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However, things aren’t as smooth as they seem, if we take a closer look. Before the start of the World Cup, India’s primary concern was the number 4 position. KL Rahul’s promising displays in the warm-ups helped him occupy the position, but with Shikhar Dhawan’s injury, the Karnataka-born batsman was shifted to the top of the order. Vijay Shankar, who is rated highly for his all-round abilities, has failed to justify his selection....

Both the teams have got their key players in form and that’s what is important in a long tournament like the World Cup. India’s top three have got going whereas New Zealand’s middle-order is back to business. The likes of Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ross Taylor have got some useful runs under their belt before an important game. Even the bowlers for both the teams are doing a phenomenal job....

Shami and Jasprit Bumrah completely dismantled the Afghanistan batting lineup, and India scraped through to a win by 11 runs. Bhuvneshwar has been down with a hamstring niggle, and bowled just 2.4 overs against Pakistan before he had to leave the ground. But he returned for practice sessions on Tuesday; although he wasn’t able to go on the ground due to rain, he practiced along with Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Vijay Shankar in the indoor nets....

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....

Not only has he lived up to the lofty expectations but he appears to be on the verge of establishing a new standard of excellence for French Canadian-born prospects. A bruising winger with exceptional puck skills, Lafreniere was raised in the Montreal suburb of Saint-Eustache, Que., and currently plays for the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. It’s the same organization that produced two of the last three Canadian-born forwards from the Quebec League to go first overall — Vincent Lecavalier in 1998 and Sidney Crosby in 2005....

The 2023 World Juniors begin on Boxing Day in the Maritimes, as the best U20 players from around the world gather for 11 days of competition. From current NHL players to potential draft picks, the games will be littered with draft selections from the last two draft classes, as well as a handful of 2023 draft-eligible players looking to improve their stock ahead of next year’s draft. It’s an opportunity for some lesser-known prospects to flourish and become household names in the hockey world....

The 10-team tournament has been a mainstay in international competition. The tournament has been played every year since 1977, even as the IIHF and the junior teams had to navigate through COVID-19. It’s a chance for the best teenagers and young prospects in the world to showcase their skills on the international level, as well as have the opportunity to leave the tournament with a medal around their necks....

World of Warcraft’s weekly reset arrived yesterday and brought with it a new rank cap for the Legendary Cloak that was introduced with 8.3’s release. The cloak is a very powerful item and players need to level it up as much as possible not only to increase their item level, but also to increase their corruption resistance and sanity loss reduction percentage. RELATED: World of Warcraft: How Does The N’Zoth Raid End?...

RELATED: 10 Things About Warcraft Lore You’d Never Know (If You Never Played The RTS Games) WoW’s story mainly focuses on the endless conflict between The Horde and Alliance factions, but there are times when they are forced to work together, and each faction has seen numerous champions rise and fall. WoW’s lore is vast and detailed, and there are plenty of powerful Horde characters in it, but the Alliance has powerful characters as well-some of whom are stronger than others....

Maldraxxus, the realm sworn to defend the Shadowlands from invasion, has attacked Bastion’s Temple of Courage via the flying necropolis Zolramas. Ransacking the stored anima and sacrificing Kyrians to power their dark magic, these undead enemies are the vanguard of a coming apocalypse if not stopped. Now, Azeroth’s champions must defeat these enemies to prevent the rest of Bastion from being destroyed. Here’s what players should expect. RELATED: World of Warcraft: 10 Things Fans Miss From Previous Expansions...

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is bringing focus back to its roots: the dragonflights and their connection with the titans. The godlike Pantheon has been established as a cornerstone of Warcraft lore since WoW Classic, and the dragon Aspects began appearing as early as Warcraft 2. Understanding the titans, their Keepers, and their connection to the dragons of Azeroth will be fundamental to the story of Dragonflight. RELATED: World of Warcraft: Why Wrathion is a Big Deal for the Black Dragonflight...

Despite the freedom afforded to World of Warcraft players, there were a few rules to follow. One among them was Blizzard’s insistence on only making Uncommon items and above eligible for transmog, while the other was about restricting transmog within its own armor class. Though the developers still seem intent on enforcing the latter, the former will see its restrictions lifted with the release of Patch 10.0.5. RELATED:World of Warcraft Players in China Will Be Able to Download Character Data Before Shutdown...

RELATED: Things to Do During WoW Classic Wrath Prepatch (WotLK) The Classic version of Brewfest isn’t exactly the same as retail, with some differences when it comes to the names of Achievements or the quest rewards. Players of either version of World of Warcraft can enjoy the holiday of Brewfest, which looks suspiciously like the German holiday of Oktoberfest, or more like a caricature of it based on a twisted fantasy world....

The central focus of the Dragonflight narrative is the fight to reclaim the ancestral homeland of the Dragonflights of Azeroth. They must overcome their ancient adversary and reignite their Oathstones to ensure that they have a future. Failure to accomplish this could result in the end of Azeroth as players know it. Therefore Dragonflight requires the attention of Azeroth’s residents, but it does not seem to concern the leaders of the Horde and Alliance....

The experience boosts for retail and Classic WoW–called Winds of Wisdom and Joyous Journeys respectively–increase all experience points earned by 50%. Though the two buffs provide similar benefits, they won’t be around for the same amount of time. RELATED: World of Warcraft: A Popular Hearthstone Villain Might Appear in Dragonflight The Winds of Wisdom buff for retail World of Warcraft began on July 19, and ends on weekly resets during the first week of August–Tuesday, August 2–for players in the United States....

Mateias pleaded guilty to one count of intentional damage to a protected computer back in February. Mateias launched his DDoS attacks between February and September 2010, usually after having disputes with other players in the game. His attacks on the World of Warcraft European servers made it impossible for some subscribers to access the game at all. Blizzard’s successful case against Mateias isn’t the only court case it has won recently....

Since the beginning of the Warcraft series in the 90s, the orcs have been among the most prominent races and have produced the most iconic leaders of the Horde. Following the liberation of the orcs by Thrall, the orcs overcame the blood curse put on them by the Burning Legion. Since then, the orcs have become the driving force behind one of Azeroth’s superpowers and turned the Horde into the red-clad foil to their blue-armored foes, the Alliance....

After dropping a big cinematic reveal trailer and some initial details about the next World of Warcraft expansion in 2019, news on the Shadowlands front has been pretty quiet. This isn’t too surprising and follows Blizzard’s usual reveal and promotion timeline for a WoW expansion pack. A lot of progress seems to have been made on the alpha servers and fans who really want to find nitty gritty details about the content can always look at report from those servers, but keep in mind details may change and spoilers could be revealed....

The twin male and female cubs weighed in at 7.5 ounces and 7.4 ounces, respectively, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding reported Thursday. The average weight of a newborn panda is roughly five ounces. It took the pair’s mother, Po, about five hours to give birth to the pair, after her water broke at 4.47 a.m. local time. The male cub was born first at 7.14 a.m. and the female followed at 9....

The Red Sox have won 10 games in the postseason, and Monday night was the fifth time that they were victorious in a contest where their batters had double-digit strikeouts. Boston's lineup has combined for a record 156 strikeouts in the postseason. MORE: Recap | Box score | Must-see photos | TV schedule Ortiz went 3-for-4 with an RBI double, moving to 11-for-15 in the series — at 20-for-42 in his World Series career, his ....