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Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50 Aguero has been left out of the City side in recent weeks — most notably against Barcelona at Camp Nou — as Guardiola continues to demand various improvements in his game. It has even been suggested that the Argentine could leave the club in the summer, but Aguero insists there have never been any problems between the two of them....

Ten people, including police officer Eric Talley, lost their lives on Monday afternoon after a man opened fire in King Soopers, a Bolder grocery store. Hundreds of officers responded to the shooting and the suspect was taken into custody. Officers identified the suspect on Tuesday as Alissa, a 21-year-old man from Arvada, Colorado. Alissa was injured during a gunfire exchange with police officers and taken to the hospital, but is in stable condition....

The 35-year-old McElhinney was waived by Toronto on Monday and scooped up by Carolina on Tuesday as a backup after starter Scott Darling was injured over the weekend. He started in the second leg of a back-to-back on Friday night, stopping 31 shots as the Hurricanes beat the Blue Jackets 3-1. McElhinney was the primary backup to Sergei Bobrovsky in Columbus from 2013-17. Playing for the Maple Leafs last season, he lost to the Blue Jackets on three separate occasions....

Specifically, this instance refers to the heavily-implied appearance of Grand Admiral Thrawn in the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka. After the character played a major role in the Star Wars Rebels animated series and received a significant shout-out in The Mandalorian, it got to the point where it would probably be more of a surprise now if he didn’t show up in Ahsoka. But up until now, the idea hasn’t progressed much further than rumors and heavy implications....

New Delhi - The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel has offered to train the U-14 Girl’s team from Jharkhand who secured third position in Spain’s Gasteiz Cup. AIFF will bear the to-and-fro expenses for the girls to travel to New Delhi from their native state. “Despite the Gasteiz Cup being a non-official tournament, AIFF’s technical team will look into the training schedule of the girls and if any of them are good enough to represent India in their respective age-categories, they would be drafted into the national team,” said AIFF in a statement Saturday....

Elephant poaching, largely checked a decade ago after an emotional worldwide campaign to ban ivory sales, is on the rise again in Africa. And once again the issue has polarized the region. Advocates of a total ban say the problem stems from a decision three years ago to permit three elephant-rich southern African countries to sell ivory collected legally during herd management. They say that the sale last April of 59 tons of tusks stockpiled by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe has reinvigorated smuggling networks....

While Air India had to come from behind to beat Kerala 2-1 to lift the Narang Cup, Andhra Pradesh blanked Air India girls 2-0 to carve their name on the Shafi Qureshi Cup. In the boys’ final, Air India were dealt with an early blow when Aditya Joshi was upset by Arun George 21-23, 21-15, 21-11. But Shlok Ramchandran and Sanyam Shukla restored parity with a 21-10, 21-17 win over Arun and Shyam Prasad before Harsheel Dani clinched the tie beating Shyam Prasad 21-12, 21-14....

An initial sketch entitled “Mr. Cosmos” was the first step in the process, which designer Tinker Hatfield explained was inspired by Michael Jordan’s unique level of transformative greatness. MORE: Nike’s Black History Month collection in photos Hatfield said he feels like Jordan is “not of this earth” in terms of the way he played the game, and this drawing was inspired by a mythical, Jordan-like figure who would come from the cosmos to unite the world through the game of basketball....

With headline features including improved audio performance, 2x better active noise cancellation, the introduction of adaptive transparency mode and new personalised spatial audio, the AirPods Pro 2 could be the perfect high-end true wireless earbuds for Apple users. Design & Build Near-identical designComfortable to wear over long periodsNew carry case features Despite whispers that the new AirPods Pro might feature an all-new design sans stem, that’s not the case here....

Nick Carter, a member of the Backstreet Boys, 42, posted a tribute to his 34-year-old brother on Sunday, November 6, after Aaron Carter’s death on November 5. TMZ was the first to report that the former child star was found dead in a bathtub on Saturday at his home in Lancaster, California. Aaron’s death was later confirmed by Taylor Helgeson, his representative at Big Umbrella Management. “My heart is broken....

A product of the club’s academy system collapsed during a friendly clash with Werder Bremen. He was offered medical assistance on the pitch and quickly rushed off to hospital in a trauma helicopter, but was left with severe and permanent brain damage as a result of the incident. Ajax claimed at the time that they had acted appropriately and done all that they could to aid the then 20-year-old when the promising player collapsed....

The Amsterdammers cruised into a 2-0 half-time lead in the second leg of their semi-final against Tottenham, goals from captain Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech gifting them a 3-0 aggregate lead with just 45 minutes remaining in the tie. Mourinho felt that was the time to divert from their usual attacking style and adopt a more defensive approach in order to see the job through. Instead, Ajax boss Erik ten Hag changed little and a Lucas Moura hat-trick, including a 96th-minute winner, sent Spurs into a final meeting with Liverpool in Madrid on June 1....

Ajinkya Rahane, on the third day, took five catches to help the bowlers get out Sri Lank367. On the fourth day if Indian batsmen chase down 176, it would be a perfect all-around victory for the team and if they don’t then all these achievements would be meaningless. Anyways, let’s see the achievement of Ajinkya Rahane – not as a batsman but as a fielder. Rahane took three catches in the first innings on the first day and took five catches in the second innings on the third day of the Test....

According to TSN’s Matthew Scianitti, the meeting went well for Aliu’s party. MORE: Hockey Canada issues statement in wake of Bill Peters scandal “I want to thank everyone for their support, it obviously means a lot to me,” Aliu reportedly said via Scianitti’s Twitter on Tuesday. “It’s been a rough week but we had some great discussions with Gary (Bettman) and Bill (Daly). They couldn’t have been kinder and (more) receptive to the message we’re trying to bring....

The answer, according to KSM’s confessions and the intense U.S. investigation that followed, is yes. It is not known where the authorities took KSM after he was captured, looking paunchy and pouty, in a 3 a.m. raid in Pakistan on March 1. As Al Qaeda’s director of global operations, KSM was by far the most valuable prize yet captured by American intelligence and its various allies in the post-9-11 manhunt....

The university is negotiating with its men’s basketball coach on a contract buyout, AL.com reported late Thursday. It was not clear how close the sides are to an agreement. Johnson made just over $3 million this season, according to AL.com, and is signed through 2023 after receiving a two-year contract extension in 2017. DISMISSED: Phil Martelli | Mike Dunleavy | Billy Kennedy Johnson and athletic director Greg Byrne met Saturday; Johnson told reporters afterward that he wanted to remain with the program....

USC closed the gap to nearly nothing, but didn’t have enough to overtake the Crimson Tide in the final recruting team rankings. Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 classes. Rankings according to the 247Sports ratings 1. Alabama Signees: 24 Early enrollees: 7 2015 impact player: WR Calvin Ridley Icing on the cake: WR Daylon Charlot One that got away: DB Rico McGraw (Georgia) Breakdown: What else is there to say?...

Georgia, which remains the favorite in the SEC East, has the home-field advantage and will look to ride Nick Chubb to another victory. Can Mark Richt beat Nick Saban in their first meeting since the 2012 SEC championship game? MORE: Week 5 SEC Rankings | Which league is No. 1? Or will Alabama suffer its second loss of the season and be one step closer to being knocked out of the College Football Playoff race?...