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The game will take place outside of a FIFA international window, meaning the squad likely will be made up entirely of players based in the CONCACAF region. The opponent will be announced at a later date but also will likely be a CONCACAF team or another country where the domestic league calendar permits players be avaialble for the Jan. 31 friendly match. “We’re excited to continue to grow San Antonio’s soccer resume, and welcome the wildly popular Mexican men’s team and their enthusiastic fans to our beautiful city,” San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a news release....

It was a disappointing outing for Mexico, which stumbled to a 2-1 win over lowly New Zealand and lost Salcedo to an AC joint injury on Wednesday. Osorio lucky to lead El Tri to win Salcedo was forced to leave the field on a stretcher after landing on his shoulder during the first half of the Group A clash in Sochi. Mexico are unable to call in a replacement for the injured 23-year-old, who has joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Guadalajara....

Mexico was right back to its group-stage ways Wednesday, thumping El Salvador 6-1 and likely qualifying for the U-20 World Cup in the process. This was what coach Marco Ruiz wanted to see, and had seen earlier in the tournament. El Tri moved the ball well in the midfield and smothered the Salvadorans, running out to a 3-0 lead after just 17 minutes. Liga MX not serious about change...

The two franchises met in the opening match of the previous season, where the Chennai Super Kings beat their rivals by five wickets. But the Mumbai Indians avenged that loss later by defeating the MS Dhoni-led outfit by ten wickets. MI and CSK have been two of the most dominant teams in the IPL. The last four IPL seasons have ended with either MI or CSK winning the championship. Even in 2021, both franchises are currently in the top-4 of the IPL points table....

Squads to choose from: Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, Rasikh Dar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jason Behrendorff, Anukul Roy, Anmolpreet Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Rahul Chahar, Alzarri Joseph and Jayant Yadav Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Prithvi Raj, Sandeep Warrier, Shrikant Mundhe, Harry Gurney, KC Cariappa, Joe Denly, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, Matt Kelly...

The Miami Hurricanes took their player photos over the weekend, and decided to use some rather unconventional poses. MORE: 2015 predictions | Best programs since 2000 | SN’s All-ACC team According to the watermark, the photos were taken by the official team photographer, but the photos have since been removed from the site. The Hurricanes open their season against Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 5.

The Miami Heat have been massively underwhelming this campaign, winning only four of their eight games; they are nowhere close to their last season form that saw them make the finals. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are soaring high with a 7-3 record, which is the joint-best in the East this season. In their first game with the Miami Heat this season, the Boston Celtics held on for a narrow 107-105 win....

Both sides have been impressive this season, making this encounter a nail-biting matchup between two of the best teams in the league. Before facing the LA Clippers, the Miami Heat will take on the LA Lakers on Wednesday. The Heat’s previous game against the Denver Nuggets ended in a heated scuffle as Markieff Morris was attacked from behind by Nikola Jokic. Miami lost the game 113- 98 and will be focused on making a strong comeback on Wednesday....

The Miami newspaper’s Sunday editorial called “We’re looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis. Any idea how that happened?” said that for each positive step the Republican governor has taken, he’s managed to take two steps back. The publication is currently embroiled in a legal battle with DeSantis’ lawyers to release the names of all senior care facilities that have reported a positive COVID-19 test. On Sunday, the Miami Herald Editorial Board criticized the governor’s pandemic leadership as being “to the detriment of the rest of us....

The school said the retro uniforms were designed as a nod to the legacy and domination of the teams from the 1980s and ’90s; the Hurricanes won four national championships during that period. MORE: Hurricanes’ 2015 look New Hurricanes coach Mark Richt played quarterback at Miami from 1979-82. Arguably the best part of the new uniforms are the gloves, which feature an oversized graphic of Sebastian the Ibis on the inside....

MIC – Mediterranean International Cup is organised by AE MICFootball and in accordance with the regulations of the FIFA and the Spanish and Catalan Football Federation. This youth football tournament is celebrating its 18th edition in the Costa Brava (North East Coast of Spain). The games are played in two halves of 25 minutes each in the tournament. Coach Bibiano Fernandes dropped high flying Rohit Danu, who scored four goals in the last game....

Avenatti, who was once considered a potential presidential candidate himself, filed lawsuits on behalf of Daniels, seeking to invalidate a non-disclosure agreement over an alleged affair she had with Trump in 2006. Trump denies any affair occurred. The attorney suffered a mighty fall from grace after he was given a 30-month sentence in July 2021 for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Judge Paul Gardephe said he had become “drunk on the power of his platform....

However Australia needs Clarke badly for the home Ashes series, which begins on November 21. The selectors and medical staff are working with Clarke to make him fit for the home Ashes series. The medical staff has advised him a period of rest following a long tour of England. “For me right now it’s about getting on the phone to Alex Kountouris, the Australian physio, and communicating with him as I have been over the last couple of weeks since he’s been back in Australia and we’ll make a plan from there,” Clarke said....

Michael Irvin recently voiced his opinion on Elliott’s holdout, which has stretched to the first week of the preseason, and Jones’ stance that Dallas can make it to and even win the Super Bowl without the two-time Pro Bowl running back. “I know for a fact before Jerry Jones leaves time and go to eternity, he wants to drink the sweet nectar of a championship again," Irvin said, via TMZ Sports....

Johnson, who spent his first five NFL seasons with the Bengals, was carted off the practice field Sunday with an apparent knee injury. MORE: NFL All-Muscle Team | Bengals camp battles to watch Johnson, 28, was injured during a running drill and fell to the turf clutching his right knee. While Johnson was carted off the field, he walked the short distance to the cart under his own power. The 6-7, 270-pound defensive end collected 26....

Now, thanks to a relaxing vacation for Tom Brady in the Bahamas, we can. MORE: MJ trash-talked extras on set of “Space Jam” | Tom Brady jumps off cliff into water Photographic and video evidence of the Patriots QB surfaced on Saturday of the future Hall of Famer balling out with none other than the G.O.A.T., Michael Jordan. Apparently the two were on the same team, so we didn’t get to see them go up against each other....

A pair of Nikes believed to be the earliest NBA game-worn Jordan shoes will be available for purchase in April. SCP Auctions will open the bidding in the coming months and the shoes are expected to draw a lot of interest. MORE: Classic photos of Michael Jordan smoking | Michael Jordan calls himself ‘Black Jesus’ | The best of MJ Khalid Ali was a ball boy for the Lakers for the 1984-85 season and says his Airness gave him the shoes after the Bulls visited to play the Lakers....

Bryant, who was originally selected by the Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft before being traded to the Lakers, played the final game of his career in Charlotte on Monday. And while Jordan wasn’t in attendance for the contest, the Hornets owner congratulated Bryant on his remarkable run with the Lakers in a two-minute pregame video. MORE: NBA’s 15 most overpaid players | Tony Allen on how to guard Kobe | Kobe shocked by ASG votes...

Williams’ PR representative Marianna Shafran put out a statement regarding his passing, saying “It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams. They ask for your privacy while grieving this unsurmountable loss.” It’s truly never easy to learn of such a tragic event, especially when the deceased was still relatively so young. But he leaves behind a lasting legacy. RELATED: HBO Max: 10 Best Original Series Available On The Streaming Service...

Despite making appearances and even starring in other comic book movies, including the upcoming Sony film Morbius and DCEU film The Flash, Keaton’s relationship with these films is fairly distant. In fact, he has admitted to never having watched an entire comic book movie since his first outing as Batman. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Keaton admitted he has missed out on “the zeitgeist of that whole world” but could not doubt the popularity and intense fandom of these movies....