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The Catalans got back to winning ways last weekend with a 2-0 win over Villarreal, breaking a run of two consecutive draws. And with an end-of-year Clasico against Real Madrid looming, Ernesto Valverde’s men will be keen to enter the fixture in the highest of spirits and take down their next opponents. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports Football or by stream via Sky Go....

The Catalan club threw the knockout punch on Saturday, leaving Madrid reeling from a second consecutive demoralizing home loss by its biggest rival in less than a week. Three days after winning 3-0 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, Barcelona followed up by defeating Madrid 1-0 to virtually end its hopes of winning the Spanish league title. Ivan Rakitic scored in the first half and Barcelona held on for its third straight victory at the Bernabeu....

Barkley was a regular for Maurizio Sarri last season but has made just six Premier League starts under Lampard, though a foot injury suffered in October ruled him out for almost two months. A reunion with David Moyes, who handed him his top-flight debut at Everton in 2011, at West Ham had been touted, but the Blues boss was adamant the England international will not be leaving. “There’s no talk here of Ross Barkley going anywhere....

Last week, in the oddest pairing since Dan Rather and Connie Chung, CBS announced a tentative deal to merge with QVC, Inc., the giant home-shopping cable network. If it was a timely move by Tisch to move on and bring in new blood, it was a major coup-and an extraordinary comeback-for Barry Diller, QVC’s boss. Diller, 52, will succeed Tisch as chief executive (Tisch, 71, remains as chairman), a job that will finally allow him to run the stage media trophy he had sought unsuccessfully in Paramount....

It can be difficult to recommend Barry to friends, despite how incredible the show is, because the offbeat elevator pitch – a hitman wants to become an actor – sounds too gimmicky to work. But Hader and co. have taken that gimmicky premise and turned it into a timely modern-day tragedy about a killer seeking redemption. The beauty of the show is the tricky tonal balance it strikes between its various genres....

Carrigan confirmed that Barry season 4 will, in fact, be the HBO show’s final season in a recent podcast. Carrigan did not go into details regarding what would happen exactly in the show’s final season, but when asked if the fourth season would be the last, he did not leave it out in the open. RELATED: Bill Hader Explains Why Barry Took A Dark Tonal Shift It’s been confirmed that the Barry season 4 is in production....

Zito wants to pitch in the majors again after sitting out last season, according to Zito’s agent, Scott Boras. “He called me on the phone in August and said, ‘I’m ready to go. I want to pitch,’’’ Boras told reporters, including ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, at the MLB general managers meetings. “He set up the plan and did all of that.’' Boras will need to perform some magic to secure even a spring training invite for the 36-year-old soft-tossing left-hander....

Ohio sports betting launches on New Year’s Day and Barstool Sportsbook Ohio is set to go live as early as 12:01 a.m. You can still pre-register with promo code NEWSWEEKOH5050 for an account to secure a $100 bonus, while still remaining eligible for a new user promo after the app launches. Ohioans who sign up early with Barstool Sportsbook Ohio promo code NEWSWEEKOH5050 will secure a $50 bonus in mycash and $50 in sportsbook bonus cash....

Dyche sent Barton on as a second-half substitute to make his second league debut for the Clarets on Saturday, having returned to the club last month after an ill-fated and controversial spell with Rangers. He made an impact within five minutes - scoring from a free-kick to snatch his side a 1-0 win. Barton bags points for Burnley The appearance was Barton’s first in the Premier League for Burnley, after he had played a pivotal role in helping them into the top-flight in his first spell at Turf Moor, and the 34-year-old paid tribute to Dyche afterwards for welcoming him back with open arms....

“From everything that I saw, the bat is slow right now, it’s no question,” Phillies bench coach Larry Bowa told the New York Post. Bowa has a basis for comparison, having served as third base coach for the Yankees from 2006-07 and on the Mariners staff in 2000 when Rodriguez was still in Seattle. Other (unnamed) seasoned observers echoed Bowa’s assessment after Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with a walk. But as Bowa and and one scout went on to note, it was only one game and it’s normal for any hitter to be playing catch-up at this early stage in spring training....

But here's the thing: Mascots are designed to appeal to kids, not the cynical, sarcastic denizens of the Twitterverse. Won't somebody please think of the children? We will! We asked Cameron McGuire, the 10-year-old son of SN's MLB editor, to rank each of baseball's mascots for awesomeness. Here's what he came up with: Phillie Phanatic (Phillies) “I like it because it’s funny. I kind of like the way it looks....

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will focus on Harley Quinn and the rest of Task Force X’s attempts to bring down an evil version of Superman. Gotham Knights will see Batgirl, Robin, Red Hood, and Nightwing take on the Court of Owls. Here’s why neither game will have Batman operating in their own universes, but also why game studios may be interested in letting the Dark Knight sit tight for some time....

However, a recent rumor has surfaced that has given fans a bit of hope for the next Batman game. While the Court of Owls is reportedly going to be the main enemy faction, the game will include a mechanic similar to the Nemesis System in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Not only that, the game will not only feature Batman, but according to a source close to the project, the entire Bat Family will be playable for the first time....

This suggestion comes following the discovery of new job listings on Rocksteady Studios’ website. The developer is hiring for three positions in its marketing department, including lead brand artist, senior user researcher, and promo artist (video). The job descriptions all indicate that Rocksteady is in the process of creating promotional material for its new game. The job duties for the lead brand artist are ensuring consistency across “key art, trailers, screenshots, promo art, metadata, behind-the-scenes content, and packaging” for the game....

All from one day’s work as a downhill skier. “Downhill is not a healthy sport, people crash all the time, every day,” Vonn said. “If you want to be healthy, you should probably do another sport.” Vonn and Ross showed off the impacts of their crashes on social media Wednesday, a day after ending up in the safety nets from their falls in the super-G at the world championships....

RELATED: 10 Great Console FPS Games That Came Out Before Halo That’s why the metric for good and bad medic weapons usually boils down to which is the most or the least efficient out of all of them. Defining them can be a tough endeavor but not as hard as gaining an inch of territorial front in WW1. So if players want to make sure their team gets the best version of medics, then they ought to take note of these guns....

As seen in the official tweet from Battlefield’s Twitter account posted below, a rather intense-looking bunker battle ensues in the image with German and French soldiers fighting for survival in the enclosed space with tattered French flags attached to the walls. Furthermore, the still comes labeled with the caption, “Soyez prêts,” which is French for, “Be ready.” [HTML1] Despite the fact that Battlefield 1 already has playable areas included in the game that feature French cities – such as the Amiens map, for example – the title has yet to actually feature the forces of France in the fight....

That said, Battlefield 1 isn’t without issue. Gamers recently discovered some interesting bugs that sent flaming blimps spiraling out of control and trains launching tanks across the map. But it seems there’s another issues that’s been cropping up, at least for PC players, on one of the game’s multiplayer maps. As can be seen in the below video, players are experiencing weird lighting issues on the Amiens multiplayer map in Battlefield 1....

#1 Jordi Alba’s house gets robbed Jordi Alba was busy playing for Barcelona when a group of people broke into his house, reports La Vanguardia. The robbers managed to empty his safe and escape without giving the family members a clue. The family of the Spaniard was reportedly downstairs when the robbers got into the villa and stole valuable items from his safe. The police are on the lookout now but no clue was left behind by the thieves....