Posts

The raids are part of the FBI-led investigation that led to the arrests of several FIFA officials on Tuesday. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said during a Wednesday press conference that corruption was involved in bidding for the World Cup in 2010 and Brazil’s sponsorship with a major U.S. sportswear company. That sportswear company is believed to be Nike, which said it has “been cooperating” with the investigation and will continue to do so....

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Newly appointed sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday assured the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of full support to make the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup a grand success. AIFF secretary-general Kushal Das and vice-president Ankur Dutta met Sonowal for 30 minutes and the minister assured all-out support from the government for the 2017 event. “It was indeed a pleasure to meet the Sports Minister on his first day in office....

Most of the clubs out there are regularly breaking their own transfer records in an attempt to keep up with the competition. While the majority of clubs spend the bulk of their budget on attacking players, it is not uncommon for defenders to move for large sums of money. Especially nowadays, where full-backs are an important part of a team’s attacking unit and top quality centre-backs are hard to find, clubs are demanding higher transfer fees to part ways with their top defensive players....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex launched Archewell Audio with a festive special in December 2020 but have produced no new content since. The press release at the time of the announcement declared the full podcast was “not expected to debut until 2021.” Yet 2021 has now passed and the podcast has still not appeared. Fans of the couple need not give up, however, as a team of three producers is being put together to work on a new weekly show for Archewell Audio that will feature “high profile women....

Spotify Is Mulling Podcast Subscriptions This development comes as Apple preps to launch paid podcast subscriptions sometime in May 2021. According to The Wall Street Journal, Spotify will soon launch its new feature as part of the continuing expansion of podcast services on its platform. “With Apple making its move into subscription, there is this platform war emerging,” said Josh Lindgren, head of Creative Artists Agency’s podcast department. Spotify’s content head Dawn Ostroff says renewed interest in podcasting legitimizes its own moves in the space....

Spotify describes the device as a ‘smart player for your car’ with the aim of making it easier to get your hit of music, news and podcasts when you’re on the school run, commute or a huge road trip. How to get a Spotify Car Thing While Spotify has officially announced the Car Thing, it’s a very limited launch so you can’t just order one online and wait for it to arrive....

First revealed back in 2019, Recompile will see players take control of a “semi-sapient” program in a sprawling 3D world known as the Mainframe. As they explore, they can unlock various traversal abilities in classic Metroidvania fashion to aid them on their journey to achieve true sentience. A big selling point is game’s claim to a story with “multiple, highly dynamic critical paths,” meaningful choices and a potentially unique narrative....

San Antonio was eliminated by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Play-In Tournament this season. The fact that they even made it to that stage given their 34-48 record should be enough to warrant this past season a success given how young the roster was as the franchise looks to rebuild for the future. Dejounte Murray was the team’s leading man and earned himself his first All-Star selection with his play, averaging 21....

The temporary measure, signed into law by President Bush on Aug. 5, gave the U.S. intelligence community broad new powers to eavesdrop on telephone and e-mail communications overseas without seeking warrants from the surveillance court. The law expires in six months and is expected to be the subject of intense debate in the months ahead. On Monday, McConnell—questioned by Sen. Joe Lieberman—claimed the law, intended to remedy what the White House said was an intelligence gap, had helped to “facilitate” the arrest of three suspects believed to be planning massive car bombings against American targets in Germany....

Omar was the first of two Muslim women elected to the U.S. Congress. Melton-Meaux, who had never run for office before, referred to Omar as “divisive,” pointing to remarks Ilhan had made during her first term in Congress that were construed as anti-Semitic. Melton-Meaux’s campaign was fueled by large donations from outside sources, including Colorado Governor Jared Polis. With 97.9 percent of precincts reporting, Omar received 57.21 percent of the vote while Melton-Meaux garnered 39....

Square Enix is a high-profile company that would be desirable to many businesses due to the eternal popularity of Final Fantasy. However, the games that made Square Enix the giant it is today were released decades ago. By Square’s admission in its earnings release, the sales of its games year to year are currently on the decline, which has caused it to make up the difference by consolidating. RELATED: Square Enix President Releases Another NFT-Focused New Year Letter...

The innovation itself is a style of shooting that is closer to the a hitscan system, rather than the more physics based projectile system that can offer a more immersive experience. However, according to the wording in the patent itself, Square Enix is somewhat aware that causing the aiming cursor to make the final decision that a shot has landed can cause a lack of interest on its own....

With Tactics Ogre: Reborn’s release date looming on the horizon, Square Enix has been providing fans with a look into some of the features that this remaster will bring. This includes revised battle mechanics, remastered sound effects and music, and even fully voiced cutscenes. The official Square Enix website even details the many classes and characters that players can recruit to their army, along with what has changed between the original game and this upcoming remaster....

Mumbai, Jan 8 (PTI) Former junior national champion Ramit Tandon pulled off a surprise by ousting 9/16 seed Joshua Masters of England in three straight games to enter the second round of the USD 70,000 CCI International JSW Indian Squash Circuit 2019 here Tuesday. The 26-year-old finance professional-turned squash pro from Kolkata, currently ranked 68th on the PSA and a member of the countrys Commonwealth Games squad last year in Gold Coast, Australia, stunned the 52nd-ranked Masters 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 in 36 minutes at the Cricket Club of India (CCI)....

Gunathilaka was 44 not out and Karunaratne unbeaten on 42 to leave Sri Lanka 93 without loss after the home side won the toss and decided to bat first. South Africa’s three-pronged pace attack of Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi was unable to break through for a wicket in the opening session. The closest South Africa got to a wicket was when it opted to review after a leg before wicket shout off Gunathilaka was turned down by umpire Rod Tucker off Rabada’s bowling....

“The wicket looks dry, it might take a little bit of turn from the very first day itself but we’d like to put the runs on the board and then put pressure on the Aussies,” Mathews said. Jon Holland, who was added to the Australian squad after fellow left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe sustained a hamstring injury in their 106-run defeat at Pallekele on Saturday, makes his test debut on a track that tends to offer plenty of turn....

For the first time in four seasons, the Blues won a playoff series, finishing off the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks with a 3-2 win in Game 7 at Scottrade Center on Monday. It was Troy Brouwer who scored the go-ahead goal 8:31 into the third period, and the Blues fended off a furious rally from Chicago that included a heart wrenching double-post Brent Seabrook near-goal that would have tied the game in the closing minutes....

An online auction of 400 lots of Musial memorabilia began Thursday through Heritage Auctions of Dallas. Bidding ends Nov. 7 through Nov. 9, depending on the lot. Musial died in January at age 92, a year after his wife, Lillian, died. The family kept numerous mementos from his life and career and gave away many others to the Cardinals organization, friends and others. MORE: Most beloved | Notable deaths of 2013 | “The Man” wasn’t just a nickname...

Even if the president had billions to spend on shoring up the Russians, it is unlikely that he can buy Yeltsin a way out of trouble. The Russian president has been badly weakened by a power struggle that turned into a constitutional crisis. For a year and a half he has tried to impose radical economic reform, mostly through presidential decree, bypassing a conservative Russian Legislature stocked with communist holdovers and rabid nationalists....