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The issues for Simone, also known as GCH CH Poole’s Ide Say No More CD RN CGC, appeared to begin when the judge — reportedly Theresa Hundt — tried to walk past her during the group judging stage Tuesday night. While the FS1 broadcast’s camera angle made it appear Simone may have lunged toward Hundt, Simone’s co-handler, Hannah Loonsk, confirmed to Sporting News on Thursday that the three-year-old spaniel actually jumped away from the judge....

The growing excitement from American fans has led to McKennie being a player many were hoping to see called into the U.S. national team training camp for October’s World Cup qualifiers, despite the fact he has never been in a USMNT camp before. One person who had no problem with coach Bruce Arena choosing to leave out the 19-year-old is McKennie himself. “We have the [World Cup] qualification in play right now and I can understand if I don’t get a call right away because it’s pretty risky to call an unfamiliar face in such an important time,” McKennie told Goal ....

Tiger Woods has dominated Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, but the eight-time champion failed to qualify for the first time since its inception back in 1999. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is also absent from the field , as the defending champion is still recovering from an ankle injury. Most of the world’s top 50 golfers will tee it up starting Thursday. There are a number of intriguing matchups for the first two rounds....

“A new game begins,” writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a statement shared by Netflix Korea, promising that the gripping drama about a deadly survival competition would return with “a newer game and even more amazing story.” Hwang also confirmed the return of two key Season 1 characters—Gi-hun, or contestant No. 456 (played by Lee Jung-jae) and the Front Man (played by Lee Byung-hun, currently starring in Our Blues on Netflix)....

The Gunners sit seventh in the Premier League, having netted 30 goals, level with Tottenham but behind the tallies of Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City. Indeed, runaway leaders City have plundered an impressive 52 strikes from 17 matches to open up a commanding 11-point advantage over closest challengers United at the top of the table. Pep Guardiola’s men are already 19 points ahead of Arsenal, leaving Wenger to question his team’s relatively meagre return in the final third....

Meadows is facing a storm of bad press as the January 6 committee hearings continue. A report by Rolling Stone, published July 13, 2022 claims that Meadows may take the fall for January 6, including potential criminal charges. In December 2021, Meadows handed over a Powerpoint presentation to the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riots titled “Election Fraud, Foreign Interference & Options for 6 Jan,” allegedly detailing how the Trump administration planned to overturn the contest....

Chadli’s first goal in his first appearance of the season after recovering from a muscle strain in his right leg was cancelled out by Riyad Mahrez but took 10th-placed West Brom to 10 points from eight games. West Brom, who are away at Southampton on Saturday, face a tough test against league leaders Manchester City later this month and Chadli said the team must improve on Monday’s display. “We’ve got great players in the team so we need to show more composure on the ball, but I think we will do that next game, I’m very positive about that,” Chadli told British media....

West Ham reject £20m Payet bid from Marseille Slaven Bilic revealed on Thursday that Payet had informed the club of his desire to leave, and Goal understands that he has now refused to play for the Hammers, having set his heart on a move to Marseille. West Ham rejected a £20 million bid, plus £2.5m in add-ons, from the French side earlier this week, with the club taking the stance that Payet would not be sold in this transfer window....

Television cameras captured the Spanish striker in what appeared to be a heated discussion with a member of the Hammers’ staff shortly after Michail Antonio replaced the injured Marko Arnautovic. Manager Manuel Pellegrini later dismissed claims of wrongdoing on Perez’s part, claiming he opted for Antonio because of the urgent need for a replacement. In a post on social media, the former Arsenal forward wrote: “Given the false information spread by the media that has affected my image, I am obliged to explain the only truth: I have never ever refused to warm up in my whole career, let alone play a match....

