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Standing across the ONE Circle from her on 10 January will be ONE Atomweight Kickboxing & Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex, live from the Impact Arena in Thailand at ONE: A NEW TOMORROW. With the challenging task of preventing the two-sport champion in getting her fourth consecutive win in her hometown, Tomar is fending off the doubt. There have been numerous cases of athletes, and even celebrities, who decided to lay low from social media after receiving demotivating comments....

The Borussia Dortmund midfielder is expected to be a man in demand this summer after proving himself on a Bundesliga stage and with the U.S. national team. At 19 years of age, there is plenty of potential still to be unlocked and leading sides across Europe see him as an ideal addition for the present and future. It could be that Pulisic has several options to consider when the next transfer window opens, but a former Premier League star at Everton and Fulham says he should think carefully about a possible switch to Old Trafford if the opportunity presents itself – even as a United supporter....

Both clubs sit just outside of the top eight – cutoff to make the Liga MX Liguilla – and will be looking for a result to potentially poke into the playoff places this week. Neither team has won in their last four contests, though both went into the international break after a draw. Can either of these historic clubs get things going with a victory Sunday? LIVE STREAM Watch Pumas vs....

A terrific striker from Marcelinho in the 74th minute and a late penalty from Marko Stankovic (90+4’) separated the two sides as Pune kept consecutive clean sheets. With only one point from three previous games, FC Goa’s struggles after the international break in November continued and they find themselves in the fourth spot with 17 points. Pune, meanwhile, have climbed to the seventh spot with their second consecutive win, and more importantly avenged their 2-4 hammering in Goa when interim coach Pradyum Reddy had just taken charge....

This fixture will prove to be a decider for the two teams are separated by just three points on the top of the Zone A points table and thus the result of this match will seal the final 1-2 slot for the Super-Playoffs. The head-to-head between these two teams stands in favour of the new entrants, Gujarat Fortunegiants having claimed the win in both the earlier matches previously in the league....

In his latest post on his Telegram social-media channel, the former Russian president gave his take on the consequences of the meeting of Ukraine’s allies at the U.S. Ramstein air base in Germany on January 20. The group of more than 50 countries came to agreements on providing more arms, although there was an impasse over whether Germany would allow the delivery of its Leopard 2 tanks. Countries like Poland want to give Kyiv the vehicles, but this requires Berlin’s permission....

The Kremlin said in a statement that the two leaders held talks on how the two countries could respond to Lithuania after it imposed European Union sanctions on materials heading to Russia’s Kaliningrad territory on the Baltic Sea coast. “Emphasis was placed on the situation relating to the illegal restrictions imposed by Lithuania on the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad Region. In this context, some possible joint steps were discussed,” the Kremlin said....

This history begs the question: What level of risk on the part of current Russian President Vladimir Putin is acceptable to the elites whose collective support is central to his continued rule? Putin’s past assaults against Ukraine were measured by caution, preserving deniability until victory was assured. Putin did not claim ownership of the “little green men” whose actions paved the way for Russia’s eventual annexation of Crimea in 2014 until he was sure that the West would not respond meaningfully, and that his government could properly control the peninsula....

Tied down at home and abroad, President Joe Biden has expressed an unwillingness to become embroiled in a long-term crisis over Ukraine, on whose border Moscow has amassed up to 100,000 troops while warning against Kyiv joining the NATO Western military alliance. During a two-hour press conference on Wednesday, Biden got ahead of other administration officials in offering the prediction that Putin “will move in” on Ukraine, “he has to do something....

Peskov told Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti that Putin vowed to instruct the government to enshrine a provision into law that would guarantee the jobs of those who volunteer to fight in Ukraine, as well allowing them to take long breaks. The Russian leader reportedly promised to make the changes after he was approached by an employee of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations during a trip to Petropalovsk-Kamchatsky, Peskov said....

