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A 4-2 win over Croatia in Moscow on Sunday secured France their second World Cup triumph, sparking non-stop celebrations back home. Supporters swarmed the Champs-Elysees, Paris’ most famous avenue, after the game and saw their heroes projected on to the Arc de Triomphe, with more than a million people reported to have taken to the street in the area to celebrate through the night. The France team set off from their Istra base in Russia on Monday morning and were greeted by swathes of fans at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport upon landing – coach Didier Deschamps and bleary-eyed captain Hugo Lloris appearing first from the aircraft with the famous trophy....

However, it wasn’t planned. Here’s how things unfolded. Ngannou was initially scheduled to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik on March 28 in the headliner of UFC on ESPN 8 and he started preparing for a full fledged five-round war. Unfortunately, the card had to be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the fight between Ngannou and Rozenstruik was pushed to April 18, the original date for UFC 249. We all know what followed next....

Standing at 6 feet 4 inches, ‘Bones’ enjoys a monstrous reach of 84 inches. He is an orthodox fighter who usually weighs 205 lbs. However, as Jones will be making his heavyweight debut in his next UFC fight, he might weigh anywhere under the 265-pound mark. Interestingly, ‘The Predator’ also stands at 6 feet 4 inches. However, the Cameroonian’s reach is an inch shorter than Jones’ at 83 inches. According to the UFC’s official stats, the orthodox fighter weighs 250 lbs....

The source of Martin’s suspension appears to have come from an exchange during a team huddle in the second half of the Gamecocks’ loss to No. 1 Florida. You don't need to be a gifted lip reader to determine the whole of what Martin yelled at Gamecocks freshman Duane Notice. For our purposes, we'll just say Martin's first word was "Answer" and leave it at that. Associate head coach Matt Figger will take Martin’s place for South Carolina’s regular season finale at Mississippi State on Saturday....

Grassley, 88, is one of the oldest and longest-serving senators, having held the seat for more than four decades. Franken, 64, a retired vice admiral in the Navy and a former Defense Department official, previously ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge Iowa’s other GOP senator, Joni Ernst, in 2020. This time, Franken won his party’s nomination with more than 55 percent of the vote in June....

With the introduction of the Storm King, Epic is rightfully celebrating the conclusion of a narrative arc that has been a long time in the making. And as part of that celebration, Epic’s inviting dedicated Fortnite: Save the World players to partake in an array of unique rewards. Today, Epic unveiled its plans for the official Storm King event, including the opportunity for players to earn a free real-world pin for defeating the boss....

Releasing earlier this morning, Update 3.3.1 adds new content for both Fortnite Battle Royale and Save the World players. Thankfully, the update didn’t require any downtime for the game and players won’t have to wait for a download to finish before jumping in to check out the new content. For fans of the incredibly popular PvP mode Battle Royale, the heavy shotgun is now available, joining with the recently released remote explosives....

According to the Fortnite Status official Twitter page, the downtime begins at 4 AM EST, or 2:30 PM IST. This means every match ongoing in Fortnite at that point of time will be terminated till the new update drops. What to expect in the v14.50 patch in Fortnite #1 Bug Fixes First things first, as much as we expect new content to roll out in Fortnite, we also expect the devs to cover all the bugs....

While this new version of Forza 3 has yet to be confirmed, a new listing bearing the “Ultimate Collection” stamp has appeared on the Australian OFLC ratings board website. With Gran Turismo 5 expected to finally be released this November for PS3, it’s a pretty safe bet that an official announcement for this ultimate collection of Forza 3 goodness should be on its way. Forza 3 has already had two versions released at retail and a handful of DLC on Xbox Live, so it wouldn’t be too big of a leap to speculate that an edition that bears the title of “ultimate” would come packaged with a healthy helping of either the digital and/or physical goodies that we’ve already seen released for the game....

As mentioned during Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference and touched on in the trailer below, Forza Motorsport 7 is being developed by franchise mainstays Turn 10 Studios and it will feature native 4K graphics on the Xbox One X. Not to mention, it will feature more than 700 cars for players to drive on a plethora of different tracks. The reveal of Forza Motorsport 7 didn’t really come as much of a surprise to most fans of the racing franchise....

