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FULL-TIME: DENMARK 0-0 FRANCE 90+2 mins: SUB! Delaney injures himself in that challenge on Mbappe. Lerager comes on to replace him. 90 mins: Mbappe again the inspiration as he latches onto the loose ball after Delaney’s challenge and makes his way into the box. He lays it off to Giroud who can only poke his return pass behind the run of Mbappe. Better from France. 89 mins: France move the ball around with comfort, but it is all sideways and backwards....

“We have agreed to the terms that Eddie has put out to us for a fight in the U.K.," Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel told ESPN . “Deontay has accepted his terms to fight in the U.K. Deontay sent an email to Joshua (Sunday) night and I sent one today to Barry Hearn and Eddie telling them that we officially accept the offer to fight under the terms they gave us and to send us the contract....

Per the report, the Department of Justice is inquiring about whether the NCAA’s ban of satellite camps could jeopardize or lessen opportunities for youth players noticed by college football coaches. MORE: Crimson Tide deserves No. 1 until someone dethrones them Earlier this month, the NCAA disallowed college teams from holding camps for high school players anywhere but on their own campuses. The ban also won’t allow coaches from being employed at other schools’ camps and clinics....

Why were they celebrating? From their perspective as rejectionists of Israel’s right to exist, the encampment represented a political and public-relations coup. By kidnapping, then murdering, an Israeli policeman last week, the Islamic militant group Hamas forced both the Israeli government and the rival Palestine Liberation Organization into untenable positions. Israel’s predictably harsh reprisal-the largest such transfer since 1967-stirred up the inevitable storm of international criticism, threw the future of the faltering Middle East peace talks into question and added another item to President-elect Bill Clinton’s growing list of foreign-policy headaches....

“I am disgusted by the conduct of Republican senators who pose as reputable people, but shamelessly hide under rocks instead of calling out the president’s horrendous behavior as the gross misconduct that they know it to be,” Don Ayer, who served in both the Reagan and Bush administrations, told The Washington Post before the letter was released. The letter, drafted by the group Checks and Balances, is intended to add conservative support for the impeachment, Stuart Gerson, who worked in the Bush administration, told the Post....

Bomb damage was clear around the Riayat al-Shabab stadium but a large crowd arrived under tight security to watch a lively game won 2-1 by six-times Syrian title winners Al Ittihad. Everyday life, let alone sport, has been almost impossible in the city which has been ripped apart during five years of violence across the country. For months it was besieged by Syrian government forces and Russian-backed airstrikes. Last month the army re-took Aleppo’s eastern neighbourhoods from rebel groups, regaining control of the whole city....

With no fans in Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, the natural sound from the field came through loud and clear on the NBC broadcast. That meant that when Carr yelled out “James Harden,” “Pistol Pete,” “Purple Walrus” and more, it came through loud and clear to the millions of Americans tuned in to the game. Kansas City won 35-31, but did Mahomes yell out seemingly random NBA players’ names during the middle of the game?...

It forms a crucial protective barrier between the external environment and our internal organs. It protects us against pathogens and chemicals, while also serving to regulate our temperature. It also acts as a sensory organ, stores water and fat, and helps to produce vitamin D when exposed to the sun. But the skin can also be a window into our overall health, Shari Lipner, an associate professor of clinical dermatology, and director of the Nail Division, at Weill Cornell Medicine, told Newsweek....

That playoff run ended in defeat after five NBA Finals games against the loaded Golden State Warriors, and Williams’ contributions can be best remembered by his 1.0 points per game in 12.2 minutes per game in those Finals. He scored five points in a Game 4 win but scored no points in the other four, including Game 1 in which he spent 19 minutes on the floor and only recorded one assist and three rebounds....

For Derrick Pereira, it is all about ‘being at the right place at the right time’. In a freewheeling interview with AIFF Media, the Salgaocar FC coach spoke on his new journey with his alma-mater, importance of pre-season transfer market, difference between working with Pune FC and Salgaocar, Youth Development and much more. You must be happy with the way your reunion as a Coach at Salgaocar has gone about....

