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Whilst that’s something routine for him, Messi struck an outrageous free-kick that was the highlight of his performance. Not that he’s doing it for the first time, but this one was quiet special and also more important, as the Blaugrana now have a three-goal cushion coming to Anfield next week. Scoring free-kick is an art itself, and very few footballers have mastered it over the years. Messi included, of course....

Ranking some of the greatest wrestlers of all time is generally a very difficult task. No two fighters have had exactly the same career and it can be difficult to evaluate them against the same criteria. That said, there are definite patterns that have emerged in how the general public rates these wrestlers. With this, you’ll often come across several fighters that are vastly overrated as well as ones that are underrated....

Whether it was David Silva, Cesc Fabregas or Juan Mata, every top club had a Spanish midfield maestro as their chief creator. Many top Spanish players represent Barcelona and Real Madrid, but a lot of them have played in the Premier League too. Spain have been usurped by France and Germany in the last two World Cups. The quality of Spanish players in the Premier League has also decreased over the years....

And now, for the second year in a row, Sporting News extends that discussion to a state-vs.-state level. My goal, as it was last year, is to attempt to figure out what state is home to the best Division I college basketball in the country this season. With 351 schools competing on the hardwood, it’s no easy undertaking. But, admittedly, I had a lot of fun with the process. With this ranking — which considers this season only, keep in mind — I’m taking into account a little bit of everything, loosely following the same general principles the selection committee does when trying to seed the NCAA Tournament in March....

Defending Champions Scotland, chasing 199 for a place in the next year’s World Cup, were 125 for five in 35.2 overs when a heavy downpour prevented further play in the match. While the result ended Scotland’s hopes of featuring in their second successive World Cup and fourth overall since 1999, Afghanistan and Ireland are now back in contention if rain affects Thursday’s match between the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe....

Rainbow Six Extraction: How to Heal Inactive Operators In order to heal Inactive Operators in Rainbow Six Extraction, players must take other characters into Incursions and earn XP with them. Indeed, any XP that is earned is translated into HP upon extracting from a mission, and that HP is put toward reviving injured Operators. To note, while players need not fully complete Incursions to heal their Inactive Operators in this fashion, they will earn more XP, and HP by extension, for doing so....

The project adopts 18 beloved Operators from Rainbow Six Siege’s competitive predecessor, who are now tasked with battling a parasite spreading the country. Players perform their allotted goals while battling alien forms that impede their way, using new and returning gadgetry. According to Ubisoft’s plans, the game will be released this week on consoles and PC. The publisher has promised release dates throughout the world and information on preloads and estimated downloads....

Cheating is fairly common in multiplayer games these days, and Rainbow Six Siege is no exception. Several developers are adding anti-cheat software to the PC version of their games, and many players get banned on a regular basis. Over 90,000 Siege players were banned in 2020, and now Ubisoft has shared some interesting data related to the current cheating situation in Rainbow Six Siege. RELATED: Ubisoft Adds Rainbow Six Siege Tribute for KiXSTAr...

As detailed by Rainbow Six Siege technical director Irvin Dos Reis, a parasitic outbreak occurs in the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, where a Soviet capsule launched 40-50 years ago re-enters the Earth’s orbit and crash lands in a local junkyard. The entire town has succumbed to the infestation, with only Team Rainbow preventing the outbreak from spreading to neighboring towns and beyond. The Outbreak event will only run for 4 weeks and is free to play for those who own Rainbow Six Siege, though players might be tempted to splash some cash on some cosmetic items that are only available during the event....

Put in to bat by Royals skipper Steven Smith, the Sunrisers were restricted to a mere 127/5 from their 20 overs. In reply, the visitors were steady but extremely slow, considering the low target. However, the Royals chased down the required score off the last delivery as opener Ajinkya Rahane top scored with a match-winning 62. Tambe and Kulkarni check SRH run-rate At the start, the Sunrisers never really got any partnership going as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals....