Putin made the announcement on Wednesday, which is the country’s first partial mobilization since World War II. In a televised national address, Putin said that reservists and former military personnel with “certain military specialties and relevant experience” will be subject to conscription. The previous day, Russian lawmakers passed a decree that means citizens and dual nationals who desert during wartime face up to 10 years in jail. The partial mobilization follows a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the east and south of the country that’s pushing back Russian forces from areas they had captured in the early stages of the war, which began on February 24....

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels must be “very careful” when criticizing the Russian Defense Ministry, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a news briefing on Tuesday. Peskov was responding to questions from reporters about pro-government Telegram channels openly criticizing the defense department amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, which has seen Kyiv recapture swathes of its territory, forcing Russian troops to retreat. “As for other points of view, critical points of view, as long as they remain within the framework of the current legislation, this is pluralism,” Peskov said....

On Thursday, a Telegram post from Belarus’ Defense Ministry announced that the training drills were meant to practice freeing “territory temporarily occupied by the enemy” and restoring control over border zones. The exercises, which began Thursday and are due to last until September 14, are taking place near the Belarusian city of Brest on the Polish border, as well as around the capital of Minsk and in the northeastern Vitebsk region....

Amid an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases, the Russian leader met virtually on Friday with members of his security council and placed arms control high on his agenda. After calling first on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to report on the progress of talks to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) before it expires on February 4, Putin weighed in on the failing non-proliferation pact. “It would be extremely sad if the treaty ceased to exist altogether and were not replaced by another fundamental document of this kind,” he said....

The 38-second video shared on Saturday showed several vehicles with flashing lights heading towards the Kremlin, the seat of Russian government, in central Moscow, as bystanders watched on. The footage was captured in Manezhnaya Street at 11 p.m. local time, according to Russian language Telegram channel vckogpu. It said, in a post translated into English via Google: “Usually such night visits to something important. Especially against the background of topics discussed with [Belarussian President Alexander] Lukashenko....

In an interview with Arabic-speaking journalists ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Putin reiterated Russia’s opposition to the withdrawal in February from the INF, which had been signed in 1987 by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan. It banned missiles with ranges of between 310 and 3,400 miles but the U.S. and Nato had accused Russia of violating the pact by deploying a new type of cruise missile, a claim Moscow denied....

And Woods knew the putt was bad. He muscled it 3 feet past the hole, then pulled the comebacker off line and, after settling for a disappointing par, he briefly grabbed the putter with both hands, as if to bend it, before deciding better of it. That par was the most disappointing of the 10 straight Woods made to finish his third round Saturday at the PGA Championship. He shot 4-under 66 to reach 8 under....

Angel Di Maria scored twice last week, with Julian Draxler and Edinson Cavani capping a magnificent performance from Unai Emery’s men as Lionel Messi and Co fell well short at the Parc des Princes. No side has ever overturned a four-goal deficit from the first leg in a Champions League tie, putting Barca’s task in sharp context. Zidane reveals Cristiano’s favourite position A frosty reception welcomed the team back to Camp Nou as they edged out struggling Leganes 2-1 on Sunday, but three-time Champions League winning Barca captain Puyol believes all is not lost in Europe this season....

Morkredd on PC and Xbox features a unique gameplay mechanic that adds an extra layer of challenge to the over 60 puzzles that players must solve. “Morkredd” means “scared of the dark” in Norwegian, and the game centers around the balance of light and dark. Players must cooperate to roll around a large glowing orb and remain in its light at all times. Shadows mean death, including those cast by each player....

What’s the reasoning behind Wal-Mart’s latest retail maneuver, and what can it gain from buying out a local company? NEWSWEEK’s Jessica Bennett spoke with Charles Fishman, author of “The Wal-Mart Effect” ( Penguin ) about the corporation’s international ventures. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: Put this billion-dollar purchase into perspective for us, in relation to Wal-Mart’s global size and reach. Charles Fishman: The money Wal-Mart is spending is not significant compared to the size of the company....