deidranna....

Now there’s no doubt that Jak and Daxter bares little resemblance to Uncharted or The Last of Us, but from the folks who were putting out Crash Bandicoot, it showed a clear eye for level design and storytelling. The platforming in Jak is of the highest caliber, and its ability to factor in varied power-ups kept the formula feeling fresh after three entries — and now gamers are going to get their hands on all three games in just over two weeks....

The 54-year-old opposition leader says he wants to postpone the vote until mid-June to frustrate an alleged plot by Fujimori to steal the election. That demand enjoys the backing of the Organization of American States (OAS), which sharply criticized the numerous irregularities of the first-round balloting. The OAS and American democracy watchdog groups have been urging the government to clean up vote-counting procedures and give Toledo equal access to most of the country’s television channels....

Ronaldo has one more year remaining on his current contract with English giants Manchester United. There is also an option to extend the deal until the end of the 2023-24 season. However, there are serious doubts about the 37-year-old’s future at Old Trafford this summer. He asked the Red Devils to allow him to leave if they received a suitable offer last month. The Portuguese icon, though, has struggled to find takers for him during the ongoing transfer window....

Most of these tournaments are conducted in a group stage format followed by a double elimination format. In the recent VCT EMEA LCQ, something interesting was spotted. In most regions, the Upper Bracket final winners got to ban two maps. However, in the EMEA region, the Upper Bracket final winner got the chance to ban one map, while the Lower Bracket final winner got the chance to ban one map in Valorant....

Goal reported last week that Perez had grown frustrated with his lack of playing time and will look for a way out of the Emirates Stadium soon. Dani Alves slams Barca board Though Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle has denied quotes in Italian outlet CalcioMercato.com saying that a move could happen this summer to Milan, he says Perez’s frustration is justified. “Lucas has a contract with Arsenal. We haven’t spoken to AC Milan,” his agent told Goal....

Marc Van Ranst, a Belgium virologist who is director of the country’s national coronavirus and rotavirus laboratories, told broadcaster NOS “it is not good news.” The Belgium case involved a woman who became infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, three months after her initial diagnosis. Whether people can be reinfected with the virus has been debated since the pandemic began at the end of last year. A number of people are thought to have had the virus twice, but in order to officially confirm this, laboratory tests need to show the person was infected with a slightly altered version of it....

With job opportunities dwindling and immigrants placing an ever-higher burden on public services, anxious Californians passed Prop 187 with a resounding 59 percent of the vote. But Prop 187 doesn’t begin to address the issues underlying the fractions race relations in poor, multiethnic cities like Compton. Blacks now dominate the city government, but Latinos, once a minority, have swelled to a majority (thanks in part to a large influx of immigrants in recent years), and they are increasingly vocal about perceived racial and economic slights....

The former president is putting his thumb on the scale in dozens of federal races across the country. As of Thursday, he’d endorsed approximately 50 candidates for the House of Representatives and the Senate. Polls show the former president is still an influential figure among Republican voters, with most even saying they’d back him again in a 2024 White House run. But Trump has repeatedly bashed McConnell since leaving office....

TAKAYAMA: Japan is facing a labor shortage and falling population. What should the country do? ISHIHARA: I have said time and again that Japan needs an immigration policy. We are entering a new era, in which Japan must take a definite stance toward immigration in order to maintain the labor force. It is no good bringing in foreigners just to let them do three K jobs [kitsui, hard; kitanai, dirty; kiken, dangerous]....

United are reportedly in talks to sign Dembele on a season-long loan and hope to finalise a deal before the transfer window shuts on October 5. Koeman addressed the speculation over the Frenchman’s future at a press conference on Wednesday, telling reporters: “The first thing to say is that it is up to the club and to the player. “But he is with us and as we’ve seen in recent weeks I am counting on him…....

The England international started the 2016-17 campaign in fine form, netting four times before October. VOTE: Rooney’s best Man Utd goals But he subsequently went three months without a goal and he has admitted he was growing frustrated with his inability to find the net. “Halfway through the period of not scoring, it was a bit frustrating,” the striker told reporters. “But after a while I started to settle down again, getting some assists, and I was starting to play better football....

The veteran cricketer opined that the franchises weren’t keen to trade players, fearing that it would make the opposition stronger. Ashwin mentioned that RR had also closed on a few deals, however, the other franchises turned down the offers despite initially agreeing to them. Speaking on his YouTube channel, he remarked: Notably, Ashwin is one of 16 players retained by RR ahead of the impending auction. The event is scheduled to take place in Kochi on December 23 later this year....

Ralf Rangnick’s men will be looking to win their third successive match in all competitions following recent victories over Brentford and West Ham. Meanwhile, Boro boss Chris Wilder will be aiming to recreate his victory at Old Trafford last January. His former employers Sheffield United stunned the Red Devils 2-1 in the Premier League. Crooks, who was part of Manchester United’s youth system until the age of 14, has revealed just how eager he is to return to Old Trafford....

VARs will be on hand for all five games of Round 26 in the A-League this weekend, with Australia’s premier division set to be the first top-tier league in the world to use the video review system. As part of FIFA’s ongoing testing and trial period, VARs will be involved for the remaining two rounds of the regular season plus the three weeks of finals. Broxham is convinced “it can only be a good thing” but has cautioned the football community into expecting too much too soon....