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Arsenal academy graduate Nketiah has mostly warmed the bench this season, not starting a single league game until last Saturday’s (16 April) meeting against Southampton. The 22-year-old did not manage to do anything of note in the 1-0 defeat at the Saint Mary’s Stadium, but that didn’t keep Arteta from handing him another chance. Against Chelsea, Nketiah produced a sublime performance, bagging a brace to seal a famous win at Stamford Bridge....

Eden Hazard joined Real Madrid in 2019, brought in by Florentino Perez as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus a year earlier. Eden Hazard has, however, failed to settle down at Real Madrid and has faced a lot of backlash from the media and fans for his poor form. “Hazard never had the drive of Messi and Ronaldo” - Damien Duff While at Chelsea, Eden Hazard was arguably the best player in the Premier League....

Jon Frankel chronicled Turner’s playing career at both the college level with Alabama and in the NFL with the Patriots and Eagles. Frankel also documented Turner’s battle with ALS after it was diagnosed in 2010, which inspired his documentary “American Man,” released in 2012. MORE: Number NFL players with CTE or ALS is astonishing Perhaps most striking is the conflict Turner had with whether to let his sons Nolan and Cole play football....

The body of marine Second Lt. Kirk Vanderbur was found at a private shooting range in Hubert, N.C., in February 1992. He had been shot twice – once in the abdomen by a shotgun loaded with birdshot, then in the head with a .223-caliber Ruger rifle. Despite the fact that the guns lay eight to 10 feet apart, the Naval Investigative Service concluded Vanderbur had committed suicide – which meant he must have crawled over to the Ruger rifle while badly wounded in a second attempt to take his own life....

PSG superstar Mbappe has dominated the headlines since the start of the season, both for footballing and non-footballing reasons. The French superstar was heavily linked with a shock move away from the French capital, with the Daily Mail reporting that he felt betrayed by the club. Mbappe, however, did not let such rumors derail his on-field performances, with him regularly popping up with impressive performances. Speaking on the Rothen Ignites show on RMC, Galtier spoke about Kylian Mbappe’s situation in the French capital, insisting that he wasn’t bigger than any of his teammates....

Chelsea have made five significant additions to their squad during the ongoing summer transfer window. Among their major signings is Sterling, who has joined them from Manchester City for £47.5 million. The Blues have acquired the 27-year-old’s services to strengthen their attack for the 2022-23 season. They are expected to make him their main man up front after allowing Romelu Lukaku (loan) and Timo Werner to leave. Cole, who shared the dressing room with Sterling during the 2012-13 season at Liverpool, believes the forward is a coup for the Stamford Bridge outfit....

Motta: Monaco match not decisive Lahm had previously suggested he could retire at the end of the season but this month said he expects to see out his contract, which runs until June 2018. Having won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League at the club, the 33-year-old has been tipped as a potential sporting director following his retirement. Muller is confident that Lahm’s history with Bayern would make him a success in such a role....

While the Chilean star has been the subject of constant transfer speculation throughout the summer, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, he may well take the field for the Gunners Sunday against Liverpool. Sanchez 7/5 to score at Anfield And despite the rumours linking the winger with a move away, the manager believes that he still loves playing for Arsenal, and that both player and club can benefit from him playing well....

The Argentine is now Manchester City’s all-time leading scorer, with his goal against Napoli taking him past Eric Brook’s tally of 177. It is a record that stood for 78 years and took 11 years to set. Aguero has broken it in little over six. Aguero to score two or more v Arsenal 2/1 He has responded to all the challenges set for him by Pep Guardiola over the last year or so, adding new dimensions to his game while scoring even more goals in a single season than he managed under either Roberto Mancini or Manuel Pellegrini....

When it comes to an allround offensive skillset, there is very little that Harden and Embiid can’t do. However, due to injuries last season, the team was unable to put together a deep playoff run and struggled to build chemistry with each other. However, this season is a new opportunity for Philly to bounceback. Former NBA champion Richard Jefferson highlighted that Harden and Embiid being dominant will be key to the team’s success....

