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Flash goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo was named the match’s MVP after making three stops on the Washington Spirit in a shootout that her side won, 3-2, after a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes. The Flash were the fourth and final team to qualify for the NWSL playoffs but topped the NWSL Shield-winning Portland Thorns in extra time in the semifinal. The team becomes the league’s third champion after the Thorns won the inaugural crown in 2013 and FC Kansas City won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015....

The publisher of the lucrative “Call of Duty” franchise enjoyed a stellar financial first quarter and says it anticipates little interruption in its ability to carry that momentum through the rest of 2020. Activision’s statement provides good news for fans of “Call of Duty” who have been worried the next installment of the annual fall release would be delayed due to work-from-home directives to protect against COVID-19 (Activision’s headquarters are in Santa Monica, Calif....

The England international striker announced himself to the Premier League with two goals against the Gunners in last season’s meeting at Old Trafford, a game United won 3-2. Swedish striker Ibrahimovic picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in United’s 3-1 win over Swansea City last time out, meaning he’ll miss the game against Wenger’s side on Saturday. As a result, Rashford could be the direct replacement for the 35-year-old and lead the line at Old Trafford when the two sides meet in the early kickoff....

The 68-year-old Frenchman took time out to praise Brian Clough, but doubts whether the legendary manager’s success with Forest – including silverware on the domestic and continental stage – could be achievable in football today. Clough, who died aged 69 in 2004, guided Forest to back-to-back European Cup titles in 1979 and 1980. “He [Clough] is a special person in English football,” Wenger said ahead of Sunday’s trip to the City Ground, where Mark Warburton was sacked as head coach a week out from the club’s blockbuster fixture....

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, regrets terribly that he didn’t sign Welsh hotshot Gareth Bale when he had a chance. Wenger, who has been religiously following the movements of the winger ever since he was a young left-back at Southampton alongside future Gunner Theo Walcott, slipped up and let the Tottenham Hotspur steal him away from right under his nose. “I must confess it was a huge mistake as he can play in midfield....

Ali’s debut as Blade will mark the first live-action appearance of the Marvel character since 2004’s Blade: Trinity. While Snipes’ R-rated trilogy featuring the character was praised by fans, many are unsure how Ali (known for his award-winning roles in Moonlight and Green Book) would follow up with his own version for Marvel Studios, but Snipes remains confident that the actor will knock it out of the park. RELATED: Disney Plus Updates Its Marvel Banner To Reflect Phase 4...

Despite West Brom’s recent improvement under caretaker manager Darren Moore, goals from Wilfried Zaha and Patrick van Aanholt meant the central England club finished bottom of the standings. Zaha again impressed for the hosts and was rewarded with his ninth goal of the season in the second half, ensuring that what could have been a damaging season for his team finished positively. The in-form van Aanholt also scored his third goal in three games, securing all three points in a further show of the remarkable job Roy Hodgson has done in leading Palace to an 11th-place finish....

The Englishman and Portuguese clashed in late January when the Hammers took a point from the Blues at Stamford Bridge in a game where Mourinho accused the visitors of employing tactics akin to ’19th century football’. Ironically, the same criticisms were lobbed at the Chelsea boss after he employed a similar defensive approach in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield recently, where Brendan Rodgers was moved to criticise his tactics, claiming the Blues parked two buses in front of the Kop....

The 25-year-old’s performances this season have reportedly caught the eye of a number of Premier League clubs, with Crystal Palace said to have been hoping to lure him to Selhurst Park. However, Hugill has opted to link up with David Moyes’ men at London Stadium, with West Ham beating the deadline to snap up the striker on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. “I’m absolutely delighted,” Hugill told West Ham’s official website....

There was persistent rain at St. George’s Stadium in Grenada, Guyana on Monday, eliminating any possibility of play. It was not an ideal result for either team as the series is still tied at 1-1 after West Indies stunned the No. 1 ranked ODI side England in the second ODI by 26 runs at Bridgetown, Barbados. The rain stopped mid-way through the day, and the umpires decided that a 42 overs a side match could be played....

The Indian bowlers ran riot in the first T20I as they bundled out the West Indies for a paltry 95 runs. Washington Sundar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made the initial breakthroughs, sending back both the West Indies openers for ducks. Indian debutant, fast bowler Navdeep Saini, came on to bowl the fifth over of the innings. In his very first over in international cricket, Saini got ride of Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer off successive deliveries to nullify the threat the two left-handers could have posed to left-arm spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Krunal Pandya....

Pakistan has never scored more than 134 runs in an innings against West Indies at the World Cup. They have also never been able to take all 11 wickets in an innings against West Indies. Let us now look at some of the key stats in matches between these two teams at the World Cup. Key stats from West Indies vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup 285/4 by West Indies in 2017 is the highest team total....

Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard rifled a pass in the direction of Shelton Gibson early in the first quarter of Saturday night’s Cactus Bowl. Gibson got drilled and the ball popped into the air, landing right in the hands of Sun Devils linebacker Salamo Fiso. What a weird interception — except Fiso then juggled the ball in the direction of WVU wideout Daikiel Shorts. All of this ended in an 18-yard completion for a first down....

The Danish tennis star reached her first career Grand Slam final five years ago at the US Open. Meanwhile, ninth seeded, Ivanovic beat Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 7-5. The Serb finished the first set within half an hour. She was 1-4 down in the second set, but she tied the score after winning three straight love games and closed the match 7-5. 0 votes

Vasek Pospisil of Canada and Jack Sock of the US, who had beaten India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in the first round, beat Paes and Stepanek 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 in the $4,017,355 hard court event on Wednesday night. Paes and Stepanek had received a bye in the first round. 0 votes

New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) today said it runs the risk of losing the hosting rights of the upcoming Asian Junior Championships in New Delhi if the Pakistani grapplers are not allowed to compete in the event, beginning July 17. WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, also an MP, informed the media that they are yet to get clearance form the Ministry of Home Affairs to conduct the event due to ambiguity over participation of Pakistani grapplers....

The past two seasons at this event have been a lot of guessing around which stats will be key to success but after gaining a little bit of a sample size the picture becomes a little more clear. Off-the-tee players can opt to either bomb and gouge with the driver, which will set up under 100 yards on most approach shots, or just as easily club down and still have just a wedge or short iron on approach....

As a part of the ‘Yahoo! Smart Phones, Smart Fun!’ program, Mayer clearly is hitting at making Yahoo! the most enjoyable place to work. Don’t we all wish we were at Yahoo!. Making her staff happy and giving them a morale boost, Mayer initiated this program only for employees based in the US. Not only making these latest handsets up for grabs, Mayer also said that their bills would be footed by Yahoo!...

Wenger has regularly been linked with leading the Three Lions but instead stayed put at Arsenal, where his 22-year tenure will end after Sunday’s match at Huddersfield Town. The 68-year-old has yet to confirm his next move, with Paris Saint-Germain reportedly interested in appointing him to a general manager position. But Wenger indicated international management could yet be on the agenda, although he would like to see Southgate remain with England beyond his current contract, which expires in 2020....

Sanchez was surprisingly left out of the starting XI as Wenger’s side were beaten 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday. The Chilean came on at half-time and set up Danny Welbeck to make it 2-1, but that was as good as it got for Arsenal. Wenger defends selection call Explaining his decision to leave Sanchez out and start Olivier Giroud and Welbeck, Wenger said he wanted more of an aerial presence....