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Gareth Southgate’s side head to Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday for their first semi-final at football’s biggest tournament since 1990, and only the second since lifting the trophy in 1966, having beaten Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-finals. This will be England’s first meeting with Croatia at a major tournament since the Euro 2004 group stage, when the Three Lions triumphed 4-2. Each side has won two of the four meetings since then, which includes England’s infamous 3-2 defeat at in November 2007, which saw them miss out on a Euro 2008 spot and led to the departure of boss Steve McClaren....

Those the words of Neymar, forced into explaining his outpouring of emotion following Brazil’s dramatic win over Costa Rica. The Selecao’s star man slumped to his knees before bursting into tears having netted the second of two stoppage time goals in Saint Petersburg, and given his history with the tournament, why not? The poster boy of a World Cup in his home nation four years ago, he was forced to watch on as his team suffered the ultimate humiliation against Germany in the semi-finals....

The tabloid’s lawyers have applied to have key elements of her argument alleging an “agenda” to portray her in a “damaging light” ruled inadmissable. Judge Mark Warby will issue his decision remotely at midday in Britain (7 a.m. ET) by email to the two sets of lawyers. Results are often sent out to lawyers under strict embargo ahead of time so the parties in a case can prepare. Among the sections that could be removed from the initial court filing outlining her case are nine stories which she claims show the newspaper and its sister titles waged a campaign against her....

The key duo have picked up untimely knocks, with neither able to feature in Monday’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Burnley. Jurgen Klopp’s side were able to get the job done at Turf Moor without their assistance , but the Reds will not want to be without either for long. It could, however, be that they welcome arch-rivals Everton to Anfield on Friday without the services of a creative influence being heavily linked with Barcelona and their 23-goal top scorer....

The previous peak—97,894 new infections—was recorded in late September. In the last 24 hours, 103,558 new infections have been reported. There were 478 deaths Sunday, raising India’s death toll to 165,101. The milestone comes amid a surge in daily infections. India’s seven-day rolling average is more than 73,000 cases per day, higher than any country in the world. Infections had receded in India but began to rise in late February....

Between January 28 and February 3, weekly new cases dropped more than 16% from the previous week and dropped below one million for the first time since early November, according to the COVID-19 Tracking Project. Ten states saw drops of more than 25% in new cases. And deaths from the illness declined for the first time since mid-October (exempting those correlated with a holiday reporting period). Experts say that the data is cause for some hope....

But, folks, questions abound. How many games will actually be played, though, as the sport is reeling from a rash of COVID-related cancellations, adjustments and postponements? That’s an excellent question. What will those matchups be? Another great query. If nothing else, many are different now than they were on Monday, and others will certainly change again before tip-off time. Oh, and what the heck does MTE stand for? That one, friends, is a 2020 special — it stands for Multiple Team Event, where a host location (sometimes a place, sometimes a school/team) invites several schools/teams to their place for multiple days of games....

According to the World Health Organization, an outbreak of the disease now known as COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, in central China, in December. Italy’s first COVID patient was detected on February 21 in a town near Milan, in the northern region of Lombardy. But a study by the researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Milan found COVID-19 antibodies in blood samples from as early as September last year....

As soon as Payton stepped down as Saints coach earlier this week, rumors began swirling about a reunion between Payton and Jones in Dallas in the near future. MORE: Why is Sean Payton stepping away from the Saints? It’s reasonable that those questions started being asked and those assumptions started being made, because Jones sounded noncommittal about current Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy as recently as last week. He finally committed to McCarthy for 2022 during a radio appearance Friday....

The former Jacksonville Jaguars wideout has signed a two-year deal with the Cowboys in a move that comes on the heels of former Buffalo Bills receiver Deonte Thompson agreeing to a one-year deal on Thursday. Hurns provides some versatility for quarterback Dak Prescott as both a downfield threat and someone who can work effectively out of the slot. The key, however, is whether he can stay healthy. Hurns missed multiple games in 2016 and 2017 due to hamstring and ankle injuries....

After finishing off a 75-yard drive to take the lead 20-17 at FedEx Field Sunday, coach Jason Garrett inexplicably called for an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff. It did not go well, to say the least: The kick hit a Cowboy players’ leg before it traveled the required 10 yards. So the fact that the Cowboys recovered it was moot. MORE: Week 2 Power Rankings The penalty gave Washington the ball at the Dallas 38-yard line — as well as the momentum they had just lost....

The Cardinals need this win to get closer to the Seahawks (5-0) in the NFC West and also strengthen their wild-card playoff chances. With the Eagles (1-4-1) and Washington (1-5) losing in Week 6, the Cowboys can start building a comfortable lead in the NFC East. Arizona comes in with a dangerous offense and Dallas can move the ball well with Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup to help Dalton....

They watched Roberto Luongo make one spectacular save after another against them, and Darcy Kuemper do the same to the Florida Panthers behind them. One wild game, another gutsy victory for Arizona. Vinnie Hinostroza scored the deciding goal in a shootout, Derek Stepan had two goals and the Coyotes won their fourth straight with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. “We’ve shown all year that we don’t quit,” said left wing Christian Dvorak, who played his first game of the season after battling injuries....

On Saturday when these two teams met at this ground the Zouks batted first and blasted their way to 206-3 on the back of an excellent opening stand from Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles. Today’s Zouks innings was almost a carbon copy as Fletcher and Charles put on 104 runs for the first wicket from 68 balls. Both men were brutal on everything that the Tallawahs’ bowlers served up, and both of them made half centuries in the process as the Zouks made 194-3 from their 20 overs....

The eagerly anticipated draft of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be streamed live from Jamaica Wednesday, organisers have announced. Fans and players alike will be able to follow the draft on the CPL website and facebook page to see the six franchises being filled with players from 1 p.m. Eastern Caribbean Time (10.30 p.m. IST), reports CMC. “There has been much anticipation about the draft,” said Damien O’Donohoe, CPL’s CEO....

An industry insider now seems to have confirmed that Crackdown 3’s development has been quite rocky. On Twitter, notorious leaker shinobi602 said that the game’s development has been “rough” and that there are “still issues” but they didn’t disclose exactly what those issues are. Though, shinobi says that “all game development is [rough] to be fair” and that the game is coming along “fine.” shinobi602, who previously (correctly) said that the 2016 Call of Duty game would be set in the future and would feature space combat, also confirmed that Crackdown 3 is “safe” despite the game’s troubles....

While responding a fan question on Twitter, Spencer mentioned that he has recently had the chance to play what he says is a full build of Sumo Digital’s Crackdown 3, and it seems he was pretty happy with the results. While Spencer’s quote doesn’t give any details about his experience from playing the game, it’s a step up from the general buzz which has plagued the game for the past couple of years....

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For now, Kimbrel and Jansen rank first and second, respectively, all-time in strikeout to baserunners allowed differential. Let’s break down the significance of their ability to strike batters out and limit baserunners. MORE: MLB Non-Stars: The most disappointing performers of the first half There have been 9,394 players who have thrown a pitch in a major league game. Only 100 — or about 1 percent — have more strikeouts than baserunners allowed....