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Colby Covington is expected to challenge Kamaru Usman in a rematch, according to UFC president Dana White. The 33-year-old last set foot inside the octagon against Tyron Woodley in September last year. ‘Chaos’ dominated Woodley throughout the fight, earning a TKO victory in the fifth round. During his recent interaction with Submission Radio, Colby Covington was asked what he made of Nick Diaz’s presence at UFC 261. Covington said Diaz was “washed up” and that he had only come back to make easy money....

Taking cues from James Cameron’s work on Avatar, IO Interactive employed Giant Studios to plug in Keith Carradine (Cowboys & Aliens) and Marsha Thomason (White Collar) to provide the voices and bodies of the main characters. Carradine will step into the shoes of Agent 47, now on the run from the police while simultaneously chasing “his most dangerous contract to date,” while Thomason works as Diana Burnwood, 47’s handler and only real human connection to the world....

Four months on from claiming her first grand slam title in remarkable circumstances at the US Open, where Serena Williams’ extraordinary row with chair umpire Carlos Ramos overshadowed proceedings, Osaka secured another major honour with victory over Petra Kvitova on Saturday. Still only 21, the Japanese now tops the WTA rankings and appears to have the brightest of futures ahead of her. Osaka has openly admitted she is not comfortable making speeches and cut a somewhat uneasy figure in the trophy presentation at Melbourne Park, but Simon Chadwick, Professor of Sports Enterprise at the University of Salford, feels her authenticity and humility could well prove attractive to potential sponsors....

French publication Le Parisien (via MARCA) were most critical of Lionel Messi’s performance against Lyon. The French mediahouse claimed Messi was no longer capable enough of impacting the game like he used to at Barcelona. Le Parisien wrote as follows: Lionel Messi did not make the best of the home debuts for Paris Saint-Germain. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner failed to make any sort of impact before being subbed-off in the 76th minute in place of wing-back Achraf Hakimi....

Ziyech, 29, has failed to nail down a first-team place at the Blues since arriving from Ajax for a fee of around £34 million in 2020. However, he has helped the west London outfit lift a total of three trophies so far. A left-footed set-piece specialist, the 50-cap Morocco international has started just five matches across all competitions for Graham Potter’s side this season. He is expected to fall further down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge following the arrival of Mykhailo Mudryk this month....

One Redditor that has no doubt he’s his dog’s favorite human. In a viral video shared to Reddit by user Thedudeabides157 (which you can view here), 18-year-old Bear the dog can be seen smiling at his owner as he wakes him up from a nap. The post was captioned “My old boy smiles every time I wake him up. Going to be 18 in November, this is Bear.” Shared to the r/Aww subreddit on April 8, it has already received more than 45,000 upvotes and 500 comments from people loving Bear’s smile....

She did so with an uncanny sure-footedness. In Washington, she talked openly about Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib; in Moscow and Beijing, she raised human-rights issues. At home she solidified her standing by orating on climate change. And like a latter-day prodigal daughter, the chancellor was suddenly a coddled friend all around. It was good politics and the politics of goodness rolled into one. With George W. Bush terminally weakened, and Jacques Chirac and Tony Blair on their way out, Merkel had become the uncrowned monarch of Europe, mediating among them while pulling the strings in the EU, NATO and the G8....

Of course, Meg is not a real film, and the real 1948 Oscars went very differently. However, the Netflix series does keep a number of the real winners from that night. For example, Jack Castello (David Corenswet) loses the Best Supporting Actor category to Edmund Gwenn, who played Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street, and who also won that night in reality. In the real 1948 Oscars, another controversial and trailblazing movie won Best Picture....

By placing a player in the shoes of a super-soldier, any connection to the real world has to be severed. One game plans to bring the action to the world you know in the most dramatic way possible, and that is Homefront. A year ago it seemed that the shooter genre had become one of the most predictable. The powerhouses Call of Duty and Halo led the pack, with various other titles like Gears of War, Killzone, and Resistance being given second billing, at least in terms of sales....

While most figured that the battle to reclaim the suburban lifestyle would be a long an arduous one, an early review of the game reveals that the single player campaign for the game clocks in at somewhere around five hours. Perhaps a disappointment to some, others will be quick to note that, though the single player offers only five hours of campaign (not necessarily a bad thing), there is a compelling, if not familiar, multiplayer experience that comes packaged in with Homefront — sure to deliver more than five hours worth of entertainment....

