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Having failed to clinch the top spot in their UEFA Qualifying group, Portugal will have to go through two knockout rounds for the Qatar showpiece. To make matters worse, they could have to vie with Italy for their spot at the grand event in November. Portugal’s captain fantastic knows what lies in front of his team and has admitted that missing the FIFA showpiece would be a big blow. Speaking to ESPN Brazil (Via Sportstar), Ronaldo said:...

Show creators Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren, and director Peter LoGreco shared their thoughts on De’Bronski’s journey, who was paired with Bob the Drag Queen in the Jackson, Mississippi episode. We’re Here sees RuPaul’s Drag Race icons Bob, Shangela and Eureka travel to small towns across the country to spread love and positivity, with each helping a person who becomes their “drag kid”—as they are called on the show—for the week, before putting on a one-off drag show at the end....

Ricky Lee Tisdale, 37, was allegedly armed with a handgun when he barged into a Baker County residence lived in by his former partner, Tara Evans, at approximately 2 a.m. on June 30. The suspect is accused of also tying up a female friend of Evans who had been in the property at the time, named Shauna Mills. According to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, Tisdale made Evans leave the home and forced her into a 2019 Black Kia Forte later found to be registered in his wife’s name....

In the past few weeks, the fish and chip outlet has gained public attention, one it has never witnessed, all thanks to a goofily-coined song. What followed suit was a significant influx of customers making their way to the restaurant to taste its delicacies and take videos and photos. According to him, the extra hands helped manage the long queues outside the restaurant and the continuous influx of customers for days....

The footage was captured and posted to Twitter Friday night by user “ScooterCasterNY,” a multimedia journalist with FreedomNews TV. It shows dozens of protesters, chanting “Black lives matter,” climbing up the stairs of a restaurant as outdoor diners look on. (WARNING: Video contains some strong language.) Glass can be heard shattering in the background as protesters approach the diners, seemingly requesting that they leave. One woman shouts, “Go, go,” as she begins to run from her table when something shatters behind her....

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has made me feel concerned about the future of LGBT rights in America. For this reason, my wife Carlie and I brought our wedding forward from May, 2023 to July, 2022. I asked Carlie to marry me over Memorial Day weekend in May, 2022. We had talked about it for a long time and we had been together for five years. I knew that Carlie was the person with whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life....

The Catalans were in poor shape when Xavi Hernandez took over the club in November last year but now sit second in the league table. They have lost just twice in their last 18 La Liga fixtures, with their latest victory coming last night (April 21) away to Real Sociedad. However, they are still 15 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid, who have played a game more. Los Blancos need just four points from their remaining five matches to clinch the La Liga title....

Newsweek: IF Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, and you ’ re the Republican nominee, and she runs against you and says, " Mitt Romney would be more of George W. Bush, " what ’ s your quick response that says, " I am not George W. Bush " ? Romney: I don’t know that I have a great line, but people recognize that no two people are alike. About half the country is Republican, about half is Democrat, and all Republicans don’t see every issue the same....

[HTML1] They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, and if that’s the case, the developers of Watch Dogs should be downright blushing. Now that the game has gone gold, publisher Ubisoft is rolling out their last line-up of trailers and marketing - but they’re getting some help as well. It isn’t hard to see how the seemingly limitless power at protagonist Aiden Pearce’s fingertips can fuel the imagination of today’s gamer, and one has decided to imagine a future while taking a trip back through history....

Watch Dogs may well end up keeping gamers occupied through the summer, with a main campaign that takes around 100 hours for full completion and plenty of extra gameplay available in multiplayer. Just in case you run out of things to do, however, details have now been made available regarding additional content that will become available later this year. As reported by All Games Beta, the season pass for Watch Dogs will include a unique single player campaign with a new playable character, as well as additional weapons, missions and exclusive content....

Ciro Immobile inspired an admirable recovery from a half-time deficit as the visitors broke Juve’s remarkable 57-match unbeaten run at home in all competitions. 7/1 for 0-0 draw in Milan Derby The win also saw Lazio move level with the champions on 19 points, five shy of early pacesetters Napoli. And former Italy forward Inzaghi, who guided the Biancocelesti to fifth last term, says his side deserve the respect of Serie A’s title contenders....

They finished 10th upon their return to LaLiga Santander, following it up with a 15th place finish in 2016/17. Prior to the start of the 2017 season, then-interim coach Alexis Trujillo was replaced by Quique Setien who delivered a mighty impressive 6th placed finish in 2017/18, posting their highest finish on the table since the 2004/05 season. Betis, over the last couple of years, have stunned LaLiga Santander with some phenomenal displays and have gained a massive following thanks to their expansive style of football....

Matthews: Can Islam and modernity coexist? Erdogan: Turkey has achieved what people said could never be achieved—a balance between Islam, democracy, secularism and modernity. [Our government] demonstrates that a religious person can protect the idea of secularism. In the West the AKP is always portrayed as being “rooted in religion.” This is not true. The AKP is not a party just for religiously observant people—we are the party of the average Turk....

It recently received a PEGI rating of 12+, which would seem to indicate that it’s appropriate for kids. If you just did a double take with the rest of us, here’s the scoop behind the game. We Dare was announced two weeks ago to a confused Wii and PS3 audience who weren’t expecting such a game. The trailer shows four adults playing a series of minigames which either depict sexual situations or get the players into ridiculous positions with one another....

With the path cleared for the Italian striker to leave Liverpool, the Ligue 1 side moved quickly to acquire an enigmatic talent and their faith in his ability was rewarded early on with seven goals in as many appearances. Balotelli playing as badly as at Liverpool In fact, Balotelli reached double figures for the season before Christmas. He has, however, endured a dip in form since then, with only one more goal added to his tally in his last six appearances....

Having seen his Malaysia U22 charges defeat Myanmar U22 3-1 to put them in a good position to end Group A of the SEA Games football competition in the top spot, head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee has sounded out a warning to the other contenders. The hosts needed to defeat the 2015 silver medalists on Monday in order to solidify their chances of qualifying to the semis as group winners, and they did so in emphatic fashion, with a brace by Thanabalan Nadarajah (33’, 82’) sandwiching Safawi Rasid’s 35th minute goal....

Lewy: Barca, Madrid no step up The Bavarians previously won Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB Pokal under Jupp Heynckes in 2012-13 and Robben is optimistic about his side’s chances of repeating that historic feat in 2016-17. “Winning the Champions League again is a great challenge and really motivates me,” Robben told Fussbal Bild. “But we will also give our all to emerge victorious in the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal....

The trio are still setting records in men’s tennis and hold the top three spots for most Grand Slam singles titles won, among a plethora of other accolades. While Federer leads the race with 20 Grand Slam titles, Nadal and Djokovic are not too far behind at 19 and 17 respectively. With the Swiss Maestro sitting out the upcoming French Open, Nadal and Djokovic will have a chance to either tie or get closer to his Grand Slam record in Paris....

It certainly looked that way last week, despite a whirlwind of efforts to make the IRA bend. After the International Commission on Decommissioning determined that the IRA had made zero progress on disarmament, all the big political players went on the offensive to try to salvage the peace process. The Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern, met with his British counterpart, Tony Blair. President Bill Clinton made phone calls. Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble, who represents the single biggest political party in Northern Ireland, threatened to resign as its leader....

In case you didn’t know… It is no secret that besides Barcelona, giants like Paris Saint- Germain, and Manchester City were linked to sign the Ajax talent. The 19-year-old Dutch prodigy has already impressed top European clubs with some majestic displays for both his club and his country. De Ligt is a product of the famed Ajax Academy, which is one of the best in the world and produced some all time greats....