Shedding any uncertainty about how well the Jaipur Pink Panthers have recovered after a not-so-great start to the season, Narwal pulled off another stunner of a performance to guide home the defending champions to another resounding win. This, a day after he created a league record by outscoring the entire Dabang Delhi team in a 51-21 demolition job, he sure has hit a purple patch and is making amends for lack of precision in the previous matches....

Rondo returned to basketball practice for the Celtics this week, as A. Sherrod Blakely pointed out on his personal Twitter account. Rondo has not played in 5-on-5 contact yet, but he's on the court and that's a good sign. As far as a timeline for Rondo's return from ACL surgery, the ball is in his court (via ProBasketballTalk). Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe wrote on Twitter that when Rondo returns to full practice is his decision, which is a sign that he's progressed to the point that he could have been cleared....

Mumbai, Apr 29 (PTI) Impressed with leg-spinner Mayank Markhande’s bowling for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju praised him and termed control as the rookie’s strongest point while also describing Sunrisers Hyderabad as having the best bowling attack. Punjab-born Markande has been the find for defending champions MI this Indian Premier League (IPL) season and has bowled well in all games after making a fantastic debut picking three wickets, which included the prize scalp of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, albeit in a losing cause in the lung-opener against Chennai Super Kings....

One issue that people face when choosing these upgrades is that they are somewhat similar. RAM is a type of memory, and SSD is a type of storage. Because of this, it’s easy to misunderstand which one will have the biggest impact. So, what exactly is the difference—and which one does your computer need? What Is RAM? RAM stands for random access memory. It is significantly faster than an SSD and is therefore used for any type of data that a computer needs access to quickly....

The 23-year-old from Chennai beat the American 6-4 7-5 to become the first Indian in seven years to make it to the singles title round on ATP World Tour. Ramkumar, ranked 161, has dropped just one set en route the final at the grass court event. If Ramkumar wins, he will be first Indian in 20 years to win a singles title in ATP World Tour since Leander Paes won the same title in 1998....

Pune, Jan 3 (PTI) Ramkumar Ramanathan enhanced his reputation of being a passionate fighter even in defeat against a much superior Marin Cilic while Yuki Bhambri squandered six break chances to crash out of the Tata Open Maharashtra here today. Bhambri’s first serve let him down today as he bowed out with a 6-4 3-6 4-6 defeat against the eighth seed Pierre- Hugues Herbert in the second round. In complete contrast, Ramkumar played with a lot of passion against the 2014 US Open champion and a Wimbledon finalist in 2017 before bowing out with a 4-6 36 defeat in his second round....

A slate led by Ramnarine which includes former national captain Daren Ganga has been attracting significant support in zonal elections currently underway. The latest blow to current president Azim Bassarath’s chances of being re-elected came this week when his Movement for Change lost representatives on the North Zone. Ramnarine slate of candidates won all six club representatives positions up for grabs during the North Zone poll for club representatives....

Barcelona fans have ridiculous expectations The Real Madrid captain is now the 12th-most capped player in the club’s history after being named in Zinedine Zidane’s starting XI in Pamplona. Ramos joined Los Blancos from Sevilla for €27 million in 2005 as Florentino Perez’s first Spanish signing and has since become a mainstay in his side. Famed for his combative spirit and ability to raise his game on the biggest occasions, several of the centre-back’s biggest contributions have come up the other end of the pitch....

Madrid face Liverpool in Kiev on May 26, bidding to win an unprecedented third final in a row, having become the first side to claim back-to-back Champions League titles by beating Juventus in Cardiff last season. It would also represent a fourth triumph in five years for Los Blancos, who go into the decider as favourites. “For us, to have a new opportunity to show that we are the kings of Europe is always positive,” said captain Ramos....

The 31-year-old dispatched Nishioka 6-2 6-1, dropping only five points on first serve as he eased into the second round. Adrian Mannarino will face top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas after overcoming home favourite Zhang Ze 7-6 (8-6) 7-5, while Cameron Norrie beat Peter Gojowczyk in straight sets to book a meeting with Gael Monfils. Andy Murray begins his campaign on Tuesday against Tenny Sandgren, who beat the former world number one in straight sets at the Winston-Salem Open last month....