With the show, which was once the most-viewed series in Showtime history, still bringing in a large number of viewers, many fans have wondered why the show is coming to an end. According to its showrunner Alex Gansa, he decided to bring Homeland to a close after Season 8 because after a decade it felt like the right time to move on. During the TCA summer press tour in August 2018, for example, Gansa said: “I am sad to see the journey coming to an end, but it is time....

When asked whether something “sinister” had happened to Peng, the World No. 1 responded by saying she did not have enough information to answer the question. Peng Shuai was reported missing for 12 days after she made sexual assault allegations against Zhang Gaoli, China’s former Vice Premier, on social media site Weibo. After a series of attempts were made to prove Shuai’s safety, the WTA decided to pull all its events out of China indefinitely....

In his episode of I Am A Killer, Barnett talks of being abused physically and sexually by John Barnett, the man who adopted him at the age of seven. In the documentary, David Barnett notes that by the age of eight he was being abused more than once a week, of which he says “I started to black out when I sat on his lap.” Later, he says that he also blacked out during the attack on his grandparents that led to their deaths....

‘The Nightmare’ made his return to the ring last August on DAZN pay-per-view in the U.K. While he was originally slated to face Alex Wassabi at the event, the American withdrew. Little did the Brit know that would be the beginning of his struggles to find an opponent. The Watford native wound up facing two opponents at the event – Swarmz and Luis Alcatraz Pineda – knocking out both. With that, he claimed his first win since defeating Logan Paul in November 2019, and he wasn’t looking to slow down....

On the RCB Podcast, Chahal spoke of his relationship with the burly all-rounder, revealing how a drunk Symonds tied him during a party. He said the Aussie, along with James Franklin, tied his hands and legs. He also mentioned they taped his mouth shut, but forgot about it and he finally managed to free himself the next morning with the help of a cleaner. Chahal said: While Chahal stayed with the Mumbai Indians for three seasons, it was his subsequent move to Royal Challengers Bangalore that took his career to the next level....

Speaking to the BBC, Maxi Lopez said: Maxi Lopez spent two short years at Camp Nou alongside Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi, winning the 2006 UEFA Champions League, the 2005 and 2006 La Liga titles and the 2005 Supercopa de Espana. However, he will be pleased to see that his compatriot took the world by storm in the years that followed, guiding the Blaugrana to their truly golden years. Today, Lionel Messi plies his trade with Paris Saint-Germain following Barca’s inability to retain his services due to financial constraints....

Francisco Roig, one of Rafael Nadal’s coaching staff members, and Carlos Costa, Nadal’s agent, were also present during the discussion centred on the greatness of the Spanish southpaw. The 19-time Grand Slam champion’s team was unanimous in the view that despite Rafael Nadal hailing from a calm and relaxed corner of Spain, he has a certain fire in his belly that cannot be kept under wraps for long. The panelists also agreed that it is this fire, coupled with his incredible ability to stay focused, that sees Nadal through tough matches and inspired opponents....

The Colombia international scored his first goal for the Reds against Norwich City at the weekend. He got on the end of a through ball from Jordan Henderson before coolly slotting the ball past Angus Gunn, helping his team earn a 3-1 win against the Canaries in the Premier League. Diaz has hit the ground running since joining the Merseyside-based club from FC Porto in the winter transfer window. It took the 25-year-old just four games to open his account in England and he will be looking to add more to the tally this term....

The 31-year-old Messi, who has been in superb form in the 2018-2019 season and leads La Liga in both goals (25) and assists (11), has not played for Argentina since their elimination by eventual champion France at the last World Cup in Russia, reports Efe news. “On the FIFA date, lots (of players) would rather rest, and he prefers to come over,” Scaloni said at a press conference on Thursday evening after unveiling his call-ups for the March 22 friendly against Venezuela in Madrid and the March 26 friendly against Morocco in Tangier....

But after reviewing the “heartbreaking” footage, she determined she’ll “never” again leave Sundae home alone. Sundae’s owner shared the sad footage to TikTok in December under the username Sunny Girl (@sundaetheblacklab). So far, the post has received more than 2 million views and over 378,000 likes. At the beginning of the video, Sundae can be seen sleeping peacefully on her owner’s bed. “I thought she would just stay on my bed,” said the video’s narrator....