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The side started IPL 2019 on an exceptional note, crushing Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in the first match. After falling short against Chennai Super Kings, they registered one more win after that against KKR in a thrilling Super Over but even in that they made a mess of an easy chase and it was Kagiso Rabada in the end who saved the day. They now find themselves in the bottom half of the IPL points table and would want to bring in more consistency as the tournament progresses....

The runaway favorite for NFL MVP and unquestioned leader of the hottest team in the league had this to say about his team’s historic season: “We shouldn’t have lost,” Newton said. “Shouldn’t have lost.” MORE: NFL playoff picture, seeding | Seahawks send scary message to NFC contenders | Images of Week 17 That is not the attitude of someone who is happy just to make an appearance in the playoffs....

The unidentified athlete tested positive for banned substances in a pre-Games test conducted in July in Athens, reports Xinhua. “The Hellenic Olympic Committee has requested the testing of all Greek athletes who are going to participate in the Games. The specific team member has now left the Olympic village.” Greece has sent a team of 97 to the Rio Games. –IANS sam/sac 0 votes

One Piece is one of the longest running animes and mangas to date. Creator Eiichiro Oda loves tossing in Easter eggs for fans to find. As a master of world-building, the little tidbits Oda sprinkled into One Piece are easy to miss if you aren’t paying attention. The silly nature and light-heartedness of One Piece are just some of the things fans love about the series and the movie. This leads to the question, what are the five things most fans missed in the One Piece: Strong World movie?...

RELATED: One Piece: Things That You Might Not Know About Roronoa Zoro Once an arc concludes, many characters from the very same arc never get involved again in the series. They might have a cameo, but they do not have any kind of impact on the story as a whole. Considering the multitude of characters in One Piece, it is understandable why even some of the best characters only appear in just a single arc....

RELATED: Things The One Piece Anime Does Better Than The Manga With the power of the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu devil fruit and Haki of the highest level, Kaido is regarded as the strongest pirate alive. Only a handful of pirates in the story can put up a fight against him, and even fewer can actually defeat him in battle. Here are those rare souls who just might stand a chance....

Prior to the Straw Hats arriving in Skypiea (which as its name implies is an island in the sky), Enel ruled over it as a tyrant, having usurped the position of Kami from the previous holder, Gan Fall. During the arc, he seeks something called Fairy Vearth (revealed later to be the Moon itself), and is willing to destroy all of Skypiea with his powers (conducted by a giant gold ship) to do so....

RELATED: One Piece: Bravest Characters, Ranked At the same time, some pirates are quite simply not good enough to be worthy of being called a captain. They either lack any sort of care for their crew or lack the conviction that it takes to reach the summit of piracy, making them unfit for the massive job of leading a crew. 10 Alvida Alvida was the very first pirate that Luffy encountered on his journey as a pirate....

RELATED: Most Mysterious One Piece Characters The Wano Country arc provided fans with a lot of new information which affects One Piece as a whole and brought an end to countless fan theories. The arc provided plenty of answers, but the biggest mysteries unraveled during the Wano Country arc set themselves apart from the rest. 8 The Bounties Of The Yonko The Yonko are the four strongest pirates on the seas....

Obviously, there is a difference in the popularity of every arc, with some being a lot more popular than others. Out of all the main arcs, one particular One Piece arc has attracted unwanted hatred from the fans. The arc is none other than the Fish-Man Island arc. Just like any other arc, it has its highs and lows, but why does it get extra hate? RELATED: One Piece: Most Important Characters In Egghead Island Arc...

RELATED: One Piece: Every Marine Admiral’s Devil Fruit, Ranked Luffy recruited most of his crew members before the time-skip. This period featured some of the most powerful characters in One Piece, and they gained a lot of fans due to their strength and personality. Unfortunately, many of the characters have suffered a drop ever since the series entered the post-time-skip period. 7 Smoker Currently, Smoker holds the position of a Navy Vice-Admiral, which is rather impressive, yet, he has been one of the more underwhelming characters in the post-time-skip period....

From the comeback win against PSG at Paris to the 2-0 humbling against an already relegated Cardiff City at Old Trafford, it has been quite a ride. However, a hallmark of the period since that run has been squad discontent, with Paul Pogba looking to move and Alexis Sanchez’s wage proving to be too high with little returns. David de Gea’s underwhelming performances last season have pushed the case for a move away and Romelu Lukaku moves closer to a move to what may ultimately turn out to be Inter Milan....

The Line: Texas A&M -2, Total: 63 Line movement: Texas A&M opened as a 1.5-point home favorite at The Wynn on Sunday and moved to as high as -3 on Monday, before inching back down to 2.5. Other books around town opened Texas A&M higher than The Wynn’s number, as the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and South Point both had the Aggies -3 before seeing the number drop. As of Wednesday, the line ranged from A&M -1....

Tunsil was reportedly at his mother’s house when Lindsey Miller, Tunsil’s stepfather, shoved Tunsil’s mother, prompting him to punch Miller. MORE: Florida State suspends freshman quarterback | “It’s as simple as that. He was defending his mother,” a source told ESPN.com. Freeze said Tunsil and his mother have pressed charges against Miller. “We can confirm that Laremy Tunsil turned himself in and was arrested for a misdemeanor, domestic violence-simple assault,” Freeze said in a statement....

The Platoon director, 74, is currently in Russia filming an upcoming documentary about climate change. Russia has started the mass rollout of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus but over 60s are not included after experts warned it could be potentially harmful to people in that age bracket. “I got a vaccine a few days ago. I don’t know if it’ll work but I heard good things about the Russian vaccine,” Stone told Russia’s Channel One state broadcaster, as per the Moscow Times....

Kingston (Jamaica) - Olympic and World 400-metre hurdles champion Melaine Walker says her decision to severe ties with the MVP track club was prompted by her coach’s refusal to train her for sprint events. The Jamaican athlete outlined her reasons after publicly confirming her that she was now a member of the famous Racers club where the likes of Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake train. Walker has accused her coach, Stephen Francis, of breaching a verbal agreement reached between the two when she first joined MVP club....

Condorelli finds his father in the stands and sends him a special message of confidence and strength: his middle finger. As a gesture of good luck, Joseph Condorelli returns the favor. MORE: 2016 Olympics: Portraits of U.S. athletes The Condorellis spoke to SwimSwam.com about Santo’s prominent rise from swimming in his back yard to his current ranking as third in the world the 100-meter freestyle. Santo recalls the feeling of getting up on the blocks next to bigger, faster swimmers growing up....

Both competitions operate similarly. Here’s how they work. Qualifying: Participating nations need to qualify for the Olympic soccer tournament from their respective region. Each regional body determines for itself how qualifying happens. Olympic group draw: The teams that qualify for the Olympics are split into different groups based on a random seeded draw. The competition schedule is predetermined in advance of the draw. Olympic roster selection: Each national team head coach picks 22 soccer players to compete at the Olympics based on Olympic roster rules (more below)....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The start of the second day of the 2016 Olympic rowing regatta on Sunday has been delayed by one hour due to rough weather, organisers announced. The first race on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon will now start at 9.30 a.m. local time (1230 GMT). Winds were roiling the waters of the lagoon. Rough weather also affected the first day of the competition on Saturday, with some rowers complaining that the races should have been postponed....