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Mirza’s poignant words Following her win, the 28-year-old had a lot of words to share. And so she did, in her candid manner that has long defined her. They were poignant in their inspirational tone for the younger generation waiting on the sidelines for their chance to represent India. But the three-time Grand Slam champion didn’t mince her words at her naysayers, bluntly putting across how their scepticism and criticism spurred her determination to succeed further....

It’s midweek, the heart of midday, an hour after the excitement of All Things Nick has left the building, and here comes boring Missouri to the spotlight. Or is that lowlight? MORE SEC: Coach rankings | Top league games | HAYES: Why is Saban making excuses? “We’re always the underdogs,” says Missouri cornerback Kenya Dennis. “That’s one reason we’ve been so successful.” Yeah, well, you’d never know it by the way this program carries itself....

The Belarusian ministry also warned it would take retaliatory measures against Western companies. On Monday, the EU imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 78 officials and froze the assets of eight “entities,” which typically include banks, companies or associations. In total, 166 people and 15 entities in Belarus are now subject to EU restrictive measures. Senior Belarus officials are also under sanctions from Britain, the United States and Canada....

Belarus, which is an ally to Russia and borders Ukraine to the northwest and Ukraine’s NATO allies the other direction, has renounced its non-nuclear status and neutral status. “Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of the referendum held today,” the Kyiv Independent reported. “65.16% of [Belarus] citizens allegedly supported these constitutional amendments.” A new referendum Sunday in Belarus was approved that will allow Russia to use its neighbor as a launching pad for nuclear missiles....

Belgium continued their astonishing run overcoming France in the quarter-finals to set up a clash with hosts Spain in the semis. Nigeria’s dream run ended in the quarter-finals by Defending Champions United States. Quarter-Final 1 - United States (1) vs Nigeria (34) Reigning Afrobasket Women’s Champion Nigeria can hold their heads high becoming the first African Nation to compete in the quarter-finals of a FIBA world cup. Tactics: The USA coach Dawn Staley switched her players well with thirty-one points coming from the bench....

While no one questions the UFC’s market dominance, anyone who surveys the MMA landscape would also have to admit that the opportunity for things to change in terms of the distribution of talent and the overall amount of interest in the Bellator product has never been greater. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year For the first time in a number of years — perhaps ever — Bellator MMA can make a case for having the top fighter in the world in multiple divisions and several others who are candidates for top-five billing in their respective weight classes....

Heading into this weekend’s action, the bad blood runs deep between Chandler and Freire. Join DAZN and watch Bellator 221 plus more than 100 fight nights a year Chandler’s defeated Freire’s older Patricky on two occasions, including to win the vacant 155-pound belt for the second time by first-round knockout at Bellator 157 in June 2016. Immediately after the fight concluded, Chandler was celebrating his title victory when the younger Freire angrily confronted the three-time lightweight champion to express his dissatisfaction with how the Missouri native was conducting himself and challenged him right then and there....

Bellator Dublin and Bellator 227 are two separate cards taking place on the same night, but emanating at different times from the same arena, with two different headliners. For Bellator Dublin, James Gallagher will be headlining the card as he faces none other than Roman Salazar in a fight to try and keep his winning run in the UK going. Meanwhile, Bellator 227 is set to be headlined by former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson, who will face another UFC alumni — Myles Jury....

GoldenLane Studios is a group of animators made up of three independent teams, and throughout the last few years it has made a name for itself with several computer-animated fan videos — mostly based on Five Nights at Freddy’s. The group branched out to Apex Legends this week with its latest video, which follows Bloodhound as they go on the hunt for Bangalore and Pathfinder. RELATED: Apex Legends Releases New Outlands Stories’ Animation for Rampart...

The former England captain played for PSG in 2013, his final club before retiring from football and ending a glittering career. Beckham, 41, is back in the French capital to conduct an interview with the club’s television channel, but he also took time to pose for photos and visit the dressing room. Verratti punished in bizarre fashion PSG released photos of Beckham after he was presented with a number 32 shirt – the same number he wore in his PSG playing days - and posted a message reading “Welcome back David”....

Money which, was being mooted as a primary reason, was ruled out as a possibility when the star pledged his 6-month’s wages to a children’s charity in France. Hence the media saw the question, what lies beyond the money? Is it a golden heart or is it simply a “more-moolah-business” strategy? Well, in some ways the move is built around money, though not directly. And secondly at this stage, for a player of Beckham’s stature, a “new challenge” was beckoning....

Spurs assistant Becky Hammon is a winner. The first female coach in the NBA led her team to a title in the NBA’s summer league, giving many hope she could one day become a head coach. You might also want to pick the former WNBA standout first in a dance battle against a rival crew. Hammon blessed Instagram Thursday with a throwback video of her decked out like MC Hammer, shiny parachute pants included, and she absolutely killed it....

Lynch further stated that she was a huge fan of Mick Foley when she was a teenager, and especially liked the way he talked while delivering promos. Also read: Charlotte Flair opens up on Andrade and Zelina Vega’s on-screen bond Hogan is regarded by many as possibly the biggest Superstar in the history of WWE, and all of Pro-Wrestling. At one point, Hogan and Warrior were two of the most over stars in WWE....

In case you didn’t know… The Bellator 214 card was the first Bellator PPV of the year that was headlined by the Heavyweight Grand Prix final between the legendary Russian fighter and the former UFC Light Heavyweight contender. The card also featured the MMA debut of former WWE Superstar Jack Swagger, who notched up an impressive submission victory via arm-triangle choke against 41-year-old J.W.Kiser. The co-main event of the evening saw Henry Corrales pull off a major upset against top Featherweight contender Aaron Pico....

Jay Cutler the caretaker? That’s something the Bears have to adopt now to save their season. They’ve done everything they can to cater to the mercurial quarterback, with the hiring of Marc Trestman standing out as Exhibit A. But Trestman can’t afford to keep trusting Cutler to be an efficient passer and consistent leader, and still expect to win enough games to make the NFC playoffs. The Bears have thrown the ball 63 percent of the time this season....

Chicago re-emerged last season with the help of coach Matt Nagy, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and a swarming defense led by Khalil Mack. The season ended in disappointing fashion with a wild-card playoff loss to Philadelphia, but the Bears have the pieces in place to replicate that run. On the Bears’ schedule for 2019 are games against teams from the AFC West and NFC East, but some breaks in their schedule make it favorable in spots....

Venus, a hellishly hot planet and Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, is shining brightly this week as it makes its way towards the sun from our perspective. Throughout this month of December, Venus will sink closer and closer to the horizon before disappearing for most of the planet by New Years’, according to NASA. It will then reappear in January as a morning planet before shining in the evening once again next December....

In a recent interview with METRO, Lynch discussed the importance of the aforementioned features of wrestling. She stated that this relationship with the fans is more impactful than anything. In the past, Lynch has relied on storytelling as the main fuel for her character in order to attract fans to what she is doing. Likewise, The Man is currently building a new story with another side of her character that hasn’t been seen before....