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There’s plenty riding on this Group C match after both sides failed to pick up three points in their first outings in Qatar. Argentina, viewed by many as tournament favourites, were stunned 2-1 by Saudi Arabia, while Mexico were lucky to hold on for a 0-0 draw with Poland. Those results mean this game could have massive ramifications in the group with a loss for Argentina eliminating them from the World Cup....

Throughout 2021, Canada has shown that it has been transformed under manager John Herdman who has infused it with belief that advancing to its first World Cup since 1986 is a real possibility. It helps to have a generation of players that are starring in Europe, beginning with Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies and LOSC Lille’s Jonathan David. Canada and Mexico enter the match as No. 1 (Mexico) and No. 2 (Canada) in the World Cup qualifying standings....

The plane was last detected by radar at a military base at 2:40 a.m. local time near Pulau Perak, and after that Subang air traffic control lost contact with the plane. The station did not receive any distress signal or radio communication regarding any change of course. The plane’s last identified location was 120 nautical miles off the east coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bhar. Malaysian officials are of an opinion that the missing plane is expected to have changed its direction and possibly did a U-turn....

The Wizards were adjusting to playing without Russell Westbrook for Saturday’s game against the Heat, who is day-to-day with a quadricep injury, when more bad news struck. While playing without Westbrook hurts the Wizards’ offense, they can still look to their playmakers Bradley Beal and Thomas Bryant. Unfortunately for the Wizards, they ended up playing without all three today. Hours before tip-off, Bradley Beal was ruled out for Saturday’s matchup with health and safety concerns....

This is the first game for both teams post the All-Star break. The Heat ended their pre-All-Star campaign with a stunning 111-107 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Kyle Lowry scored 25 points to lead the way from the front, while Duncan Robinson also added 21 points to help the Heat get over the line in double overtime. Miles Bridges racked up 29 points for the Hornets, but his efforts were in vain as the Heat hung onto clinch the win....

The Virginia Cavaliers (15-6) were once a dark horse to earn the number one seed on Selection Sunday. However, they have now lost three straight games and will need to bounce back to regain first place in the ACC. Meanwhile, the Miami Hurricanes, at 7-15, are having their own struggles. They have lost five consecutive games and are at last place in the conference standings. Match Details Fixture: Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers - NCAA Men’s Basketball...

MORE: 5 things we learned | Upset special Saturday? | Midseason All-Americans Kaaya left the game and entered the locker room after the hit from Clemson’s Shaq Lawson. He has not returned to the game. Backup quarterback Malik Rosier has taken over in Kaaya’s absence.

Note the point spread made an early significant move in the Hurricanes’ direction. Both squads are 1-2 in the ACC Coastal Division and badly need a win to stay in the hunt. The Line: Miami -2,5, Total: 49 Line movement: The Hokies opened as 2.5 to 3-point home favorites in Las Vegas on Sunday, but it the spread did a 180, with Miami being bet to 3-point chalk. The line did inch back toward Va....

MGM’s Creed 3 looks to build on the success of its two predecessors, as the spin-off/sequel films to the Rocky franchise have been worthy continuations with Jordan in the titular role. With production on Creed 3 beginning in January in Atlanta and the film set to release in theatres later in 2022, Creed 3 is now giving plenty of opportunities for young filmmakers to get a taste of the industry....

Sylvester Stallone shared a behind-the-scenes clip of Michael B. Jordan taking a shot right to the face during the movie’s biggest bout. Scripted or not, getting hit like that can’t feel good. MORE: Best sports movies of all time | “Creed” worthy of its own franchise Jordan talked about the scene on The Bill Simmons Podcast and explained why he needed to hit the canvas. “The first couple times we tried to do (the punches in the scene), we tried to it with the slips....

