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The 32-year-old, who announced his retirement in June last year, returns to the ground on Saturday for the LFC Foundation Legends Charity Match. Gini Wijnaldum exclusive He will play in the heart of defence for Liverpool’s greats against their Real Madrid counterparts, and the moment the Dane steps out of the tunnel will be an incredibly emotive one. Agger, who has the abbreviation of the club’s anthem ‘YNWA’ inked across his knuckles, spent eight-and-a-half years on Merseyside after a £5....

Bailed out by Jesus: How Pep got it wrong With Boro leading 1-0 in the 69th minute of the encounter at the Riverside Stadium, referee Kevin Friend controversially awarded City a penalty when he felt Leroy Sane was fouled by Marten de Roon, sparking protests from the home side. Sergio Aguero scored the resulting spot-kick before Callum Chambers restored Middlesbrough’s lead, but Gabriel Jesus headed another equaliser in the 85th minute to leave Agnew’s men six points from Premier League safety with three games left to play this season....

Ahmad Alissa, 21, had been taken to Boulder County Jail, in Colorado, on Tuesday after he was discharged from a hospital where he had been treated for an injury, which he received after the lone suspect was shot by officers in the King Soopers grocery store, on Table Mesa, on Monday. But, on Thursday it emerged Alissa would be moved from Boulder County Jail over fears to his safety....

If jury candidates see the suppressed evidence, they may become ineligible to serve on the jury. The documents include details of Arbery’s mental health and past criminal history, both of which a judge had ruled as inadmissible in court, Vice News reported. The documents also include evidence whose admissibility is still under consideration by the court. Such evidence includes how often the McMichaels used their firearms and the Confederate flag vanity plate on Travis’ truck....

Paul Gascoigne thinks he can still “get back on track” despite a worrying public appearance last week, according to Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) chief executive Gordon Taylor. The former footballer, who has struggled with alcohol problems in the past and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2008, was filmed trembling and speaking incoherently at a charity event on Thursday. The footage, published by The Sun newspaper, prompted Gascoigne’s agent, Terry Baker, to say that his client needed immediate help and that, as an alcoholic, his life was “always in danger”....

The institute’s director said Monday that that Portuguese government has agreed to grant the group asylum. They left on a flight carrying 235 passengers out of Kabul’s international airport to Qatar on Sunday, the largest rescue lift of Afghan nationals since two weeks prior to U.S. and NATO forces withdrawing from the country. “You cannot imagine how happy I am. Yesterday I was crying for hours,” the school’s founder and director, Ahmad Sarmast, said from his home in Melbourne, Australia....

Governor David Ige, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he will be lifting state-mandated capacity limits and distancing requirements for social gatherings as well as in restaurants, bars and gyms starting on December 1. That’s just over 20 months since Ige issued the first COVID-related proclamation in March 2020. Hawaii has spent more than 600 days under emergency orders, which the governor has noted is unprecedented. During their last legislative session, state lawmakers tried to limit Ige’s emergency powers....

Paul Whelan is a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia after being arrested in 2018 on espionage charges. His sister, Elizabeth Whelan, called the opportunity to meet with Biden “an exceptional honor,” and she promised to continue advocating for her brother and “all other Americans wrongfully detained.” “Hostage-diplomacy is a national security as well as a humanitarian issue,” she wrote to Newsweek. “When hostile foreign nations take Americans and hold them as pawns, we must work together with vigor to reunite those wrongfully detained with their families, and deter these countries from continuing this malign practice....

Kratos’ story began in Greece, with the procedural slaying of the Gods of Olympus taking place, much to the satisfaction of players everywhere. The setting was unique when the first game was released in 2005, but grew stale by the time God of War: Ascension launched in 2013, and it was clear a change was in order. God of War switched the majesty of Greece for the humility and grounded feel of Norse myth and Midgard, and in turn reinvented itself, putting Santa Monica Studio back on the AAA map in the process....

Lieutenant General David Bellon, commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, told Newsweek that as the United States finds itself in an era of great power competition, bolstering the capabilities of the armed forces should be seen as a priority. “We are in an era now, often referred to as the great power competition, where deterrence is a significant part of our mission,” Bellon told Newsweek. “To do that, you have to be forward deployed, you have to be competing and pushing back where our adversaries are pushing forward....

