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The reigning French champions were beaten 1-2 by Manchester City at home in the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final clash. Marquinhos put Paris ahead but quickfire goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez in the second-half turned the tie, leaving Mauricio Pochettino’s side with a mountain to climb in their bid for a second consecutive appearance in the finals. On the league front too, the holders are trailing Lille by a point with just four games remaining in the campaign and cannot afford any more slip-ups....

Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino have locked horns several times over the years, with Tottenham Hotspur’s dramatic victory against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals in 2019 the pick of the bench. However, the Cityzens have been the best team in Europe in the current campaign and are in pursuit of the treble. Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, are involved in a thrilling title race in Ligue 1, as they prepare for a frantic end to the season....

While talking with Lucha Libre Online, Parker Boudreaux discussed a string of topics and was asked about the latest tweet that Paul Heyman put endorsing him. Here’s what Boudreaux said in response: Does Paul Heyman see shades of Brock Lesnar in Parker Boudreaux? Parker Boudreaux’s Twitter and Instagram handles describe him as ‘The Next Big Thing’, a moniker that was given to Brock Lesnar when he made his WWE main roster debut, back in 2002....

But as the Columbus Crew rolled to a 3-0 season-opening win at D.C. United on Saturday, Michael Parkhurst didn't look like a newcomer logging his first club minutes since February 2012. Rather, he looked every bit the part of a U.S. national team veteran eyeing a trip to the World Cup this summer. "These games are really important for all of us, not only here for the Crew and moving forward but for the national team," Parkhurst said....

Fred Guttenberg, who lost his 14-year-old daughter Jaime in the Florida shooting and has since dedicated his life to campaigning for gun safety, cried out “what about my daughter” as Trump said the Second Amendment was “under siege.” Guttenberg, who was invited to the event by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was then escorted from the chamber by security. “My emotions got the best of me last week and I wish they didn’t,” Guttenberg told Newsweek....

Linda Beigel Schulman—whose teacher son Scott Beigel died during the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida—said she had a “friendly and cordial” conversation with Greene on Saturday to discuss the congresswoman’s past endorsement of disinformation regarding school shootings. “My first question to congresswoman Greene was: ‘Do you really believe that Parkland and Sandy Hook were false flags and staged?’” Schulman said. “Her answer to me was unequivocally ‘No, I do not....

Parler has become the most-downloaded app overall in the United States, while MeWe and the Newsmax app sit just behind it as the top 3 free downloadable apps in the iOS App Store. Dan Bongino, the owner of Parler, said the service added thousands of users per minute on Sunday, the day after the election was called for Joe Biden. According to data from SensorTower, Parler’s app saw 980,000 downloads–from Google Play Store and iOS App Store combined–between November 3rd (Election Day) and November 8th, with more than half of those downloads (636,000) coming on Sunday alone....

John Matze, who co-founded Parler in 2018, said in a status update on his social network that the block on the president was made by “cowardly authoritarians,” but didn’t immediately mention that similar steps had been taken by Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The mainstream platforms moved to silence Trump’s profiles temporarily as he released a video in which he described a mob of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol as “very special” while doubling down on false claims of election fraud....

The club, kicked out of the professional league last year after being declared bankrupt, secured promotion to the third tier with a 2-1 victory over Delta Calcio Rovigo, which guarantees that they will play in Lega Pro next season. “I am experiencing some indescribable emotions today,“captain Alessandro Lucarelli, the only player who remained with the side as they dropped down the divisions, told the club’s website. “The message that comes from Parma today is that we’reback,” he continued....

After a gap of 8 long years, Parthiv Patel had just gotten yet another opportunity to don the whites for India, after Wriddhiman Saha was given a rest from the 3rd Test at Mohali against England in order to avoid any further aggravation of a right thigh injury which he had sustained. “(I knew my chances were coming) since it was going to be a long season with 12-13 Test matches in home conditions and I was always amongst the runs and keeping well in domestic cricket....

Ijaz Butt’s term as PCB chairman will probably be remembered as the worst phase of cricket in Pakistan ever.I don’t know of any other Chairman under whom the cricket team went through so many scandals. Nor do I know any other Chairman who gave out so many absurd statements to the media. And he didn’t stop after his term ended. Ijaz Butt continues to entertain the media and us with such silly statements....

Amir came off the field in Malahide on Sunday, having cut short his fourth over just two balls in due to pain in his left knee. The left-arm quick was able to return before stumps, but was kept out of the attack and received treatment after the close of play. Amir headed out to the middle when play resumed on day four and Pakistan are hopeful that he is able to bowl just 10 days before the first Test against England gets under way at Lord’s....

According to a PCB statement on Friday night, the lucrative Pakistan Super League (PSL), scheduled between March 26 and April 7, was delayed after sponsors and other investors demanded more time to submit bids, reports Xinhua. The delay will also help the PCB ensure the participation of international foreign players. “Some scheduling conflicts that arose after PSL dates were announced could result in potential star players missing out on the opportunity of participating in PSL,” PCB said....

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will host the final of its domestic Twenty20 tournament on home soil in March, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said on Monday, a big lift for a nation which has largely been shunned by international teams since 2009 due to security risks. Last year, the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), based on the franchise model of the Indian Premier League and Australia’s Big Bash League, became a success though all the matches were played in the United Arab Emirates....

Preview Pakistan have made an immediate impact after the ban imposed on their regular skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, under Shoaib Malik’s stewardship. In the 4th ODI, the Pakistani bowlers put on a show with their lethal pace attack and bundled the home side for just 164 runs on the board. Shaheen Afridi took two crucial wickets upfront, of Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks. Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim then launched the attack on the middle order batsmen....

While New Zealand made a return to international cricket after a long break, the relentless Pakistan team gave them no time to settle down. Here’s a look at the top 4 performers of the T20I series - #1 Most Runs - Mohammad Hafeez (132) Mohammad Hafeez was in fine touch against the Australian side when Pakistan clashed with them in the T20I series. He was the second highest run-getter in the series behind Babar Azam but he scored more runs than Azam in the series against New Zealand and finished at the top place in the list of the top scorers of the series....

Top-ranked T20 team Pakistan defended its total of 168-9 when it held South Africa to 141-9 in its 20 overs at SuperSport Park. South Africa took the series 2-1 and also won the test and one-day contests. South Africa couldn’t round off a whitewash in the T20s despite a late half-century by Chris Morris, who hit 55 not out off 29 balls but had too much to do at the end....

Yet the sober reality of Palace’s sixth successive league loss against a relegation rival was that both club and manager are now in more danger than ever. Much play had been made in the build-up of Palace’s record in 2016 being the worst of all England’s 92 league clubs. This time, despite leading even as the game went into injury time, they still came away with nothing as substitute Fernando Llorente struck twice in the 91st and 93rd minutes to seal their fate....

About half of people with palindromic rheumatism will go on to develop RA. Symptoms of Palindromic Rheumatism Palindromic rheumatism is characterized by painful attacks of the joints and surrounding tissue. Resulting symptoms, which are common to some other forms of arthritis, include: PainSwellingStiffnessRedness in and around the joints The large joints, knees, and fingers are most commonly affected in palindromic rheumatism and may or may not be accompanied by fever or other systemic symptoms....