Government forces declared victory this week after four years of brutal fighting against rebels in the city, during a conflict in which thousands have been killed and millions displaced. Ronaldo has posted a video message on his official Twitter account to express his solidarity with those affected by the fighting as part of his work as an ambassador for Save the Children. “This is for the children of Syria,” he said....
The 31-year-old forward, warming up for his side’s Group F opener against Iceland on Tuesday in Saint-Etienne, made his first appearance with Portugal this summer in Lisbon on Wednesday night. “It was just a friendly and even though we won 7-0, it doesn’t mean anything,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying by AS newspaper. “We must keep our feet firmly on the ground. The team played very well and we are all physically well....
In case you didn’t know… The Croatian and Real Madrid superstar, Luka Modric, marked an end to the Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi duopoly by clinching the award in 2018. The midfielder was brilliant for Real Madrid throughout the 2017-18 season and helped the Los Blancos win their third successive Champions League title. Modric scored two goals in all competitions last season and also bagged eight assists. On the other side, Ronaldo finished as the runners up last year and missed the chance of winning the award for the record sixth time....
White told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday that Rousey asked for more time off and will not fight on the historic card set for July 9 at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former women’s bantamweight champion is set to star in the remake of the movie “Roadhouse.” MORE: What’s next for Rousey? | Rousey’s body paint in SI “The filming of the movie got pushed back,” White told Yahoo!...
Rooney spoke publicly in his role as an ambassador for the national children’s charity, the NSPCC, following a string of allegations of sexual abuse made by retired players, dating back to when they were children, reports Xinhua. “It’s awful that some of my colleagues have suffered this way while playing the sport that I and they love,” Rooney said. “Andy (Woodward) has been really brave to come forward and I would encourage anyone who has or is suffering from abuse to call the NSPCC’s new football helpline....
With time nearly up in the first half, the former Manchester United man made a well-timed run into the box and sent a looping header into the net. Everton 20/1 to win Europa League It was the 300th Premier League goal the 31-year-old has been involved in throughout his career and marked a perfect start to his return to Goodison Park. Indeed, when he was named in Ronald Koeman’s starting XI, the attacker made history as he set a record for length of time between two Premier League appearances for a single club ....
Rooney has been a key man for DC in just over a year in MLS so far, but news of a return home with Derby in the Championship quickly developed before the move was announced on Tuesday. The 33-year-old burst onto the scene as a teenager with boyhood club Everton before going on to become Manchester United’s all-time leading scorer, managing 253 goals in 559 appearances in all competitions....
The Hoops are currently three points clear of Aberdeen and they will hope to hit the ground running following the international break. Ross County 3/1 double chance Brendan Rodgers’ side already defeated Ross County back in September, winning 4-0 at Celtic Park, and they will be aiming for a similarly dominant performance in the Highlands. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the United Kingdom (UK), the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports Premier League and by live stream using Sky Go....
Dismissing Patrick as a lost cause might be tempting, but it wouldn’t be the right thing to do just yet. She can get better as a NASCAR driver (cue the joke of 'how can she get much worse?'). PHOTOS: Danica the showgirl | Danica’s first full season in NASCAR In all seriousness, she should get more than a year to prove herself. And she has shown glimpses of potential. With 2013 just her second full year of stock-car racing—Patrick's first was a 10th-place finish in the Nationwide Series in 2012—her stock-car resume didn’t exactly project a strong rookie Cup season....
The past couple years, the Rumble has been somewhat predictable when it came to who was going to win. This year that couldn’t be further from the truth. Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Braun Strowman, The Wyatt Family, and New Day have all joined the match already, with plenty of spots remaining. A couple of the remaining spots are sure to go to surprise entrants that will bring the crowd to their feet in the San Antonio....
Cain returned to the lineup Friday after missing seven games with a wrist injury. Despite returning, Cain was in discomfort when swinging the bat and now may miss the rest of the season. MORE: Baseball’s worst September collapses, ranked Cain, who is slashing .287/.339/.408 with nine home runs and 56 RBIs in 103 games this year, was not in the starting lineup for Saturday night’s game against the White Sox....
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Royals placed right-handed pitcher Kris Medlen on the 60-day disabled list. MORE: Tommy John for Darvish? | Cuban star now a free agent | Opening Day schedule A 2007 All-Star, Young spent last season with the Mariners, posting a 12-9 record with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts. He allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings, the sixth best mark in the AL....
LAS VEGAS – The Royals will try to even the 2014 World Series at one game apiece tonight behind right-handed rookie Yordano Ventura, who the South Point opened a -117 favorite over the Giants and Jake Peavy. After losing their first postseason game of the year, 7-1, in Game 1 on Tuesday, the Royals hope to avoid the fate of other 2014 playoff teams that lost Game 1 of each postseason series and eventually lost the series....
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RELATED: Hardest RPGs Ever Made It is a controversial subject because it arguably breaks the game and can especially ruin the fun of any multiplayer mode. Others will argue that games should be played the way players want, so min-maxing is fine. Regardless of which side of the fence one falls on, the games detailed below all punish the idea in one way or another. It is often not on purpose, though, and more a result of how the game’s systems interact with each other....
Rajasthan Royals are one of two teams who are currently unbeaten although they have just played one game so far. In their only IPL 2020 fixture, RR overcame CSK courtesy of a Sanju Samson blitzkrieg. Despite not availing the services of Jos Buttler, Steve Smith and co were able to get the job done although they would welcome Buttler’s return with open arms. While RR has prior experience of playing in Sharjah, they are certainly in for a stern test against a well-oiled Kings XI Punjab side, whose lone loss came in a Super Over thriller against Delhi Capitals....
What Is an RTF File? A file with the .RTF file extension is a Rich Text Format file. It’s different from a plain text file in that it can hold formatting like bold and italics, plus different fonts and sizes, and images. RTF files are useful because lots of programs support them. This means you can build one through a macOS program, for example, and then open the same file in Windows or Linux and have it look basically the same....
Rubin Kazan are currently in sixth place in the Russian Premier League standings and have improved over the past few weeks. The home side picked up a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Dynamo Moscow last week and will want to make it two victories from two games against Moscow’s giants this weekend. Spartak Moscow’s excellent run of results came to an end last week as the home side suffered a 3-1 defeat against bitter local rivals CSKA Moscow....
On Tuesday, ESPN reported the NBA and the NBA Players Association were planning to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the court at the three arenas that will be used at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, when the season resumes on July 31. A Jazz fan, however, appeared less than supportive of the initiative. “If you paint ‘BLM’ on the court, you have lost this Utah Jazz fan for life,” the fan replied to a tweet from Jazz’s G-League affiliate Salt Lake City Stars, in which the team promoted an auction whose proceeds will go towards the Racial Equity and Inclusion Fund....
