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The comments by Palihapitiya—who reportedly owns two percent of the NBA franchise, according to the New York Post—is the latest among recent controversies that have compromised the NBA’s relationship with China, with whom the franchise has garnered billion-dollar deals. What Did Chamath Palihapitiya Say Regarding China? During an episode of his All-In podcast, which aired Saturday, Palihapitiya and his co-hosts began a debate about the Joe Biden administration’s stance on Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs, while discussing the domestic economic and political situation in the U....

The draw for the Champions League was held in Monaco on 30th August 2018. As it stands the top two from each group will qualify for the knockout rounds of the competition, while the 3rd placed team in each group will drop down into the Europa League. So, let us find out which team has got an easier draw and which ones have a tough nut to crack: Group A Teams: Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge This is the group where each team will have the opportunity to improve their performance from last season....

With Chelsea, Valencia, Ajax, and Lille, Group H is stacked with sides that have immense attacking units but can be questioned at the back. Not many things are accurately predictable before a ball has been kicked, but expect plenty of entertaining fixtures from this group. A couple of these sides have never faced each other so it’ll be a group of firsts as well. Lille have never faced Chelsea or Ajax, and the English and Dutch sides have never met in competitive games....

Real Madrid will be looking to finish the Galatasaray job when they travel to the Turk Telekom Arena tonight. Fatih Terim and his boys will be looking to salvage some pride at least. A three goal deficit against a great team like Real Madrid is near impossible to overcome. They could borrow a leaf from the phenomenal Depor side under Javier Irueta who came from 4-1 down to dismantle an AC Milan team comprising of Andrea Pirlo, Kaka, Seedorf, etc....

Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones single-handedly gave the Raiders a miraculous win in Week 15 — he also quite literally single-handedly put Patriots quarterback Mac Jones in the turf on the game-sealing TD. The botched lateral that led to the touchdown has already become stuff of legend, and Jones’ explanation for what went wrong (rather, right) on that play may join it in NFL lore. Chandler broke down the play to NBC’s Peter King: (As an aside: “Mac was kind of standing there, looking at me with big eyes,” is an all-time classic line....

The latest offering from the WPT is its Alpha8 high-roller poker tournament series, which airs on FOX Sports. The tournament features some of the biggest players in the game at locations around the world competing in $100,000 buy-in tournaments. MORE: Selbst Becomes First Woman to Reach #1 | Nitsche Scores WSOP Hat Trick | Volpe Defeats Negreanu for bracelet The show had been airing on Sunday nights but just announced a move to Monday nights, still on FOX Sports in the United States....

Police spokesman Fred Enanga said the explosions happened within three minutes of each other. One blast was near the police station, the other near the parliamentary building. Lawmakers were seen evacuating a building nearby and body parts were scattered in the street, according to police and witnesses. “We give thanks to God. He has protected us,” witness Jane Among said near one of the blast scenes. “We first heard a blast, and then when we stayed a little we heard another blast and saw dust all over....

Johnson suffered the injury on the third day of San Diego’s training camp. He missed six games in 2015 with hamstring and groin injuries. MORE: NFL preseason power rankings If Johnson, 30, is placed on injured reserve his $2.9 million salary for this season will become guaranteed. Now the Chargers are forced to scramble to find a reliable third option at wide receiver alongside Keenan Allen and Travis Benjamin.

The NFL schedule for the last week of the regular season is set up so the Chargers, who host the Raiders at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, will be playing at the same time as the other AFC playoff hopefuls in Tennessee, Baltimore and Buffalo. The conference’s final two playoff spots, its two wild cards, will be decided during that time slot in Week 17. MORE: Watch the NFL live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

MORE: Barkley’s most head-shaking quotes | Barkley “sings” ‘One Shining Moment’ Here’s a rundown of what Barkley said about the Suns in his near five-minute rant: “They thew [former coach] Jeff Hornacek under the bus and ran over him. " “Look at them empty seats. " “Stale popcorn. " “The hot dogs have hard buns. " “The soda’s flat. " “The beer’s flat. " “Pretzels are hard as a rock....