Transformers is a popular and iconic franchise that spans multiple titles and mediums. The franchise follows alien skyscraper-sized robots in their war for the Allspark. The movies spanned multiple storylines, introduced numerous Transformers characters and caused tons of destruction. The movies were fun, ridiculous and went on to make billions of dollars, which is why they got so many sequels. RELATED: Transformers: Every Faction In The Franchise The director of these initial movies went on to admit that the test screening of the first movie gave him an epiphany about the movie he produced....

The small forward signed a 10-day contract with the Heat on Thursday after his stint in the Chinese Basketball Association came to an end. When he met with reporters, he let them know what life was like in China and, in typical Beasley form, it was rather weird. MORE: Hideous NBA uniforms | Bulls optimistic Rose will return this season | Biyombo’s heartwarming Instagram ​The former No. 2 pick said he drank snake juice, which is basically just rat poison, and ate both horse and lizard....

Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, announced his intention to run for president on Sunday morning after earlier reports said he was reconsidering his earlier decision of not putting his name in. The 77-year-old billionaire tweeted, “I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America. I believe my unique set of experiences in business, government, and philanthropy will enable me to win and lead.” Once the decision was made however, it did not take long for the criticism to start pouring in....

Carrick took over on a temporary basis following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Nov. 21, and led United to two wins and a draw in his three matches in charge. But he will not stay on once Ralf Rangnick takes up the interim manager’s job until the end of the current season. MORE: Fair play? How Arsenal’s bizarre goal vs. Man United was allowed “Michael Carrick has decided to step down as first team coach and leave the club following the conclusion of his spell as caretaker manager,” United revealed in a statement released shortly after the club beat Arsenal on Thursday....

There’s no shortage of exciting matchups for Michael Chandler in the UFC, given his status as a revered veteran of the sport. Currently, Chandler is the No.4-ranked UFC lightweight. Despite currently competing at 155 pounds, he’s expressed his willingness to move up to welterweight. Recently, a Twitter user suggested that if a five-round fight between Chandler and Nate Diaz were to materialize, the Stockton native would submit the former title challenger....

A recurrence of the star batsman’s longstanding back injury meant he missed defending champions Australia’s opening 48-run defeat by England at Edgbaston on Saturday. He will again be absent when Australia return to the Birmingham venue for their trans-Tasman Group A clash with New Zealand on Wednesday. Australia are now pondering Clarke’s fitness for next week’s final pool match against Sri Lanka at The Oval. By then, however, they may not be in a position to reach the semi-finals should they be defeated by the Black Caps and other results go against them....

James announced a $250 million suit against the former president, the Trump Organization and his children Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump on Wednesday, alleging they inflated Trump’s net worth in order to “unjustly enrich himself and cheat the system.” The lawsuit alleges that the Trump family engaged in “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentations” over a 20-year period, including cheating lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements....

Conlan (17-1, 8 KOs) is coming off a dominant 10-round unanimous decision win over former three-time world title challenger Miguel Marriaga. The former amateur star scored three knockdowns and used his fleet-footed style and swift punching to befuddle his opponent from start to finish. That win followed hot on the heels of a Fight of the Year contender against Leigh Wood in March. Conlan got off to a terrific start, flooring Wood heavily at the end of the first round....

"Like he always (does) — very professional, very calm … other than the other night," Poile said. Nashville's general manager was referencing the brutal butt-kicking Klein delivered to Dallas' Antoine Roussel on Monday night. As for the actual trade — Klein to the New York Rangers for Michael Del Zotto on Wednesday afternoon — Poile appears to have won something of his own. The logic behind it is clear enough: Nashville needed a lefty and wanted a puck mover....

Twitter user Ron Filipkowski shared a clip of Flynn’s comments on Wednesday morning. In the video, Flynn said, “Somebody sent me a thing this morning where they’re talking about putting the vaccine in salad dressing. Have you seen this? I mean it’s—and I’m thinking to myself, this is the Bizarro World, right? This is definitely the Bizarro World.… These people are seriously thinking about how to impose their will on us in our society, and it has to stop....