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They are usually known to handpick players after a lot of screening and on most occasions, it wouldn’t be unfair to state that they have got it right. However, if one had to pinpoint an area in which they haven’t been successful with regards to recruitment, it has been the foreign strikers they have roped in. None of their overseas forwards have been the top scorer for the club ever as that gong has been reserved for a certain Sunil Chhetri....

Wang, whose rocky 14 years of ownership eventually led to the franchise’s relocation to Brooklyn, has agreed to sell to ex-Capitals minority owner Jonathan Ledecky and investor Scott Malkin. The news was first reported by Newsday’s Arthur Staple. Under the agreement, Wang will continue as majority stockholder for two years, the team said in a statement. At that point, ownership will transfer to the Ledecky-Malkin group. Wang deserves some measure of credit for managing to keep the franchise on Long Island after co-purchasing it in 2000, but he’s going to be remembered more for A) how terrible the on-ice product has been for most of the 21st century and B) the cratering of the Lighthouse Project, which would’ve resulted in the replacement of Nassau Coliseum and prevented the pending move to Barclays Center....

The Isles had a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a point against the Flyers, and got a pair of empty net goals inside two minutes to tie the game. The last, by Anders Lee off a beautiful faceoff win and dish by John Tavares, came with 28 seconds to play. All New York needed to do was ride out the final moments to cap a brilliant comeback....

Ninth seed Isner set the world record for the longest tennis match in history when he took 11 hours and five minutes across three days to beat Nicolas Mahut after 183 games at the All England Club in 2010. That is the only Wimbledon clash to have lasted longer than his 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 26-24 loss to Anderson, who reached his second major final in under a year courtesy of a colossal effort on Centre Court....

On Monday, the NBA and its players association (NBPA) announced that of the 346 players tested in the last week, zero have tested positive for COVID-19. “Of the 346 players tested for COVID-19 on the NBA campus since test results were last announced on July 13, zero have returned confirmed positive tests,” the league and NBPA said in a joint statement. “In the event that a player on the NBA campus returns a confirmed positive test in the future, he will be isolated until he is cleared for leaving isolation under the rules established by the NBA and the Players Association....

The nation made this announcement on February 17 in a new letter accusing the U.N. of exhibiting bias, the Associated Press reported. The body created a new committee to investigate these accusations in May, which were recently rejuvenated by an Amnesty International report. “It is obvious to my country, as it should be to any fair-minded observer, that there is simply no reason to believe that Israel will receive reasonable, equitable and non-discriminatory treatment from the Council, or from this Commission of Inquiry,” wrote U....

“At the end of the day, of course there can be a good deal,” Bennett said to Israeli Army Radio. “Is that, at the moment, under the current dynamic, expected to happen? No, because a much harder stance is needed.” The eighth round of talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Monday, 10 days after they were paused because the Iranian negotiator returned home to consult with the government....

From 2010-13, the 6-10 Ukrainian-born Israeli citizen played in the Friendship Games in Eilat, Israel, for the team representing what has been his home country since 2001. As the 12th annual Friendship Games play out this week, Osadchyy is assuming a different role for a third consecutive year: He’s playing for the Palestinian team. QUORA: What is it like to play professionally in Israel? This gesture is no betrayal. In fact, it epitomizes the purpose of the Friendship Games, a weeklong international tournament that aims to make progress toward peace through basketball among teams representing Eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East....

FEVER PITCH With her lawyer fielding more than 200 media calls a day, Tripp becomes a household name—and a national punch line. A male performer, John Goodman, portrays her as a snitch on “Saturday Night Live,” and “Linda Tripp” Halloween costumes sell out all over Washington. PRESENT DAY Retired from government work, Tripp and her German husband live on a farm in Middleburg, Va., where they run the Christmas Sleigh, a year-round holiday shop and German clothing store....

Gallardo was prohibited from attending the opening match of the Copa Libertadores final against Boca Juniors after going into River’s dressing room and communicating with Biscay via radio during the second leg of their semi-final against Gremio despite serving a touchline ban. The head coach, who must watch his team’s next three continental games from the stands, instead kept up to date with proceedings from El Monumental, where he was seen chanting on a balcony with fans after the 2-2 draw on Sunday....

