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The Arsenal captain claimed that following losses to Watford and Chelsea, Saturday’s 2-0 win against Hull City was vital for their confidence ahead of their trip to Munich in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Bavarian giants have become something of a nemesis for Arsenal, having knocked the Gunners out at this stage in 2013 and 2014. Ospina to start against Bayern But Koscielny feels Arsenal’s response to recent successive defeats shows they are more than capable of taking on the Bundesliga leaders....

Obviously, a sizable portion of this revenue stems from Modern Warfare 2, which is now the best selling third-party game of all time. And let’s not forget those million copies of the Stimulus Package that sold in the first 24 hours. On a conference call discussing the quarterly earnings, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick finally spoke at length about both the current situation with Infinity Ward, and the firing of Jason West and Vince Zampella....

Leverkusen were erratic last term and ultimately finished fifth in the Bundesliga, but their young squad showed plenty of promise at times and they were expected to push on this year. However, they lost their first two games of the campaign, a 2-0 loss at Borussia Monchengladbach preceding a 3-1 home reverse to Wolfsburg, leaving Herrlich feeling the heat already. By contrast, champions Bayern started with a pair of wins and have amassed six goals in the process, making them firm favourites when Leverkusen visit on Saturday....

A transfer to Manchester United had been mooted before the Premier League deadline passed, while Boateng is also said to be a target for Paris Saint-Germain. Reports in France suggested the 29-year-old had agreed terms with PSG, however Kovac expects his squad to stay intact beyond August. “I can’t tell you what’s going to happen, but I am very confident about Bayern considering the way the team is conducting itself,” Kovac – who confirmed Boateng could feature in the DFL-Supercup against Eintracht Frankfurt this weekend – told a media conference on Friday....

Ironically, Kovalchuk’s return to the league is with the Los Angeles Kings, who denied him a chance to win a title in 2012 when they beat the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final. Kovalchuk will make his Kings debut Friday when they open the season hosting San Jose. It will be the 35-year old Russian’s first NHL game in five seasons. “I went back to Russia to try and win the Olympics but this is a new challenge,” Kovalchuk said following Kings practice earlier this week....

Put into bat, in the second match of the day, Bijapur Bulls showed great sense of urgency in extracting maximum runs from the 13 overs-a-side match. R Samarth blazed away at the top with a punishing 51 (25b, 2x6, 6x4) and along with skipper Robin Uthappa ripped the heart out of the Shivamogga bowling. The duo added 77 runs in 45 deliveries to stamp their authority. Man of the match Uthappa (67; 37b, 4x6, 6x4) took over the hammering and in the finishing stages Arshdeep Singh Brar (21 n....

At the other end of the spectrum, Hubli Tigers had to shell out Rs 12,10,000 to retain their four players and so will enter the Auction Hall at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday morning with only Rs 17,90,000, the least amount among the seven franchises. But then, having retained the likes of veteran Vinay Kumar, the promising Abhishek Reddy and Praveen Dubey, all from Pool A, as also Abhishek Sakhuja from Pool B, they already have the nucleus of a good side, so may not chase any remaining big names....

The 25-year-old Cubs third baseman is fresh off winning a World Series and bringing the Cubs their first ring in 108 years, and how do you follow that up? By wedding the woman of your dreams, of course! MORE: The Cubs victory parade was wild Bryant’s last 365 days keeps giving. He followed up his 2015 Rookie of the Year campaign with a National League MVP award for 2016, and of course, a World Series victory to cap it off....

Launched Thursday, the limited-edition pastry is available at only one of the food chain’s locations, the JR Nagoya Takashimaya department store in Nagoya, according to a press release interpreted by Fox News. The doughnut retails for around 300 yen each, or $2.75. “The doughnut itself is made with cream-cheese filling, along with decorative yellow icing and a whipped ‘mouse’ complete with chocolate ears,” the network said. It added that each of the doughnuts will be custom-made at the store’s location....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Porzingis helped the Wizards to a 133-123 victory over the Pacers in Washington, finishing with a team-high 25 points, five assists and two rebounds. He led the Wizards in points, despite playing just 21 minutes, the fourth-most of the team’s five starters. Porzingis had not played since late January, when he was still a member of the Dallas Mavericks, but shook off the rust for his first game with his new team....

“Obviously, I wouldn’t want to lose him,” Porzingis said, via the New York Post. “He is who he is on our team, he’s very special, and we need him to do big things in the future, especially for me. … I love playing alongside him, so that would obviously not be something that I want.” MORE: Every NBA team’s worst season since 1990 | Best Knicks of all time...

As part of his acceptance speech for an honorary medal acknowledging his commitment to the troops, Krzyzewski expressed his displeasure about the United States “not having boots on the ground.” “I know it’s upsetting to many of you when you hear ‘no boots on the ground.’ It upsets me too, because that’s like saying I’m not going to play two of my best players,” he said in his speech....

The Indianapolis 500 begins at noon ET on May 29. The Coca-Cola 600 is scheduled about 6 p.m. ET. That means a driver would have about two hours to from Indianapolis Motor Speedway to his car at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The hard part? Make left turns for 1,100 miles in the heat of competition. MORE: Kurt makes right decision | Drivers that did Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 Busch did the double in 2014....

On April 29, the day Kushner made the “success story” comment on Fox & Friends, America had about 1.043 million cases of the new coronavirus and 63,000 deaths. In the months since, Florida, Texas, Arizona and other states have seen major spikes in cases, with the total number of infections surpassing 6.5 million and deaths rising to more than 194,000. Pressed on whether he declared the administration’s response a success prematurely, Kushner told Today show host Savannah Guthrie that America’s risen to “a lot of the challenges....

MacLachlan will play Howard Baskin, husband of big cats activist and nemesis of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin. McKinnon will produce the series and play Carole Baskin while John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Itch) will step into the role of Joe. It should be noted that Howard Baskin is Carole’s current husband who serves as chairman of the advisory board for Big Cat Rescue, rather than Don Lewis, the husband that some allege was murdered by Carole....

The former U.S. national team midfielder, 36, announced on Monday that he will begin traveling around the country in his bid to replace Sunil Gulati atop U.S. Soccer. “Accountability is needed. The era of blaming bad-breaks for systemic failures is over. We need a leader to hold us to a higher standard,” Martino said in a series of tweets. Martino becomes the latest high-profile name to announce his candidacy, joining former U....

San Francisco traded up to the No. 3 overall pick on March 26, leaving no room for doubt that the team was opting to select a passer at that spot in the 2021 NFL Draft. While early rumors and conjecture speculated that head coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch would take Alabama QB Mac Jones with the pick, Shanahan said he didn’t make a decision until April 19 — Trey Lance’s second pro day....

Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel has given his verdict on the comparisons surrounding World Cup star Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona ace Lionel Messi, stating that while the Frenchman is not Messi, but he is on the right path to becoming one of the best goalscorers in the world. In case you didn’t know… After having impressed at Monaco, Mbappe moved to Ligue 1 champions PSG in August 2017 and has since become a regular in Tuchel’s squad....