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At last weekend’s NXT Takeover War Games event, the second match of the evening arguably stole the show – some feat considering the show was main evented by the spectacle of its titular match, seen for the first time in two decades. While War Games was an awesome site to behold and other contests saw on the card saw Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas capturing the NXT Championship and Ember Moon taking the vacant Women’s title, the earlier contest between Aleister Black and Velveteen Dream was pro wrestling at its absolute best....

The Russian winger captained the Capitals to their only Stanley Cup championship in franchise history and is also chasing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record. The athlete tweeted the announcement by saying, “I’M BACK DC !!!!!” with a picture of him holding up his contract surrounded by family. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: Ovechkin, who turns 36 in October, ranks fifth on the career goals list, 164 back of Gretzky’s record of 894 that was long considered unbreakable....

The Goddess had been on hiatus for a long time owing to injury issues but it looks like she will be back inside the ring competing soon. Bliss may soon be back inside the ring, but it looks like the former RAW Women’s Champion is not happy with the amount of mic time the company is giving her. As can be seen, Bliss is frustrated with the lack of time she is being given with the microphone inside the ring....

Now he’s preparing to mark Cristiano Ronaldo in next week’s Champions League final and is the emblematic figure of a youthful and boldly assembled England squad heading to the World Cup in Russia. Alexander-Arnold was the headline pick Wednesday in a 23-man group containing 449 caps, making it the most inexperienced World Cup squad selected by England this century. Only two players are over the age of 30, and only one player has more than 38 caps....

Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat who represents New York’s 14th congressional district, spoke to the U.K.’s Channel 4 News on Thursday, after the network aired undercover video of McCoy discussing lobbying efforts on behalf of the oil and gas giant. In recordings captured by Greenpeace U.K’s investigative platform, Unearthed, McCoy named several senators who were key to ExxonMobil’s lobbying operation, including Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). McCoy told the undercover Greenpeace reporters that he had lobbied the senators to remove or weaken climate change measures in President Joe Biden’s initial $2 trillion infrastructure proposal....

Details of the White House proposal broke this week, with the package expected to include about $650 billion to rebuild crumbling U.S. infrastructure. Additionally, the package would include about $300 billion to shore up manufacturing and another $300 billion for housing infrastructure, among other proposals. While the Biden administration is already defending the high price tag, especially coming after the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan this month, Ocasio-Cortez believes the government should spend even more....

Rejoining the Paris agreement was one of Biden’s first acts as president and came amid a flurry of executive orders signed hours after his inauguration on Wednesday. Trump’s withdrawal from the 197-nation deal in 2017 was an early example of his preference for “America First” unilateralism and his lack of concern over the catastrophic damage that climate change could inflict on the world. The former president and his allies framed the deal as unfairly punitive on the U....

The Chile international, who completed a transfer from Arsenal in a straight swap with Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January, made his debut against Yeovil Town in the FA Cup last week, picking up an assist in the contest. While he enjoyed a fine debut, Sanchez failed to make an impact on his Premier League bow for United in a disappointing midweek 2-0 defeat to Tottenham. With the Red Devils in search of points in an ever-tightening top-four race, Sanchez received a golden opportunity to get his first United goal against the Terriers when he was brought down in the area by Michael Hefele to earn the spot-kick....

Also Read: With Diego Forlan as marquee, Mumbai City FC high on confidence The opening ceremony promises glitz and glamour with Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandes and Varun Dhawan gearing up to set the stage alight with their performances on some of their most popular tracks. Football loving fans from the North East region are expected to throng the stadium for the opening ceremony and opening match of the season and can groove and sway to the music as the glamorous trio takes to the stage....

Top models are often flown in from New York to Paris or London for a day’s work. As one frequent fashion flier put it, Naomi Campbell “takes the Concorde like you and I take taxis.” In May, Victoria’s Secret hired a Concorde to fly top models from New York to the Cannes Film Festival for the lingerie show at the annual American Foundation for AIDS Research fund-raiser, hosted by Liz Taylor....

Normally, the session is a time for verbal jabs, mind games and general trash talking as the drivers try to get a mental edge before a pressure-packed weekend. MORE: Jeff Gordon’s final NASCAR season, in photos | Would contenders wreck each other to win title? Not this time. Not with a four-time Cup champion and one of the most respected athletes in sports sitting on stage. Jeff Gordon (Getty Images)...

Discontinued: Still being sold Rumors swirled around the next-generation Apple TV box for years. For a long time, many observers assumed that it wouldn’t be a box at all: it was expected to be a full-fledged TV set with the Apple TV hardware and software built into it. We learned that that was not the case when Apple unveiled the 4th Generation Apple TV at its “Hey Siri” event on September 9, 2015....

Details of the Standard iPhone Warranty The standard iPhone warranty that comes with all new phones includes: One year of hardware repairs90 days of telephone support. iPhone Warranty Exclusions The iPhone warranty does not cover issues related to: Batteries Cosmetic damage such as scratches and dents Water damage and other accidents Damage from using another product, such as a case Changes made to the phone by the user, such as jailbreaking Repairs made by non-Apple-authorized providers Normal wear and tear Theft...

England thought it secured a rare victory over the world champion when Sam Underhill touched down five minutes from fulltime, but video review revealed Courtney Lawes was offside when he made a chargedown to launch the move. England made a dream start as Chris Ashton and co-captain Dylan Hartley scored tries either side of an Owen Farrell dropped goal for 15-0 after 24 minutes. New Zealand struck back through fullback Damian McKenzie near halftime, then a crucial kickoff error from Farrell allowed the All Blacks to close the deficit to five points at the break....

The first and headlining match is the bout between Darby Allin and AEW World Champion Chris Jericho. Allin earned the title opportunity after defeating Jimmy Havoc last week and let Jericho know he’s coming for him in the closing segment of Dynamite. However, Jericho has his Inner Circle stable behind him, so Allin may have to deal with more than just “The Painmaker.” In the women’s division, Britt Baker will have her first AEW Women’s Championship match against the current champ, Riho....

The European Court of Justice officially ruled in favor of two married mothers in Bulgaria whose adopted daughter, born in Spain, could not receive a Bulgarian birth certificate. In the court ruling, judges said that a “refusal [to obtain a birth certificate] could make it more difficult for a Bulgarian identity document to be issued and, therefore, hinder the child’s exercise of the right of free movement and thus full enjoyment of her rights as a Union citizen....

With Indians participating in a larger number of disciplines in this edition of the Games, the country will aim to better its medals tally from the 2012 London Olympics and make it double digit this time around. India won six medals at London, their highest haul so far. The Rio Olympics will run from August 5 to 21. The biggest and by far the best bet for India’s golden dreams at the Olympics would be ace shooter Abhinav Bindra....