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The 38-year-old announced the end of his illustrious playing career earlier this month following the expiry of his contract with Lazio in June. Redknapp wants English national team boss Klose made 137 appearances for Germany during his career with an impressive 71 goals making him his country’s all-time goalscorer – while also becoming the leading World Cup marksman with 16. As part of the next stage of his career, Klose took up a coaching position with the national team and will get his first experience alongside Low when Germany travel to San Marino on Friday....

Luke Kornet scored a career-high 24 points and the Knicks ended a six-game losing streak with a 113-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls, who lost for the fifth straight time. The Knicks, an NBA-worst 15-62, held on after the Bulls (21-57) cut a 28-point lead down to five. “I just told the guys to hang in. Execute,” Knicks coach David Fizdale said. “Just get the guys to calm down and play the game....

New York and forward Julius Randle “have mutual interest,” according to a report from ESPN’s The Undefeated, which cites unidentified league sources. Randle reportedly opted out of his contract with the Pelicans earlier this month. The 24-year-old forward averaged a career-high 21.4 points, along with 8.7 rebounds, in 73 games with the Pelicans in 2018-19. He shot 52.4% from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range. “It just shows opportunity and preparation,” Randle said about his season, via NOLA....

Knockout City was first revealed during a Nintendo Direct earlier this year, and a gameplay trailer of Knockout City was shown during the PlayStation State of Play just about a week later. The fact that the game was shown at those two events is a good indication that Velan Studios intends to play nice with all parties involved. The game and this open beta are cross-play compatible, which is also proof of that....

MORE: Kobe’s final game bigger than Warrior’s 73 The year was 1996 and we were still new to this high school-to-NBA thing. Kevin Garnett had done it the year before and been decent, but he was 6-11 with an even longer wingspan. Bryant was a 6-6 guard with athleticism and those were a dime-a-dozen in the NBA back then. But it didn’t matter if no one else thought he was ready....

Lukaku, 23, is out of contract in mid-2019 and it appears unlikely the Belgium international will extend his deal. But Koeman wants to keep the Premier League’s top goalscorer at Goodison Park, at least for one more campaign. “I would keep him for next season at least,” he told the Mirror. Koeman and Lukaku have helped Everton into seventh in the table, but they still sit six points off fourth....

Gayle surpassed Lara to become the first West Indian to make 300 appearances in the 50-over format and also moved past the great left-hander’s record tally of 10,348 ODI runs at the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday. The opener fell for only 11 soon after making history and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 4-31 as Jason Holder’s side were bowled out for 210, chasing a revised target of 270 to win from 46 overs after a couple of rain delays – Evin Lewis top scoring with 65....

Ideally, Nintendo and HAL Laboratory will make the most of the 3D model. Kirby’s signature copy abilities deserve to be reworked and upgraded in order to better suit the new environment and perspective. While 3D exploration in Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s post-apocalyptic landscape seems compelling enough, HAL can’t forget to work on the core aspects of the franchise too. Both new and old abilities deserve to get attention in the midst of HAL’s new approach, as Kirby’s multifarious powers form the backbone of Kirby gameplay throughout the franchise....

Compared to Cousins, Smith in 2017 was the better, more successful West Coast passing QB. But Cousins offers a QB-needy Super Bowl contender like Minnesota much more upside next season and beyond. STEELE: Washington finds its Cousins out Cousins is out of Washington mainly because he wasn’t as efficient as coach Jay Gruden wanted him to be in a system designed for efficiency. Cousins hasn’t been able to shake his turnover habit in key games, leading to consistent double-digit interception totals as a starter....

A passerby in a mall parking lot notified the police after hearing meowing coming from under the vehicle. Two officers—Sargeant Garrett Slawatycki and Officer Matthew Maggio—climbed under the car to retrieve the male kitten. When the police officers located the vehicle’s owner, the woman revealed that she had traveled nearly 10 miles from Buffalo, New York to a car wash before driving to the mall. The woman didn’t own any cats, so she had no idea where the kitten came from....

In clips shared to social media on November 19 by the verified account of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the tiny animal is carried in a white tiger’s mouth as two others bound over to inspect it. They then begin toying with the kitten, as it tries to fend them off. Two men run into the enclosure, one holding a fire extinguisher. On the CCTV footage the three tigers are filmed running off, with the leader holding the kitten in its teeth....

The World No.1 Test bowler conveyed that he has never been the sort of person who is affected greatly by either success or failure. With the advent of the shorter formats of the game, many cricketers have changed the way they view the classic format of the game. However, Cummins values Test cricket and enjoys it as much as the shorter formats of the game. Cricket Australia has allowed its players to start outdoor training and the pacer is back sweating it out in the nets....

The 28-year-old batsman from Kodagu has 655 runs to his name, overtaking Virat Kohli’s record of 634 runs that he had scored in the 2013 edition of the tournament. With an amazing average of 46.78, Uthappa is also the current Orange Cap holder and is only behind Chris Gayle and Michael Hussey who had both scored 733 runs in the 2012 and 2013 season respectively. A look at the highest scoring Indians in IPL:...

MORE: Klay Thompson drops ANTA KT2 in time for finals Last week, Thompson, fresh off winning his NBA championship in three years, took a hard spill during a 10-day promotional tour for ANTA, the Chinese brand he’s worn the past three seasons. Friday, he became one of the league’s richest sneaker endorsers, signing a 10-year extension that could pay him up to $80 million, Nice Kicks reports. According to Forbes, the deal which likely ensures he remains with the company that also boasts Rajon Rondo and boxing star Manny Pacquaio on its roster, for the rest of his career puts Thompson sneaker endorsement earnings ahead of the likes of MVP Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony (Jordan), and Paul George (Nike)....

Ukraine’s world heavyweight boxing champion and aspiring politician Vitali Klitschko on Saturday defends his WBC belt against challenger Germany’s Manuel Charr in a 12-round bout in Moscow. The veteran Klitschko, 40, enjoys an impressive professional record of 44-2 with 40 KOs and the bout at the 30,000-capacity Olimpiysky indoor sports arena in Moscow will be his 17th world heavyweight championship fight. Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Charr is still unbeaten in his professional career....

Liverpool fought back from a goal down to thrash the Potters 4-1 at Anfield on Tuesday and move into second place in the Premier League, one point ahead of City. Klopp’s side host Guardiola’s men on Saturday and the German is expecting a clash to remember. “It is [a big game]. It is for both,” he said. “I heard Pep Guardiola was in the stadium; I am not sure he watched a lot of games in the last few weeks from the stadiums of the opponents, so that’s a first sign it’s a special game and we are already looking forward to it....

Keita was initially named in the starting XI to face the Blades in the Premier League, but a problem sustained in the warm-up forced him to miss out, with James Milner taking his place in the midfield. It is the latest in a long list of niggling fitness problems the Guinea midfielder has had to endure since moving from RB Leipzig, and the 24-year-old has only made five Premier League appearances this term....

Divock Origi and substitute Roberto Firmino scored two second-half goals at Levi’s Stadium here on Saturday to seal the deal for the Reds. But Klopp insisted talking about the team rather than individuals who won the game for him. “Everybody knows about the potential of Divock Origi. I understand that you ask about single players after a game like this,” Klopp was quoted as saying by fourfourtwo.com. “But especially tonight, it’s not a night for talking about single players....