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The teams would have already started their preparations for the tournament. The team management will have their task cut out as they will be trying to figure out the right combination for their team going into the tournament. With just over two weeks left, the teams would have marked their priorities as they sit and take on each other in the 2019 IPL auction. In the player retention ahead of the IPL auction, a few teams played it safe by retaining the core of their side while some let go a majority of their players in a bid to re-build a team for the upcoming season....

This is only the second match between the two, and it is actually the youngster who has won their only previous match, at the Rogers Cup last year. With this spectacular win over Nadal, he has now the distinction of defeating the big three of modern tennis at least once at such a young age, where experienced veterans on the tour have spent a lifetime to crack the code of getting past the big three!...

The two have faced each other seven times in the past, with the Serb winning five of those matches. On clay, they have met four times, with the series evenly split. It is important to note here that it is Thiem who has won their last two matches, both on clay, in the 2017 French Open quarterfinals and at last year’s Monte-Carlo Masters. Clay happens to be Thiem’s favourite surface and he is widely considered the heir apparent to Nadal....

More than 20 players drafted in Round 4 belonged to that end of the spectrum and things weren’t going to change much in Round 5 given the remaining athletes on the board. As many as seven franchises had two picks in this round. The process of snapping role players continued as seven out of the first 10 picks in this round were defensive recruits. Without further ado, let us have a look at how everything transpired in Round 5 of the 2019 NFL Draft....

Through two weeks we have two winners, and Kevin Harvick was held without a win in a place he loves to dominate in Atlanta. Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin have found the winner’s circle over the first two weeks, while Harvick, Kyle Busch and Truex are on the outside looking in. This week, NASCAR heads to a track Keselowski got a third consecutive win and a leg up in the first event of the playoffs....

The best part about Xbox’s on-going promotion is that it includes several of 2019’s biggest games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which released last October. The store is offering the Battle Pass Edition of the game, which includes an in-game XRX Weapons Pack, an in-game tactical knife, three operator pack, and 3,000 Call of Duty Points, which are enough to upgrade to the Season 1 Battle Pass Bundle....

Searching for her eighth title in Melbourne, Williams is still to drop a set after the first two rounds. The 38-year-old defeated Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3 in 78 minutes on Wednesday, but she was far from pleased with her performance. “I made so many errors in a row and had to battle through my own internal problems,” she said in her post-match press conference. “I knew I had to play better and couldn’t keep making unforced errors like that, otherwise it was going to be a long evening for me....

The first of the two sees No. 2 Alabama host No. 13 Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. Along with the rest of the SEC, both the Crimson Tide and the Aggies made their debut last week, with Alabama defeating Missouri 38-19 as Mac Jones kicked off the post Tua-Tagovailoa era by throwing for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Texas A&M, meanwhile, was far from convincing in a narrow 17-12 win over Vanderbilt, which gave up 372 total yards but kept the Aggies to just two touchdowns and a field goal....

If you like the players below more than us, have at them. Hopefully by reading names like Dak Prescott, Aaron Jones and Rob Gronkowski, you join us in recognizing the inherent risk selecting them at their present prices. Successful fantasy drafts aren’t just about avoiding total flops; they’re also about maximizing value. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2020 cheat sheet Some of last year’s list was spot on. Cam Newton headlined the group, and we all know how fun he was to own in fantasy in 2019....

That’s what we’re here for – to help you win whatever format fantasy football league you play in. Dynasty leagues come with more temptations than a standard league, such as the allure of youth and the distaste for aging players, and that creates shifting values that lead to more unexpected outcomes. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2020 cheat sheet Before getting into our advice, remember: Dynasty leagues, more so than standard leagues, come with settings and roster arrangements often unique to any other league....

Traditionally the opening leg of the Triple Crown, the spring classic was one of the several events falling victim of the COVID-19 outbreak, which forced organizers to reschedule the race from May 2 to September 5. The first postponement since 1945 meant the race was replaced in its traditional slot as Triple Crown opener by the Belmont Stakes, which was in itself postponed by two weeks in June, and will be followed next month by the Preakness Stakes....

Despite losing in seven games to the Nats, the Astros open as the odds-on favorites to win the 2020 World Series, according to VegasInsider.com. The Dodgers and Yankees follow closely behind at 6-1 while the Nationals come in a 14-1. Other notable teams and their odds include the Red Sox (12-1), Phillies (20-1), Cubs (20-1) and Mets (20-1). The Orioles, Marlins, Tigers and Royals all have the worst opening odds at 1,000-1 each....

2021 is already turning out to be a great year for action RPGs, moreso compared to any previous years of games, and the year isn’t even halfway over. Old and older action RPGs are seeing new life with re-releases and remasters, new and unique ARPG entries, among plenty more promising titles releasing later on this year. Whether it’s action RPGs with more arcade-like beat ’em up combat, or the more complex class-based combat systems in others, options like Nier Replicant and the upcoming Crimson Desert have had many fans excited....

The rankings below constitutes an assessment of 2021 impact and is limited to those players who are likely to open the season in the majors. As such, the bottom of the list includes players who may not have much value in a shallow redraft league. For those leagues, you may want to gamble on a higher-upside prospect in the hope that he gets a midseason promotion. I’ve included a half-dozen names to consider for this type of strategy....

MORE: 2021 boxing wish list: 10 fights to make including Joshua-Fury, Garcia-Davis and more 2021 will hopefully be the year that some of these fights can be made, and Sporting News has come up with a wish list of showdowns we want to see in the wonderful world of mixed martial arts. Some appear to be close to happening while others might be nothing more than a pipe dream. Jon Jones vs....

All 14 non-playoff teams sent famous representatives for the lottery ceremony, with the Houston Rockets sending Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon and the Detroit Pistons sending Ben Wallace. The NBA Draft Lottery is a system where the NBA decides the order of the first-round of the NBA draft. The lottery decides the top four of the draft. The rest of the order is set according to the inverse of the win-loss records of the remaining teams....

The Jacksonville Jaguars have locked up the number one pick in the 2021 NFL Draft after they finished the 2020 NFL Season with a 2-14 record. It’s practically a lock that the Jaguars will select Lawrence, as the Clemson QB could become a franchise player. There’s a very small chance that Trevor Lawrence will play for someone other than the Jaguars next year. If the team accepts a trade for the pick, he’ll land somewhere else....