The Gunners have been linked with Tielemans for some time now, with the Mirror reporting that they are in contact with the player himself. Leicester are also said to have accepted the fact that the 25-year-old will depart the King Power Stadium in the ongoing transfer window. Tielemans’ current deal with the Foxes expires in the summer of 2023. Another report in the Mirror suggested that Xhaka has attracted interest from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen....

The 2012 winner opened his campaign for a second Flushing Meadows title with a comprehensive straight-sets win over 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo. Murray squandered a 5-2 lead in the opener as his opponent fought back, but the Scot reasserted his ascendancy to take the first set. It was smooth sailing for the 35-year-old in the next two sets, dropping three games apiece to reach the second round in New York for the third time in his last four visits....

According to Deadline, Goldsberry will be playing a character named Amelia. The exact details of Goldsberry’s character are being kept under wraps, as Marvel has yet to announce Amelia’s identity. Goldsberry is best known for playing Angelica Schuyler in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical Hamilton and Evangeline Williamson in the soap opera One Life to Live. The Broadway and television star took home the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2016 and will be seen in the new Tina Fey series Girls5eva....

Of course, it wouldn’t be Halo without multiplayer, and at New York Comic Con 343 Industries announced that long-time fan-favorite multiplayer map “Hang’Em High” will return in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary as “High Noon.” Take a good look at the map in the gallery images above, then check out the details straight from Microsoft: Along with announcing “High Noon” and detailing Halo: Anniversary’s Kinect controls, the team at 343 Industries has released a new behind-the-scenes look at Halo: Anniversary....

From star wide receiver Antonio Brown arriving into camp by riding a hot air balloon to head coach Jon Gruden making his disdain for dreamers abundantly clear, and a couple of rookies with intriguing personalities, there was a lot to unpack in the premiere. If that has whet your appetite, here’s everything you need to know about the second episode of the series. When is the next ‘Hard Knocks’ episode?...

It took quite a while for the lanky right-arm pacer to reach this far, but it is no mean feat and Sharma certainly deserves all the accolades that come his way. Many, though, felt he ought to have got here much earlier, but it was beyond him and he definitely tried hard. For someone who has been playing 14 years of international cricket and who is two shy of his 100th Test, Sharma ought to have taken a lot more wickets than he actually has....

According to data shared with Newsweek from social media company Sprout Social, the most-watched horror TV show this year is Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, with nearly 100,000 Twitter mentions this October. Hocus Pocus meanwhile, has been the most-mentioned movie, with viewers sharing their nostalgic feels after watching the film on Disney+ and/or watching its surprisingly successful cinema re-release. Not all of this social media traffic, however, was positive....

A man who helped the Selecao to victory back in 1994 knows all about leading the line for a football-mad nation and the pressure which accompanies such a role. The now 52-year-old, who is currently the senator of Rio de Janeiro, has endeavoured to impart some of his wisdom ahead of his nation’s quest for a sixth world crown. Romario is hoping to see Jesus star in that campaign, but has made the 21-year-old aware of what is required in order to join the greats of the Brazilian game....

During her interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan asked the Republican governor whether or not she is “open to exceptions for rape and incest” amid the abortion ban in her state following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade on Friday. “I just have never believed that having a tragedy or tragic situation happen to someone is a reason to have another tragedy occur,” Noem said in response....

The Marvel hero Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) was dragged out of retirement and away from his family vacation to deal with his past being dragged up thanks to Kate (Hailee Steinfeld). Elsewhere, Kate grows justifiably suspicious of her mom’s new fiancé who appears to be hiding things from them. Episode 2, “Hide and Seek,” is the second part of the premiere launch on Disney+. Both Episodes 1 and 2 are available to watch now, with each new episode dropping every Wednesday until Christmas 2021....