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Early in November the company is heading to Saudi Arabia for the controversial Crown Jewel event. The whole event has been a PR disaster for the WWE. The murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi has turned the eyes of the world towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and as a result, has left the WWE in an incredibly tricky situation. In the eyes of many fans, the company going ahead with the event is akin to selling their soul to the devil, and following the success of Evolution, the decision to still hold the event has left a sour taste in the mouths of a lot in the WWE Universe....

Having missed out on the quota places at the Asian Games last year, they have to work extra hard to secure the lucrative spots. The women’s team will be playing against Malaysia over the course of the next seven days as part of their preparations for the qualifiers scheduled for later this year. The team will be led by season campaigner and goalkeeper Savita Punia in the absence of Rani Rampal....

This loophole closed April 8 when an SEC proposal passed what essentially permits FBS schools to only conduct on-campus camps or at facilities they normally use for practice or competition. It also prevents FBS coaches from being employed at another school’s camp. Although the proposal awaits final approval by the NCAA Board of Governors, it has been met with criticism by some players, coaches and administrators who argue the change limits recruiting opportunities for players and limits additional income and professional development chances for coaches....

This is the week that changes for Brett Hundley—good or bad. This is where UCLA can become a serious threat in the Pac-12 and national championship races, and he can become a serious threat to win the Heisman Trophy. The rise of UCLA late last season and through this fall has been all about the emergence of one of the game’s most talented (and overlooked) quarterbacks. It was Hundley who nearly did enough last year to lead the Bruins to the Pac-12 title....

A TikTok user, who calls herself Ying, shared a clip to her account, @ying.hxxx, showing herself walking in the foreground, with her garden shelter in the background. Ying then turns her back to the camera and jumps over the wooden structure, landing behind it. She puts her hands in her pockets and walks away—as she now simultaneously resembles a giant while her back yard appears to be the size of a doll’s house....

The moment was captured on film in the waters near Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, and was shared on TikTok on August 26. “They were acting curious and friendly and came to each side of the boat. As we’ve grown up around them, we knew there was no danger in the interaction,” Chanel Nadeau Beaudoin, who posted the video, told Storyful. Despite their ominous name, killer whales are generally no danger to humans, and have never been recorded killing a human in the wild....

The shooter/tower defense hybrid series has attracted gamers since the original’s release way back in 2011. Unlike the studio did in the previous game, Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Robot Entertainment has opted to move away from traditional console gaming on the PS4 and has instead declared exclusivity to Google Stadia. Showcasing new and familiar enemies, players can choose to pair up with a friend with online co-op, or go solo through the story....

According to the NWS Weather Prediction Center, while fire conditions will improve over the weekend, air quality alerts over the Pacific Northwest will be issued. This is due to “downward moving air allowing for limited mixing of the air.” “The limited mixing will aid in developing areas of stagnate air prompting air quality alerts over the Pacific Northwest dense fog over the Central Valley of California, and dense smoke advisories over parts of California and Nevada,” the NWS said....

Collin Michael Williams was arrested by Oregon City police on Thursday on suspicion of vandalizing the memorial of Jermelle Madison, Jr., who recently died at 23 while he was being held in Clackamas County Jail. Williams allegedly filmed himself vandalizing the memorial and bragged about it online using an assumed name, according to KOIN. “Basically somebody went and damaged the memorial that had been put up, kicked over candles and also painted a swastika on the ground near the memorial,” Oregon City Police Sgt....

The Ducks defeated the Badgers 45-38 in 2012, but enter the game as the underdog, while Wisconsin is a three-point favorite. The Badgers are 8-5 against the spread this season and have won games they started as favorite by an average of 18.5 points, while the Ducks are 7-6 against the spread and have covered by an average of 5.5 points per game. In only his second season in charge, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal delivered a 11-2 season—the program’s best record since the 2014 campaign—but winning the Pac-12 title wasn’t enough for Oregon to clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff....

If Henin would not have retired at the peak of her career, women’s tennis would have had a storied rivalry between two champions battling not only each other but also the occasion. But she left Serena on her own, at the top, from where life sometimes can be boring. Most of the times, Serena was chasing history. Every subsequent victory took her beyond a pantheon of greats that preceded her, including Evert, Navratilova and finally Graf....

Sharapova suffered her third consecutive loss in the opening round of a slam following Tuesday’s 6-3 6-4 defeat to 19th seed Donna Vekic in Melbourne, where she committed 31 unforced errors. A first-round casualty at Wimbledon and the US Open last year, five-time major champion Sharapova was ousted in one hour, 21 minutes in sunny conditions on Rod Laver Arena. It is the first time in a decade that Russian star and 2008 winner Sharapova has fallen at the first hurdle of the Australian Open....

Date: 22 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: Fourth round (Round of 16). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Category: Grand Slam. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76,500,000. Live telecast: USA - ESPN | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Six, Sony Ten & Sony Liv. Coco Gauff vs Jelena Ostapenko preview World No. 7 Coco Gauff will square off against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the 2023 Australian Open on Sunday....

Casper Ruud, seeded second at the Melbourne Major and third in the ATP rankings, fell to American Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-2 in the second round. Ruud, who is just 1100 points behind World No. 1 Alcaraz, is now out of contention for the top spot. The upset caused by Brooksby leaves Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas with a chance to fight for the World No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz is at the top with 6840 points....

World No.1 Iga Swiatek also had her struggles in the women’s draw, but she too got the job done versus Wimbledon quarter-finalist Jule Niemeier to take her place in the second round. There were emphatic wins on day one for Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari as the tournament got under way at Melbourne Park. MORE: Australian Open 2023 LIVE: Schedule, results, scores, Aussies on court...

Israel Folau was fired by Rugby Australia in April after claiming on social media that homosexuals, adulterers and other sinners would go to hell unless they repent. Now, he’s doubled down on those claims in a church sermon where he claimed the bushfires that have devastated Australia are God’s punishment for legalizing abortion and same-sex marriage. In a video live-streamed on the Truth of Jesus Christ Church Sydney’s Facebook page on Sunday, viewed by Newsweek, Folau said: “I’ve been looking around at the events that’s been happening in Australia, this past couple of weeks, with all the natural disasters, the bushfires and the droughts....

From early 2020, cats are banned from being outdoors between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., officials in Mount Barker, a southern Australian town around 20 miles from Adelaide, said on Wednesday. Cats found breaking the curfew will be reunited with their owners, or impounded and rehomed if the individual can’t be found. Owners will also be required to register their pets, in a bid to help return lost animals....

In what Australia’s ABC News reported was an “unprecedented” move, the state’s Country Fire Service (CFS) called on police to evacuate Vivonne Bay, which has a population of around 400. People were urged to move to the only safe places on the island, Penneshaw and the main town of Kingscote. In a statement on Thursday, the CFS said that the south coast of the island, between Stun Sail Boom and Seal Bay, was a particularly dangerous area....

It will be the second match of the tournament for Austria, as they will play their first match against Romania earlier in the day at 12:30 PM. The Austrian squad have experience on their side with some seasoned players in their team. Currently placed in Group B, the Razman Shigiwal-led Austria are one of the most experienced sides and are among the favorites to progress to the next stage of the tournament....

Michelle Deloach told KXAN-TV that she and her boyfriend spent weeks searching for a place to rent in Austin, and they jumped at the chance to move into the home they found on Zillow. “Things in Austin go like that. So we thought, ‘We love this house, let’s jump on it,” Deloach told KXAN. Believing the Zillow rental listing was exactly what they needed, Deloach and her boyfriend said they acted quickly....