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A World T20 winning coach (2016), Simmons wasn’t given an extension as questions over his coaching abilities had started to pop-up during the World Cup itself. Simmons lost to Ravi Shastri in the race to become the head coach of the Indian team recently. ACB CEO Lutfullah Stanikzai praised the new coach and sounded confident about his abilities to lead a national side. With the Asia Cup and the ICC World T20 scheduled to be held next year, it will be interesting to see how Klusener motivates and prepares the Afghanistan team....

Ishant Sharma burst onto the scene with one of the best spells ever bowled by an Indian, overseas. Pace, height and movement off the pitch were the attributes which made pundits all over the world, stand up and notice. However, like most Indian pace bowlers, Ishant’s graph has plummeted sharply, and at an alarming rate. The dreaded over against Faulkner proved to be the last straw, which eventually saw him make way for the talented swinger – Mohammed Shami....

The France international left United for Juventus upon the expiration of his contract, with Ferguson blaming the player’s agent for the decision. Raiola refuses to confirm Ibra stay But Raiola insists Ferguson had a minority view on Pogba’s ability and thinks his view has since been proven correct, even if he is reluctant to label his row with the legendary former manager as “a dispute”. Pogba is celebrating his first major trophy with United having played in the EFL Cup final success over Southampton and Raiola is thrilled with his progress....

A former assistant to Jose Mourinho, who worked with his fellow Portuguese at Benfica, Inter, Real Madrid and Chelsea, Morais was appointed by the Tykes in February. Yet after a 4-1 loss at Derby County on the Championship’s final day consigned the Yorkshire outfit to League One, Morais was dismissed despite having a year remaining on his contract. Barnsley were 22nd in the Championship and one point adrift when Morais arrived, ultimately finishing in the same position but a further point from safety after winning only three more games....

According to police, Andrea Forsythe, 26, admitted to stealing two diamond earrings containing stones worth $11,900 from Kunitz’s bedroom in 2013 and selling them for nearly $4,000. She waived her preliminary hearing at the Collier Township Magistrate’s office Monday afternoon. MORE: Steve Montador’s family to sue NHL | Ducks vs. Blackhawks preview | Lightning’s Callahan out for Game 6 Police learned that Forsythe allegedly stole the diamond earrings after connecting the theft to another investigation she is involved in....

The Westminster Police Department announced East’s death in a Wednesday news release, in which he remained unidentified. According to the release, East was found with a “serious stab wound to the chest area.” “Officers attempted life saving measures until OCFA paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injury.” Westminster police named 27-year-old Trent William Millsap as a suspect in the stabbing....

Chopra, aged 30, has parents of Indian origin and is currently a free agent after being released by Blackpool, and is in pursuit of a new club now. Taking to twitter, he tweeted to Indian national team skipper and Bengaluru FC forward Sunil Chettri: Chopra is known for scoring the fastest goal by a substitute in Premier League history, when he tapped in a goal against Newcastle after being on the pitch for 15 seconds....

Ospreay appeared at a show for British promotion RevPro over the weekend, where he is their current heavyweight champion. Ospreay cut a promo during the night where he called out the former AEW World Champion, teasing a potential faceoff down the line. The aerial assassin has been on a roll so far in 2022, with three match of the year candidates in the month of January alone. Against Kazuchika Okada at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom event, against AEW’s Brian Cage for Warrior Wrestling and against RevPro’s Michael Oku for Ospreay’s British heavyweight title....

A jury found Smith guilty in the 1999 double murder of brothers Ricky and Kevin Nettles, as well as a 2001 murder of Dennis Henderson. Both incidents took place in Los Angeles. He was facing a fourth murder charge for the 2008 killing of Maurilio Ponce in Antelope Valley, but that case was declared a mistrial. MORE: NFL players arrested in 2015 | Heinous crimes connected to athletes In the case of Ponce, there was a hung jury in April 2012 after it deadlocked 8-4 in favor of a guilty verdict....

FIFA has reduced its number of standing committees from 26 to nine under reforms which were passed by its Congress last February in response to the worst corruption scandal in its history. Forty individuals and two sports marketing companies were indicted in the United States while other officials, including former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, have been banned by FIFA’s own ethics committee. Italian Collina, who refereed to the 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany, will head the referees’ committee which interprets the laws of the games and chooses officials for the World Cup and other FIFA tournaments....

