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CA handed axed captain Smith and vice-captain Warner 12-month suspensions from international and domestic cricket for their role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, while Bancroft received a nine-month ban for using sandpaper to try to alter the condition of the ball in the third Test at Newlands. Smith was banned for the fourth Test in Johannesburg by the ICC, while Bancroft was cleared to play but he copped three demerit points and docked 75 per cent of his match fee....

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announed a cash award of Rs.3 lakh each for the six players from the state who were a part of the squad, his Odisha counterpart announced a cash award of Rs.1.25 lakh each for the four players from the state. Of the six Haryana girls, five were from Shahbad town, 65 km from Chandigarh, and one from Jissar. The Odisha girls were from Sundergarh district....

In an interview with Newsweek, ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Eunice Cho said the civil liberties union would be filing a sweeping Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to preserve and obtain ICE records that could soon be erased thanks to a recent ruling from the National Archives and Records Administration. On December 11, 2019, the Archivist of the United States approved a request from ICE that was initially proposed on October 2, 2015, under the Obama administration, to delete detention records from past years....

It can be given intravenously or as an injection into the fatty layer beneath the skin. Uses Currently, Actemra is FDA approved for several conditions. This medication is used to prevent symptoms. It is used on a schedule, ranging from every week to every four weeks, depending on the indication or other factors that may necessitate an individual modification in the schedule. Approved indications: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis who have tried methotrexate or a similar type of drug but haven’t had a good response....

These items and cosmetics are highly sought after, and players are always on the lookout for methods to acquire them. In order to obtain them, players usually have to spend diamonds, which are in-game currency that must be purchased using real money. This is not a feasible option for most players. Redeem codes have emerged as the ideal solution for this problem. These codes are one of the best ways to obtain exclusive in-game items at no cost....

Back in February 2019, professional wrestler Booker Tio Huffman who goes by the ring name Booker T had filed a copyright claim against Activision. The copyright claim was against the Call of Duty Black Ops 4 character Prophet which Booker T believed to be copied from his “G.I. Bro” comic book character. Now after going to court, Activision has won the case against Booker T putting an end to what has been a two year long legal dispute....

By Electronic Arts’ own estimation, the game will need 500 thousand players to be profitable, which should be a snap – some analysts believe The Old Republic could sell three million copies in its first year. So why doesn’t Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick believe that Electronic Arts can make money on Star Wars: The Old Republic? To be sure, The Old Republic has been, and will continue to be, a massive undertaking for both developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts....

It’s a safe bet to say even if Modern Warfare 3 was in development, it would be in the very early stages. Seems to me that since this memo was sent prior to the lawsuit being filed, that Activision may have planned, on the contingency of their winning, that they would obtain any and all materials Infinity Ward had already worked on for MW3. Meaning, Activision would have all this material to work with that they didn’t have to come up with....

The Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair, which is a chair carved out of stone, was stolen from Selma, Alabama’s Old Live Oak Cemetery in March. White Lies Matter took responsibility for the theft in emails reportedly sent to multiple local media outlets. The ransom the group is demanding is for the group United Daughters of the Confederacy hangs a banner bearing a quote from Assata Shakur outside its headquarters in Richmond, Virginia....

Gilad Erdan, the Israeli Representative to the United Nations, wrote on Twitter that “fiction may work in Harry Potter but it does not work in reality. If it did, the magic used in the wizarding world could eliminate the evils of Hamas (which oppresses women & seeks the annihilation of Israel) and the PA (which supports terror).” “I would be in favor of that!” Erdan continued. Erdan tweeted the message in response to an Instagram post from Watson on Sunday, which contained a quote from British-Australian feminist Sara Ahmed accompanied by a picture of Palestinian protestors....

