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Italian Mazzari’s last game in charge ended in a crushing 5-0 home defeat by Manchester City in the Premier League and the club, who announced he would be leaving this week, now begin the search for a replacement. Former Inter Milan coach Mazzari, who conducts post-match news conferences through a translator, joined Watford last May, replacing Quique Sanchez Flores who also lasted only one season. “It is important to speak English if you are a manager,” Brazilian keeper Gomes said....

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka bowed out sore, sad and a semi-final loser at the Australian Open on Thursday but consoled himself that it was “the greatest player ever” who pushed him out the door after a classic five-set duel. Two sets down and facing a stinging defeat by compatriot and friend Roger Federer, fourth seed Wawrinka roared back into the match in a furious assault of power hitting before surrendering 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 under the lights at Rod Laver Arena....

The three-time grand slam champion has not featured on the ATP Tour since August, a knee injury forcing him to miss his US Open defence, and the ATP Finals. Wawrinka – who won his first major title in Melbourne in 2014 – has been targeting this year’s first grand slam for his comeback, and even delayed his return to give his body “the time it needs”. That saw him pull out of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships at the back end of December, but the Swiss is in Australia and optimistic he will be able to take his place in the main draw....

When that didn’t happen, he got a different kind of call instead. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported ahead of Day 2 of the draft that Wayne Gretzky — yes, that Wayne Gretzky — reached out to people to get Wright’s number and called the top prospect to check on him. Gretzky wanted to make sure that the Kingston Frontenac center was “still in a great frame of mind” as Wright fell from No....

Is KCB FC still in the running for the Kenyan Premier League crown? Their midfielder, Samuel Mwangi certainly believes they still have a chance to win the title this season. The bankers are 5th in the league table standings, just 3 points off second position Tusker having played one game less than the Brewers. “We are still in the running for league title despite the champions [Gor Mahia] looking like favorites....

India’s opening fixture against Thailand will kick-off at IST 7 pm at the Al Nahyan Stadium tomorrow (January 6, 2018), and will be telecast live on Star Sports 3, and streamed live on Hotstar as well. This is India’s fourth participation in the AFC Asian Cup, the last being in Doha in 2011. On the other hand, Thailand’s best result in the Continental championship came in 1972 when they finished third....

Do we expect them to come to E3 2012 with just games and system updates again, or after 7 years, will it be time to finally show their next console? We think they’re going with the latter and will unveil the Xbox 360 successor - which we’ll refer to as the Xbox 720 until it’s officially named - next year. Recent rumors also point towards that being the case, ever since it seemed that Microsft was hiring people to work on the next console back in March....

Juan Carlos Osorio’s side came from a goal down to beat host nation Russia 2-1 in Kazan and secure their place in the last four, along with Group A winners Portugal. Osorio hailed his players for their determination as they battled from a goal down for the third game in a row to seal a deserved win in the Tatarstan capital. Mexico stars send Osorio a reminder And Hernandez agrees that the spirit within the camp has been a key part of their successful tournament so far....

Although some of what Sporting News forecasted in our 2015 Pro Football yearbook is looking good, it also comes with the bad and downright ugly. But hey, if the league wasn’t so unpredictable every year, it wouldn’t be any fun. MORE: Midseason superlatives | Your team’s fatal flaw | Players hated by fans Here’s looking back at the hits and whiffs so far. NFC playoffs East preseason predictions Eagles 2....

In a recent interview, Christie spoke about her character in the Addams Family spinoff series and her experience on the show. It turns out that not only did she have a satisfying amount of creative freedom with playing Principal Larissa Weems, but she was rendered nearly speechless when Burton first spoke to her about joining the cast of the Netflix series. As a fan of his work, she was caught off-guard when she found out the feeling was mutual....

In general, these players are borderline plays (or at least we think they should be). They’re the ones you’ll be tweeting about to fantasy analysts on Sunday, hoping someone will answer and tell you what to do. We’ve already got you covered right here. Week 1 Non-PPR Rankings:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker We’re not advising that you avoid these players entirely....

Remember, it’s just Week 1. Someone on this list can – and likely will – be featured in our weekly fantasy sleepers list at some point. Don’t panic if you see a number of your players here. Sometimes you just draw bad matchups from the get-go. And don’t feel that you have to bench these guys. If they’re you’re best options, either because they have the highest likelihood of scoring or they’re the healthiest, then by all means start them....

As we go into further below, there’s no reason to sit Zeke now. He’s a surefire fantasy football stud and likely to live up to his high draft day price. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2019 Fantasy Cheat Sheet Will Ezekiel Elliott play in Week 1? The ESPN reports midday Tuesday, ahead of Elliott’s signing of his extension, suggested that the Cowboys hoped to get a deal done within 24 hours so that Zeke could play in Week 1....

At 12-32, his Lakers are on their way to another lottery-bound season and the 36-year-old won’t be along for the ride. After tearing his rotator cuff, Bryant will spend the rest of his 19th season on the sideline with a prime view of his drowning Lakers. From Bryant’s Showtime documentary MUSE, we get to see the exact moment he learned of the extent of his injury. If you listen closely, you can hear his right shoulder crack as he raises it....

If he’s not playing, the Akron native, who helped bring Cleveland its first major professional sports title in 50-plus years with an upset win against the Warriors in the NBA Finals last season, is passionately spectating like he did when the Indians made a run to the World Series back in October. And he usually brings his friends along with him. Such was the case at Ohio Stadium Saturday, where James and the rest of the Cavaliers wered decked out in scarlett and gray to cheer on third-ranked Ohio State against No....

The VTP is a publicly available online service managed by astronomer Gianluca Masi, consisting of several robotic telescopes that are remotely accessible in real-time over the internet. The service will be providing a live feed of the asteroid, known as 162082 (1998 HL1), starting at 1 p.m. EDT on October 25—which is around 20 minutes before the object will make its closest approach. At this point, the space rock—which is estimated to measure between 1,443 and 3,248 feet in diameter—will be 0....

How long have you been playing Monopoly? It’s been about three years since I seriously started playing this game. What does seriously mean? Before that I played the game with the neighbors–just for fun–but seriously means going into many competitions to win. Why did you start playing competitively? Just about three years ago I entered a regional Monopoly championship game in Tokyo. I did very poorly, actually. My rank was 150 out of 300 contestants....

Burt Thakur, a Navy veteran, was a contestant on Jeopardy! on Thursday’s episode and his post-game back and forth with Trebek resulted in tears. You’d be wise to grab some tissues, too, because there’s a great chance you may become similarly emotional. In the video of Thakur’s exchange with Trebek, the host asks the contestant if he has any family members at home who might be watching. Thakur answers, and says that he remembers watching Jeopardy!...