Barry Diller didn’t fare much better. After losing the battle for Paramount last winter, he was uncharacteristically terse. “They won. We lost. Next,” he wrote in a prepared statement for the press. Later, the QVC chairman took aim at CBS, but that deal was also scuttled. Now, Comcast and TCI are buying QVC, and Diller is expected to pack up his cubic zirconia and go home. Another victim of the take-over wars: Richard Snyder, canned as head of Simon & Schuster by his new bosses at Viacom....

What’s new? The latest version of WhatsApp for Windows was available in beta form for a while and is now open to everyone. According to a blog post by WhatsApp (via The Verge), the new app is meant to serve as a replacement for WhatsApp Desktop. The app is now more trustworthy and faster because it runs natively. Furthermore, compared to its predecessor, the native WhatsApp app has some other benefits....

The issue is that “satire” has become something of a buzzword for “free from criticism.” Offensive games certainly can have a purpose if they use satire to critique a common ideology or practice, but the problem is that “offense” and “satire” don’t go hand in hand. Offense for offense’s sake reeks of little kids swearing at school because they know they’re not supposed to—it’s not productive, and while it might be cathartic it does little to further any kind of meaningful conversation....

In 1982, Graham became the first–and for many years the only–celebrity American evangelist allowed to preach in the Soviet Union. But in the last two years the once officially atheist nation has seen hordes of American preachers make pilgrimages in an effort to win souls–and a name for themselves back home. In May, Pennsylvania evangelist John Guest trooped around Kiev preaching and “planting” home churches. In June, Pentecostal faith healer Morris Cerullo of San Diego stood under a huge tinfoil cross in Moscow’s Olympic stadium and assured 10,000 nighttime listeners that “the Holy Spirit is here–it’s like liquid fire....

He will be pumped up before heading into the Italian open due to the massive victory. Let’s look at the possible matches he is going to play as he tries to clinch his fifth Italian Open. Djokovic is going to start his campaign against the fiery young Canadian Denis Shapovalov who is still trying to make his mark on clay. The two met before in the second round of the Australian open this year and Djokvoic won the match in four sets....

ITVX will include new exclusive series every single week, including Spy Among Friends, starring Damian Lewis (pictured above). Both tiers will include thousands of hours of content from classic ITV shows, including The Masked Singer, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Love Island and Broadchurch. The new streaming platform will replace the ITV Hub later this year. Currently, ITV Hub serves as a catch-up service for content that is broadcast on the ITV channels....

Abe, 67, was assassinated Friday when a suspected 41-year-old gunman shot him twice with what officials have deemed a homemade gun. The incident occurred while Abe was giving a stump speech in support of fellow Liberal Democratic Party member and national election candidate Kei Sato. Trump expressed condolences on Twitter to his family and all Japanese people, calling Abe “a truly historic figure & leader of lasting consequence,” adding that his “advice, wisdom & warmth had a profound impact” on her role in her father’s White House....

Diego Carlos was shown a direct red card for a bad foul on Seriton Fernandes of FC Goa during Hero ISL Match # 21, FC Goa vs FC Pune City on Sunday, 28 Oct 2018. AIFF Disciplinary Committee, based on Referee’s report, has further sanctioned two match suspension and the financial penalty in addition to the one match automatic suspension for the red card. Diego Carlos having already served one suspension for Match # 26, FCPC vs KBFC, 2nd Nov, will not be available for selection for Match # 30 FCPC vs Chennayin FC on 6 Nov 2018 and Match # 33 vs ATK vs FCPC on 10 Nov 2018....

The task of overcoming a strong Mumbai City lineup will be a daunting one for Bengaluru FC, but Cuadrat seemed optimistic about his side’s chances. Speaking ahead of the game, Cuadrat admitted that the Islanders are strong opponents, but maintained that he was expecting both teams to put on a good show. Cuadrat also went on to add that scoring the first goal in a football match anywhere in the world is very important....