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Each time a man comes to her hotel asking for someone as clever as she is willing, Xun’s boss calls out for a “Number One.” On a scale of four, it’s the highest ranking, reserved for college girls. But that’s hardly a source of pride for Xun. “One has to survive and keep one’s life going, and I have to just ignore the negative side of what I am doing now,” says Xun, who will soon be a senior at Zhong Nan Financial University and asked that only her first name be used....

Prima facie, he makes for a strange choice, for I have always been one schooled in the long and glorious tradition of the orthodox. Feet at a distance from each other, firmly planted in imaginary parallel lines, and a straight bat; that is how I was asked to bat as an impressionable seven year old, and that is how I still do, on the infrequent occasions that I choose to publicly expose my absolute lack of talent and on the frequent occasions that I privately play out my walking-in-at-number-four-and-saving-a-Test fantasies when my room-mates are away....

Chicago opened the scoring in the 29th minute through Kennedy Igboananike but Drogba, on as a second-half substitute, grabbed the equaliser in the 56th minute when he converted Dominic Oduro’s low cross with a cute backheel flick. Midfielder Ignacio Piatti curled home the winner in stoppage time to give the Eastern Conference leaders a second straight victory. “In the second half, we played with more rhythm and created more chances,” said Drogba, who scored 11 goals in 11 regular-season games last year....

Notre Dame defensive tackle Jay Hayes was left off the team’s active roster for the Irish’s home game against Massachusetts after complaining about the coaching staff on Twitter, according to ndinsider.com. MORE: 10 outliers that deserve playoff consideration | Don’t pay, don’t play is NCAA’s stance on daily fantasy play “When a coach stops coaching you..that’s when you jus gotta move on,” Hayes tweeted. “Gotta get this natty (national title) and I’m out....

Starting tight end Durham Smythe suffered a knee injury against Virginia, joining starting quarterback Malik Zaire, who suffered a fractured ankle. MORE: Top 10 Notre Dame players of all time | Week 3 Bowl Projections Smythe was already playing though a shoulder injury he suffered in the Fighting Irish’s opener against Texas. He will undergo separate surgeries this week, according to Scout.com. He is expected to make a full recovery and rejoin the roster for spring practice....

Like many Roguelikes, Nova Drift is played in “runs.” As soon as the player dies, they have to start the game again from scratch. This is not much different from class arcade space shooters, where traditionally, the only goal is to hold out as long as possible and try to beat the previous high score. Nova Drift differs in handling weapons and ship upgrades, having players unlock new mods as they level up during each play....

Besides Sneijder (Galatasaray) and Robben (Bayern Munich) he also ignored experienced internationals like John Heitinga (Everton), Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburger SV) and Gregory van der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain). The absence of these players was no surprise, because they were also not included in the provisional squad. All just returned from injuries or haven’t played much for their clubs. “I was tempted to select Robben, but he does not play a lot,” Van Gaal said at the press conference Friday....

Vonleh, the team’s first-round draft pick, had surgery on Tuesday in Charlotte. The team says Vonleh was injured during a recent workout. Vonleh, the ninth overall pick, was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year last season at Indiana. He averaged 11.3 points, nine rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 26.5 minutes per game. Charlotte is covered at forward with free-agent acquisition Marvin Williams, fellow Indiana product Cody Zeller and third-year pros Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Jeffery Taylor....

Nobody Saves the World is a sprawling action RPG played from a top-down perspective. In the game, players control a blank-state character named Nobody, who has a magic wand that allows him to transform into a total of 18 different forms, from a turtle and a bodybuilder, to a necromancer and a literal egg. The game also allows players to mix-and-match abilities of different forms in order to create powerful and clever combos....

HMD does not say the “.1” part of the name out loud, so this is the Nokia 7. The “.1” denotes that the phone runs Android One, Google’s close-to stock software that gives monthly security patches. It is an entirely different phone to the existing Nokia 7 Plus, which is still on sale. Here are all the details on the new Nokia 7.1. Nokia 7.1 release date The Nokia 7....

Fresh off his pick six against the Giants’ Eli Manning in last Monday night’s win, he burned the Panthers’ Cam Newton with an even nastier interception in the first quarter of Sunday night’s Week 7 game. MORE: Best photos from NFL Week 7 | Cam Newton deserves MVP consideration Carolina would have been in position to build on a 7-0 lead after completing a pass at Philadelphia’s 8-yard-line. Instead, Carroll simply didn’t quit and wrestled the ball away while Ginn was going to the ground....

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In nmCRPC cases, the cancer has developed a resistance to this kind of treatment and continues to grow. This is in contrast to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), where these cancer cells start to spread to lymph nodes, bones, and other organ systems. Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in men, and while early detection and treatment is highly successful, the development of nmCRPC is an area of significant concern....

The team had acquired Powell about 10 days earlier in a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers. That said, here’s all we know about the Powell injury situation: NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) What is Norman Powell’s injury? As per the team’s announcement, the 6-foot-3 guard has suffered a “fractured medial sesamoid bone in his left foot”. The injury is one that Powell most likely suffered on Thursday in Dallas (Feb....

Dan Smith, the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said Monday that Kim Jong Un could have between 30 and 40 nuclear weapons by 2020. This represents a significant increase on the country’s 2019 estimated total of between 20 and 30 warheads, made in an SIPRI report in June 2018. Smith made his prediction while speaking with reporters at the residence of the Swedish ambassador to South Korea in Seoul, The Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported....

NorthEast United FC set the pace in this edition of ISL with two back-to-back victories against Kerala Blasters and FC Goa in their first two matches at home but later lost their next three matches infront of their home fans. They have two more games remaining at home and Vingada has no doubt they can upset calculations and qualify for semi-finals. Also Read: India targets qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Praful Patel...

Following a solid start to their season, the hosts have lost their way, falling behind in the race for Premier League promotion. Norwich lost 1-0 to Watford in their last game. They looked set to come away with a point before conceding a late winner. Norwich faced Charlton Athletic at this stage of the competition last season, winning 1-0, and will look to do produce another win. Blackburn, meanwhile, have had their struggles this season but remain in playoff contention....

Group D, where India have been slotted in, also consists of Iran(FIFA rank 40), Oman(FIFA rank 97), Turkmenistan(FIFA rank 131) and Guam(FIFA rank 175). Bhutia, whose 42 goals for India was the national team record till recently overtaken by Sunil Chhetri, said at an interaction, “Obviously it’s a very tough group. It’s going to be tight but not impossible for India to finish second.” The eight group toppers in the competition and the four best second-placed teams will advance to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification, and will also qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup....

The likes of Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Özil, Olivier Giroud and Per Mertesacker are justifiably considered the key cavalry in firing the Gunners to the Premier League summit and leaving them on the cusp of qualification to the Champions League knock-out stages. But, equally, they would not be there without the secrets to their success, of which Gibbs certainly fits the bill. While more glamorous than a Denis Irwin or a Nicky Butt, for instance – given his expansive range of passing and regular forward forays – Gibbs shares similar characteristics to the two Manchester United legends in terms of his importance to his side....