The France international made 39 appearances in the 2016-17 campaign, but only 11 of his 29 Premier League outings saw him handed a starting role. Alexis Sanchez – who is generating plenty of transfer talk of his own – was often favoured as a central striker. Petit has faith in Wenger Goal recently revealed that West Ham are among those willing to offer Giroud a way out of Emirates Stadium in a £20 million deal, but Wenger insists the 30-year-old forward is still a big part of his plans....

A victory over Everton this weekend would move the Hammers to level on points with Watford in 10th, but they face a tough task this weekend, with Ronald Koeman’s men harbouring ambitions of qualifying for Europe. The Toffees are seventh and sit level on points with a slowly imploding Arsenal, though they have played two games more. WEST HAM INJURIES While Michail Antonio continues to be on the sidelines, Slaven Bilic will have been boosted by the return of Winston Reid to first-team training....

The 24-year-old joined the Hammers from Olympiacos in August 2016 but has struggled to establish himself having featured in just 13 league games in his debut season. In clearing his name from the rumours linking him to Juventus, Napoli and Genoa, Masuaku took to Twitter to clear the air, restating his commitment to helping the Hammers who are currently in the relegation zone. “In order to avoid any misunderstandings I’d like to stress out that neither me or my agent (Panos Galariotis) know mr....

Having dismissed the tourists for 187 in their first innings on day one, the hosts, starting the morning at 30 without loss, reached stumps at 272 for six, a lead of 85 runs with four wickets in hand with two established batsmen - Darren Bravo and captain Jason Holder - at the crease. Bravo’s display of patience and discipline in getting to 33 not out after four hours at the crease typified the West Indies effort against a purposeful England bowling attack led by the aggressive but desperately unlucky Stuart Broad....

Tough the Windies have been touring India since 1948/49, the two countries began playing ODI series against each other only from 1983 onwards. Till now, there have been six bilateral ODI series between West Indies and India in India. At present, the head-to-head record stands tied at 3 series wins apiece. The history The results of these series are as mentioned below: · 1983/84 – West Indies won the 5 match ODI series 5-0...

The West Indies have been in England for almost a month and will be keen to get on the field and compete against a strong English outfit. The three Tests will be played behind closed doors as part of precautions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. England will be without their regular Test skipper Joe Root for the Southampton Test as he will be attending the birth of his second child....

The conditions at Florida were a mystery owing to the overcast and muggy conditions preceding the start of the T20I series. The pitch for the first T20I was two-paced, not conducive to free stroke-play, and that spelled doom for the hosts. The pitch is expected to play similarly for the second T20I tonight. How quickly can the West Indies batsmen learn to curb their enthusiasm and play according to situation?...

Bosingwa performed his best impersonation of an awkward Portugese defender against Spurs, often helped out by the magnanimous Terry. Paulo Ferriera is back to his right-back duties for Chelsea and will be sporting the trendy face-mask today to protect his fractured face. Boxing day specialist Frank Lampard, has scored 7 league goals against Fulham will partner Meireles and Romeu in midfield with Mata playing in the ‘ Messi role’ ....

The convention is being moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, after Democratic officials from Governor Roy Cooper’s office could not come to an agreement with the Republican National Committee (RNC) over safety and crowd size restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Although the RNC has yet to make an official decision on a new host city, Justice said President Donald Trump called him earlier to inform him the convention won’t be in West Virginia....

Videos were posted online showing what sounded like Gov. Justice encouraging businesses that are to resume under plans to partly reopen the state to do so “only if they f*****g follow the guidelines to keep West Virginia safe.” Following the conference, Justice posted a short clip on social media denying he said the explicit word, adding he has never said the f-word in his entire life. “Today at our news briefing there was an audio glitch,” Justice said....

Reports emerged from Fresno, California, on Monday afternoon that the city’s Unified School District would be releasing students early amid a dangerous confluence of circumstances. According to Your Central Valley, HVAC systems at Starr Elementary School, located in Northwest Fresno, were failing on Tuesday, leaving the building without air conditioning. Due to surging heat in the Central Valley region, students were released early to keep them from overheating in class....