The Brazil superstar is recovering in his homeland from a fractured foot sustained in a 3-0 Ligue 1 win against rivals Marseille last month. Neymar was reportedly a possible doubt for the World Cup as a result of the injury, with the 26-year-old also sustaining an ankle sprain. But Emery believes Neymar is closing in on a return to the pitch, although Saturday’s Coupe de la Ligue final against Monaco will come far too soon....
This year, several coaches lost their jobs on Black Monday. A few expected firings were confirmed, and other NFL teams made the surprising decision to part ways with their head coach. Either way, here is an ongoing list of head coaches that have been relieved of their duties. This list doesn’t include the openings in Atlanta, Detroit, and Houston, as each of these teams fired their coaches before Black Monday....
Wide Receiver Off-the-Board: Sammy Watkins (Bills); Mike Evans (Bucs); Odell Beckham, Jr. (Giants); Brandin Cooks (Saints); Kelvin Benjamin (Panthers) Best Players Available: Marqise Lee; Allen Robinson; Cody Latimer; Jordan Matthews; Donte Moncrief Thoughts: The deepest position in the draft leaves room for potential #1 wide receivers to remain into Day Two. Lee is a surprise carry-over, possibly leaving the Jets brass to consider a trade-up. However, if they stay at 17 in Rd 2 (49th overall), there should be at least one of these names still available....
Newsmax TV has, indeed, surged in ratings since the president lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden. In the wake of the election, loyal viewers of Fox News searched for more pro-Donald Trump coverage than they were getting at Fox, with the exception of primetime, where Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson are still largely in the president’s corner. While Fox News anchor Bret Baier, for example, was running video Monday a couple of hours ahead of primetime of a man resuscitating a baby elephant struck by a motorcycle in Thailand and showing a photo of Jupiter and Saturn appearing closer together than they have since 1623, Newsmax TV anchor Sean Spicer was (still!...
The survey found that Clinton now trails Obama by seven points, down from 19 just one week ago. The previous NEWSWEEK poll, conducted on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, found that more than half (55 percent) of registered voters believed Obama was more electable, while 33 percent gave the edge to Clinton. The current poll finds Obama leading 46 percent to 38 percent. (For complete poll data, click here....
Because Theodore White’s Making of the President 1972 is such a compelling analysis of the conflict, in which we remain, I am using it as an outline for four consecutive columns. The first was on the general parallel between 1972 and 2020. The second was on the power of the elite media. The fourth will be on the tragic consequences of the failed ideology of the left and the human costs of bureaucratic inertia and ideological fanaticism....
The EXIM Bank, an independent agency, provides government-backed financing for those looking to export goods and services from the United States. Since the 1930s, it has helped grow the U.S. economy and foil unfairly aggressive foreign competitors. However, due mostly to recent politics, it hasn’t been fully functioning since 2014. This needs to change—for many reasons. First, according to Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is absolutely a part of its military plans....
As spotted by VentureBeat, the publisher dropped a press release on its website today announcing that a sum of $874 million has been invested into the four companies, with Nexon allegedly hoping to continue funding other major names in the months to come. The thought process behind the decision isn’t to acquire any of these companies but instead to offer “long-term, friendly investments,” with the publisher claiming they were picked due to their “ability to develop and sustain strong globally recognized intellectual property....
That being said, it’s still frustrating when things go wrong. Engaged in the middle of a firefight, only to have the connection fail and get kicked back to the menu screen? Yeah, that’s a bummer. Thankfully, Bungie’s trying to do something about it. In the latest Destiny Update, matchmaking engineer Damian Frank discussed Destiny’s upcoming Connection Recovery system, which will prevent players from getting kicked back into orbit - at least, that’s the hope....
The information was posted anonymously on a message board with a few other key details about the game, which is supposedly operating under the codename “Legion.” The post claims that the game will be set towards the end of Marcus Aurelius’ reign, during the struggles of his son Commodus and the Year of the 5 Emperors, which would put the game around 193 AD. Given Assassin’s Creed’s tendency to try and put as many historical figures as possible into each of their games, the setting would make sense....
