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For three years in a row, he invested a significant portion of his too-short summer in the attempt to win a major international championship with, and for, his native Argentina, and each time he came as close as possible without succeeding. “The national team is finished for me,” he told reporters. “That’s it.” MORE: Complete Copa America TV and match schedule This was five years ago. And yet there was Messi on Monday night in Brazil breaking Argentina’s record for caps with his 148th appearance, this in a 4-1 victory over Bolivia at Copa America....

The Duchess of Sussex is suing U.K. tabloid the Mail on Sunday for publishing a letter she sent her father after he missed her wedding. She claims the newspaper breached her privacy by printing deeply personal extracts from the handwritten note. However, publisher Associated Newspapers claims Meghan has breached her own privacy by allowing intimate details of her life to be given to journalists. The company’s lawyers want the right to ask the duchess in court about whether she co-operated with Finding Freedom’s authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand....

For others, his first career Nationwide Series win and runner-up finish in the Sprint Cup race at California the following day was not much of a surprise at all. Many saw it coming. It was merely the anticipated coming-out party for NASCAR’s next big star. The question now is: What’s next? Will the rookie phenom go on to score his first Cup win soon? MORE: Danica crazy good at Martinsville | Can Darrell Wallace will again?...

The two who were almost inseparable during their eight seasons for the Chennai Super Kings will be strategizing against each other, as they turn out for their respective sides Team Rajkot and Team Pune in the upcoming 9th edition of the IPL. When asked about how he felt playing in a different team, Raina said they would be competitive but at the same time would not lack “sportsman spirit” when pitted against his former IPL captain, reported IBNlive....

“Usyk seems fine, but I don’t really know much about him,” Ward told Sporting News while doing promotion for “The Contender” reality series. “I just found out about him probably six months ago when people were kind of linking our names together. I said, ‘Who is this?’ I knew he was in some tournament. He seems to be a good talent.” MORE: Join DAZN and watch Canelo plus more than 80 fight nights a year...

With a talent like this, one would think she should be in WWE. But Dave Meltzer of WON via WrestlingNewSource said that WWE passed on signing her due to “attitude issues” when she appeared in the Mae Young Classic. While her win is being hailed as history-making, there was trouble 24 hours online when several women accused her of bullying them at other wrestling shows. She was accused of a more heinous charge of calling a black female wrestler the N-Word in Japan back in 2017....

With Kojima’s episodic horror game for Stadia reportedly canceled (though denied by Google), fans are perplexed about what the studio is working on next, but a recent report indicated Kojima’s next game would be published by Xbox. While it’s still too early to predict such a possibility, there are plenty of reasons as to why a Kojima game published by Xbox makes sense. RELATED: An Xbox-Published Kojima Game Would Be a Huge Turning Point...

One is so-called “sticky” CPI, or inflation. Provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, this index looks at the cost of goods with prices that are slow to change due to the low frequency of their price adjustment. In other words, once those prices get high, it takes a long time for them to come down again. Sticky inflation was at 8.2 percent for June 2022, compared to the previous year....

Research from the pet information website Veterinarians.org shows that over 60 percent of American dog owners use the “sniff test” to determine if their furry friend needs a wash or not. And over half of the 332 participants revealed they wash their pooch less frequently than they should. Newsweek spoke to experts to find out why dogs shouldn’t be washed more than once a month, and what can happen to their pet’s coat if they are excessively bathed....

The summer of 2017 was full of trades that would have previously been proposed only in “NBA 2K” — and likely been rejected in some cases. And yet, even with all that movement, it still feels like the Warriors are walking down a fairly clean path to another championship ring. DEVENEY: Full season preview, predictions and standings That doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun along the way, though, right?...

Squads to choose from West Indies: Jason Holder (C), John Campbell, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Sunil Ambris, Raymond Reifer, Fabian Allen, Ashely Nurse, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Jonathan Carter Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Shaifuddin, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed, Nayeem Hasan, Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Farhad Reza...

Unlike their approach in the ODI series, Ireland went big from ball one with Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien registering the highest powerplay score in T20Is and will hold the key for the Andrew Balbirnie-led side. Despite a loss from the opening game of the contest, West Indies will still be considered as the favourites to claim a win from this match, with the hosts housing a good understanding of the pitch and weather conditions....

For the dozenth or so time, Nintendo has released firmware updates for both the Wii and DSi that are solely meant to block modding and flash cards, respectively. Here are the official release notes: Only the Wii update notes are clear about the true nature of the changes, but there have been many confirmed reports of certain flash cards no longer working on the DSi, as well. With prices about to drop for the DSi, a new crowd of gamers may finally rid themselves of their DS Lites and level up to the dual camera system, and this flash card firmware update came very close to the September 12th price decrease....

Plenty say it, but only some live it. Sometimes, it’s boxing’s politics that prevent them from living it. Other times, their words proved to be merely lip service for clout, as they ultimately go in a different direction. And then there’s those who walk it like they talk it. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Mikey Garcia falls into the latter category. The 31-year-old had the WBC and IBF lightweight championships and could have opted to fight Richard Commey, his mandatory challenger for the IBF strap, or perhaps pursue a showdown with the division’s other unified ruler, Vasiliy Lomachenko, to declare an undisputed king at 135 pounds....

Our recent form has gotten us into quite a bit of trouble. If we carry on like this, we don’t have a chance of regaining a place in the Champions League group stages next season. I’m sorry guys, but this could mean the Europa League becomes a more permanent fixture for the Blues, so keep your Thursday nights free. ..Sigh.. I ‘retweeted’ a very interesting stat from @ChelseaStatto (who you should follow, the stats are excellent and eye opening)....

The administration’s rhetoric and policy on this issue, which has largely gone overlooked, should give all Americans pause. The January 6 Capitol Riots provided the pretext for the Biden administration to pursue in earnest efforts it was already considering to “combat domestic terrorism.” During a too-little-discussed January 22 press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki detailed the Biden administration’s tripartite effort to counter DVE. She noted that the National Security Council-led (NSC) effort to coordinate the federal government response to DVE would focus on, among other things, “the role of social media....

Part of what makes college football, SEC football in particular, so special is the passion of the fan bases. For many years, I have enjoyed the gameday traditions and the fanatical support bred at college campuses across the country — especially in the SEC. Watching my son camp at Georgia and Tennessee was a thrill for me. Seeing him interact with coaches at Auburn and Alabama was really cool. And being there when he was offered a scholarship at the University of Florida was an experience I’ll never forget....

Iniesta’s Clasico cameo gives Barcelona hope Ronaldo netted an incredible 11 times during last season’s group stage, with four of those goals arriving during a remarkable display against Malmo on matchday six, but his historic haul is now under threat, with Messi having rediscovered his most prolific form this term. The Argentina international has racked up nine goals in just four outings - he missed Barca’s trip to Monchengladbach through injury - and now knows that a hat-trick in the return fixture against the Bundesliga outfit would see him surpass his great rival....