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Spurs, runners-up behind Chelsea last season, began 2017-18 in assured fashion at St James’ Park to steal an early march on the champions, who were stunned 3-2 at home by Burnley on Saturday. 9/1 for Spurs to be FA Cup champions After a lacklustre first half, Tottenham were boosted by the dismissal of Jonjo Shelvey early in the second period for a petulant stamp on Dele Alli, who subsequently opened the scoring on the hour mark....

What happened to Joe Exotic’s husbands? Exotic’s longest marriage lasted between 1986 and 2001. It was to Brian Rhyne, who Exotic met while working as a security guard at the cowboy-themed gay bar Round-Up Saloon. The pair were married at the bar, before same-sex marriages were legal in the state. They eventually opened a pet store, and then an animal sanctuary, together with Exotic’s brother Garold. Their marriage ended with the death of Rhyne in 2001, of complications relating to HIV....

No one in Congress these days is a more ironic champion of campaign-finance reform than “The Torch.” Nicknamed for his aggressive and abrasive style, Torricelli broke records last year as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, raising $103.5 million that helped lift his party into a 50-50 tie with the GOP. That followed his 1996 jump from the House to the Senate, when he amassed $10 million to replace the retiring Bill Bradley....

Delhi, who won in the Super Over against Kolkata Knight Riders at home in their last game, brought in pacer Avesh Khan in place of Amit Mishra, adding an extra pace option. Punjab, on the other hand, are without the services of the in-form Chris Gayle and Andrew Tye with Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Sam Curran replacing them. Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul (wicketkeeper), Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin(captain), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman....

Still to win a game after five outings, RCB skipper Virat Kohli said the team will remain the same from the last game in which they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. Delhi also remained unchanged from the team that lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous outing. Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj...

On Tuesday, the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine released audio of a call it said was between a Russian soldier and his wife discussing Ukraine’s push to recapture the region which was seized by Russian forces in March, shortly after the invasion began. The soldier talked to his wife about the losses Russia is currently sustaining in the Kherson region, detailing strikes by Ukraine’s Armed Forces, and subsequent casualties....

Djokovic’s visa was canceled for a second time by the Australian government on Friday. Alex Hawke, the Immigration Minister, decided to exercise his “personal power” to order the Serb’s deportation as it was in the “public interest” to do so. Hawke’s decision came just a few days after the World No. 1’s visa was reinstated by the court earlier, who found that authorities had committed “procedural errors” in their handling of the Serb’s case....

The Frenchman was heavily linked with a summer move to Los Blancos. The Athletic claimed that he had even agreed to personal terms with the La Liga club. However, the Ligue 1 champions upped the ante and offered him an exorbitant deal which included a 100 million signing on bonus and 60 million per year in wages, as per The Guardian. He will also have a say in the club’s important decisions, as per the report....

The former Manchester United captain launched a scathing attack on the Gunners after they lost 5-1 at the Allianz Arena in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Football world rips into Wenger and Arsenal That result means Arsene Wenger’s men are on course to exit Europe’s elite club competition at the first knockout round for the seventh consecutive season. And Keane felt he had seen the same old problems from Arsenal, criticising the strength of their squad....

The experienced attacker was available on a free after leaving Schalke at the end of his contract and has now sealed a return to the Amsterdam ArenA. Ajax were keen to add another striker to their squad to serve as back-up to first-choice number nine Kasper Dolberg and had long been linked with Huntelaar. The 33-year-old previously wore the Ajax jersey between 2006 and 2008, scoring 105 goals in 136 appearances in all competitions, and will now be looking to help the club to their first Eredivisie title since 2014....

The playmaker had made the news after being snapped munching on a pack of Barcelona-themed crisps. Barca go down to Malaga Isco has been linked to a possible blockbuster move to Camp Nou, and his choice of snack did nothing to quell the rumours. But writing on Twitter after seeing Barca fall to a crucial defeat, he did not hide his glee at the result. “Malaga showed balls! Congratulations,” he expressed on the social network, after the club closed out a fine 2-0 victory....

