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The reason for the delay was that publisher Warner Bros. wanted to guarantee a polished experience and needed more time to do that, which is reasonable. The company’s sudden urge to publicly affirm its dedication to quality might have been the result of the Internet’s reaction to a graphics comparison video that released not that long ago and was not entirely positive. In many cases, viewers preferred the last generation graphics to the fancy remastered ones....

Eyebrows were raised when Ronaldo was withdrawn after 55 minutes of Sunday’s 1-0 Serie A win over AC Milan with his replacement Paulo Dybala scoring the winner in Turin. It came just five days after Ronaldo was substituted with eight minutes remaining against Lokomotiv Moscow and in need of a goal, which eventually arrived from Douglas Costa deep into injury time of the Champions League clash. Ronaldo gave a sulky reaction on that occasion and headed straight down the tunnel when brought off against struggling Italian rivals Milan....

Ronaldo struck with a magnificent first-time volley on 65 minutes to seemingly leave Juve on course for the knockout phase, but Juan Mata equalised with an 86th-minute free-kick before Leonardo Bonucci turned into his own net on Wednesday. Delighted United manager Jose Mourinho walked out onto the pitch at the Allianz Stadium cupping his ears and winking towards the crowd after a win that gave his side seven points from four games – two points behind leaders Juventus with two matches to play in Group H....

The Portugal international’s strike earned the reigning champions a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in Germany, before the Blancos booked their semi-final place in the second leg. Ronaldo beat out competition from the likes of team-mate Marco Asensio, who earned a nomination for his solo run and neat finish that rounded off a 4-2 extra-time win over Bayern in the second leg. Juventus forward Paulo Dybala was overlooked after his sensational near-post finish versus Barcelona....

Rousey, who has a perfect 12-0 record, has defended her UFC championship six times, with her last three fights lasting a grand total of 64 seconds. She knocked out Alexis Davis in 16 seconds, submitted Cat Zingano with an armbar in 14 seconds and, most recently, knocked out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds in the main event of UFC 190 in August. Click here for the UFC 193 LIVE BLOG...

It starts with Trevor Lawrence, a generational prospect picked first overall by the Jaguars, and includes several incredibly talented QBs in Zach Wilson (second overall to the Jets), Trey Lance (third overall to the 49ers), Justin Fields (11th overall to the Bears) and Mac Jones (15th overall to the Patriots). SN’s NFL RANKINGS: QBs | RBs | WRs | GMs | Head coaches But it’s easy to get lost in the hype from college and the excitement of a new face under center, and expectations quickly become too high....

Both former Manchester United stars arrived after the MLS season started, but each player had a huge impact on their respective sides. Ibrahimovic joined the LA Galaxy in March, and recorded just the fourth 20-goal, 10-assist season in MLS history. His heroics were not enough to get the Galaxy in the playoffs, however. Rooney, meanwhile, joined D.C. United in July and helped the capital club to a huge midseason turnaround, scoring 12 goals and adding seven assists as United went from last place to a playoff berth....

Stoke went ahead in the 19th minute following a quick counter-attack when Manchester United’s Juan Mata steered Erik Pieters’ cross-shot from a tight angle into his own goal. Jose Mourinho’s side squandered plenty of chances to equalise, with Mata spurning a superb chance to redeem himself by sending Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s pass over with the goal at his mercy. United won a free kick deep into stoppage time and Rooney curled it spectacularly into the top corner to notch his 250th goal for the Red Devils, breaking Bobby Charlton’s previous record....

Former Manchester United star Rooney, in video comments released Monday by his Major League Soccer club DC United, detailed his excitement at earning his 120th cap for England in his farewell match, a friendly against the Americans at Wembley Stadium. “Playing on the squad for this game and see some old teammates, see Gareth and the coaching staff, and then obviously to play at Wembley for the last time will be a great moment,” Rooney said....

England international Wayne Rooney was reportedly fined 200,000 pounds and dropped for Manchester United‘s game against Blackburn Rovers after the striker turned up for a training session bearing the effects of a long night out. Rooney saw from the corporate box as his team slumped to a 2-3 defeat at home to the then bottom-of-the-table side Blackburn. Rooney, who has scored 13 goals from 17 games this season, apparently reached the training ground still feeling the effects of a night out with Darron Gibson and Jonny Evans and their partners....

