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Liverpool closing in on crisis The Championship side shocked the Reds 2-1 at Anfield thanks to first-half goals from Richard Stearman and Andreas Weimann, with Divock Origi’s goal coming too late to stage a comeback. Klopp made nine changes to his starting XI from the EFL Cup semi-final defeat to Southampton in midweek and the German acknowledged he was the man responsible for the latest loss. “We put in a very bad performance, we started badly and could not improve,” Klopp told BT Sport....

More than 25 years later I had found my calling as a pastor with a church in Orange, California where I live with my wife Natalie, who is a professor of English literature. Shakespeare is my wife’s area of focus and so when our daughter was born in 2015 we named her Hero, a main female character in the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. Just after Hero’s birth, the memory of seeing that epic competition popped into my mind and I wondered why I hadn’t ever thought that challenge was possible for me....

Following the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the division has taken on new duties, such as border patrol and training. Today (August 1), the day the video message was sent by Nadal, the Spaniards were to be relieved of their service by a similar group from Hungary. The 22-time Grand Slam champion offered a “big hug” to his countrymen who have been putting in the hours with great risk to their lives and added that he was hoping for their continued safety in the days to come as well....

Amid speculations over his future, the Frenchman claimed in an interview with Telematin that he is certain of his next destination and already knows which club he’ll be playing before the proceedings for the season begin. In case you didn’t know… Griezmann was at the centre of a prolonged transfer saga last summer, after lifting the World Cup trophy with France. With a move to the Nou Camp looking imminent, he declared his allegiance to his current club at the eleventh hour and even signed a much improved new deal....

But that’s just how Chakaravarthy’s journey has been. He has consistently broken the mold, and he has experienced both the highs and the lows of his unusual path. Picked in Tamil Nadu’s squad for the 2022 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the spinner is hell-bent on proving his worth and orchestrating an international comeback. In an exclusive chat with Sportskeeda, Chakaravarthy opened up on his feelings after the Men in Blue’s disappointing campaign in the 2021 T20 World Cup, his IPL experiences with the Kolkata Knight Riders, and his roadmap to becoming an Indian regular once again....

I was born and raised in the far east of Russia in a small town on the Kamchatka peninsula. As a child, I studied dancing and singing and then at 15, my mother sent me to a modeling academy in the area’s capital city: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Out of 50 girls, I was among eight lucky ones who were invited to stay on and at 16, at a Miss Kamchatka contest in 2005, I received the title “Miss Creativity”....

Postecoglou’s tactics and his team’s results were questioned during last month’s international window as a draw against Iraq and a win over United Arab Emirates left the Socceroos outside the automatic qualifying berths in Group B. With the top two sides in each group set to advance to Russia 2018 when the Asian Football Confederation’s third phase of qualifying ends in September, Australia sit third with a three-point gap to Japan and Saudi Arabia....

The free-agent cornerback has had an infammatory offseason, highlighted by his arrest and subsequent apology, but on Wednesday he announced he is returning to the gridiron, joining Tampa Bay for the remainder of the 2021 season. On Episode 1 of “The Richard Sherman Podcast,” “Richard Schefter” announced he was joining the Bucs and explained his decision to join up in Tampa Bay. MORE: NFL picks, predictions for Week 4...

We instantly clicked and were inseparable for the rest of the holiday. By December of the same year we were engaged and we married in September 2006. We then decided to have two years together before we had kids, so our son Will arrived in June 2009 and we had Samuel in April 2012. We were building our careers and life together and we were happy. There weren’t really any arguments; we were best friends with a similar sense of humor and some similar interests....

The Australian driver has only scored points on one occasion this year - which came at the Australian Grand Prix - and is under increasing scrutiny as the season progresses. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has even publicly addressed Ricciardo’s struggles, stating that teammate Lando Norris has an ’edge’ over him. Speaking in Baku at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the 32-year-old shared that he has had a discussion with Brown since those comments were made....

It was heart-breaking for Patna Pirates fans to witness the face of the franchise leaving the side. Pardeep was Patna’s star over five seasons and had contributed to three title victories. In a video posted by Patna Pirates on Twitter, coach Ram Meher Singh expressed how unhappy he was to witness Pardeep Narwal out of Patna Pirates. The latter had spent so many years with him. Ahead of PKL Auction 2021, Patna Pirates grabbed headlines when they let go of Pardeep Narwal at the auction....

I’m not the only one, of course. Italy, my famously vivacious country, is eerily silent. Our most iconic tourist attractions are deserted, schools, restaurants, pubs and cinemas are closed, sporting events have been suspended, and we are barred from gathering in public spaces. Every evening, members of the Civil Protection announce the latest death toll during somber televised press conferences. Our prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, regularly addresses the nation in speeches live-streamed on social media....

The next day, Monday, I contacted my congressman’s office in Staten Island, hoping they could tell me more. My congressman, Rep. Vito Fossella, reassured me that the government was working on it. People in his office have been in touch with various people in the government and have been very helpful. In Japan, my sister-in-law doesn’t have as much information as she would like. She doesn’t get CNN or any shows like it, and the Japanese news reports aren’t really covering the story....

Having seen his Kedah side get hammered 5-0 by T-Team in their Super League match on Saturday, the Red Eagles boss Tan Cheng Hoe hopes that the match was the worst performance of the season by his side, and they will bounce back in the following matches. Dilshod Sharofetdinov opened the scoring in the 10th minute, but Rizal Ghazali’s sending off near the end of the first half opened the floodgates for the homeside to add four more goals in the second....

Shaquille O’Neal added that struggles are part and parcel of the business, and Ben Simmons should learn to deal with the criticism. The former showed concern for the latter’s issues with mental health, wishing him well as he ramps up his return to action this season. Ben Simmons’ poor performance during the 76ers’ poor playoffs showing in 2021 drew criticism from the team’s fans, coach Doc Rivers and co-star Joel Embiid....

I actually remember my great-uncle the Archduke Ferdinand, even though I was only 2 when the Serb nationalist Princip assassinated him. The assassination didn’t change things for me as a child or for our family, not in our daily life, because after all when you’re part of a family that has been in politics for 600 years, assassinations are just a professional hazard, part of the job. But of course they meant that my father became emperor in the middle of the war, in 1916....

Sabatini left his role with the Nerazzurri and owners Suning Group this week amid reports he had grown frustrated with the financial constraints imposed on the club. His departure has also cast some doubt on the future of Spalletti, whose contract at San Siro expires at the end of next season. However, the 59-year-old is adamant he will be at the club for 2018-19, during which he hopes to be involved in Champions League football....

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been out of action for more than a year now and is all geared up to make his performance count for the Rest Of India in the Irani trophy. He is currently bowling fantastically and his swing, pace and bounce seems to be perfect. He admits that he is now playing cricket for himself rather than for his family, fans or country. How is the comeback coming along?...

My first job was with a Middle Eastern airline. I loved flying straight away. During our first week of training we were told by senior staff that once you get the smell of jet fuel in your blood, it’s going to be with you for life. For me, that was true. I’ve been working in aviation for over a decade and don’t think there’s any other career like it. I’ve met celebrities, experienced tough turbulence during flights, and have traveled across the world to countries including Bangladesh, The Maldives and Syria....

The television personality had just arrived on set to join her family for the recording of an episode of Celebrity Family Feud featuring the Kardashians back in 2008, which was the first of the three times I’ve seen Kris Jenner in person. I was there on set to do hair and make-up for my client, the family they were competing against. When Khloé joined her family on stage, I was standing nearby and she kept glancing at me....