The latest batch of officially unconfirmed next-gen details covers PlayStation 4’s prospective price and release date, and the fidelity of Xbox 720’s alleged voice recognition capability. In other next-gen news, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has broadly commented on the new consoles, and GameStop has responded to reports that Xbox 720 will not play used games. Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported this morning that Sony’s PlayStation 4 will hit retail before the end of the year in Japan and the United States, and that the hardware is expected to cost more than ¥40,000 ($427 US Dollars)....
On Twitter earlier today, journalist Ainsley Bowden cited “multiple insiders” who have revealed that the next-generation Xbox console will be “more advanced” than the Sony system. Bowden later clarified that this information comes from “known sources” on Microsoft and Xbox details who have been “accurate for years on leaks.” Bowden also told followers that the suggestion the next Xbox will have better specs than the PS5 “shouldn’t be surprising” as Microsoft has been touting its plans to have the most powerful next-generation console for some time....
This new Hearthstone card set takes place in Revendreth, which first appeared in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Sire Denathrius, ruler of Revendreth and master of Castle Nathria, has been murdered, and it is up to Murloc Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Watfin, to discover which of the ten suspects were responsible. RELATED: World of Warcraft Begins Summer Sale on Digital WoW Products Each of the suspects, as well as Holmes himself, make up some of the 135 cards coming in Murder at Castle Nathria....
A mix of everything on SmackDown Two more matches in the IC title tournament will go down as AJ Styles will face former foe Shinsuke Nakamura with the winner advancing to face Elias. On the other side of the bracket, Jeff Hardy and Sheamus will square off to find out who’ll oppose Daniel Bryan in the semifinals. If that wasn’t enough, WWE also confirmed that SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair would also battle each other next week....
Neymar had been in doubt for Wednesday’s clash after suffering an injury while on international duty with Brazil earlier this month. But the forward starred, scoring as PSG claimed a 2-1 win to move into second in Group C. However, the 26-year-old said he was not at full fitness yet, but felt his team needed him in such a big game. “I was not 100 per cent,” Neymar told reporters, via L’Equipe....
Having lost the first leg of their last-16 clash 4-0 in Paris, a remarkable 6-1 victory at Camp Nou secured a quarter-final place in stunning circumstances. Neymar was influential, scoring twice and setting up the winner in the closing minutes, and he now ranks the game ahead of all others in his career - despite having won the Olympics, the Confederations Cup and the Champions League. “I believe that, in terms of importance, it was one of the best [performances] and in terms of emotion, it was the highest,” he told the Daily Mail....
The Ligue 1 champion welcomed back players for the start of preseason ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, but Neymar was a notable no-show. The Brazilian star, 27, has been linked with a return to former club Barcelona and now faces a sanction from PSG. “On Monday July 8, Neymar was due to return to pre-season activities with the Paris Saint-Germain senior squad,” a club statement said. “Paris Saint-Germain notes that Neymar Jr was not in attendance at the agreed time and place....
Only the other day Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta brought allegations against some of the Espanyol fans as he said he heard racist abuses being directed towards Neymar. To quote Iniesta, it all started, “in one corner, in the first half, from one supporter”. Neymar has claimed that he generally does not bother about what is being said outside of the pitch and usually concentrates on the game. “I did not hear the chants....
But good running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL, and through the endless supply provided to the pro ranks by the overlords known as the NCAA, the position is never lacking in talent. The position is so saturated with talent, in fact, it has led many analytics fans to suggest one should never, ever invest in one lead running back but rather utilize a shared backfield through a team of easily replaceable guys....
Hills’ rise in the NFL has been rapid but rough. He had first-round talent, but his even his draft position in the first round caused controversy due to Hill having pleaded guilty to domestic abuse and strangulation when he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend during his time at Oklahoma State University. Hill received three years’ probation and was dismissed from the football and track team at OSU. He finished his college career at West Alabama State....