Barkley, who publicly backed Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, said he was shocked by Tuesday’s results but called for unity in what has become a polarized nation. “I was in shock, I’m not gonna lie. I was totally surprised at the election results,” Barkley said. “That being said, we’ve got to move on. I was disappointed because my candidate didn’t win, No. 1. But like I said, it’s over now....

Asked about it on Thursday, Barkley revealed that the perception of his chumminess with Jordan during that series has always been false, rooted in a case of mistaken identity. MORE: Barkley offers Durant advice about Twitter | Chuck discusses playing drunk “Michael and I laughed about that 10 years, 20 years later,” said Barkley, whose final NBA game came 15 years ago Sunday. “They say we played golf together everyday, and we never played golf....

With lockdown measures easing in the U.S. and sports slowly resuming across the world, the Charles Schwab Challenge in Forth Worth, Texas, will be the first competitive golf tournament since The Players Championship was suspended after the first round on March 12. Since then, 13 weeks have passed and 11 tournaments have been canceled—The Players Championship and another six events that were due to be held before May 10, plus another five events that were scheduled between this weekend and July 19....

Which position? Or maybe, how many positions? Those are timely questions, and that’s where the comparisons start. Peppers is most often compared to Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson, who went on to be a Defensive Player of the Year and nine-time Pro Bowl selection after his career at Michigan. MORE: Jabrill Peppers scouting report Woodson, now an ESPN analyst, compared Peppers to yet another standout defensive back. “I see him really in a mode of ‘Honey Badger,’ ” Woodson told SN....

Charlie Sifford, the first African-American on the PGA Tour, died Feb. 3 in suburban Cleveland. Funeral services were held Friday at Moore’s Sanctuary A.M.E. Zion Church in Charlotte, N.C. MORE: Tiger bids farewell to Sifford | PHOTOS: Players who never won at The Masters Sifford was born in Charlotte in 1922. At that time, blacks and whites lived in separate worlds in the South due to segregation, and that included the golf course....

Strong could be South Florida’s new head coach as early as Thursday night, according to reports by Roy Cummings of floridafootballinsiders.com and Tampa television station WTSP. If the deal is finalized by then, it would come less than a day after Willie Taggart left USF to take over at Oregon, and less than three weeks after Strong was fired at Texas. MORE: Coaching carousel: Fired, hired, resigned Strong would take over a Bulls program that is 10-2 in 2016 and finished tied for first in the American Athletic Conference East Division....

While most series take the traditional route of following a single protagonist through the entirety of their journey, Chainsaw Man is currently being led by a protagonist other than Denji. The specific way in which this is being presented bears similarities to the multiple protagonists of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and might hint at the future of Chainsaw Man. RELATED:Animal Crossing Player Recreates Chainsaw Man Opening The ‘Part’ Structure Jojo is by far the most prolific series in anime that uses the structure of ‘parts’....

The goalscoring began swiftly when Sadio Mane’s opener was cancelled out by an own goal by James Milner before Georginio Wijnaldum restored the Reds’ lead in the 25th minute, before Edin Dzeko’s equalizer early in the second half gave Roma a glimmer of hope of staging another comeback. But the Romans couldn’t capitalize on their momentum and left it a tad too late as a Radja Nainggolan brace in the final 10 minutes of the game proved to be futile since AS Roma ran out of time and Liverpool subsequently booked their ticket to Kiev for the final of the Champions League against Real Madrid....

MORE: Seven overrated UCL players | Five greatest soccer hairstyles Many madridistas were disappointed in the summer when Real refused to make a move for Radamel Falcao. But coach Carlo Ancelotti was crystal clear. “My striker is Benzema,” he said repeatedly and Javier Hernandez was brought in instead to provide cover for the Frenchman. It was the correct call. Falcao, for all his quality and fabulous finishing, is not a striker who will work for others like Benzema, who drops deep to provide and create for Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo....