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She came into her match against world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit a heavy underdog; many expected that the final singles match of her tennis career would come Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Instead, Williams took the first set in a dramatic tiebreaker, dropped the second set and then stormed back to win the third. The 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 triumph sent her into the third round of the 2022 US Open....

Serge Aurier has claimed he would welcome a move to Arsenal this summer, feeling that he is more than ready to make the step up and believes that he deserves it after the season he has just had. Arsenal are in the market for a new right-back with Bacary Sagna set to join Man City and Aurier has emerged as one of the prime candidates for the role after impressing for Toulouse in Ligue Un this season....

Maran will be replaced by Maurizio Pellegrino, who has previously managed the club in Serie C1 and has been involved with the youth academy this season. The dismissal comes after a fifth consecutive league defeat, and a seventh in the last eight games which leaves Catania stranded at the bottom of the league, seven points from safety with six games remaining this season. Maran was previously sacked earlier in the season when the first eight games yielded only five points and one win, being replaced by Luigi De Canio....

In case you didn’t know… Ronaldo was caught mocking Florenzi for his stature during Juventus’ 2-0 defeat to Roma at the Stadio Olimpico last night. The Roma captain was seen embroiled in an altercation with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner before being ushered away by match official Davide Massa. Ronaldo was then seen shushing Florenzi before making fun of his height with a gesture and a comment. The defender had to be held back by his teammates to stop the row from escalating....

Despite this, Juventus and Napoli are rumored to be putting their differences aside to initiate a swap deal this summer. Due to the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, severalteams are looking to make swap deals, loan deals and loan-to-buy options, in order to strengthen their squads. According to Tele 7 Gold, the players involved in this swap deal are Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski and Juventus centre back Merih Demiral....

It was a game that reminded the Pakistani fans of their wins in the 90s when Wasim and Waqar would bring the team back from nowhere. It was a game that reminded the Pakistani fans to believe again. It was a game that made the Pakistani fans fall in love with their cricketers again. To beat South Africa in South Africa in any form of the game is an achievement....

Here are some ideas to be more productive in the new year and optimize your work to start the year off right. 1. Set (and Stick to) a Well-Defined Work Schedule Although still very common in the modern workplace, it’s known that working overtime is bad for your health. Besides, long gone are the days when your productivity was measured by how much time you invested in your job. Start the new year by aggressively planning your life on a calendar....

Thiago Alcantara is a Red. The Spain midfielder’s move to Anfield is complete; the 29-year-old having put pen to paper on a four-year contract with the Premier League champions. It’s some signing; a world-class player joining a world-class team. And at an initial £20m (€22m/$26m), it represents something of a coup for Liverpool and their owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG). It also brings to an end a saga which began not in 2020, pre-Covid-19, but all the way back in 2013....

There are plenty of suitors around the NBA, as the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks all have interest, according to the New York Daily News. As one would expect, the possibility of a trade is gaining plenty attention in New York, since the team is struggling at the moment and could use an infusion of new talent. The Knicks would have to give up a piece in order to gain one, however, and point guard Raymond Felton has been mentioned as the player who would be moved to Toronto in the event of a trade....

On another level, the night was a huge win for the Yankees, who welcomed top prospect Luis Severino to the major leagues and saw him strike out seven hitters in five innings, allowing only two hits and no walks. MORE: Pitch-by-pitch look at MLB’s most dominant pitchers | Papi sort of defends A-Rod “I definitely think it’s a positive, for him and what he can mean for us moving forward,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said....

The Roarks are expert navigators on one of the best-traveled back alleys of the Information Highway. They are among thousands of cyberswingers linked together by networks of adult-oriented bulletin boards with names like KinkNet and ThrobNet. Loaded with libraries of X-rated pictures and interactive adult games (like “Pin the Tail on Your Wife”), these on-line services draw users to the computer the same way porno videos attracted consumers to VCRs a decade ago....

