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Disgruntled supporters claimed that N’Golo Kante is being played out of position, Jorginho has been worked out and Maurizio Sarri needs a Plan B. ‘Sarriball’ had been quickly heralded as a bold new philosophy for the historically more pragmatic Chelsea but the radically new approach is now being scrutinised after an ignominious end to the club’s 18-game unbeaten start to the season. In Sarri’s defence, though, he had repeatedly shot down claims that his new team were legitimate Premier League title contenders, pointing out that his project was nowhere near as advanced as those of Manchester City or Liverpool....

Chelsea looked to be on course for victory thanks to Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s early opener as the visitors dominated the first-half on Wednesday, but two goals in four second-half minutes saw Wolves secure their first win in seven games and inflict just Sarri’s second defeat since taking charge in the summer. Next up Chelsea face the daunting task of halting Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and Sarri suggested a jolt to their confidence could be a blessing, but declared himself “worried” by the manner of their defeat at Molineux....

Sasha Banks is easily one of the top wrestlers in the WWE, having held numerous Women’s Championships over the course of her career. Banks is never far from the main event scene, so her 80 overall rating does seem to be a little low. Banks reacted to her WWE 2K20 power rating on Twitter, saying, “80?!? That’s why I said no to your stupid commercial.” When it comes to WWE and Twitter, it’s sometimes hard to tell if someone is just in character or not, but either way, Banks’ tweet is still throwing shade at WWE 2K20....

11 am: The guests have just started to arrive at the venue. The complete Indian cricket team is present there, all dressed in cool and comfortable casuals. Virat Kohli, as usual, is dressed in a traditional Kurta and looks dapper. He is continuously spotted saying ‘Pehno apni pechchan, Pehno apni pechchan’ to every other person he is meeting. The manager of the Indian cricket team is trying to gesture to him that this isn’t an ad shoot for the clothing range brand that he endorses....

The other nominees in this particular category are Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Men’s Singles), China’s He Jiting (Men’s and Mixed Doubles), Japan’s Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (Women’s Doubles), and Korea’s Seo Seong Jae (Men’s and Mixed Doubles). This is the second time in his fledgeling career that the 18-year-old Rankireddy is vying for one of the prestigious BWF awards. Last year, he was nominated for the ‘Most Promising Player of the Year’ award even though he eventually lost it to former junior world champion Chen Yufei....

The PIF is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world and is Saudi Arabia’s attempt to diversify its assets and get away from its dependence on oil sales. It has invested worldwide in various countries and places but has spent billions buying up shares of video game companies in Japan, the United States, and elsewhere. These include Electronic Arts, Nexon, Capcom, and others, plus a billion-dollar investment into the Embracer Group which is the parent company of publishers THQ Nordic and Saber Interactive....

The Saudis beat North Korea 4-0 on Tuesday at the Asian Cup with two well-executed goals in each half , dominating the game even before midfielder Han Kwang-song was sent off in the 44th minute. At the 2018 World Cup, coach Juan Antonio Pizzi’s team lost 5-0 to host Russia in the showpiece first game featuring the two lowest-ranked nations. Expectations are higher now for the 69th-ranked Saudis — fifth best in the 24-team Asian Cup — who are favored to top a politically charged group that includes Qatar....

Chasing Saurashtra’s modest tally of 142 for 9, Maharashtra started well in their quest to score their second win on the trot in as many days before falling short, ending up at 138 for 7. Maharashtra, who defeated Gujarat in their opening game yesterday, began in right earnest when openers Ruturaj Gaekwad, top scorer with 41 in 27 balls, and Rahul Tripathi (20) put on 60 runs in 7.4 overs....

Steve Waugh on his recent tour to India said that Sourav Ganguly may have exhibited a “lack of respect” by turning up late for the toss when India clashed with Australia during the historic 2001 Test series. “The fact that he turned up late every game — it was his choice. I just thought it showed a lack of respect for the game. It didn’t really affect me. The match referee actually told him that he had to turn up on time,” Waugh was quoted by NDTV....

