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The World Cup will now sit alongside the women’s haul of Commonwealth Games gold and the world series titles. It’s the first time since 2009 that the women have won the World Cup. France took out the bronze medal. Meanwhile, the men finished fourth, losing their bronze medal match 19-14 to Ireland, having earlier been put to the sword by the gold medalists, Fiji, 38-14. New Zealand also took silver in the men’s tournament....

According to the scuttlebutt, an RPG Codex user mentioned that they knew a former Larian developer that was working on Baldur’s Gate 3, with inXile Entertainment’s Brian Fargo then adding more fuel to the fire of the game’s existence by claiming he knows which team is behind the sequel, stopping short of openly naming Larian. While it’s important to stress that this information is based on rumor alone, it’s also worth noting that Fargo was the founder of Interplay Entertainment, Baldur’s Gate’s original publisher, so it’s likely that he would have an idea of where the franchise is headed....

Madrid produced a professional display in Galicia on Wednesday and managed to fend off a resilient Celta side, who were harshly reduced to 10 men in the second half when Iago Aspas was adjudged to have dived in the area. Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos ultimately finished Celta off following Aspas’ dismissal, but it was Ronaldo who set them on their way, scoring twice to effectively put Madrid on the brink of their first title since 2012....

The reigning La Liga champions have been well short of their best so far this season, with a 1-0 defeat at home to Real Betis on Wednesday leaving them in seventh place – seven points adrift of table-topping arch-rivals Barcelona. Madrid 7/2 to win CL again Real have already suffered two draws and a narrow reversal in their five games to date - finding the target just nine times in those fixtures....

Madrid started the day seven adrift of fierce rivals Barcelona in La Liga and Zinedine Zidane’s side - in the Frenchman’s 100th competitive match as coach - could ill afford to drop any more after disappointing draws at home to Valencia and Levante, and a shock defeat to Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu in recent weeks. Real 15/2 to beat Spurs 2-1 Luckily, Ronaldo was there to claim all three points....

Ronaldo hit a hat-trick on Tuesday to add to the double he scored in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final, his goals helping to seal a 4-2 win in the Spanish capital and a 6-3 triumph on aggregate. Ronaldo celebrated his first goal – a thumping header from a Casemiro cross – by putting a finger to his lips and turning towards the stands. Ronaldo and the refs see Madrid through...

He became the first 18-year-old in franchise history to score in three consecutive games as Montreal downed the slumping Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Finn’s first-period goal helped the Canadiens improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine games. “It’s obviously special to do something like that in this kind of organization,” Kotkaniemi said. “It’s a good thing.” Kotkaniemi, the third-overall pick at last year’s draft, has five goals in his last nine games....

The 31-year-old has missed the last two Premier League games with ankle problems and has not travelled with the team for the first leg in Brussels. Jarvis Landry practices goal celebrations during NFL tour in UK​ “He’s not happy with his condition,” said manager Jose Mourinho. “He has a bad feeling with his ankle.” Asked if Rooney will be fit for the visit of Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, Mourinho added: “Let’s see”....

The world number five came agonisingly close to winning at Augusta last year, losing to Sergio Garcia in a play-off. Rose was also a runner-up in 2015 and it is five years since the Englishman claimed his only major title at the U.S. Open. The Olympic champion made a trip to Augusta for some practice rounds after finishing third in the Arnold Palmer Invitational last month, revealing he was keen to revive some of the memories of 12 months ago before arriving in Georgia this week....

The left-back spent 10 months sidelined by a knee injury before a late cameo in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League. In his time out, Rose courted controversy when criticising Spurs’ transfer dealings - challenging the club to sign players he did not “have to Google”. But manager Mauricio Pochettino is happy to sweep that episode under the carpet as he prepares to take on Jurgen Klopp’s men at Wembley....

With knobby, 9-inch, puncture-resistant rubber tires, RovR’s RollR series of coolers can go just about anywhere. But while its transportability caught our attention, its other great features and accessories are what sold us on wanting to try one out for ourselves. Accessorizing the Journey and Destination If you’ve got to roll where you’re going, chances are good that you’ll want to bring along other stuff outside the cooler, as well....

Yes, Norway deployed and executed a strategy intended to shackle and resist England’s undoubted quality, succeeding in their objective courtesy of numerous instances of stoic defending. Yes, manager Per-Mathias Hogmo had instilled a defensive mind-set into his players to exasperate England, the Norwegians succeeding in their endeavours before a 40,000 crowd at Wembley, with the 50,000 absent supporters proven right. England must drastically improve if they are to withstand the powers of the world’s 9th ranked national team inspired by the mesmeric Xherdan Shaqiri, per the often illogical FIFA rankings, but the Football Association’s aspirations should aspire to go farther than simply reaching Paris in 2016....

Following UNC’s 77-76 loss to Notre Dame on Monday, Williams delivered a fiery postgame news conference and immediately apologized after using an F-bomb. MORE: Roy Williams after UNC’s collapse vs. Duke: We’re not going to quit “You got two choices: You can compete your butt off, or you can get in the fetal position and curl up and start crying,” Williams said. “I’m not going to freaking do that. We’re going to f—ing, excuse me, I apologize to everybody — we’re going to freaking compete....

BUY ‘EM Billy Butler (1.064 OPS) and Salvador Perez (1.238) know how to make life miserable for Justin Verlander. Miguel Cabrera is 15-for-45 (.333) with three homers against Jeremy Guthrie. Jose Altuve is 8-for-16 with three doubles against Felix Hernandez. Carlos Santana is 10-for-20 with two homers against Jered Weaver. SELL ‘EM Neil Walker is only 2-for-12 (.167) against Kyle Kendrick. Despite the righty-lefty matchup, Drew Stubbs is only 2-for-13 (....

Hodge has been replaced by Kushal Periera while Sachin Baby has come in as a replacement for pacer Tait. “Hodge was replaced after sustaining a Grade 2-3 MCL ligament tear on his left knee during the semifinal match against Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur last evening,” said a CLT20 release Saturday. “Tait suffered a Grade 1 lateral hamstring strain during training on Sep 20 and was undergoing routine treatment. He initially responded exceptionally well and returned to light running and bowling off six steps within five days....

Butler was the 14th overall pick in the 2004 draft by the Royals and had an extended run of success as the franchise’s designated hitter. But he struggled mightily in 2014, the final guaranteed season of the four-year, $30 million deal he signed in January 2011. This year, Butler’s .702 OPS ranked 104th of 146 qualified batters in the majors, and 163 players hit more than his nine home runs....

For those of you who don’t know much about Petke, the Real Salt Lake coach is known to speak his mind from time to time, but his latest post-match press conference may be his shining moment. Get Seattle at 8/11 against San Jose Let’s set the stage and then we’ll just let him take it away. Petke was ejected from his side’s 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City for saying something to the fourth official....

RELATED: The Best Villains Turned Heroes In Gaming, Ranked That being said, certain gaming heroes are endearing mainly because of their rude nature, which is a testament to how sharply they’ve been written to accommodate for what should be a negative trait. The following iconic heroes in gaming are especially notable for displaying this nature and being all the more memorable for it. 10 Nathan Drake – Uncharted The Uncharted series catapulted Naughty Dog to the realm of superstardom, in no small part due to an extremely charismatic protagonist....