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However in truth, these tactical innovations are also as a result of a combination of reasons like the injury crisis not allowing the best eleven to be chosen, the opposition’s approach to the game and identifying weaknesses in the opposition. Pep has even mentioned before that all he tries to do is try analyzing the opponent and just demolish them. There is no doubt that Pep Guardiola’s men have done justice to the latter part of the manager’s statement as they have gone on to demolish even some of the top quality teams like Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg and Arsenal to name a few....

The 24-year-old Maan lost 6-20 to Linglong Chen of China. Maan trailed behind Chen 0-6 in the first round before the Indian managed to opened his account in the second round. However, the Chinese made a strong comeback scoring eight points to take a 15-5 overall lead in the match. Chen then sealed the match, blanking Maan 5-1 in the third round. Earlier, Maan had beaten Somsanouk Phommavanh of Lao in his opening match 32-18...

That’s where director Taika Waititi comes in. His latest highly-rated adventure Thor: Love and Thunder just dropped, and people are already talking about a potential director’s cut. Being someone who scarcely lets an opportunity pass to let his own comments be heard, Waititi has given several interviews addressing the idea. But while such a re-release seems like a no-brainer for many people, this director’s viewpoint on the matter is decidedly less charitable....

This year’s video (last year’s focused on Ohio State-Oregon) features a head-knocking Derrick Henry, a rocket-armed Deshaun Watson, Dabo Swinney doing the Whip and Nae Nae and Jake Coker as a giant Coke bottle. MORE: 20 things to know about Clemson | 20 things to know about Alabama | Numbers that matter | Five things to watch You’ve been warned. If only the actual championship can be half as entertaining....

The Taiwanese outfielder pulled off the ultimate sleight of hand during Friday’s Chinese Professional Baseball League game between the Fubon Guardians and Uni-President Lions. In the bottom of the sixth inning with the score tied at two runs apiece, the Lions’ Pan Chieh-Kai stepped to the plate and smoked a pitch to deep center field. Lin gave chase and nearly snagged the ball at the wall, but he came up just short — or so everyone thought....

While the roster likely won’t be completely revealed until the game launches, one fan-favorite character from the classic Japan-exclusive Nazo no Murasme-jō, Takamaru, will now officially not be making an appearance on the roster in the new Super Smash Bros. games. The creator of the Super Smash Bros. franchise, Masahiro Sakurai, once again took to MiiVerse for the weekly Monday update, but this time he immediately put an end to speculation that Takamaru would be joining the battle as a playable fighter....

For the uninitiated, non-fungible tokens have become the latest series of tradable digital assets to take over the internet. Marketed as the new way to buy and sell exclusive collectables using blockchain tokens, with the aim being that said collectables cannot be copied or replicated once sold to a patron, the technology has exploded in these recent modern times. However, the rise of NFTs and the acceptance of cryptocurrency in general as a viable form of currency is embodied in controversy, with popular gaming platform Itch....

With only three solid votes on the current Supreme Court to overturn Roe, Bush realizes that a frontal assault on abortion is impossible. Instead, the White House and congressional allies intend to chip away at Roe incrementally using executive power, budget decisions, appointments to the federal bench and legislative maneuvering until retirement or mortality creates an opening on the high court. “We’ll work at the margins,” said one administration official involved in the planning....

Here’s one example: The Chinese government dedicates 3 percent of its GDP to corporate subsidies, enabling companies to price goods below market and still remain in business, often through state-owned enterprises (SOEs). These government subsidies are then used to acquire U.S. assets, including those with strategic and emerging technologies that are seen as priorities by the Chinese government. Now, it’s true that investment capital drives job creation and innovation. But it’s critical the U....

Hyderabad, Oct 10 (PTI) Opener KL Rahul is an “outstanding talent” who needs to be “persisted with” but fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who gets frequently dropped after one failure is an “unfortunate” player, according to Indian bowling coach Bharath Arun. Despite 14 failures in 16 Test knocks, Rahul may get another chance in the second Test against the West Indies, looking at Australia Tests while Umesh will have to make way when Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma make a comeback....

Britain benefits from English, the language of global business, as well as the $460 billion in investment that flows between it and the United States. Two years ago the British government also made a conscious decision to entice talented, entrepreneurial types to live in Britain without forcing them to find employment first. Young professionals from places like India and America are now filling jobs in financial services and technology and starting their own busi-nesses....

Among the many changes Tales of Arise makes to the franchise formula, Grade points are completely removed. Instead, players must collect special artifacts as they progress through the game. These will determine what gets carried over after players beat the game and move on to their first New Game Plus cycle. RELATED: Tales of Arise Complete Guide - Weapons, Collectibles & Key Story Beats First, it’s important to note that all of the player’s artifact effects will be carried over into the second playthrough no matter what....

Tales of Arise’s soundtrack was spearheaded by Motoi Sakuraba, a Tales of regular known across many games in the series. The game featured spectacular animated “openings” featuring songs by Kankaku Piero and Japanese singer Ayaka, who also sang the song heard during the game’s credits. For fans of the music Arise offers, the game will be getting a physical soundtrack release next year. RELATED: Tales of Arise Update Adds Save Data Transfer...

It’s always nice to hear from Bob Marsden of Buxton Cricket Club. He’s been a fixture of the place for some time and it is as good a club as you could wish to find, with a stunning location. There’s a big difference between a good club ground and one worthy of first-class status. Bob kindly confirmed my thoughts on work needing done to make it viable. The same would go for other grounds....

The move was announced Thursday in a tweet published by Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani, who said the decision was made at the discretion of The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology because TikTok “misleads the younger generation.” The South Korean multiplayer battle video game PUBG, which is short for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and a subsidiary of the company Krafton was also banned. It remains unclear when the ban will go into effect and whether or not it’s permanent....

The 10-time WNBA All-Star moved past former Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi to become the second-leading scorer in WNBA history. Catchings announced last fall that the 2015 season will likely be her last in the WNBA. She won’t have the opportunity to claim the top spot, sitting at 6,735 points – well behind all-time leader Tina Thompson’s 7,488. MORE: WNBA legends and current stars | Why Taurasi will sit this WNBA season out...

Tampa Bay jumped Houston in the first inning with three early runs, before big defensive plays negated the Astros through the middle period of the game. Tommy Pham had three hits, including a home run, with Willy Adames also going big for his third extra-base hit of the series. Houston finally broke through at the top of the eighth with a solo homer from Robinson Chirinos, but the Rays rearguard proved too strong on the night....

But it’s not all fun and games with Pokemon trading cards. As with many things, some people go a bit too far and spoil it for everybody, and retail stores are often the ones who have to clean up the mess. When the Pokemon Company partnered with General Mills to include cards in cereal boxes, some people simply began ripping open box after box of cereal to get at the cards, leaving behind ruined product that could no longer be sold....

Shavit spoke to Newsweek’s Arlene Getz about his views on anthrax, assassination and how U.S. residents must adapt to the threats against them. Excerpts: Shabtai Shavit: It is too early for me to say. I have been out of Israel for the last two weeks, and I need time to assess the situation. The timing of the first anthrax case is too coincidental. Also, the place where it appeared for the first time [in Boca Raton, Florida] is in the vicinity of the place where some of the terrorists stayed for quite some time, so based on these two points, my feeling is that there might be some kind of connection between the bombing of the [World Trade Center] and the anthrax cases....