Richard Logan, 53, shot and killed his wife Diana Lynn Logan, 48, and their son Aaron Logan at their home on Evening Light Drive in the community of Greatwood, the police department of the city of Sugar Land, southwest of Houston, said in a statement on Thursday. Logan then drove to San Marcos, Guadalupe County, around 160 miles away, where he physically assaulted his daughter Ambrielle Logan before ending his life....

Holmes, 37, spent the second day of cross-examinations being questioned by government lawyer Robert Leach. Like the previous week, Leach pulled up Holmes’ emails ranging from six to nine years ago, attempting to aid Holmes in jogging her memory but to also show the jury that Holmes knew the issues regarding Theranos’ blood-testing equipment. Holmes told Leach she even had no memory of emailing Theranos investors a Fortune magazine cover story about her in June 2014 that thrust her into stardom in Silicon Valley, or presenting a slideshow in July 2013 to Walgreens executives that aided the company in completing its pharmacy deal that would have allowed for the Theranos technology to be sold in their stores....

The former Titans defensive tackle announced Wednesday on Instagram he has been battling kidney disease for the last several years and now needs a new kidney. “Well this (is) hard for me to say but my doctors said I should reach out to my family, friends and fans,” Haynesworth wrote. “Some of you may know I’ve been battling kidney disease for a few years now the time has come family, friends and fans I’m in dire need of a kidney mine have finally failed me on July 7 2019....

On this week’s edition of Dynamite, The Acclaimed released their newest music video featuring Captain Insano. Bowens was also in singles action against rival Swerve Strickland. Meanwhile, Summer Rae took to Twitter to express her love towards one-half of the current AEW World Tag Team Champions. Check out Summer Rae’s tweet below: However, the night didn’t end on a pleasant note for The Acclaimed, as Swerve beat Bowens in their one-on-one match....

Christner received three 9-year sentences for felonies from an Elkhart County judge, and will serve 20 years in prison with seven years suspended. He also was given two 7-year sentences for two other felonies that will be served along with the suspended sentence should he violate his parole after prison, according to WNDU-TV. In November, Christner pleaded guilty to several child molestation charges. He was a youth group leader for First Baptist Church in Goshen, Indiana....

RELATED: Fortnite: Top 10 Places To Land For The Best Loot Some of these skins are pretty hilarious-looking while others are just downright terrifying and have different customization options that make them even stranger. Fortnite has so many skins available now that give players the ability to find something that fits their personality. From terrifying clowns to walking food, here are the 10 weirdest skins to ever be added in the game....

An Ohio news station reports that Jake Bates, a 13-year old Fortnite player from Mason, OH recently found himself being duped by a fellow player. When Bates was chatting with another player in the game, they convinced the teen that they could give him more Fortnite skins if the teen handed over his username and password. Bates obliged, and this seemingly benevolent player then proceeded to hijack the teen’s Fortnite account as well as his email account, even changing the passwords (including the recovery passwords) and phone number preventing him from getting it back....

Newcastle were on the lookout for a new keeper both last summer and in January, and eventually brought in Martin Dubravka on loan from Sparta Prague to great effect. Dubravka has subsequently signed a permanent contract at St James’ Park, but Birmingham’s Kuszczak claims he was one of the keepers Newcastle had previously been interested in signing. But Kuszczak, who was also a target for Derby County, says Birmingham rejected the approach from Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle....

Kagawa had been facing an uncertain future after being released by PAOK in mid-December, having initially joined the Greek Super League side from Real Zaragoza just 11 months earlier. The 32-year-old played for United and Borussia Dortmund in his prime before enduring a rapid fall from grace, but has now been offered the chance to revive his career at STVV. The Belgian club sits 13th in the league table....

According to local ABC-affiliate WXYZ, the former employee, Jermaine Ware, complained about the noose hanging on the door, but little was done. Ware’s attorney Jon Marko said that Black employees at Benlee faced harassment, with the rope being the worst thing that workers dealt with. “The pattern of treatment was not just limited to Jermaine. If you had dark skin, you were not treated very well at this place. When I say not very well, I mean threatening, intimidation, threatening their lives really, with I think exhibit A–one of the most incontrovertible pieces of evidence–is this hangman’s noose that they had put in the shop as a message and warning towards the African-American workers,” Marko told Newsweek....