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Speaking to the Telegraph in an interview, the French manager admitted that club had plans to tour India for their pre-season in the coming summer which involves them participating in the Barclays Asia Trophy in Singapore, but with the next season of the Premier League starting as early as 8 August, they had to shelve the plan for the time being. “I would love to go to India personally because I have never been with a team....

Icardi has been a standout performer in Serie A this season and looks well on track to beat his personal best of 24 league goals in a single campaign, having already got 18 in 22 games. But the Argentinian will have to sit out the visit of struggling Crotone to San Siro due to a muscle issue. Bayern Munich loanee Rafinha faces no such problems, however, and the Brazilian will feature in some capacity, having made his debut against SPAL with a one-minute cameo off the bench....

Owners of all six teams in the South African league are also Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners, making the transition seamless. Several players who ply their trade in the IPL are also representing their sister franchises in the ongoing SA20. However, there is no involvement by an Indian player by any stretch of the imagination, due to the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) strict regulations surrounding involvement in overseas leagues....

Messi guided in a superb first-half free-kick to secure a 1-0 victory over Barcelona’s nearest title rivals on Sunday, moving the league leaders eight points clear at the top. It was his 600th career goal and marked a major moment in the Blaugrana’s bid to win La Liga. Simeone claimed the Camp Nou result would have been reversed had Messi been on his side. “Messi is a special player, he made the difference,” the Atleti boss told reporters....

The 26-page report was published by the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NATC) and focuses on deadly examples of recent incel-related attacks on women. According to the report, the term “incel” is often used to describe “men who feel unable to obtain romantic or sexual relationships with women, to which they feel entitled to.” Incels represent a type of “misogynistic extremism” that can also be referred to as anti-feminist, the study added....

After making it to the final, the Indians were determined to win another medal and add to their tally of medals in shooting. Narwal had disappointingly crashed out in the 10 m pistol event previously. He showed up brilliantly in the all-important final this time and bagged a gold medal. Here’s more on what transpired during the event. Narwal and Singhraj add to India’s medal at Paralympics Manish Narwal qualified for the final in 7th place from qualification....

Nic Cupac, who worked on assembling film sets, was found in his hotel room in the city of Fes, according to British newspaper The Sun, which first reported his death. The paper said that Cupac, aged 54, died from natural causes. A representative of Lucasfilm, producers of the movie, told Newsweek in a statement: “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Nic Cupac, an incredibly talented colleague and member of the film community who will be greatly missed....

With that in mind, two new editions of Second Son have been revealed today: the Limited Edition, coming to all those who pre-order their copies of the game, and the Collector’s Edition featuring replicas of several in-game items. But it’s the downloadable content included in each that the most diehard fans will be dying to play. The developers at Sucker Punch have already detailed a number of unique vests designed for new hero Delsin Rowe, available to any who pre-order a copy of the game....

Cut the Rope held the previous top spot, breaking one million in ten days, however Infinity Blade shattered the record by bringing in a cool $1,625,829.76 to be exact, and in just four days. The title hit the app store December 9th and Apple has since released some impressive reports. Data taken from Game Center revealed that there were 271,424 users playing Infinity Blade as of December 12th. The game costs $5....

Michael Lochrane, a QA tester for ChAIR Entertainment, put up the resume posting in question, and mentioned his current project as “Infinity Blade 3 for the iPhone.” As of this writing, we hadn’t heard anything about Infinity Blade 3 from either Epic or Chair. ChAIR Co-Founder Donald Mustard did, however, say that his development outfit has more Infinity Blade content prepared. That included “more games, more books, and maybe even other products....

Dorsey responded to backlash received after his platform stopped users from sharing a story published yesterday that focused on emails the paper said were obtained from a laptop by way of attorney Rudy Giuliani and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. The unverified contents were characterized as including a “smoking gun” email showing a link between a Ukrainian energy firm and Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, quickly raising red flags that it was part of a disinformation campaign....

By the end of the series, those characters are no longer able to outrun the event that has wiped out much of humanity and have started thinking about how they will survive it in the long run. However, the book that the series is based on gives hints about what viewers might expect if the show continues. What happened at the end of Into the Night? Prior to Into the Night Episode 6, much of the Netflix series is set on a plane that was hijacked in Brussels....

The anime is an epic rock opera set in 14th century Japan, and it is based on the work of real-life musician Inu-Oh but with a modern twist, complete with dazzling performances and songs you can’t help but rock out to. Inu-Oh follows Tomona (Mirai Moriyama), a young boy who is blinded and finds his calling as a biwa [lute] player, he meets the film’s eponymous character (played by Queen Bee rock star Avu-Chan), a singer whose unique physical characteristics, like his extremely long arms and an eye where his mouth should be, made him a pariah....

Punjab returned to winning ways with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians on Saturday as K.L. Rahul played the role of a sheet anchor to perfection. Rahul was unbeaten on 71 off 57 balls with KXIP reaching the 177-run target in 18.4 overs. This was KXIP’s second win in three games. Delhi, on the other hand, stymied Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) two-game winning run with a thrilling Super Over victory....

The right-handed batter scored a sensational 208 run-knock, which was studded with 19 fours and nine sixes. He earlier scored a ton in the third ODI against Sri Lanka and was close to scaling the three-figure mark in the home season opener as well, which shows the kind of form that he is in. He entered the ODI leg on the back of a shaky debut T20I series, where he could not quite find his rhythm....

The Korean-American member posted an apology on January 19 in a lengthy letter pouring out his thoughts. He detailed instances such as reading fans’ comments on Weverse, especially the comments regarding his first apology, which he posted on January 11 on the platform, Weverse. Korean netizens were dissatisfied as they believed that the first apology was dismissive and worded in a careless manner. While not much on the international front, the harsh discussions seem to have continued in online Korean forums....

The Nets star discussed his injury, mental health and his experience last season on “The Old Man and the Three” podcast with JJ Redick. Ben Simmons was very open in a rare interview and gave details of what happened in his final season with the Philadelphia 76ers. The three-time All-Star had a messy divorce with the Sixers and was eventually traded to the Nets. One of the questions Redick asked Simmons was about fans berating him for not having a jump shot....

‘Ronaldo will stay at Real’ The 32-year-old Blancos star has been linked with moves to former club Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain following reports he is angry at the scrutiny of his tax affairs in Spain. Ronaldo was accused of defrauding Spanish tax authorities out of €14.7million, claims which the player has denied. Questioned after Portugal’s Confederations Cup semi-final loss to Chile on Wednesday, Ronaldo refused to be drawn on the situation....

I had an amazing time with my family in Goa, and then made my way to Calcutta. I showed up at the Missionaries of Charity’s Mother House, knocked on the door and said I was there to volunteer. Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) and I started talking when I started going to morning prayers at Mother House. I was a lapsed Catholic at that point, but working with the dying men was so devastating that I needed morning prayers to see me through the day....

The Argentina superstar joined the Ligue 1 giants on a free transfer from Barcelona but the move was not without its fair share of controversy. Juan Branco made headlines when he sued PSG on behalf of a group of Barcelona partners while Lionel Messi was still in discussions with the Parisian giants. He submitted his petition to the European Commission, citing ‘unfair competition’ and breaches of Financial Fair Play rules by the French giants....