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MORE: Pacquiao for president? | Mayweather responds to domestic abuse allegations | Manny motivated by Floyd’s past On Tuesday, Rousey posted a picture of herself shaking hands with Pacquiao at his home. For being the face of UFC and one of the biggest names in sports and entertainment in recent months, Rousey looks somewhat starstruck. Rousey will be at the May 2 mega-fight courtesy of Bob Arum, Paquiao’s promoter who promised Rousey the only complimentary ticket of the night after she beat Cat Zingano in a record 14 seconds on Feb....

No one was at home at the time of the destruction, and the displaced residents will stay with family members, city fire chief Jim Powers told Cleveland 19 News. Powers added that the damage was a “very isolated” incident, possibly caused by a microburst or a tornado. He told Cleveland 19 News that the rest of the town experienced less significant damage, such as downed trees and wires. Neighbor Yanko Vraearic told the news outlet that he heard what sounded like bombs going off and described himself as “lucky,” with his home experiencing damage that was less severe....

The Three Lions held the 2006 World Cup champions to a 0-0 score till the end of extra time but were defeated 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Rooney admits it is a horrible feeling to bow out of the tournament but the 25-year-old is looking at the positives. The Manchester United forward said: Meanwhile, Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott echoed Rooney’s sentiments and told the reporters: “We can take a lot of credit from the performances we dug in at times when we were under pressure and showed a lot of pride....

Having seen a so-called ‘golden generation’ struggled to deliver on expectations over a number of years, the Three Lions helped to restore national pride on Russian soil this summer. Gareth Southgate’s side upset the odds to reach the semi-final stage at a global showpiece for the first time since 1990. There is now renewed hope that an exciting young squad can build on that platform and challenge for more major honours in the future....

The England captain was overlooked for Gareth Southgate’s last squad in March and again misses out for the World Cup qualifier in Glasgow on June 10 and away friendly against France on June 13. Rooney to review Man Utd future Rooney’s last international appearance came in the home qualifier with Scotland last November and his latest omission will cast further doubt over whether he has an international future, one year away from the World Cup in Russia....

The forward secured a switch back to Goodison Park on Sunday, 13 years on from his transfer to United as an 18-year-old. Manager Jose Mourinho and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward spoke in glowing terms about Rooney’s achievements at Old Trafford, which included winning 12 major trophies and breaking Bobby Charlton’s record as the club’s leading goalscorer. And the 31-year-old sent his own personal farewell to his old team-mates, coaches and fans, writing on Instagram: “Just want to say a massive thank you to everybody at Manchester United....

The Windies claimed the series by moving 2-0 up with just one game to play after a 10-wicket battering of Root’s men inside three days on Saturday. Having made just 187 in the first innings, England collapsed from 35-0 to 132 all out in the second and captain Root acknowledged the experienced players in the team fell significantly short in Antigua. “Scoring under 200 in both innings isn’t going to win you many games of cricket, so we’ve got to go away, learn from it and come back stronger for it,” Root said....

Woods, who is set to make his PGA Tour return at the Hero World Challenge in December, has won more WGC events than any other golfer in history. With 18 wins in these competitions, he has 15 more than the next closest (Dustin Johnson and Geoff Ogilvy have three each). MORE: Capturing Tiger Woods in photos McIlroy was asked why Woods found so much success in these events. He didn’t hold back....

A spokesperson for Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, said in a statement shared with Newsweek the allegations were a “complete fabrication” made by McGowan. McGowan, who accused Weinstein of rape at the time the allegations were made public, said she received a phone call out of the blue from a woman whom she identified as Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. McGowan shared her memory of the alleged exchange with Newsom’s wife during a Thursday appearance on The Rubin Report....

Rose, who admittedly remained in bed for five days after the injury, walked up on crutches and sat down with the same stoicism he has showed in the past. But, as reporters started to fire questions, Rose flashed emotion and expressed a determination to return. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau spoke about Rose's resolve in the immediate aftermath of his injury, and it was on display Thursday. Rose's frame of mind was most apparent when asked what he would say to those who believe the Bulls should move on without him....

The ATP 500 event lost a bit of star power as Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils, among others, withdrew due to various reasons. Nevertheless, the tournament still features several talented players, including three of the current top 10 players. World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas is the top seed at the Rotterdam Open, while defending champion Andrey Rublev is behind him in second. 2022 Australian Open quarterfinalist Felix Auger-Aliassime and 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist Hubert Hurkacz round out the top four seeds....

Hours after Severino stopped warming up in the bullpen because of an inflamed right shoulder, the Royals announced more damaging news Tuesday: Perez will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow, keeping the six-time All-Star off the field for the entire year. Perez hurt the elbow during a workout last week and said over the weekend that he was harboring a slim hope he might be able to play through it....

The Royals also announced they declined the mutual option on right-handed pitcher Kris Medlen (7.77 ERA in 2016) after he exercised his portion of the mutual option. All three players are now free agents and are able to sign with any club, beginning Tuesday. MORE: 15 worst free agent signings ever Morales and Volquez played key in 2015 as the Royals were crowned World Series champions but each player regressed this past season as the club failed to make the playoffs....

Ventura, 23, went 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA and 1.295 WHIP in his rookie season. He pitched seven shutout innings, giving up three hits, to win Game 6 of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants. Ventura, who was paid $500,500 last season, will be counted on for a repeat performance in Kansas City, which lost staff ace James Shields to free agency in the offseason. Ventura has a 4....

Speaking to Portuguese publication A Bola (via the Mirror), Ruben Dias said it was a huge step for Cristiano Ronaldo to join Manchester United this summer. He believes this has reinforced City’s rivals in a massive way. Ruben Dias said: Ruben Dias is no stranger to Cristiano Ronaldo’s abilities as the pair are teammates for the Portugal national team. The 24-year-old defender is now wary of the threat Manchester United possess this season....

Tejada spoke to the New York Post at the Mets’ spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Sunday, and explained why Utley of all players should have shown more awareness sliding into second base. MORE: Ranking the best MLB players at every jersey number “I would never do that to another infielder. That is the position I play and I would never want to hurt another player that plays that position like that,” Tejada said....

Arena calls in 32 for USA camp The midfield ace was sent off in the second leg of the Liga MX final, which Club America eventually lost 3-0 on a penalty shootout. Sambueza, the most-carded player in the Liga MX Apertura, left Las Aguilas to join Toluca this offseason after the club made it clear its captain didn’t have a future in the capital. “It would’ve been great to leave in another way,” Sambueza said at the Mexico City airport, where he arrived Thursday morning from vacation in his native Argentina....

The system, known as DeepCubeA, uses a form of machine learning which teaches itself how to play in order to crack the puzzle without being specifically coached by humans. “Artificial intelligence can defeat the world’s best human chess and Go players, but some of the more difficult puzzles, such as the Rubik’s Cube, had not been solved by computers, so we thought they were open for AI approaches,” Pierre Baldi, one of the developers of the algorithm and computer scientist from the University of California, Irvine, said in a statement....

Solomon’s name has been highly visible in 2019 because the influence of his reporting at The Hill—which one media critic described as a “reign of distortion”—has been accused of helping push an unreliable Ukraine narrative, which found a receptive audience in conservative pundits and President Donald Trump. Columns written by the 52-year-old journalist were cited three times in the whistleblower complaint that was the catalyst for House Democrats opening an impeachment investigation into Trump....