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Icardi resumed training with Inter over the international break, having seemingly cleared his differences with the club after being stripped of the captaincy amid protracted contract negotiations. So it was a surprise when Inter coach Luciano Spalletti announced on Saturday he sees Icardi “like a new player as he was out for so long. I still hold that he can’t be ready yet to help his teammates so he won’t be in the squad tomorrow....

Jemimah has been a consistent performer in the age group Cricket in Mumbai and grabbed everyone’s attention when she scored a stunning unbeaten 163-ball 202 representing Mumbai in BCCI’s under-19 women’s One Day league and knockout tournament match against Saurashtra at Aurangabad. She continued her dream run in the senior women’s one day league and was picked to play in the Challenger Trophy where she scored a match-winning 92-ball 84 for India Green against India Red....

“Have you had any water to drink this morning?” James answers in the affirmative before ordering orange juice an hour before he heads off to practice with the Suns at Summer League. Wondering where the source of such an inquiry would come from, I ask the pair if water consumption is something of a running joke between the two, who have been in a working relationship in the five years since James graduated from Lamar in 2012....

After seeing his side fall to their first defeat in eight matches in all competitions, against Felda United on Wednesday, Selangor boss Maniam Pachaiappan has blamed the result on the fatigue now creeping among his players. In the Super League match which ended with a 3-1 scoreline, the visitors were without Spanish forward Rufino Segovia and Indonesia winger Andik Vermansah who were recovering from their injuries, while evergreen striker Amri Yahyah had to be taken off early in the second half, although Malaysia U22 internationals Adam Nor Azlin and Syahmi Safari, fresh from their success of helping the Young Tigers qualify for the 2018 AFC U23 Championship very recently, were back in the starting lineup....

The wing from The Family (Mich.) AAU squad averaged a double-double in the weekend-long tournament with just under 23 points and 10 rebounds per game. Afterward, the 6-7, 200-pound Bridges amended his final list of schools. MORE: Top 10 Tar Heels of all time | Meet the next, crazier Sam Dekker | Crazy Peach Jam finish He told ESPN he was interested in Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina — a slight adjustment from an earlier list which included Iowa State instead of the Hoosiers....

Millions of dieters now face the same dilemma. Spooked by further reports of heart-valve trouble, the makers of fenfluramine (Pondimin) and dexfenfluramine (Redux) withdrew both blockbusters from the market last week. Though no one yet knows whether the drugs have actually harmed people, personal-injury lawyers are now suiting up for a litigation fest. Drugmakers, for their part, are racing to get other obesity treatments onto the market. And some obesity specialists are touting a new Prozac-based concoction as a safe alternative to fen-phen....

But there they were Sunday in Baltimore, quarterbacking the Ravens and Browns, respectively, in a game that decided the AFC North title, with Mayfield’s team trying to spoil it for Jackson’s. (Mayfield didn’t. He got himself in position to do so. What Jackson had already done turned out to be enough for a narrow 26-24 win and another week to play.) They weren’t there as emergency fill-ins. The Browns weren’t playing out the string on another lost season....

Anyone visiting the Motorola Mobility India website gets a message that reads, “Important Message to our customers in India. We are streamlining our business and support systems, and unfortunately, we’ll no longer have a dedicated website for India. Your local support site will remain open well into the future, and we’ll continue to provide support for our existing products” Google bought Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion in May. Motorola Mobility has gone through heavy losses since last year and there seems no recovery....

On Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, held a Defense Department briefing at The Pentagon. During the briefing, McKenzie said that although evacuations are still taking place, the threat of additional attacks by the Islamic State is still imminent. These attacks could potentially include rockets or vehicle-borne suicide bombs targeting the Kabul airport. “We’re doing everything we can to be prepared,” McKenzie said....

The plantar fasciitis that drove the Padres second baseman to the disabled list felt like a stabbing pain in the side of his foot. That required a cast, rest and plenty of rehab. And then there was the mental anguish that went along with his poor start to the season. “You have to stare at your numbers for a month-and-a-half,” he told Sporting News this weekend. “It’s not a lot of fun....

Righty Esmil Rogers had five runs credited against him and didn’t record a single out after inheriting an 8-1 lead in the ninth inning. Dellin Betances, the only other right-handed pitcher in the Yankees’ pen, came on and allowed two inherited runners and one of his own to score before sealing an 8-7 win for New York. MORE: Mets already regret six-man rotation | Mike Trout in the Steroid Era, an alternative history...

Cruz was photographed flying to Mexico earlier this week, as his home state suffered from widespread power outages and water supply issues. The images from his journey went viral and backlash built as people discussed them on social media. Cruz since issued a statement confirming his trip and stating he went on the request of his daughters wanted to “be a good dad.” He has since said the trip was a mistake and that in hindsight he would not have embarked upon it....

Fauci, a top immunologist and member of the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, made the remarks on a podcast hosted by Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and Parks and Recreation actor and activist Rashida Jones, which aired Monday. The episode was published on an important day in the COVID pandemic, as Moderna claimed its vaccine was almost 95 percent effective in preventing the disease, a week after Pfizer made a similar announcement....

Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In the U.S., states are beginning to embrace an endemic phase of the pandemic as mandates ease across the country. Not all businesses made it through the last two years, but many of those that did now feel they can survive almost anything after facing COVID-19. Christine Kondra, the co-owner and general manager of Cornerstone Bistro & Artisanal Market in Wayne, Pennsylvania, described her business’ pandemic experience as “making lemonade out of wood chips....

Kohli crafted 254 not out with support from Ajinkya Rahane (59) and Ravindra Jadeja (91) as India racked up a mammoth 601-5 declared on Friday. The skipper had not reached three figures in the longest format this year, but posted a seventh double-century and also passed 7,000 Test runs with a masterclass before the tourists were reduced to 36-3 at stumps as India eye an unassailable 2-0 lead. Agarwal, who scored a hundred on day one, hailed Kohli after he made the Proteas bowlers toil - hitting two sixes and 33 fours in a stunning knock....

The best ways to heal units vary across the different civilizations. Different methods have varying degrees of success depending on how the player uses them, but all are viable options for bringing units back from the brink of death to full capability again. Norse Valkyrie The Valkyrie is one of the most popular ways to heal in the game. They are myth units unlocked in the Norse civilization by following Freyja into the Classical Age....

Rantie and his Turkish outfit Gençlerbirliği SK parted ways, albeit in controversial fashion with reports suggesting that the Super Lig side had to seek Fifa’s intervention after he absconded the club. But his agent, Celebic of Q-Evolution Global Football Network, has since shed light on the reason for Rantie’s departure from Turkey and also provided an update on his future. “Tokelo didn’t force an exit from Gençlerbirliği,” Celebic told Goal....

This group of white blood cells—which includes neutrophils that fight bacterial infections, eosinophils that fight parasitic infections, and basophils that respond to allergens—releases tiny particles filled with enzymes during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma. For most of us, the number of white blood cells like granulocytes that circulate in the body increase when you are fighting an infection. Some people have too few granulocytes, though, and this can result in agranulocytosis....

Guardiola touted Foden for an England call-up prior to Saturday’s Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium, when Leroy Sane, David Silva and Raheem Sterling were on target in a 3-0 win. But Foden, who has made one brief substitute appearance in the Premier League this season, remained an unused substitute despite City easing to a comfortable victory against the newly promoted side. City host Lyon in their first Champions League group game on Wednesday and Guardiola indicated the match was a factor in his decision to bring off Aguero early in the second half....