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One of his favorite places to visit is Asia, and on his current tour, he made a stop at a Chinese coffee shop where he was treated to latte art in the form of his personal brand logo. MORE: Kobe’s tour of Asia | Lakers “absolutely” can make playoffs | Hilarious Kobe Bryant impersonation A photo posted by Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) on Aug 4, 2015 at 6:40am PDT That’s the true mark of a superstar athlete: Travel thousands of miles away from home and receive a latte with spices ground into the shape of your personal logo without having to ask....

TMZ graciously provided us with the answers to these burning questions, with the added bonus of a Bryant fan crying tears of joy over a selfie. MORE: Time flies: 12 NBA players now and then | Dion Waiters denies national anthem situation | Steve Nash addresses angry fans So, if he would cast Will Ferrell or Vince Vaughn, the movie would be a comedy, right? Sounds more like the start of the Lakers season....

“They’re one in the same,” Bryant told CBS Sports. “Because they learn by observing how I approach it. They don’t want to see me approach it as an average player, or approach it as a player who’s 20 years in. They want to and need to see that focus and that intensity and that energy and that drive. That’s how they learn. They’ve told me that. They want to see that....

‘City aren’t as good as Pep thinks’ The attacking midfielder, 23, watched on from the dugout as his side battled back to draw 1-1 with United in the Premier League on Sunday. That was the latest development in a campaign which has seen Barkley regularly criticised by Koeman and lose his place in the England squad. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s match at Watford, Koeman suggested it was Barkley’s performances, rather than his attitude, that were the main concern....

Koeman tweeted the following image on Thursday morning to celebrate the start of December.

Barkley began on the bench but came on for what could be his last appearance for the club having failed to so far agree a new contract at Goodison Park despite an offer on the table. “I will speak to the board tomorrow and we will make a statement,” Koeman told reporters. Koeman hardly offered a ringing endorsement of the England international when speaking to the BBC. “He was one of the players who didn’t show productivity today,” Koeman, whose side finished seventh in the table after losing three of their last four games, said....

A new striker is top of the Dutchman’s wish-list following a lethargic 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Sunday, the result coming on the back of a gruelling midweek Europa League trip to Croatia. Forward pair Wayne Rooney and Sandro Ramirez failed to fire at Stamford Bridge, meaning Everton have only once scored more than a single goal in seven competitive matches this term. Koeman insists the injury-hit Toffees require more firepower to compete with the Premier League’s elite....

Having comprehensively won the Test and ODI series 3-0 and 5-0 respectively, the tourists headed to Colombo aiming to sweep the board. And, after being set a target of 171, Kohli raced to 82 off 54 balls, including seven fours and one six, with Manish Pandey’s handy 51 also helping India to their target with four balls to spare. Earlier, Dilshan Munaweera – who struggled for form in the ODIs – smacked 53 to help Sri Lanka reach 170-7 in an innings that could have produced anything between 140 and 200, but it was not enough to earn a consolation win....

But Indian skipper Virat Kohli said the result of the one-off match against the Kiwis shouldn’t decide which is the best test side in world cricket. Kohli further said his team would take the final as part of India’s “pursuance of excellence.” India won the last ICC tournament under MS Dhoni’s captaincy back in 2013. India lost in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in 2016. In 2017 India lost the Champions Trophy final to Pakistan....

Taking to Twitter yesterday, Hideo Kojima posted a picture of a Thai horror film called The Eye; the very same film that inspired some of the design choices from the iconic release of PT. In the tweet, Kojima cites that he intends to re-watch the film to help create “the scariest horror game,” and admits that he never finished it due to it being “too scary to watch.” Now that he’s looking to get back into the genre, he’s committed to finishing it....

While we already know a bit about the story we’ll experience in Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, the prologue for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, we’ll take whatever scraps of knowledge Kojima is willing to send our way. As luck would have it, Kojima recently took to Twitter to explain the logic behind how he came to give Snake his name, why he introduced clones and how they got their names....

After being omitted from Luis Enrique’s first selection since taking charge after the disappointing World Cup campaign in Russia, midfielder Koke is in line to feature in next Thursday’s friendly against Wales and the Nations League meeting with England on October 15. However, there is no place for striker Costa, who assisted Antoine Griezmann’s second goal in a 3-1 win against Club Brugge on Wednesday before being replaced due to a thigh problem....

The Knight Riders won six matches in a row in the 2012 edition in which they were crowned champions. In this season, after getting their challenge on the right course with a win against the bottom placed Delhi Daredevils, they have beaten Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. They will be up against RCB next at their home ground with an opportunuity to equal their longest winning streak....

Not much is known about Kirby and the Forgotten Land based on its reveal trailer alone, which shows the pink puffball wake up on a beach before exploring post-apocalyptic ruins of what appears to be a human society. However, the trailer does confirm Kirby will retain his classic copy abilities, allowing him to absorb certain enemies and make use of their latent powers. While much of this game’s development will surely focus on perfecting the series’ first outing as a 3D platformer, it would stand to benefit from more complex mechanics such as Kirby 64’s ability mixing....

The midfielder was forced off early in the second half of Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with West Brom at the Stadium of Light. Manager David Moyes admitted afterwards that he was concerned the problem could be long-lasting, and the club has now announced that it does not expect the former Bayern Munich man to return until late November. “Jan Kirchhoff has been ruled out for a minimum of six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury during Sunderland’s draw against West Bromwich Albion,” a statement posted via the club’s official website read....

The Redskins drafted Robert Griffin III and the former Michigan State QB in the same year, spending three first rounders and a second in a trade with the Rams to move up to No. 2 overall and select Griffin — before drafting Cousins with a fifth-rounder. MORE: The 10 worst NFL trades of all time These days, Cousins is the Redskins’ well-paid starter, while Griffin is trying to resurrect his career with the Browns after injuries and inconsistency....

The new cordless range is all handheld and includes a blender, mixer, and a chopper food processor. Fitted with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, the appliances have been designed to eliminate the nuisance of short cable lengths - especially if you aren’t blessed with plenty of electrical sockets in your kitchen either. The cordless food chopper is a handy compact food processor (opens in new tab) and is capable of chopping up to 40 onions on a full charge....

Although he took the prized wicket of South African AB de Villiers, Cariappa bowled only two overs on Saturday conceding 28 runs. There had been a lot of hype surrounding the Bengaluru off-spinner ever since the Knights bought him for Rs 2.4 crore despite the fact that he is yet to feature in a first-class or List A game. With only a handful of matches in the Karnataka Premier League, the nervous-looking 20-year-old took his first step in the big world of IPL bowling to none other than the big-hitting West Indian Chris Gayle....

In the absence of Rahul, Parthiv Patel, who has been inducted in the Test side after an eight-year hiatus, will open the innings, partnering Murali Vijay at the top of the order. Karun Nair, the Jodhpur-born batsman who plays for Karnataka, made his debut and was handed the India cap by former captain Sunil Gavaskar prior to the match. Rahul had sustained a hamstring injury during the Kanpur Test against New Zealand on their tour of India last month, and was replaced by veteran Delhi batsman Gautam Gambhir in the starting XI....