The 32-year-old became a double centurion early on in the 2017-18 campaign when he netted against Manchester City. His haul has since moved on to 208 in English top-flight competition, with that tally including many memorable strikes – including one against Arsenal as a 16-year-old old, an overhead kick in a Manchester derby and an effort from inside his own half this season against West Ham. Rooney is now edging towards Alan Shearer at the top of the Premier League roll of honour, but the former England captain insists that passing the Newcastle legend – who stands on 260 goals – is not part of his thoughts....

LONDON (Reuters) - Joe Root said England will be unchanged for the second test against South Africa on Friday at Trent Bridge, where he expects his seam bowlers make a greater contribution than in the series opener last week. Moeen Ali was the star of the England bowling attack in the first test victory at Lord’s, taking 10 wickets in a test match for the first time. He was well supported by fellow spinner Liam Dawson, but seamers took just six wickets in both South African innings combined....

The young England captain finished the demanding five- Test series debilitated by a stomach bug which flared overnight and sent him to hospital. Root could not resume batting at the start of the final day, but came to the crease an hour in when Moeen Ali was dismissed and batted to lunch. He could not continue after the break as England slumped to a crushing innings defeat and missed the post-match presentations, with vice-captain James Anderson speaking on his behalf....

A lot of golfers like to tinker with their swing, grip and clubs even after success. McIlroy, who struggled with the short stick last season, hasn’t been comfortable with his putting grip this year, but it appears he may have found the solution — with the same grip with which he started. MORE: Tour winners of 2015-16 season | Trump-owned Doral losing Tour stop “I won the Irish Open with 127 putts for the week, so I didn’t putt particularly well,” McIlroy said Thursday, via Golf....

McIlroy, the defending FedEx Cup champion, triple-bogeyed not once, but twice in the front nine at TPC Boston on Saturday, moving him from 1-under for the round to 4-over. Any shot McIlroy had at making a run for the top of the leaderboard pretty much ended then and there. MORE: Northern Trust leaderboard 2020: Live golf scores, results from Saturday’s Round 3 The trouble began on the par-5 second hole 2: From the left rough, McIlroy tried to hit the green from 221 yards but instead narrowly avoided the water hazard....

Nico Rosberg has blamed Pirelli tyres for his initial struggles in the Italian Grand Prix. The German started sixth on the grid but dropped back to 13th place by the end of the first stint. Rosberg in his post race video blog has said that the tyres he had for first stint were a bad set. This now raises a question about the consistency of tyres brought by Pirelli. In Silverstone too, Michael Schumacher complained about a bad set of Pirelli tyres....

The new game is titled Amazing Alex - about a curious young boy who loves to build things. He’s entirely based on an existing intellectual property called Casey’s Contraptions, which Rovio recently purchased. The title was actually a Rube Goldberg device building game which inspired a lot of creativity. For those who don’t know, a Rube Goldberg device is an overly-complex and extravagant machine that, through a series of complicated mechanics, completes an astoundingly simple task....

The licensing deal was teased via a Rovio-released image that showed a shadowed “Angry Bird,” dressed as a Jedi, with a blue lightsaber. If that’s not a provocative image then we don’t know what is. Additionally, Rovio pointed Angry Birds fans to an official Tumblr that showcased said bird activating the lightsaber. No details about the game, just an animated GIF that hints at the possibility of Angry Birds: Star Wars, or conversely, Star Wars: Angry Birds....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Mexican rower Kenia Lechuga Alanis has emerged as one to watch in her debut Olympic Games, claiming one notable victory and winning praise from more famous fellow competitors. On Tuesday she reached the semi-final of the women’s single sculls by securing third place behind New Zealander Emma Twigg and Czech veteran Miroslava Knapkova Topinkova. She had already caught peoples’ eyes with a brave performance on Saturday in high winds and choppy waters, when she mastered the rough conditions to come in first in the heat....