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Conte – who oversaw Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the Champions League – guided Chelsea to Premier League glory in his first season in 2016-17 but the former Juventus and Italy boss has faced an uncertain future this term. After an opening-day defeat to Burnley and back-to-back league losses against Bournemouth and Watford, Conte was reportedly on the verge of the sack amid links to Italy and Paris Saint-Germain, and unhappiness with Chelsea’s transfer business....

Control: Ultimate Edition comes with The Foundation expansion along with AWE, and will be available for Steam users beginning August 27. Those on the Epic Games Store, PS4, and Xbox One will have to wait until September 10 to purchase Control: Ultimate Edition, though Remedy didn’t give a reason as to why that is. In any case, August 27 is also the release date for the AWE expansion, so those that already have the game on other platforms can just get that instead....

Meta said it has made significant progress in its effort to create more realistic AI-generated speech systems. The company’s AI team said it’s made advances in the ability to model expressive vocalizations, such as laughter, yawning, and cries, in addition to “spontaneous chit-chat” in real-time. “In any given conversation, people exchange chock-full of nonverbal signals, like intonations, emotional expression, pauses, accents, rhythms—all of which are important to human interactions,” the team wrote in the recent blog post....

At the break, England led India by 283 runs with eight wickets remaining at the Oval. Alastair Cook was batting on 103 in what is his final Test innings, while skipper Joe Root was unbeaten on 92. Brief scores: England: 332 and 243/2 in 73.6 overs (Alastair Cook 103 batting, Joe Root 92 batting; Mohammed Shami 1/50). India 1st innings: 292 all out in 95 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 86 not out, Hanuma Vihari 56)...

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The start of the year has been anything but expected. On Monday night, the two NFC East teams met up to see what could keep their undefeated streak going; the Giants with hopes of starting 3-0 for the first time since the ‘09 season, and Cooper Rush aspiring to keep his perfect record as a starter. After four quarters of football, a winner was crowned. Cooper Rush, who spent the ‘20 offseason as a member of the Giants prior to being a cut victim, got his revenge by ending New York’s perfect start to the season - and preserving his own undefeated record as a starting quarterback....

Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso helped the Albiceleste progress to the final four, despite not controlling the game as they would have liked. Argentina, under new manager Lionel Scaloni have been lacklustre at best and should consider themselves lucky to have made it thus far. In case you didn’t know… Despite repeated trophy success with his club side Barcelona, Argentine talisman Lionel Messi has failed to replicate the same at international level, losing three major finals in succession - the 2014 FIFA World Cup final to Germany and the 2015 Copa America and 2016 Copa America Centenario finals, both times to Chile....

When it comes to Christian Pulisic, however, the vets can’t hide just how impressed they are. MORE: U.S. opener vs. Colombia | Copa America schedule | Michael Bradley, U.S. linchpin You hear about Pulisic’s maturity, his fearlessness and his relative shyness everywhere but on the field. There aren’t the warning signs of an ego headed for over-inflation. No air of entitlement, or attitude. Outside the white lines, Pulisic acts very much like a 17-year-old who is six months removed from playing in the youth ranks and watching pro games instead of starring in them....

Match details Kick-off time: 27 June 2019, 21:30 local time ( 28 June 2019 IST, 07:00 AM, BST 01:30) Venue: Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre Brazil go into the game as huge favourites. After a slow start against Bolivia, where their fans even booed them off the field and a frustrating draw with Venezuela, the Brazilians finally gave their fans something to cheer about with an impressive 5-0 victory over Peru....

The American striker put his team ahead 1-0 with a header off a cross from Jermaine Jones in the 21st minute. MORE: Ranking American owners in English soccer The goal gave Dempsey 52 in his USMNT career; that total is second in U.S. men’s history only to Landon Donovan, who had 57.

Goals in either half from Javier Pinola and Ignacio Fernandez guided defending champions River to a 2-0 win over Palestino in Group A. River opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark in Santiago, Pinola heading in a Fernandez set-piece at the back post. Fernandez turned goalscorer in the 63rd minute, tapping in after Palestino goalkeeper Jose Ignacio Gonzalez smothered at his feet but was unable to hold onto the ball....