The first half ended with Inter the better team and both sides level. Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez were denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Danilo D’Ambrosio’s effort hit the woodwork from close range. On the other end, Krzysztof Piatek was denied a couple of opportunities. Marcelo Brozovic broke the deadlock just after halftime, with his low strike hitting Franck Kessie and rolling beyond the reach of Donnarumma. VAR ran a check and confirmed Martinez wasn’t obstructing play....

AC Milan come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Udinese in Serie A on Sunday. Goals from midfielder Franck Kessie and veteran Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed the victory for Stefano Pioli’s side, keeping them top of Serie A. A penalty from Argentina international Rodrigo De Paul proved to be a mere consolation for Udinese. Lille, on the other hand, drew 1-1 against 10-man Lyon on Sunday in Ligue 1....

Spezia are in 16th place in the Serie A standings and have struggled to impose themselves this season. The away side edged Genoa to a 1-0 victory last week and will want to bounce back in this fixture. AC Milan, on the other hand, are in second place in the league table at the moment and have been a resurgent force under Stefano Pioli. The hosts eased past Genoa in the Coppa Italia this week and will be confident ahead of this match....

Date: 23 February 2022. Tournament: Abierto Mexicano Telcel 2022. Round: Second round (Round of 16). Venue: Acapulco, Mexico. Category: ATP 500. Surface: Outdoor hardcourt. Prize money: $1,832,890. Daniil Medvedev vs Pablo Andujar preview Top seed Daniil Medvedev will take on Spain’s Pablo Andujar in the second round of the 2022 Abierto Mexicano Telcel on Wednesday. Medvedev commenced his challenge in Mexico with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Benoit Paire. He won the opening set by breaking his opponent’s serve twice, but trailed 2-4 in the second set....

Tournament: Abierto Mexicano Telcel 2022 Round: First round (Round of 32) Venue: Acapulco, Mexico Category: ATP 500 Surface: Outdoor hardcourt Prize money: $1,832,890 Matteo Berrettini vs Tommy Paul preview Fifth seed Matteo Berrettini will face off against American Tommy Paul in the first round of the 2022 Mexican Open. Berrettini’s start to the year wasn’t ideal, losing two of his three ATP Cup group ties. He performed pretty well at the Australian Open, reaching the semifinals in Melbourne for the first time....

But when the day began, Pitino was absent from the festivities citing advice from UofL’s legal counsel, and Swofford said he did not plan to intervene as Louisville and its attorneys attempt to vet allegations that a former Cardinals’ staffer paid prostitutes to have sex with basketball players and recruits. MORE: Damion Lee’s media day freestyle | Pitino’s legal defense “I think the first thing is that, and I think this is pretty obvious to any of us in the room, what has been alleged has absolutely no place in college athletics in any way, shape or form,” Swofford said as part of his annual afternoon forum....

Minnesota Twins +116 (vs. Cleveland Indians) The Twins are slight favorites in AccuScore predictions, wining 52.6 percent of simulations, which should make them about a -110 favorite. Minnesota’s Trevor May has an edge over Indians’ starter T.J.House, which provides a good opportunity to bet the Twins at plus-money. Supporting trend: Twins are 3-1 when valued as a home underdog. Los Angeles Angels +100 (@ Houston Astros) The Angels are the better- quality club and look to bounce back after a loss last night....

Line: Spurs -3.5, Total: 205.5 AccuScore has the Spurs as 60.7 percent favorites to win Tuesday night. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 104-99. There’s a 55 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 205.5, a two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend. In the past week, when the total betting line has been between 205.5 and 210, AccuScore has gone 8-5 (61.5%, +250 units)....

Recently the first-ever leaked footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 began circulating thanks to a disastrous security breach of developer Rockstar Games. It’s still uncertain exactly what was obtained in the breach, with reports suggesting that the hacker had obtained the source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto 6. In the aftermath of the hack, many people took to social media pretending to be responsible for the incident, while one individual claiming to be the hacker in question managed to scam a person out of $100,000 in a fraudulent deal for Grand Theft Auto 5’s source code....