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The Real Madrid midfielder said the mood in the Germany camp is positive ahead of their World Cup opener against Mexico on Sunday, despite Ozil and Gundogan being booed by sections of their own supporters during friendly matches against Austria and Saudi Arabia. Erdogan was pictured shaking hands with Ozil at a meeting with the Premier League’s contingent of players of Turkish descent, where Gundogan referred to him as “my president”, sparking negative reaction from critics of Erdogan’s human rights record....

Tuukka Rask helped the Bruins stick around, and Krug gave Boston the jolt it needed for a road victory. Krug took a cross-crease pass from David Krejci and beat Mike McKenna with a one-timer 3:07 into overtime to lift the Bruins over the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Sunday night. “It was a tough game for us,” Krug said. “It took us a while to wake up there.” Krug deferred credit to Krejci on the winner....

“I am ready to take the new role, as I have always put my hands up for any sort of challenge,” the 45-year-old former captain and India’s highest wicket-taker told reporters after the Board of Control for Cricket in India, after its meeting in Dharamshala, appointed him for the high-profile job for one year. Admitting that coaching the Indian team was a huge responsibility, he said he would be in the background, as players came first for him....

MORE: Driscoll: I am not a ’trained assassin’ | NASCAR’s new pit-road officiating | Mark Martin deal And then it got worse for NASCAR when the Kurt Busch-Patricia Driscoll saga returned to the courtroom earlier this week. Sadly, what should be a serious situation of alleged domestic assault has turned into a circus, with Busch making strange allegations that his ex-girlfriend is a “trained assassin.” Busch’s bizarre testimony came during a Delaware Family Court hearing where Driscoll sought a no-contact order over an alleged assault Sept....

Second seed Kvitova, making her first appearance in the tournament since its elevation from ITF to WTA status, needed a little over 70 minutes to record a 6-3 6-3 triumph against her compatriot. Siniakova actually broke her opponent in the opening game of the match, but that was about as good as things got for the eighth seed, as Kvitova earned five breaks of serve herself on the back of 21 winners....

That he should have never even been in the Chase because he missed the first 11 races with a broken leg. MORE: Chase standing at end of season | Kyle Busch completes amazing comeback to win title | Kevin Harvick pays ultimate tribute to Kyle Busch That is a bogus and lame argument, fueled by Busch haters and cynical people who refuse to give anyone credit — expect their own favorite driver, of course....

“I don’t see Jeff Gordon winning it this year,” Busch said during a media availability on Tuesday. “I just don’t see him going to Homestead and being able to beat the 4 (Kevin Harvick), the 22 (Joey Logano) right now. Straight race to do that, to beat them, I don’t see that. MORE: A look at the eight drivers in the Eliminator Round “If it turns into more of a circus at Homestead, then possibly, he’s got a good shot at it....

Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, scheduled for 267 laps, is the opening race of the three-race second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Green flag: 2:16 p.m. ET. MORE: Another Kansas wreckfest? | Lineup breakdown | SN’s Kansas picks Larson turned a lap at 190.295 mph. Harvick, who will lead the race from the pole, had a 10-consecutive-lap speed of 187.518 mph around the 1.5-mile track Saturday afternoon....

Larson was flying as he approached the bend on Turn 1 and appeared to have little control of his brakes. His car bashed into the side of Dillon, who had no time or way to prepare for the hit. It was one of the most intense crashes of this season’s Cup Series. Somehow, both Larson and Dillon were able to emerge from their cars relatively unscathed, although both were clearly shaken by the proceedings....

With shooting guard DeMar DeRozan (groin) out indefinitely, Lowry is the focal point of the Raptors (15-4) offense. In his last three games since DeRozan’s injury, Lowry has posted an impressive 33.9 percent usage rate to go along with an average stat line of 31.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 8.6 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. Lowry and the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors will look to continue their torrid pace Friday at home versus Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers (9-7)....

A jury found Rittenhouse “not guilty” of all charges on Friday after he was put on trial for shooting three people—leaving two dead—at a Kenosha, Wisconsin, protest last summer when he was 17 years old. Rittenhouse was initially represented by Wood and John Pierce. During an interview with CNN on Friday evening after Rittenhouse was acquitted, Richards warned that some individuals were attempting to use his client to advance their own agendas....

The 18-year-old, who is being embraced as a hero of the conservative movement after he was acquitted of murder charges for killing two people at Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020, took to the stage at “AmericaFest” on Monday while the arena blasted out an entrance theme song consisting of his own surname being repeated. As Rittenhouse joined the panel on stage, the mainly young crowd at the Phoenix Convention Center began chanting “Kyle!...

After failing to lure Kylian Mbappe away from PSG, Real Madrid moved aggressively for AS Monaco midfielder Tchouameni. On June 11, the Whites confirmed that they had signed the defensive midfielder on a six-year deal. As per Fabrizio Romano, Monaco have accepted a €100 million offer (€80 million plus €20 million in add-ons) from the 14-time European champions to allow the Frenchman to move to the Spanish capital. Ligue 1 giants PSG were also interested in signing the defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window....

Several prominent people have taken inspiration from the COVID-19 pandemic and used their costumes as an opportunity to pay tribute to healthcare workers, like Katherine Schwarzenegger. Others, meanwhile, like Kim Kardashian West, decided to capitalize off of everyone’s favorite early-quarantine binge-watch, Tiger King. While we’re likely to see even more costumes over the weekend (and maybe even more from the celebrities featured below), these are some of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of the year so far:...

Images of the damage: SBNation also reports the Bruins’ soccer and athletics facility, Drake Stadium, is taking on water. Sporting News contributor Mark J. Burns tweeted that UCLA officials are meeting on the matter. The broken water main near the UCLA campus spewed water some 30 feet in the air, stranding cars and people in underground parking structures and covering parts of campus in ankle-deep water. The geyser of water began shooting from the 30-inch water main on Sunset Boulevard next to campus at about 3:30 p....

The Belgium international has not played since March 15 after suffering a recurrence of a calf injury he has been struggling with for most of the season, the latest in a long line of problems since he joined from Hamburg in 2008. “He is a very strong player mentally so seeing him working… I think he is without any problems and he is working 100 percent with normality,” Pellegrini told reporters on Monday....

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout released just one week ago and was so popular that Fall Guys servers were crashing and being put down for maintenance consistently during its first few days open. While it’s great news for Devolver Digital and Mediatonic that the game is exceptionally popular for PS4 users, it ultimately ended up with them getting roasted for not keeping up with the number of players attempting to get in on the fun....

Though there have been no confirmed announcements about new games under Castlevania, and more so under the Metal Gear series, many fans are speculating that official news will be shared with the public soon. Konami has just been listed as one of the gaming companies that will be exhibiting during E3 2021, so it is not surprising that rumors and leaks have been flying around each of the series’ fan-based communities....

Kim, who formerly spent time on the PGA Tour, claimed his second KPGA title of the year on Sunday. However, the victory was marred by an incident on the 16th hole, when Kim made a middle-finger gesture at spectators and slammed his club after a fan’s mobile phone rang as he hit a shot. On Tuesday an emotional Kim kneeled before reporters to apologize for his actions but that did not stop the KPGA from handing down a severe punishment, suspending him from the tour until 2022....

The war-separated rivals will take their reconciliation steps to the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, where they will jointly march in the opening ceremony and field combined teams in basketball, rowing and canoeing. “Sports have played the role of peacemaker between the Koreas,” said Kim Seong-jo, vice chairman of South Korea’s Olympic committee and the country’s chef de mission at the Asian Games. “If the combined teams put out good performances and win medals, that would be putting the cherry on the top....