It’s a substantial addition to an already expansive Forza Horizon 3 that also includes its own series of new challenge events. A limited number are open initially and more unlock as “stars” are collected through their completion. There are over 50 different events to take part in within an area that features 50 new roads to be discovered. This system of earning stars to open more events is different than how advancement is handled throughout the rest of the game, adding a layer of complexity that is required of the player which may or may not go over well....

At that time, the statement sounded rational as Juventus, the Serie A’s defending champions and arguably the best Italian club in the competition were thoroughly dominated and dismantled by Jupp Heynckes’ all-conquering Bavarian horde. They were dominated as the Germans outplayed the Italians at every aspect of the game. Milan, the only other Italian team of note last year, lost in last 16 stage of the competition as they were subjugated by mighty Barcelona....

Announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, Forza Motorsport is the eighth game in the mainline series, and is acting as somewhat of a reboot for the franchise. Along with an overhaul of the game’s mechanics and racing systems, 2023’s Forza Motorsport’s graphics and physics systems are also being built from the ground up, and if the deep-dive shown during the showcase is anything to go by, then it may just be one of the most technically impressive games of all time....

Tim Walters helped organize rallies with the group ReOpen Maryland, demanding that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan rescind his stay-at-home order in April. Earlier this week, Walters said he had tested positive for COVID-19 in a series of Facebook videos, some of which have since been deleted. “I was diagnosed yesterday at the ER with COVID-19 and here I am months after not wearing a mask at rallies, churches and so on and so it’s funny how capricious this thing is,” Walters said in a video on Tuesday, according to The Capital Gazette, who first reported on the test result....

Woollim Entertainment confirmed on January 31 that Lee Hyeop and Cha Junho of the group have tested positive for COVID-19. Yun-seong and Chang-uk both tested positive for Covid-19 on February 1, despite both having tested negative the day before. They also had moderate symptoms such as a sore throat, so they opted to repeat the PCR test. Each member, including those who are negative, is maintaining their self-quarantine and following the authorities’ directives....

He went on to be the top goalscorer in Arsenal’s Invincibles season. For 49 games, the Gunners went undefeated; a feat which has been matched by no other English club since. He is now widely regarded as one of the best players to ever grace the English soil, and it’s not difficult to see why. He aims to get into management. This was seen by his desire to take on the Belgium national team as an assistant coach....

Gamers the world over are eagerly awaiting to see which other mainstays will be making their reemergence in the new PlayStation 4 console-exclusive beat ’em up. While the likes of Ryu and Chun-Li joining the fray was never a question to fans, a recent report indicates that four additional fighters may have been leaked for Street Fighter V. According to Siliconera, four additional fighters from throughout the series’ past will be making their return in the next game....

While many fans have embraced his saying “Puig your friend,” some of his fellow major leaguers won’t be calling him a friend based on things that have happened this season. His incident Saturday with Cubs reliever Pedro Strop, which was punctuated by Strop calling Puig “stupid as f—,” was the latest in a series of conflicts in which Puig has been at the center: MORE: Sign up for DAZN and watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a live MLB whiparound show...

With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 running rampant, record numbers of people catching COVID again—even if they’re vaccinated— and sports leagues getting hit hard by the virus, calls for another round of stimulus checks could grow louder. Stephanie Bonin, a restaurant owner in Denver, Colorado, launched her petition on Change.org last year, and it has picked up steam over the year as many people are still out of work....

After the tweet was read live on air, Bila made light of the president’s remarks, which numerous members of Congress quickly blasted as “racist.” The Fox News co-host quipped: “Someone’s feeling very comedic today.” She then argued that Trump was “making an important point.” “He’s trying to say that the values that built this country, everything from, you know, securing the border and being a nation of laws to, you know, freedom of speech on college campuses, whatever issue you’re talking about, a lot of times these are the very issues that the left is trying to obstruct,” she argued....