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Before a ball was kicked, our new manager was undoubtedly up against it, which couldn’t have been helpful. But to be fair, this sort of reception can hardly be labeled as unexpected. You have to wonder why he decided to take the job when he must have been fully aware what the fan’s reaction would be to his arrival (especially under these circumstances). Pep Guardiola saw what he was in for if he took over at the Bridge – a short tenure, possible damage to his reputation, huge pressure for instantaneous success, etc and so he decided to pass up on the move....

There is no doubt that Lin Dan is an excellent badminton player. Or at least he was one until yesterday. In a latest setback for the Chinese, Lin Dan lost to World No. 64 Subhankar Dey to exit the SaarLorLux Open, a Super 100 tournament, in the round of 16. Titles and stats in 2018 This year, his winning rate (85% in his whole career) is a little bit lower....

A number of athletes participate in the sporting extravaganza hoping to make history. Some athletes find pride even at the chance to represent their nation at the grand stage. Roger Federer, one of the greatest ever people to set foot on a tennis court, will not be participating in any tournament, including the Rio Olympics, for the rest of the year due to injury. One could probably conjecture that this was his last chance atwinning the gold in Men’s Singles event, leaving the gold medalthe missing accolade in his trophy-laden career....

The problem at DaimlerChrysler is much more than lost market value–but lost value is the starting point. It’s just stunning. Daimler-Benz stock was worth $48 billion on Nov. 16, 1998, the day it issued an additional $36 billion of stock to buy Chrysler. As of Friday, DaimlerChrysler’s market value was only $39 billion–less than Daimler alone was selling for, predeal. Auf Wiedersehen to $45 billion–more than Daimler paid for Chrysler....

At some point this month, the wealthiest soccer league in the world, the English Premier League, must decide whether to allow a $350 million takeover by Saudi Arabia of one of its most famous clubs. The purchase of 127-year-old Newcastle United would be a huge feather in the “sportswashing” cap of the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), whose sovereign wealth fund stands to get an 80 percent stake in the business....

William O. Taylor, proud Yankee builder of a billion-dollar company and as worthy a paragon of the Old Economy as I ever met, flashed his eye across the desk, sucked in through clenched patrician teeth and quietly blew me away with his response. “Golly,” he said. “I wish I were in your shoes.” My shoes? My penniless, no-B-school, no-safety-net, bewildered-wife-and-kids-at-home, so-desperately-full-of-holes-I-was-almost-barefoot, pavement-pounding, risk-kicking shoes making tracks in the New Economy?...

As far as platformers are concerned, Kirby or Metroid would likely better fit Super Mario Maker’s mold, but both are relatively niche compared to Zelda games. Nintendo has even experimented with the idea of a Legend of Zelda dungeon maker in Grezzo’s 2019 Link’s Awakening remake, which included a side-activity asking Link to collect Chamber Stones so Dampe can help him create more custom dungeons. The idea was limited, but with the scope of Super Mario Maker this kind of project could thrive as Nintendo’s next mobile project....

Dear Sachin, Rahul and VVS, Hope you are all enjoying the pleasant Australian weather at this time of the year. It sure is a good time to take the family out for sight-seeing visits or shopping trips, and I don’t half blame you for wanting to finish the games quickly, so that this can be accommodated in the schedule. After all, who needs 5 days when you can lose in 4?...

‘AJ’ will look to regain the title he lost to his Ukrainian opponent last September. He has made Jeddah his training base over the last month as he tries to become a three-time unified heavyweight champion. In their first meeting, Usyk shocked Joshua before his hometown fans in a thrilling 12-rounder that showcased Usyk’s tactical brilliance. The undisputed cruiserweight champion used his skills and strategy to win a clear unanimous decision over the bigger and stronger Joshua....

Back on 24th February, 2017, MrBeast uploaded a video titled “Reading the entire dictionary in one sitting.” In the video, of which the title is pretty self-explanatory, MrBeast sat on his desk and read the entire dictionary, word to word. When he got to the part of the dictionary where the “n-word” was supposed to be, he baited his viewers into thinking he would be saying the it out loud....

The Best And Biggest Game Jams Global Game Jam is the definitive game jam—it’s the largest event, with participants in 75 countries producing over 3,000 games in just 48 hours. Global Game Jams happen at physical locations, allowing developers to work together in whatever capacity they like. The theme is announced at a keynote speech shown at the event, and past themes have included “An image of Ouroboros,” and “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are”....

They may have done it just for the thrill. Teens charged with chilling crimes–from the lovers accused of killing their baby in Delaware to the service-academy couple from Texas–are not uncommon. But at least those alleged murders had motives, however twisted. Police have found little about the New Jersey pizza case to explain Koskovich and Vreeland’s suspected role beyond the mixture of alienation and acute boredom that sometimes leads kids to do stupid things–even murder....

As a result of the title’s intentionally vague story and evergreen popularity – with the recent release of mega-expansion The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance indicating that the McMillen’s classic will be haunting and harrowing players for years to come – various fan theories exist to explain the game’s dark setting, disturbing content, and depraved menagerie of monsters and bosses. RELATED: Binding of Isaac: 12 Broken New Items In Repentance...

The problem is, that only holds true if the international community agrees about what principles are worth defending with force–and fortunately for the world’s autocrats, it can’t seem to. Disarray among allies has allowed Bosnia to bum and threatens to undo a unified front in Somalia. Meanwhile, a dozen civil wars rage in other places, raising little more than a tsk-tsk from the West. All of which is good news for anyone with big guns, strong ambitions and a powerful disrespect for human life, For the aspiring dictator, here is a guide to prospering in the new world order....

After the reports that emerged Wednesday of O’Brien’s in-fighting with Watt and other members of the Texans, it makes sense why Watt was happy to see that the sun did indeed come out the next day. Watt, Houston’s best defensive player, reportedly had a heated exchange with O’Brien on the practice field leading up to O’Brien’s firing. O’Brien was fired from his role as Texans head coach and general manager Monday evening following Houston’s 0-4 start to the 2020 NFL season....

Cresson has taken a beating since she was named France’s first woman prime minister in May. According to one poll, only 50 percent have faith in her–down a precipitous 15 percentage points since June. Far from infusing what Mitterrand hoped would be a “new elan” into the Socialist government, Madame le Premier Ministre is looking like a liability. Last week Cresson excoriated her critics, and began trying to project a more take-charge tone....

Much of Africa is still paying the price of colonialism: in the late 19th century European imperialists carved up the continent without regard to natural tribal or political borders. “You have a bunch of land masses which were bounded for the expediency of European expansion,” says Makau Mutua, a Kenyan attorney and projects director of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. “Almost none of these became viable states....

A young Aayushi picked up shooting at the young age of 14 and since her start in 2008, she was the Uttar Pradesh state champion consecutively for the next four years till 2012. Within just a year of her starting, she managed the gold medal at the National Inter School Shooting Championship and that too with a record score. “Shooting happened just by chance. It all started when a shooting range was inaugurated in my school....

Every single Monster Hunter game has the Palico in some shape or form, pretty much making it a mascot for the series. The Palico is to Monster Hunter what the Chocobo is to Final Fantasy. These fuzzy companions often help the player, and have a variety of personalities and background lore. Palicoes have even been used in plenty of promotional cross-overs between other Capcom and non-Capcom games, and have appeared on different merchandise from shirts to statues to toilet paper holders....