The trailer, which falls short of two minutes, covers a broad swathe of Shadow of the Colossus content. Several of the updated Colossi are revealed, the intro bridge is briefly shown, as is the Shrine of Worship where Wander’s love sleeps without waking. While it has been widely publicized Shadow of the Colossus is not just an HD remaster, but a full remake, it’s now extremely clear that there is a driven dedication to authenticity....

Shakespeare took over from Claudio Ranieri as manager in February, and became the first ever Englishman to guide his side to victory in each of his first five home games. Ronaldo revels in son’s hat-trick The 53-year-old is the fourth manager overall to reach that landmark, following in the footsteps of Manuel Pellegrini, Sven Goran Eriksson and Carlo Ancelotti. Shakespeare is currently only contracted until the end of the season at the King Power Stadium and has picked up 22 points since replacing Ranieri, who had just 21 points to his name when he was let go after a terrible start to the season....

Choose from among eight well-known scenes. Rehearse. Then recite your lines from a prompter. Tap the screen and Romeo or Juliet responds, as recorded by a Globe pro. Select playback to hear how you did. “Everyone really wants to be an actor,” says one museum guide. Especially with (recorded) applause guaranteed.

The moment instantly became a meme and mocked online, with people comparing the moment to Spongebob’s victory screech among other things. But as many people chose to make fun of the moment, others pointed out the history behind the sound. The sound she was making is called zaghrouta. The American Tunisian Association describes zaghrouta as such: MORE: Watch the Super Bowl 2020 halftime show with Shakira, Jennifer Lopez Shakira, who celebrated her 43rd birthday during the Super Bowl, is Lebanese-Colombian and was incorporating aspects of Middle Eastern culture in her performance....

The longtime Coyotes captain and the most popular player in franchise history penned a heartfelt letter to fans that ran in Wednesday’s Arizona Republic, explaining the timing of his decision. Doan, 40, was the final active member of the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets, before the franchise relocated to Arizona in 1996. Their final year in Winnipeg was Doan’s rookie season, selected seventh overall in the 1995 draft. He went on to total 1,540 games — his 402 goals and 972 points are both Coyotes franchise records — becoming the third-longest tenured player in the NHL at the time of his unceremonious departure this offseason....

The initiative, started by Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar, received applause from all around the cricketing world, and from outside as well. Now that the showpiece event has successfully launched itself, there is a lot of excitement as to what the future of the Cricket All-Stars is. There is a possibility that the series might be held in some other part of the globe this year; it has also been speculated that the number of matches is going to increase from the next edition onwards....

In the featurette, Marvel Studios’ VFX Supervisor Christopher Townsend, who has previously worked on several other projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, talks about the process of envisioning the creatures and then bringing them to life. The main focus is on Morris, the adorable faceless creature, and the Great Protector. RELATED: Shang-Chi On Track To Dethrone Black Widow As The Top Film Of 2021 “It’s very easy to design something as a CGI character, but it’s very difficult to relate to it,” Townsend is heard saying in the Shang-Chi featurette....

He will be joined by his brother-in-law Madhu Balakrishnan, a well renowned Indian playback singer who will be recording one song for the movie. The 31-year-old pacer will also be seen making a cameo appearance in this movie which is said to be a romantic entertainer. Sreesanth had received a life-time ban from BCCI’s disciplinary committee after he was allegedly accused of spot fixing during the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, and, following the disbarment, the Kerala pacer has been shuffling career options....

Wimbledon golden girl Maria Sharapova delivered a stinging rebuke to Frenchman Gilles Simon for his outspoken criticism of equal prize money by telling him: ‘You’ll never be as popular as me’. Simon caused an uproar at the All England Club by reigniting the thorny issue of equal cash rewards, claiming that the men’s game is more attractive and that by playing five sets they deserve the greater rewards. But Sharapova, who is the world’s highest paid sportswoman, told Simon he was wide of the mark....