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Liverpool have contacted world governing body FIFA for clarification over Matip’s situation after he was called up for African Nations Cup duty despite retiring from international football in 2015. FIFA rules state that a player who refuses an international call-up cannot play for their club side. “We don’t have an update. FIFA mentioned to us this 9(Friday) would be kind of D-Day,” Klopp told reporters on Friday. “It’s difficult because there is not a lot of training time....

But Saturday night at the Amway Center in Orlando, they set a new league record for scoring futility with just 15 combined points in the second quarter. MORE: Harden: ‘I’m the MVP’ | Kings rule out two stars for season | Rose’s minutes increased The Knicks (16-64) scored eight points while Orlando (25-55) added seven to combine for the lowest point total in a quarter by two teams since the shot clock was implemented in 1955....

Chandler holds the Knicks defense together because he makes up for so many mistakes with his ability to help and protect the rim. He also serves as a primary rebounder and screener as well. They've struggled without Chandler, who suffered a fracture in his right fibula, was expected to be out 4-6 weeks with the injury. He has been out for five weeks at this point, but he could be back with the team before New Year's....

The Knicks (12-22 SU, 14-20 ATS) have been a different team since Carmelo Anthony returned from injury, but face a big jump up in competition when the Heat visit Madison Square Garden. Line: Miami -8, Total: 196.5 The Knicks are 3-1 SU and 4-0 ATS since Anthony came back from his ankle injury, including wins at San Antonio (105-101) and Dallas (92-80) as big underdogs. They were whitewashed in the three prior games he sat out, losing by an average margin of 18....

The suspect parked his vehicle several doors down from the woman, whose name has not been released, as she returned to her home in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday night. As she exited the vehicle, the man attacked her and attempted to pull her back into the car, The Register-Guard reported. The woman began to signal for help, honking her horn and getting the attention of the man, 45, who had been babysitting her child....

Australia won the World cup for the fifth time after beating New Zealand in the final in Melbourne on March 29. “I thought about it as loud as it can get. I had a lot of luck specially to be able to get through that couple of overs in that spell. It worked well for me,” Watson, here to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting on April 8, said in a statement on Thursday....

Pokemon is one of the biggest gaming franchises ever, being the third best-selling game franchise of all time behind Mario and Tetris. With that much popularity, it is unsurprising that many people and groups have tried to cash in on it with third-party products of questionable legality. These knock-off Pokemon toys and collectibles are often mocked for their low quality and the creator’s apparent lack of understanding about the franchise....

We mention Liberace because he understood better than anyone else the fundamental artistic imperative, to knock the customers’ eyeballs out. The 40-year-old Rockwell–who, as it happens, once considered a career as a classical pianist–is the nation’s leading practitioner of what is sometimes called ““entertainment architecture,’’ a discipline that breaks down the boundaries between ““design’’ and narrative arts such as filmmaking. If you’ve been in a Planet Hollywood almost anywhere in the world, you’ve seen his work in all its scintillating, multiplex glory, a palimpsest of figures and graphics at different scales, flickering to the urgent rhythms of the movies....

In Friday’s game against the Grizzlies, the Lakers were down by one after a Bryant three-pointer. The shot clock had been turned off and Bryant was screaming at Jeremy Lin to foul Mike Conley. Lin didn’t get the message and Bryant had to take matters into his own hands. MORE: Top NBA moments of 2014 | Kobe Bryant hates AAU ball | Kobe’s minutes experiment is working You can actually see the frustration on Bryant’s face....

After Bryant faced off against LeBron James for the final time Thursday night, the Lakers legend passed along some basketball advice to James’ sons. The awesome moment was captured by ESPN’s J.A. Adande. MORE: Kobe’s retirement tour | Is LeBron trapped in Cleveland? Bryant also offered up similar guidance to Dwyane Wade’s son earlier this season. “They pass too much,” Kobe told her. “Send them my way, and I’ll fix that....

There is no word is the Red Sox will place Uehara on the disabled list. Farrell added Edward Mujica will fill in as Boston’s primary closer in the interim. Uehara, who posted 26 saves last season, has been out since March 14. MLB.com reported the 39-year-old Uehara experienced discomfort in his right hamstring during a Saturday bullpen session.

The famous Japanese game director is best known for creating Konami’s legendary Metal Gear series. However, Kojima split from Konami in 2015 for reasons neither party has ever explicitly stated, and no one on the outside knows for sure what caused the reported falling out between the studio and director. However, some have speculated that Konami’s new focus on mobile gaming, Kojima’s habit of going over budget, and the latter’s disinterest in the business side of game development all played a role....

There are 12 basic abilities Kirby can copy; though, each of the 12 have upgrades. This list will rank primarily on the base copy ability, but the power’s upgrades will also be considered. If a particular upgrade is one of the best copy abilities in the game it will improve the ranking of the base copy ability. 12 Crash The Crash copy ability is ranked last only due to its long charge time, and the fact it can only be used once....

Once players reach Forgo Zone, the last stage in Forgo Dreams, they should have a considerable amount of souls already. In order to unlock the final level, players need at least 250 pieces of Leon’s soul. However, for those that aim to completely 100% the game, they need to collect all 300. Forgo Zone is unique in that it serves both as a stage that helps fans get to the 250 requirement with plenty of easy-to-find soul pieces, while also having just as many that are hard to find....

Tagovailoa led the Miami Dolphins to victories in both their games, making them strong contenders in the league this season. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Packers in their opening game by 24-7, but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles with an almost similar score of 7-23. Cousins, in the last two games, has thrown for over 200 passing yards and is looking solid in his 11th year in the league....

In the footage, which was shared to TikTok by an account called Libbybax, we can see a small tabby cat being held by a man at a dining table. He then softly blows onto the pet’s face, causing her to shut her eyes and hold her paws up in a surrender-like pose. The man then does it again to the same affect, and it is very cute! A computerized voiceover can then be heard saying: “Our kitten dies every time we blow air on her face....

With the departure of their star opener, Jos Buttler, Rajasthan Royals have lacked the firepower in the first six overs which isn’t the case with their opponents who have relied heavily upon Andre Russell and his blistering cameos. The previous KKR vs RR 2019 encounter was a merely a cakewalk for Dinesh Karthik and his men with Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine blazing their way to a comfortable win....

Former Australian left-handed batsman feels that RCB are one of the title contenders. “No doubt, we go in as underdogs as RCB are one of the joint favourites to win the title. We look forward to the challenge in proving people wrong,” Katich said about their IPL opener. “Quick outfield, beautiful conditions, and a full house on Sunday. We are looking forward to a fantastic start to the IPL for us....

And amid these struggles, it appears that the relationship between coach Kliff Kingsbury and starting quarterback Kyler Murray has soured. Kingsbury and Murray have been together in Arizona since Kingsbury’s first season in 2019. The Cardinals spent the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Murray in the hopes that he could run a version of Kingsbury’s Air Raid offense at the NFL level. That system worked during the early stages of Kingsbury’s tenure and amid their 10-2 surge to start the 2021 NFL season....

What do you do? What Jurgen Klinsmann chose to do is send a not-so-subtle message to the U.S. national team pool, both current and future, about striving for the highest levels of the game. He laid out a challenge of sorts by saying that, in his view, Americans have the talent but not the confidence to challenge for places at the highest levels of the game. “It needs to take the U....