Surrey Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were alerted to “a disturbing incident” that took place in the Real Canadian Superstore on Monday. According to the police report obtained by The Surrey Now-Leader, racist comments were made toward a nine-year-old wearing a hijab who was shopping with her family. Footage of the aftermath of the incident went viral on Reddit. The man filming claims to be her father and hones in on two men, one of whom is seen wearing a “Keep America Great” cap....

Police pursuits aren’t uncommon in California; more than 8,800 pursuits were reported in 2019 alone. In this particular pursuit, Sky Fox news helicopter reporter Stu Mundel saw the alleged suspect hiding behind a blue vehicle as several officers pulled up next to it, but the officers ran right past the car and the suspect. “Come on, guys! He’s right there!” said Mundel imploringly. It all started just after 8 a....

The movie also includes an interview with Ricky Garcia, a former Disney TV star and member of the band Forever In Your Mind. In December 2019 Garcia filed a lawsuit against his former manager Joby Harte, the company he worked for, three other entertainment companies and four more people. In the documentary, which is due to have a second livestream on Tuesday, the former X Factor contestant and star of Netflix’s Alexa and Katie repeated some of the allegations made in his lawsuit....

The Indians, absolutely desperate to trade a pitcher of Corey Kluber’s caliber, shipped him off to Texas for Delino DeShields Jr. and Emmanuel Clase, a 21-year-old with a live arm. Hooooooo boy, do I have some #takes on this. Away we go: Indians: D- I think this tweet about encapsulates the situation: The Indians are apparently so cash-strapped that they absolutely had to deal the two-time Cy Young winning Kluber for a package that includes — hold on, making sure I’m getting this right — Delino DeShields Jr....

Corey Lewandowski, once key to Noem’s political prominence over the past year, is accused of sexually assaulting a GOP donor. Politico reported Wednesday that Trashelle Odom was touched inappropriately, experienced lewd language and was “stalked” by Lewandowski at an event. His time as Noem’s adviser coincided with high staff turnover within the governor’s office. Ian Fury, a spokesman for Noem’s office, said Lewandowski “will not be advising the Governor in regard to the campaign or official office....

When Was the Test Developed? The CSDD was first published in 1988 by George S.Alexopoulos, Robert C. Abrams, Robert C. Young, and Charles A. Shamoian. These researchers worked for the Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry at Cornell University. How Is the Test Administered? The questions are asked of a close friend, family member or caregiver (called an informant) who knows the individual well. The questions are also separately asked of the person who is being assessed....

The NBA was suspended indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 crisis, which has wreaked havoc across the globe. NBA commissioner Adam Silver is reportedly exploring the possibility of holding the entire postseason in one location – Las Vegas, while there has been talk the competition could head straight into the playoffs. The Lakers had played 63 of the 82-game regular season when the campaign was halted, Los Angeles boasting a Western Conference-best 49-14 record and James is eager to return....

Teams with new head coaches were scheduled to begin their offseason programs on April 6, with the rest due to start two weeks later; however, the NFL announced Monday it had agreed with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to indefinitely delay the programs because of COVID-19. Teams have been told to close their facilities to players, other than those undergoing medically supervised rehab, for the next two weeks. “Based on the most recent guidance provided by leading health officials, and in consultation with the NFLPA and both our and the union’s medical advisors, we believe this is the appropriate way to protect the health of our players, staff, and our communities,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement....

A number of teams, including champions Bayern Munich, have resumed training at their team bases while observing social-distancing measures. Since last Thursday, 1,724 COVID-19 tests have been conducted across the 36 clubs from Germany’s top two divisions, with the samples from players, coaches and other staff then examined at five specialist laboratories. The identities of the individuals who tested positive or the clubs they came from were not disclosed by the DFL, although Cologne confirmed three cases of COVID-19 last Friday – reported to be two players and physiotherapist by local media....