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Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 6 May 2019. Andros Townsend hopes Wilfried Zaha will extend his stay at Crystal Palace After being cast out of Manchester United, it would be fair to say that not a great number of people expected Wilfried Zaha to grow into one of the most promising stars in the Premier League....

Croatian Marin Cilic beat Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2 and Argentinean Juan Martin del Potro needed four sets (6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5) to beat Ivo Karlovic on Friday, reports Xinhua. When Cilic took the first two sets after just 90 minutes, Karlovic and del Potro started the warm-up routine for their upcoming clash. But, it was more than two and a half hours later that they took to the court at the packed Arena Zagreb....

In an attack along the Kali River, in India’s Uttara Kannada district on Thursday, a man was dragged under the water by a crocodile while swimming, Newsroom Odisha reported. Police said that locals witnessed the incident. It is unclear if the attack was fatal, and authorities have yet to identify the victim. Without identifying an individual, Newsroom Odisha reported of locals saying, “We live in constant fear,” that the “safety of children is also endangered,” and that local officials haven’t done enough to address the problem....

Now they get to take a much closer look at each other. MacKinnon and the Avalanche visit Crosby and the Penguins on Monday night in the first NHL matchup of the pride of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. The Avalanche and Penguins are each off to a 7-1 start, with MacKinnon and Crosby playing a key role. The 26-year-old Crosby has seven goals and 10 assists for a league-best 17 points....

As announced at The Game Awards 2021, CrossfireX’s release date has been confirmed to be February 10, 2022. The new trailer shown at The Game Awards also re-confirmed that CrossfireX will be launching on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, with no other platforms confirmed at the moment. Launch will include both CrossfireX’s multiplayer and single-player campaign. More updates are planned to be delivered in the months between now and CrossfireX’s release date....

Spike Lee IT IS, SURELY, NOT JUST INCIDENTAL TO ALL THAT JACKIE Robinson accomplished, to the history and the allegory alike, that he was of the color black. Someone else had been “The Brown Bomber.” Roger Kahn, who covered Robinson as a Dodger, remembers the shade as an “imperial black” and imagines that it must have been that of Shaka, the greatest Zulu warrior. Less lyrically, more to the point, in a recent book tribute, “Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait” (Abrams), Roger Wilkins notes candidly that Robinson’s “skin was the color that, on others, caused even blacks to target them with scorn and ridicule....

Probing Parkinson’s Mysteries As a first-year medical student who was required to take a course in neuroscience last semester, I can honestly say that I loved your article, “The New War on Parkinson’s” (SOCIETY, May 22). The PET scans, diagrams and factual information concerning drugs and symptoms were right on target. God bless Michael J. Fox and everyone else who is working around the clock to solve this horrible degenerative disease....

The Republican Party of Texas filed its suit against Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins late Monday, less than 24 hours before the state’s early voting period began. The lawsuit aimed to limit curbside voting access and end drive-through voting altogether in Harris County. Drive-through voting is a new procedure in Texas, which Hollins announced in early September as a means to reduce risks of COVID-19 transmission at polling sites. Harris—where Houston is located—is the state’s most populous county, and the county hit hardest by COVID-19 relative to others across the state....

The Belgium international is yet to commit himself to a new deal at Stamford Bridge, despite speaking of his desire to extend his stay during the close-season. With Chelsea battling to remain in the hunt to defend their Premier League title, and the Blues aiming to book their spot in the Champions League knockout stages, Courtois is keen to avoid any distractions. The 25-year-old’s contract runs out at the end of next season, but Courtois – who has previously been linked with a move to Real Madrid – is happy for further discussions to wait....

The bulk of the trimming was done ahead of his first full campaign in charge and the German has designs on injecting more quality and dynamism to his roster in 2017-18. The likes of Julian Brandt, Naby Keita and Ryan Sessegnon have been targeted, with a top centre-back high on the agenda. There will be greater competition in every area of the pitch, so what happens to the current personnel?...

A second dose of the vaccine has been approved under emergency use authorization for people 18 and older at least two months after they receive the first dose. There was concern among the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee over the small sample size in the data presented from Johnson & Johnson and the lack of review from the FDA. FDA’s Dr. Doran Fink said “public interest and sense of urgency” led to a rushed hearing and therefore “we were not able to conduct an independent verification of their data sets or their analyses or conduct our own analyses....

David Lopes, 58, who lives near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, spent 31 days in hospital with the disease back in early 2020, PennLive reported. At the time, he was one of the first people in the state to become severely ill from COVID. For 17 of those days, Lopes was unconscious and on a ventilator. He also spent nine days on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine—a treatment used to support seriously ill COVID-19 patients....

The graph, by medical news outlet Stat, was made available on Monday and uses data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Johns Hopkins University, and Our World in Data to calculate the rate of weekly case acceleration per state. It shows that the spread of COVID is slowing down in about 14 states, including Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida, California, and Mississippi. States are seeing cases accelerate if their rate is above zero, and decelerate if the rate is less than zero....

The Cowboy 3, as it’s called, gets a Gates belt drive, which replaces the previous model’s rubber and fibreglass one with a carbon belt that’s good for 30,000km – twice the life of the old one. It’s the same type used by Gtech on its Sport model. The other change is a lower gear ratio, which makes it easier to get going from a stop, as well as when climbing hills....

Romo, however, wasn't offended by the potential of a challenge if the Cowboys had pulled the trigger on Manziel at No. 16 overall. That's according to Jerry's son and team vice president, Stephen Jones. "Everybody had a visit with (Romo) along the way," Stephen Jones told Sirius XM NFL Radio on Wednesday, per ESPN.com. "Jerry included, myself included, and told him how this is his football team and how much we think of him and with all the rumors flying around not to pay attention to that....

While lucky Cowboys fans in Los Angeles will get free frozen treats and grooming gear delivered by Murray, he’s also getting revved up for the Cowboys’ upcoming training camp, which kicks off in nearby Oxnard, Calif., on July 24. Murray talked to Sporting News about his summer off the field and his expectations for him and his team this season. Sporting News: How do you feel going into camp and what do you expect for the season?...

Dallas remains the most valuable sports team in the world, according to Forbes, which just released its list of The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams in 2019. The Cowboys have had the title for the past four years and are valued at $5 billion. The numbers don’t lie. Of the 50 highest-rated sports TV broadcasts last year, nine were regular-season Cowboys games. The team’s popularity helps owner Jerry Jones bring in an estimated $340 million in sponsorship and seating revenue at AT&T Stadium, which is twice as much as any other team, Forbes noted....

The Cowboys are debuting their new “arctic” uniforms against the Titans this week on “Thursday Night Football.” The special color rush look features white throwback jerseys, white pants and a new white helmet complete with white face masks. Why do the Cowboys have white helmets? The wintery look is an apt choice, considering the cold front that has swept through the United States over the past week and sent temperatures plummeting for the holidays....

Bryant has missed Dallas’ last three games after injuring his knee in Week 3 against the Bears. He had just 11 receptions for 150 yards and a touchdown in three games before his injury. MORE: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings Though Bryant has appeared in just 12 of the Cowboys’ last 22 games dating back to last season, he can still be counted on as a No. 1 receiver when healthy....

With his team trailing 31-28 and 1:13 remaining in the game, Rodgers led Green Bay down the field and into the red zone in under a minute. Then, with 11 seconds to go, he threw a touchdown pass to Davante Adams in the right corner of the end zone to give the Packers a 35-31 road victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. WEEK 5 NFL PICKS: Against the spread | Straight up...