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Speaking to reporters in the aftermath of the final T20I in Harare, Bangar revealed that the selectors were closely following the progress of the Indian team members. He also praised skipper MS Dhoni for helping the younger players on how to deal with pressure. Bangar stated, “Some of the boys would go to Australia with India A team and I think the selectors who were here for the entire duration and were watching each and every player very closely would have definitely earmarked players for the future from what they saw over here....

After being dropped from the India-Australia series as a commentator by the Star Network, Manjrekar decided to confide in Sundar Raman, CEO of IPL. And instead of sending the latter a Direct Message on Twitter, he ended up sending out a tweet which the twitterati were quick to latch on to. Manjrekar deleted the tweet almost immediately, but it was too late. Screenshots of the tweet were already doing the rounds,and people’s reactions flooded Sanjay’s mentions tab on Twitter....

At Mohun Bagan ground, two of the best sides of Santosh Trophy 2018, Bengal and Kerala, locked horns. Bengal needed a win to qualify as the group toppers while Kerala needed just a draw as they were ahead on goal difference. The southern state chose a pragmatic approach and played calculated football against the hosts. Bengal dominated proceedings initially but failed to create an impact in the attacking third....

Thirteenth seeded Sara Errani of Italy defeated Venus Williams 6-0, 0-6, 7-6 (7-5) to advance to the US Open round of 16. Williams had beaten Errani in straight sets in all three of their previous meetings, reports Xinhua. However, Errani Friday night avenged her earlier defeats by dumping the American player out of her home Grand Slam. Errani started brightly winning six straight games to claim the first set....

As Mesut Ozil smashed Arsenal’s third goal past Thibaut Courtois - all of them coming in the first half - countless Blue hearts drowned in sorrow. Losing was a sight they had become used to after their previous season under Mourinho, but Arsenal still hadn’t beaten them through the course of that season. But under Antonio Conte, Chelsea was tottering. Back-to-back defeats against Liverpool and Arsenal had taken away the initial hope of a change in management....

Sarri was subject to allegations he had lost authority at Stamford Bridge after goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted during Chelsea’s EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. The Italian replaced Kepa with Willy Caballero for Wednesday’s 2-0 win against Tottenham but later said the Spain international remains his number one. The Wembley incident followed a run of poor results, including a 4-0 defeat at Bournemouth, a 6-0 drubbing at Manchester City and a home reverse against Manchester United in the FA Cup....

The Boss has made history multiple times, which includes being one of the first women to compete in a Hell in a Cell match. She and Bianca Belair became the first black women to main event WrestleMania when they competed for the SmackDown Women’s Championship last year. She’s also a WWE Grand Slam Champion. Speaking on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast, Sasha Banks said she wants to go to outer space and put wrestling on a different planet....

The 23-year-old underwent a medical with the side from Modena agreeing a five-year deal worth 12 million euros (USD 13.6 million). Sassuolo will pay six million euros now and a further six million more if the Brazilian plays 50 games for the club with the Catalan giants retaining a buy-back option and 50 percent of any future fee. The former Brazil Under-20 international, who spent last season on loan at Nice, could make his Serie A debut at home to Inter this Sunday....

“We believe the spot-fixing scandal is a great opportunity for brands to connect with their target audiences. There is a captive base of people who are glued into every moment of the episode and we believe that any brand willing to communicate with this audience at this high-involvement point of time would have tremendous recall, visibility and brand salience”, said a marketing person from SET MAX, confusing the crap out of everyone in the vicinity....

CEO of FakeStats.com, Mr. Mehondas Moanan said, “This IPL betting scandal has, unexpectedly, opened up avenues for companies such as mine in the field of cross-sport analysis. One thing that we noticed was an uncanny similarity between the BCCI and Chelsea Football Club, in terms of the appointment of the man in charge. “I shall explain. When we were carefully following the entire fiasco, we found that the incumbent in both the clubs was under severe pressure....

Speaking with CBS News for the 60 Minutes show broadcast this weekend, Salman also claimed that the murder—committed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, almost exactly one year ago—had caused him and his government a great deal of pain. Salman’s interview with Norah O’Donnell was the first time he has discussed Khashoggi’s murder on television. The crown prince stands accused of ordering Saudi agents to kill the Washington Post journalist, who had been regularly critical of Salman and the ruling royal family....

Bright Enobakhare scored the third goal of the match in the 88th minute after taking a shot from inside the penalty box. Daniel Fox scored an own goal for his side in the additional minute of second half, but it turned out to be a mere consolation for Odisha FC. Here are 4 things we learned from the match. #4 SC East Bengal’s new signing Raju Gaikwad fills the right-back void SC East Bengal coach Robbie Fowler had been experimenting with a three-man backline as the side lacked a genuine right-back....

The news of the cancellation was unexpected, yet not entirely surprising: initially set to come out in 2016, Scalebound was delayed until this year because the developers wished to make good on their “ambitious vision.” That Kamiya is ambitious can be seen from his earlier work, like Bayonetta 2, yet the wish to do as much as possible with a game can often lead to feature creep, which has been the death knell for many games before Scalebound and will likely remain so for many that come after....

At last year’s Gamescom, Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya finally showed off some in-game footage for the title, including 4-player co-op. Now, one year later, the developer has again used Gamescom to give fans some more in-depth details. Scalebound’s Gamescom 2016 presentation, led by Kamiya and creative producer J.P. Kellams, kicked off with a pre-recorded video that detailed Dragon Links and the game’s customization system. The premise of Dragon Links, according to Polygon, is that the game’s protagonist, Drew, and his dragon, Thuban, share a life force....

Many took to social media to voice their frustrations at Scalebound’s cancellation, with one podcast account sending a tweet to the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. After telling the Xbox boss that the Scalebound cancellation “hurt” and that Microsoft’s E3 2017 presentation had better be “mind blowing,” Spencer replied that although it was a “difficult decision” to cancel the game, it’s one that he feels is “better for Xbox gamers....

Fans of Bandai Namco Studios may have expected character creation in Scarlet Nexus after playing Code Vein. While the lack of character creation may be a let-down for some, the costume system allows a different kind of personalization. There are outfits that radically change the characters’ appearances. Additionally, up to three attachments can be adorned by a character at any time. These can add stylish elements to their design, including sunglasses, cute bows, or even angel wings....

Yuito and Kasane are new recruits to the OSF, or the Other Suppression Force, meaning they’re tasked with constantly fighting off Others, Scarlet Nexus’ unique version of monsters. While the protagonists may sometimes fight on their own, they’ll often be assigned a squad with their companions. Yuito and Kasane can access their companion’s abilities through the SAS link, and as their bond increases, so will the number of abilities and skills the protagonists can access....

Juve head coach Massimiliano Allegri has hinted Pjaca would be allowed to leave on a temporary basis, having failed to make a single Serie A appearance this season. Schalke appear to have won the race to sign the Croatia international, with the completion of a loan move expected imminently. “As things stand, Marko Pjaca will be joining us tomorrow [Thursday],” Heidel said. “Everything has been agreed verbally, and we have the medical lined up for tomorrow....