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The Blaugrana have enjoyed an outstanding pre-season and have brought in several superstars during the current transfer window. Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Frank Kessie and Andreas Christensen have all moved to the Camp Nou, despite the club’s desperate financial situation. Sevilla defender Jules Kounde has become the club’s latest addition, but rumors persist that Barcelona’s summer business is not yet done. The Sun has claimed that Silva has agreed personal terms with the Spanish giants, but City will not allow one of their best players to leave cheaply....

But I also knew that communism is not yet finished, that there are far too many communists still about–some in high places-and they will stop at nothing to ensure the continuation of the only system they know. On my last visit to Moscow, at the end of May, I did my usual visits and went to see Marshal Yazov at the Ministry of Defense. General Moiseyev was with him, and I said to the two of them, “There are suggestions from some of the hard-line communists that one day the military and KGB will take over....

WEYMOUTH: How will your presidency differ from that of Nelson Mandela? MBEKI: The policies will remain the same, but in the second five years we are better placed to move faster because of the foundation that has been laid. During the last five years… we passed over 500 pieces of legislation to remove the apartheid laws. The Mandela government followed a fiscally prudent course. Will you continue to do so in the face of rising social demands?...

The Emmy-winning reality series sees RuPaul’s Drag Race icons Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka and Shangela travel to small towns across the country to spread love and help residents of the community, with the week-long trip culminating in a one-night-only drag show that the queens put on for the town. But Season 3 of the HBO show proved more challenging to make than previous seasons, creators Warren and Johnnie Ingram and director Peter LoGreco explained to Newsweek, because of how some people treated them and the queens during filming....

According to technical director Jody Egginton, the team is expecting the new upgrades to deliver a “clear step forward” in terms of performance. Speaking to the Motorsport Network, he said: Getting the new upgrade to work as intended is a crucial step in the developmental process, according to Egginton. With the floors of the new generation of cars contributing to nearly 50 percent of the total downforce, any flaws could send them backward in terms of performance....

Trying to do the right thing in Haiti, Clinton finds himself with nothing but bad options. The military rulers who seized power illegally in 1991 are still holding out against a trade embargo that has only been effective enough to hurt the poor. Violence against opponents of the regime has become even uglier than usual in recent months, with the appearance, for the first time, of politically motivated rapes and a grisly practice known as “facial scalping,” in which the face is hacked off murder victims with a machete....

Eventually he decided that because he and I lived an hour’s drive away from each other, he was going to date this other lady because she was closer to him. I was heartbroken, but I told him I was going to a country and western dance and that if he wanted to come, he could. He followed me to the dance and we danced and both had a fantastic time....

Why does Guardiola get the leeway that’s denied to Wenger? The Gunners came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 after extra time on Sunday and book an FA Cup final meeting with London rivals Chelsea – their third trip to the Wembley final in four years. The competition is Arsenal’s last hope of silverware in what still could be Wenger’s final season at the club, having suffered Champions League elimination in the last 16 and languishing seventh in the Premier League....

Thus far we had received confirmation that Ubisoft would like to release Watch Dogs on all three major platforms (PC, PS3, and Xbox 360), but a Wii U version is not out of the question. Based on the visuals on display during the Watch Dogs demo it was hard to imagine the game being current gen, but somehow Ubisoft plans to make it work. For those that might not be familiar, Watch Dogs is a pseudo sci-fi shooter that incorporates open-world elements and some gadget-based features....

While it may have been a surprise announcement, following E3 2012, the one game on everybody’s mind was Ubisoft Montreal’s Watch Dogs. Along with all the buzz the game created, it also garnered an absurd amount of critical praise in the form of ‘Best of E3 Nominations’ - including receiving a ‘Best Original Game” nomination’ from Game Rant in particular. What Ubisoft Montreal showed in Watch Dogs was a visually stunning, open-world action game set in Chicago with the city’s central operating system used to track its citizens’ every move....