Vintage D-Rose was on full display last night as the Minnesota Timberwolves earned a hard-fought 128-125 victory without the services of All-Star Jimmy Butler and point guard Jeff Teague. Rose certainly looked like his former self, the 2011 NBA MVP who would instill fear in even the best defensive teams with his offensive prowess. He had 16 points at halftime but turned on the jets in the second half and really caused havoc in the Jazz’s defense....

A decent chunk of the travelling Les Bleus contingent, some with FIFA Fan IDs round their necks as a distinguishing feature, had made their way to the Hermitage Museum’s extensive display of paintings from and influenced by the French Impressionist school. Before watching the heroes of today on the turf, it was time for the greats of yesteryear on canvas. Monet before Mbappe, Cezanne then Varane, Gauguin preceding Griezmann....

That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Moscow, 48 hours before France would play out an absolutely enthralling triumph over Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium. Not many would disagree with him. Didier Deschamps certainly won’t. Russia 2018, the tournament of surprises, had one more up its sleeve for the showpiece clash in the capital. A France team so often accused of being too cautious, too afraid to unleash their attacking potential, smashed Croatia with a second-half attacking salvo....

Before the start of the 2020 NFL season, Watson inked a four-year, $177.5 million extension to keep him under contract through at least 2025. That extension would officially start in 2022. The massive extension, which makes him one of the highest paid players in the NFL, comes after he missed the entire 2021 season after he was accused of sexual assault and misconduct. A grand jury decided the previous week not to indict him on the allegations, but he still faces 22 civil lawsuits, and he could still be suspended by the league....

Speaking to Kiwi Talkz about his time working on the game, Richard Vorodi explained that while he believes Metroid Prime Hunters is perfect the way it is, if the fans wanted to see a remake bad enough he would be all for it. Vorodi says that seeing all the hunters in full resolution and the little details that would be able to be added to each character design would be exciting to see....

The Tower is the primary in-game social hub for Destiny players, and it’s a location that anyone who’s spent some time with the game will be very familiar with. Along with chatting to other players and forming fireteams, it’s the place to buy new gear and pick up bounties. While much of that functionality will stay the same once The Taken King launches, there’s a host of tweaks and fixes intended to make the process smoother and more enjoyable....

Soon after that flub, the Destiny expansion was discovered on the Xbox Store, which gave full details of what is to come for Destiny fans: The leak also confirms the previous rumor that a new raid will be included, plus more: New Story Campaign and Quests New Armor and Gear New Weapons New Raid Maximum Light Increase New Strike New Plaguelands Zone and Social Space New Crucible Mode and Maps New Enemy Faction and Bosses...

Things are not going to quiet down either, as the hotly anticipated new content coming to Destiny through The Taken King expansion arrives in a few days, followed by the King’s Fall raid shortly after that. To help ease the wait, the final Bungie weekly update offers a small look back while also revealing new information including the release date for The Taken King soundtrack. After the 2.0 Update went live, many fans may have noticed a different theme song playing at the title screen....

[HTML1] Much like when The Dark Below DLC launched for Destiny, the Bungie community is buzzing with anticipation for the return of Xur. While plenty of players had burnt out on the Agent of the Nine long ago - having accumulated every exotic under the sun - now that there are new House of Wolves exotics in the pool, it’s highly likely those same people will be searching for Xur this weekend....

So, where is Xur this week? This week, Destiny players will find Xur in Tower North, on the balcony past the Speaker. Once you spawn in, make a sharp right and follow the stairs until they flatten out into a wide open view of the last city on Earth. Xur should be at the far end opposite that entrance, sticking out like a sore thumb against the background. For exotic armor, this week Xur has one new Taken King piece and two Year 2 versions of old exotic gear....