Deaths of a plethora of iconic celebrities, Donald Trump becoming US president elect, Britain’s looming exit from the European Union, Leicester winning the Premier League and the Chicago Cubs taking home the World Series… It has been a truly bizarre year. Dortmund make CL history in goal blitz It’s nice, then, of Tottenham to remind us that some things don’t change as they bottled it once again on the big stage....

WEYMOUTH: You just spoke with President Bush by phone. How did it go? SHARON: He was very friendly, as usual. He calls me Ariel and I call him George. I [told him] I don’t see even the slightest sign that there is a change on the part of Arafat. On the contrary, the situation has become worse. Although he has full control, Arafat has not given instructions to stop incitement or to rearrest terrorists engaged in planning attacks....

Speaking on his FIVE YouTube channel (via the Manchester Evening News), Rio Ferdinand believes Cristiano Ronaldo should take all the penalties for Manchester United. Ferdinand, however, wants Bruno Fernandes to continue taking free kicks since he has a good record. Ferdinand said: Rio Ferdinand believes Bruno Fernandes will be willing to give up his penalty duties to Cristiano Ronaldo if it means winning all the big trophies for Manchester United:...

Ahmed Musa’s efforts in the 49th and 75th minutes gave the three-time African champions their first win in Russia after losing their first group fixture to Croatia, The win ensured Nigeria’s qualification to the knockout round goes down to the wire - when they play Argentina on Tuesday. However, football enthusiasts are thrilled by the peformances of Gernot Rohr’s men.

Over the month of July, Austin Riley had an outstanding 26 extra base hits through 26 games. It’s an impressive feat, especially considering no regular games were played during the All-Star break. Today’s game-winning hit set the Braves’ record for most extra-base hits in a single month. The record was set by Hank Aaron all the way back in 1959, and it stood for 63 years. So far this season, Austin Riley has been among the best third basemen in Major League Baseball....

While that seems true so far, Edwards faces a new challenge as the race assumes a national dimension in the next round of voting on Feb. 3 when seven states choose delegates. He’ll forsake the cozy, confessional gatherings of Iowa and New Hampshire for impersonal rallies, surrogate campaigners and loads of ad buys. Edwards has anxiously awaited this moment. Though he fought hard in New Hampshire, his sights seemed set on its aftermath, as he decamped several times to campaign and raise money elsewhere (in the week after the Iowa caucuses, Edwards collected about $1 million, $600,000 of which was gathered online)....

Despite his allegiance to Spurs, the former midfielder has hailed Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus as the best signing of the summer. The Brazilian international was snapped up by Mikel Arteta from Manchester City this summer for a fee in the region of £45 million. The four-time Premier League winner has made an immediate impact at the Emirates. Jesus has scored twice in two games while also producing two assists....

And no subject can be more divisive or hotly-debated among shooter fans than the implementation of sniping. Various gameplay videos and demos have shown that the titular Titans are as deadly from a distance as they are up close. But now Respawn claims that while snipers may eventually prosper, the experience will be a very, very different one than usual. The claim that Titanfall would be something truly different from Call of Duty has been part of the game’s marketing since it was announced, so when the topic of a sniper rifle being available for player was brought up on the company’s forums, one Respawn employee - going by the handle ‘scriptacus’ - put fears to rest:...

An eagle-eyed fan spotted something amiss in one scene, in which Rose DeWitt Bukater (Winslet) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) try to escape a wall of water. At this point in the epic, with the Titanic well on its way to sinking, Jack and Rose are in the bowels of the ship desperately trying to escape, when they find a crying child who Jack scoops up. After the boy’s dad returns and snatches him out of Jack’s arms, the pair try to save the father and son from certain death as a door buckles, sending a torrent of water cascading into the corridor....