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Paulo Costa last competed at UFC 253 in September, challenging reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya for the latter’s belt. The Eraser ended up suffering a second-round TKO defeat at the hands of Adesanya. On the other hand, Robert Whittaker is presently on a two-fight winning streak, having secured unanimous decision victories over Darren Till and Jared Cannonier respectively. Akin to Costa, Whittaker too had come up short in his encounter with Adesanya....

Serena Williams will be out to end 11 years of frustration on Saturday when she takes on defending champion Maria Sharapova in a French Open final featuring the two top seeds for the first time in 18 years. The American’s first, and to date only title win at Roland Garros, came in 2002 when she defeated sister Venus in a final she says she remembers nothing about. Since then Williams has etched her name in the history books of tennis, taking her haul of Grand Slam singles titles to 15, just three shy of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, who are tied for fourth on the all-time list....

Valheim was announced for Xbox Game Pass as far back as mid-June, with developer Iron Gate confirming its co-op sandbox RPG would be available for subscribers both on PC and Xbox. The initial announcement didn’t come with a release date beyond 2022, however, so Xbox Game Pass subscribers have been waiting patiently. The Xbox version of Valheim remains in development, but Iron Gate appears to be ready to move forward with Valheim on Xbox Game Pass PC....

Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman stated earlier that the board was keen to appeal against the ban after the test results were disclosed on Tuesday. However, the 80-year-old announced that the issue will now only be referred to a new committee within Pakistan to tackle further problems in the future. Committee to look at bowling actions “We have decided to make a committee to assess bowling actions of all these suspect bowlers so that this problem is sorted out once and for all,” Khan said....

“The ICC had asked the BCCI to show the letters or any other documents with their external ministry to confirm it didn’t send its team to play Pakistan in the ICC Women’s Champions League in UAE on advice of its government.” “The ICC technical committee awarded points to our women’s team declaring the series as forfeited by India because the BCCI couldn’t show any document which confirmed they were stopped by their government from playing the series,” PCB’s Chairman Shahryar Khan was quoted as saying to the Jang newspaper....

Testing rates decreased for a time once vaccines became available and the numbers of new cases started to decline. However, new variants and a desire to return to a semblance of normal life have increased the demand for tests again. There are more options for testing now than there were at the start of the pandemic. Lab testing is still available, but new types of at-home tests have made testing easier....

Tupper finally hired Brownie Wise, a self-made businesswoman who used housewives to reach housewives. From managers to distributors to living-room sales force, her empire was made up almost entirely of homemakers–blacks as well as stereotypical suburbanites. Their carefully designed Tupperware parties included games like Hubby (write an ad selling your unwanted husband), such stunts as tossing a lidded bowl full of water across the room and a powerful dose of female solidarity....

Tuchel’s side had claimed a memorable win of their own – beating Benfica 4-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals – before seeing Barca complete a remarkable comeback. Verratti: Barcelona players told me it was over The La Liga giants overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit, beating PSG 6-1 on Wednesday to win 6-5 on aggregate. It came after a late brace from Neymar and a dramatic 95th-minute goal from Sergi Roberto at Camp Nou....

Pat Cummins’s views on his own performance Talking about his own performance with the ball, Pat Cummins said it was right up there among his best efforts. The top-ranked Test bowler in the world said that he felt fresh even after playing 3 Test matches back-to-back. Cummins also said that not playing Tests since last summer had helped him a lot. Upon being asked whether the absence of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja will give Australia a mental edge going forward, Cummins said:...

LaFontaine reportedly was absent from Friday's activity surrounding the Ryan Miller trade, which raised eyebrows considering LaFontaine had made it clear he wanted to keep the goaltender in Buffalo. MORE: Miller vs. Halak at heart of Blues-Sabres swap “(Sabres owner) Terry Pegula hired me in November and my primary objective was to lead the Sabres organization through a time of transition,” said LaFontaine. “I'm proud of what we've been able to accomplish in a short period of time and want to thank Terry and Kim Pegula for the opportunity and their support during my time with the Sabres....

When Patna and Haryana met earlier this season, Haryana won 35-26. Patna come off a 42-42 tie with the Telugu Titans ending their 3-game winning streak. Haryana Steelers meanwhile were crushed 48-36 by the Bengal Warriors in their previous outing. Patna Pirates Team News It was acts of defensive generosity of the Pirates that led to them failing to get all 5 points as they put in many unsuccessful tackles to gift points to the Titans’ raiders....

In the NFC, three of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history—Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers—lead their respective teams into the second week of the postseason with a combined age of 122 years. By contrast, all four starting quarterbacks remaining in the AFC playoffs—Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns—are all yet to turn 26....

In March 2008, Swayze announced that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The disease eventually took his life 18 months later, in September 2009. In the United States, the third leading cause of death combined in women and men is pancreatic cancer. Although considered to be rare, pancreatic cancer is aggressive and has a low survival rate. Learn about Patrick Swayze’s diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and the symptoms and causes of this potentially deadly cancer....

The Chiefs did not care. Kansas City, which entered the 2017 season with high expectations of its own — the defending AFC West champ was too close to an AFC title game appearance last season not to aim for another deep playoff run this year — pulled off a stunning upset over New England with a 42-27 win. MORE: The Internet trolls Pats | Welcome to the Kareem Hunt Show...

Most recently, he was connected with a deal that would send him to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Andrew Bynum as part of a cost-cutting effort for the Lakers. He learned that he was traded during intermission of "The Lion King" on Saturday night, only he hadn't actually been dealt, according to an ESPNLosAngeles.com report (via Ball Don't Lie). "I checked my Twitter at intermission and I see that it's almost official," Gasol said....

Previously, ESPNLosAngeles.com outlined a scenario in which Gasol would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for disgruntled big man Andrew Bynum, a former Laker teammate of Gasol's. In this situation, Gasol and his large contract would go to Cleveland, a team intent to put together a playoff team, and Bynum would go to Los Angeles, who would immediately waive him for salary cap space. This hinged on the health of Kyrie Irving, whose knee injury could have affected the Cavaliers' willingness to compete....

Everything, that is, except Knicks guard Iman Shumpert's crossover: Yeah, he's seen it now. And if Pierce doesn't remember down the road what this particular crossover looks like, his ankles will. Ouch.

The 40-year-old four-time NHL All-Star announced Tuesday that he wouldn’t be returning to St. Petersburg SKA, the KHL team with whom he’s spent the past three seasons. Given that he didn’t mention retirement, speculation immediately began on his future. TSN’s Bob McKenzie tweeted Tuesday night that Datsyuk hasn’t ruled out a move across the Atlantic — but there have been no specific plans made by the Russian star and his agent, Dan Milstein....

While the men’s singles World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen is the biggest star in the Bengaluru squad, the Smash Masters’ challenge is spearheaded by the women’s singles No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying. Ahmedabad also have the irrepressible HS Prannoy, who built a 10-match winning streak at this league until it was snapped by the Chennai Smashers’ Tanongsak. And what a match it will be between Axelsen and Prannoy! The Dane has looked slightly inconsistent in his last couple of outings, but he definitely regrouped for a win....