A sensational individual performance from Mohamed Salah, who scored a first-half brace and produced two assists after the break, built a 5-0 lead at a deafening Anfield on Tuesday. But, after Salah was substituted, Roma scored late away goals through Edin Dzeko and Diego Perotti, ensuring a repeat of the Giallorossi’s stunning 3-0 home win over Barcelona in the last round would send them through. “I learned tonight we can still win in Rome, they need to score against us,” Klopp told a post-match news conference....

WEYMOUTH: What did you think of the Osama bin Laden tape? RUMSFELD: I’m not inclined to come out with a series of sound bites on the tape. I already knew what I thought of the fellow. Why do you think he made it? No idea. He was obviously proud of himself. Near the start of the war, didn’t you urge that the bombing be made more aggressive? Commander Tom Franks and I knew that we needed to get U....

Logan is just a few days away from challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship this Saturday at Crown Jewel. It will be Logan’s third match of his WWE career. He enters the match 2-0 as the heavy underdog. Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Jake Paul claimed that his brother will defeat The Tribal Chief at the premium live event. Jake complimented Reigns’ wiseman Paul Heyman and said that he hopes to have him in his corner one day....

The Serie A side are comfortably mid-table as the season winds down, and while the England international has done some ‘good things’ according to the club boss, his mistakes are not what was expected from a player with Hart’s credentials. “Hart made a few mistakes, especially when coming out for the ball,” Cairo is quoted as saying by Football Italia. “He is an important goalkeeper. We probably didn’t expect so many mistakes from an England international… but he did some good things, too....

Shrugging off worries on that front, the Austrian said that he was happy to have two strong drivers within the team. He said: Lewis Hamilton also had a lot of praise for his Mercedes teammate as he credited Russell’s impressive debut season to the fact that he’s been a part of the team for some time already. He said: Hamilton added: First-year at Mercedes made George Russell feel like a rookie Speaking about his first year within the Brackley-based outfit, George Russell admitted that he did feel a bit like a rookie because the level at which Mercedes operates is very high....

The Reds confirmed on Tuesday that they will play both their last-eight cup clash at Aston Villa and their Club World Cup semi-final clash in Qatar within the space of a day - by using two squads across the December 17-18 dates. Klopp had originally vowed to withdraw from the Carabao Cup if it a suitable date could be found, but speaking after Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Genk in the Champions League, the German coach revealed that he didn’t want to get on the bad side of FIFA and the EFL....

Colombian attacking midfielder James scored twice as Madrid put Deportivo La Coruna to the sword in a 6-2 demolition on Wednesday. Zidane hails outstanding Isco Playing in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, James - who scored in the 3-2 Clasico defeat last week - netted in each half to help Madrid stay level with titleholders Barca. Barca and Madrid are locked on 78 points atop the table, though the latter have a match in hand in their pursuit of a first La Liga trophy since 2012....

Furthermore, Samruddha “SAMs” Ghadge from Team Vitality was awarded the MVP (Most Valued Player) award. In a conversation with Sportskeeda Esports’ Debolina Banerjee, SAMs talks about his journey in the world of competitive gaming, his COD Mobile India Challenge Multiplayer Season 2 experience, and more. SAMs’ journey in the competitive world of COD Mobile Q. Congratulations on winning and becoming the MVP of the COD Mobile India Challenge Multiplayer Season 2!...

Klopp is preparing for the start of the new Premier League campaign without a number of Liverpool stars who are on holiday following international duty at the World Cup. But there is little time for players who featured in Russia to rest and then get back to peak fitness because the Premier League kicks off on August 10. Adding to the problem is the presence of UEFA’s new Nations League, which replaces the usual rounds of international friendlies and begins on September 6....

France claimed their second world title thanks to Sunday’s 4-2 victory against Croatia in Moscow and Pogba’s influence on the dressing room has been telling amid the celebrations. Pogba made a number of speeches en route to the decider and footage of his comments prior to France’s thrilling 4-3 triumph at the expense of Lionel Messi’s Argentina in Kazan has emerged. “I want to see warriors on the field guys,” Pogba told his team-mates in a scene from a documentary aired by TF1....