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The reigning champion claimed his 12th straight win in Hamburg 7-5 4-6 6-3, having also needed to come through a decider to beat Leonardo Mayer in the 2018 final. Basilashvili, who is the first player to win the event in successive years since Roger Federer in 2004-2005, had survived a scare on Saturday, saving two match points in his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. The Georgian suffered a sluggish start 24 hours later against Rublev, though he rallied after losing his serve in the third game to take the opening set....

Afolabi Oyeneyin posted a video on his Twitter account of Virginia State’s president, Makola Abdullah, besting him during a short one-on-one contest. “I was walking around Virginia State & the President of the school just embarrassed me,” the student captioned the video, which has since racked up more than 3.5 million views. Oyeneyin explained that he was on campus with some friends looking to approach students and “cross them up”—switching the ball rapidly from one hand to the other and changing direction to get past his opponent, known as a crossover—in the hope of sparking a social media trend....

Well, modder Tchi6 has answered the question for all of us. While creative and hilarious mods are nothing new, his latest mod for Batman: Arkham Knight is a result of really thinking out of the box. For those that thought playing as Batman simply wasn’t cutting it, it’s now possible to play as co-founder of Rocksteady Studios and the game’s director, Sefton Hill. This hilarious mod swaps Batman for Hill, allowing Hill to take out large groups of thugs with ease....

Plymouth earn replay against Reds Chelsea’s reserve players did broadly what was asked of them, but it was Batshuayi who had more pressure on him than anyone on a rainy evening in west London. Conte was quick to remind him of his responsibilities, giving him an earful for being too greedy in the 38th minute, as he opted to shoot with Willian free in the box. After Pedro opened the scoring with a lovely curled finish in the 18th minute, Batshuayi made it 2-0 as he slotted home from a Ruben Loftus-Cheek lay-off which calmed his nerves....

Morata upped to 10/1 to win PL Golden Boot! The Belgian appeared to be caught smiling by the television cameras when the Spaniard smashed his spot-kick wide of the post in the shoot-out at Wembley. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also missed the target with his effort, with the Gunners converting all four of their penalties to win 4-1 after a 1-1 draw in normal time. It was summer signing Morata’s first competitive appearance for the Blues, with the 24-year-old striker replacing Batshuayi as a second-half substitute....

The third ODI at Pune between India and Windies was no different as Kohli became the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive hundreds. En-route to his 38th ODI ton, Virat broke a plethora of records- First Indian batsman to score four consecutive innings in a country. Fastest to 6,000 ODI runs (117 innings) in Asia (Previous Record:- Sachin Tendulkar, 142 innings)First Player to hit hundreds in four consecutive innings against an opponent....

Each team will be in action on Wednesday play three total games during the event. “It’s a wonderful tournament,” the Tar Heels’ Roy Williams said. “Looking at all the tournament fields, I think it’s the best field of any of the preseason tournaments. It’s a big-time challenge for us.” The Tar Heels kick off the action against Butler (12 p.m. ET, ESPN) and are laying 10 points at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook....

Valverde opted to rest Lionel Messi and Barca certainly needed their talisman’s mercurial qualities when they found themselves 5-1 down after 56 minutes due to a hat-trick from Emmanuel Boateng and Enis Bardhi’s brilliant brace. Philippe Coutinho took centre stage with a treble of his own as the Blaugrana made a decent fist of the comeback and Luis Suarez made it 5-4 from the penalty spot with 19 minutes to play....

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique’s new wage cut effectively means that he will not be receiving any money for the 2022-23 season. Gerard Pique was the first Barcelona player to offer to take a pay cut to help the club register its new signings. Pique had already lowered his wage once to help the club and is understood to have agreed to take another drastic reduction in wages. The 35-year old’s new deal is expected to be negotiated in the coming days and will see him earn a wage for the 2023-24 season, which will be the final year of the contract....

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 23 September 2021. Joan Laporta says his patience with Ronald Koeman is wearing thin Ronald Koeman surprised the press with an unusual press conference ahead of the game against Cadiz. He refused to answer questions and read out a statement whereby he pleaded for support. In response to Koeman’s actions, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that his patience with the manager is wearing thin....

Memphis Depay has officially joined Barcelona. He is their third high-profile free-agent signing of the summer after Eric Garcia and Sergio Aguero. Due to their financial constraints, the Catalans have been forced to explore the free-agent market but they’ve used that to their advantage so far. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 20 June 2021. Joan Laporta says there will be three or four more signings Barcelona are in a precarious financial condition....

Whilst the Catalans enter the tie as double winners, having secured the Copa Del Rey and La Liga medals, Los Blancos are fresh off the back of clinching a third consecutive Champions League final. Follow Barcelona vs Real Madrid Live with Sportskeeda But in the league, the disparity between the sides have never been more - 15 points currently separate the sides in the table in what was a season of contrasting fortunes for the club....

The American-born executive, Jes Staley, 64, has been with Barclays since 2015. He is currently under investigation from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) for his ties to Epstein, who died in a Manhattan prison cell last year while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. “Obviously I thought I knew [Epstein] well and I didn’t,” Staley told journalists on Thursday, according to the Associated Press....

Burton recalled the strike today as he and some 200 other Americans waited to board a Swedish-chartered ship called the Hual Transporter at the port in the Lebanese capital this afternoon. The American group, stranded at the university since the Israel-Hizbullah conflict began last week, had mostly crammed their belongings into a single bag each for the journey to Cyprus. One young man carried a souvenir bottle of Lebanese olive oil as he waited to board the ship....

To this point, Trotz, whose contract expires June 30, had put off making any declaration until after Washington’s parade festivities Tuesday, saying he “wasn’t thinking” about a possible extension. But as the Caps held their final media availability Wednesday, Trotz and general manager Brian MacLellan were optimistic a deal would be finalized. “I do want to be back,” Trotz told reporters. “There’s some things we have to work out. If we get them worked out, then there’s no question....

Results of the 2015 BBWAA Baseball Hall of Fame voting will be announced 2 p.m. ET today. Online: The results will be revealed at MLB.com and BBWAA.com. TV: The results will be announced live on MLB Network, which will begin its Hall of Fame coverage at 11 a.m. ET.