The governor has yet to personally respond to Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper’s decision that the mandate ban doesn’t “pass constitutional muster.” However, a spokesperson for DeSantis said that the state plans to fight it. Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ communications director, announced the plan to appeal in a statement released after the ruling. The state’s Department of Education also announced it would appeal. “We are immensely disappointed that the ruling issued today by the Second Judicial Circuit discards the rule of law,” Jared Ochs, director of communications for Florida’s Education Department, said in a statement....

President Donald Trump ordered the attack to take out the Iranian military leader, which was carried out as Soleimani’s vehicle drove from the Baghdad airport after he arrived in Iraq. Soleimani was one of Iran’s most prominent officials and leaders in Tehran quickly vowed to retaliate against the American strike. On Tuesday, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, revealed further details about his nation’s plans for responding to the U....

The Colts were shut out in the first half for the third time this season in Sunday’s 27-21 loss to the Saints at Lucas Oil Stadium. MORE: Scoreboard | Worst of NFL Week 7 | Best images of Week 7 The Saints (3-4) scored the game’s first touchdown following a perfectly executed fake field goal. Backup quarterback Luke McCown, the holder for the field goal, rolled out to find a wide-open Benjamin Watson for a 25-yard gain to the Colts 1-yard line....

“Unfortunately, with the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful protest are being hijacked by violent radical elements. Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda,” Barr said. “In many places it appears the violence is planned, organized and driven by anarchic and far-left extremist groups using Antifa-like tactics, many of whom travel from outside the state to promote the violence,” he added....

As per Mundo Deportivo (via The Boot Room), the Red Devils made a lucrative offer to convince Isak to join Old Trafford outfit. However, the 22-year-old, upon taking some advice from his agents, rejected their attempts. Isak eventually joined Newcastle, with the Magpies officially announcing his arrival from Real Sociedad on August 26. As per transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle paid around €65 million for the forward, with the deal including another €5 million in add-ons....

The Buenos Aires Police carried out an operation in the Eucaliptos neighbourhood of Quilmes, on the outskirts of the nation’s capital and Aguero’s first home. Fabregas: Arsenal gave me everything The home of Aguero’s paternal grandmother was allegedly the focus of the raid, ordered in connection with an investigation into the sale of drugs and stolen goods and which ended with the arrest of another woman, purportedly a relative of the Manchester City player, as well as the seizing of 200 grams of marijuana and several firearms....

On Thursday, the office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza for Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit, announced the list, also known as discovery, which includes 154 potential witnesses and several different types of evidence, including Snapchat videos, according to Action News Jax. The witness list includes the St. Johns County medical examiner Predrag Bulic, officials from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement analysts. Fucci’s mother Crystal Smith, who is facing a charge of alleged evidence tampering in connection to the murder, is also included on the witness list....

While some of these diseases can occur in people who don’t have HIV, they are only considered AIDS-defining in the presence of an HIV infection. Opportunistic Infections vs. AIDS-Defining Illnesses While AIDS-defining illnesses can also be classified as opportunistic infections, the opposite is not necessarily true. Opportunistic infections are those caused by otherwise common, harmless viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites which can cause disease when immune defenses have been compromised....

The boys chirp while they play – everyone directing the other on their blind side. From the sidelines, the intensity impresses you. “We need to convert the intensity of the practice sessions into the match,” Head Coach tells www.the-aiff.com after the session ends. AIFF XI take on Frenz United Indonesia in their first Home-match of the Asia Champions Trophy 2014 at the Barasat Stadium on Saturday, May 24. The kick-off is at 6....

U.S. District Judge Scott Palk scheduled the resentencing for 10 a.m. and approved the defendant’s request to be transported to Oklahoma City for the hearing. Attorneys for Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, said last month the former Oklahoma zookeeper was postponing his cancer treatment until after his resentencing. In November, Maldonado-Passage announced that he has prostate cancer and was transferred to a federal medical center in Butner, North Carolina from a federal medical center in Fort Worth, Texas....