And it didn’t come easily for the World No. 19. He had to take out the top seed and the World No. 4 Miguel Rodriguez in an enthralling semi-final that re-inforced the fact that Saurav is one of the best that India has ever produced. Here’s a look at Saurav Ghosal’s performances at the Abierto Colombiano – First round – The sixth-seeded Saurav Ghosal started with a convincing 11-3, 11-1, 11-3 win over Colombian wildcard Sebastian Laguna....

Small Worlds Tokyo opened in June in the city’s Ariake District, home to the city’s international exhibition center and sports stadiums. Billed as the world’s largest indoor miniature theme park, Small Worlds presents sprawling miniaturized versions of real-world and fictional locations, reproduced at 1:80 scale. Spread over more than 80,000 square feet, miniaturized locations include a scale reproduction of the Kansai International Airport, a composite “global village” and a recreation of locations from the 2003 TV series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon....

RELATED: Horror Playthroughs To Watch On YouTube For Hilarious Reactions Each game in the Outlastseries introduced a colorful cast of enemies who still haunt players to this day. Who are the scariest Outlast characters? Updated November 11, 2021 by Mark Sammut: The Outlast Trials is currently in development and looks set to debut sometime in 2022. The game looks promising, and it will bring a multiplayer component to the series....

The campaign of Scarlet Nexus is around 25 hours long depending on how much grinding and optional content the player partakes in, so it’s not likely that most players will be finishing in one sitting. Saving and quitting is a vital feature in any game, so players will want to be well versed in how to go about doing this here. RELATED: Does Scarlet Nexus Have Character Creation? To answer the first question, Scarlet Nexus uses a mixture of manual saves and autosaves, meaning players don’t have to rely on an autosave feature to keep track of their progress....

Neither team had much cutting edge as chances were missed on a wet night in Moscow, but McKennie made the difference in the 88th minute when the 20-year-old U.S. midfielder leapt unmarked at the far post to head in Yevhen Konoplyanka’s corner. It was McKennie’s first professional club goal. The win leaves Schalke with four points in Group D and is its second victory after a six-game winless run which included five straight defeats in the Bundesliga....

And for the third straight year it will share the track with the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Here’s a look at the weekend schedule at IMS: Friday, July 25 Nationwide Series practice, 8:30-10 a.m. (FS1) Final Nationwide practice, 10:30-11:25 a.m. (FS1) Sprint Cup practice, 11:35 a.m.-1 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, July 26 Sprint Cup practice, 9-10:50 a.m. (ESPN2) Nationwide qualifying, 12:10 p.m. (FS1) Sprint Cup qualifying, 2:10 p.m. (ESPN2) Nationwide race, 4:30 p....

Only the uninitiated would mistake this scene for a beer commercial. Actually, it’s just another day in the sand for one of the fastest growing professional sports in the world, beach volleyball. This summer in landlocked Atlanta, the sport makes its debut as an Olympic medal event, along with women’s softball and mountain biking (page 78). Next week in Baltimore, the U.S. team – three pairs of men and three of women – will be finalized on courts hard by the Chesapeake....

A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, released Tuesday, showed Sanders holding his 12-point lead over the Democratic field with 27 percent of support. Biden followed behind with 15 percent, while former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Elizabeth Warren tied for third, with 14 percent each. Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg came in fifth with 13 percent and Senator Amy Klobuchar sixth with seven percent. The poll surveyed 426 Democratic primary voters between February 14 and 17....

“God no, no. No. [Miss Congeniality] 2 shouldn’t have been done,” Bullock said in an interview with London newspaper Metro this week, when asked if there could be a Miss Congeniality 3. Bullock reprised her role as FBI agent Gracie Hart in the sequel Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous which was panned by critics when it came out in 2005 and now has a ​​measly 15 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes....