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Now Harvey has blown past what he had considered his 180-inning limit for the season and is set to start Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night. MORE: Mets’ visual history | Royals’ visual history | World Series odds | Mets, Royals have little familiarity with each other Mets manager Terry Collins laid out his rotation Saturday, and Harvey’s assignment was a mild surprise. But the manager liked the idea of Harvey pitching in Kansas City and Jacob deGrom following a night later with just a bit more rest under his belt....

England were of course managed by a Swede – Sven-Goran Eriksson – for half a decade, and the Premier League has played host to plenty of Swedish stars over the years, including Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The record between the two sides is relatively even, too – out of 24 games, England have 8 wins, Sweden have 7 and there have been 9 draws. They’ve also faced each other in four major tournaments since the dawn of the 1990’s – again with mixed results....

Dybala-led Juve becoming a superclub Here, we look at some of the huge names who might not get the opportunity to grace the game’s grandest stage… DAVID ALABA (AUSTRIA) The Austrians stormed to qualification for Euro 2016, but they are in real trouble on the road to Russia. Marcel Koller’s men are fourth in their group, four points behind co-leaders Serbia and the Republic of Ireland, meaning Bayern Munich ace Alaba will have to be at his inspirational best in the coming months if he is to realise his dream of playing at a World Cup....

The matchup pits Argentina, which boasts a star-studded roster that also includes Manchester City star Sergio Aguero, the Copa America runner-up, against Iceland which made a splash onto the international scene when it advanced out of group play in the 2016 Euros. Sign up for a free seven-day trial to watch the World Cup on fuboTV! The rest of Group D is comprised of Croatia and Nigeria, a foursom that could be among the tournament’s most competitive....

Russia’s status as host of football’s showpiece event has been called into question due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The fighting between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukraine government was given global prominence this month when a Malaysian Airlines jet was shot out of the sky, killing all 298 people on board. Moscow has vehemently denied arming the rebels but the incident was met with a wave of condemnation of Russia and president Vladimir Putin....

There are a number of months to go before the tournament gets under way in June, so Panini devotees have plenty of time to amass their collections. With 682 stickers needed to complete the album - and packs of five stickers costing 80p in the UK - it will require some effort and no doubt, some shrewd swapping. There are 50 special - shiny - stickers to collect in addition to full player and team lists from every country featuring at the 2018 World Cyp....

Virat Kohli used only five bowlers, despite having Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar, and these five did their job exceedingly well. However, as good as the bowlers were, the batsmen were equally disappointing. There was absolutely no one in the batting line-up, except for captain Kohli, who threatened the Afghanistan bowlers. As a result, India posted its lowest total of this World Cup. With just 224 runs on the board, it was never going to be easy....

India are currently at the third position in the points table whereas West Indies are placed 8th. West Indies will have to play the remainder of the tournament without the services of their star all-rounder, Andre Russell. Russell’s absence will likely hurt the West Indies team’s progress during the slog overs. But with or without Russell, they will have to defeat India on Thursday in order to keep their slim semi-final hopes alive....

Not many all-rounders in India have become greats of the game in India. In recent times, the likes of Irfan Pathan and Stuart Binny have emerged on the scene and given hope to fans. While Irfan was a vital cog of the Indian team for about 4-5 years before fading off, Binny, the son of the famous Indian fast-bowler, Roger Binny, did not have much to appreciate in his career....

Between the two teams, Pakistan have a slightly better chance at qualifying for the semifinals as they still have to play 3 games after this encounter. Pakistan will be facing New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in their next 3 matches. South Africa on another hand will be left with just two matches after this contest. They will have to play Sri Lanka and Australia in their last two matches....

Besides improving his batting by leaps and bounds consistently over the years, the 30-year-old has also been working on his on-field behavior after becoming the Indian Captain. And, this is clearly visible in his press conferences and recent interviews. Though he is still very aggressive, he has made some great gestures in recent years. In the following slides, we have discussed such three incidents when Kohli won the hearts of the fans in lieu of his beautiful gestures....

West Indies were handicapped by the fact that Evin Lewis had suffered a hamstring injury while fielding and didn’t come out to open, so chasing 292 was always going to be difficult. Things got even tougher when the Windies lost Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran early in the innings. Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer launched a counter-attack on the Kiwis and put them under pressure. At one stage, they seemed to be running away with the game before Lockie Ferguson took two wickets in two balls....

World Cup-bound official Al Mirdasi, 32, was hit with a life-long suspension by the SAFF having confessed to offering to fix Saturday’s King’s Cup final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Faisaly in Saudi Arabia. Denied from participating in any football-related activity for life, the SAFF has also called on FIFA to withdraw Al Mirdasi from next month’s World Cup, while approving his life ban on an international level. “Following the appointment of the referee, Fahad Al Mirdasi, to manage the match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Faisaly in the Cup final, Mr....

To win the world championship, a team needs to play cricket with utmost dedication and character. In tournaments like the World Cup, a big win can help the team garner a ton of momentum while a huge loss can kill the confidence of the players. Hence, the winning team should look to maintain their momentum as long as the day of the finale arrives. There have been 5 instances in World Cup history that the winners had a 100% win percentage in the entire tournament....

PUMP UP THE VOLUME Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi are headlining the closing ceremony before the final. They’ll be singing the tournament’s official song , “Live It Up,” which has oddly been absent from soundtracks at stadiums around Russia. The three will make their first appearance together in Russia at a Friday news conference. FIFA and its broadcasting partners may be hoping for a less eventful show than the opening ceremony, when British singer Robbie Williams stuck out his middle finger at the camera during his act at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow....

Martins used to work for a Portuguese company called Martifer, a multinational industrial group which is based on metallic construction and solar energy sectors. The crane had been removed as the work at the site has almost being completed, revealed Miguel Capobiango, Manau’s World Cup secretary. He is the third worker to have died in an accident linked with construction in Manaus as a similar incident happened last year when a certain Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, died after falling from a height of 35-meter....

Former New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee on Friday said that the Black Caps winning on Sunday against Australia would be the country’s finest moment in sport. Co-hosts New Zealand entered the final of the World for the first time with a victory over South Africa in the semi-finals on Tuesday. They now face four-time world champion Australia in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Cricket is a secondary sport in the rugby-mad nation but the New Zealand public has been captivated by the aggression and success of skipper Brendon McCullum’s side, whom Hadlee rates as the best side the country has ever produced for a World Cup....

A rerun of the title match from 2019 which MVG won 7-3, the first player to seven sets will lift The Sid Waddell Trophy and bank a top prize of £500,000. Will it be world title number four for Van Gerwen or a first for Smith? The winner will also go to the top of the world rankings. A field of 96 players representing 28 different countries are set to compete at the Alexandra Palace in London during the 30th edition of the PDC World Darts Championship....

This is the only match-play event on tour. It also had a bit of a facelift since its inauguration in 1999. MORE: PGA Tour winners of 2015-16 The event originally was single-elimination all the way through. Players competed in a 64-man bracket very similar to the NCAA Tournament. Last year, the event adopted a World Cup-like format that features 16 groups of four golfers. One player will win his group, then enter a single-elimination knockout stage with 16 golfers remaining....