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Torres joined his boyhood club at the age of 10, spending six years in their youth system and another six in the first team before moving to Liverpool. The Spain international scored an impressive 65 goals in 102 league appearances for the Merseysiders before trading the Reds for a stint at Chelsea. Torres’ form dropped markedly after leaving Liverpool, but he has enjoyed something of a resurgence after returning to Atletico in 2015, where he has now amassed a total of 92 Liga goals for the club....

The Prancing Horse’s strategic calls have been under public scrutiny for some time now, with erroneous decisions being made on more than one occasion. The team failed to capitalize on Red Bull’s poor grid positioning at the end of Saturday’s qualifying, finishing fourth and sixth on the grid on Sunday. Binotto claims that while the team might have gotten Charles Leclerc’s tire choice wrong, it didn’t get its team strategy wrong in Hungary....

Fetterman, the current lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, took aim on Tuesday at Oz’s opposition to abortion and previous comments suggesting support of some incestuous relationships. On the same day, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial argued that Fetterman so far refusing to debate Oz “raises serious concerns” about his health and fitness for office, given the stroke that he suffered in May. “If Mr. Fetterman’s communication skills have not yet recovered sufficiently to effectively debate his opponent, many voters will have concerns about his ability to represent them effectively in Washington,” the editorial reads....

The Swiss had served in the role since 2002, while he was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Baumann suffered a heart attack at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. FIBA president Horacio Muratore said: “FIBA is forever indebted to Patrick. Without doubt, we would not be where we are today were it not for everything that he did.” IOC president Thomas Bach added: “We lose a young and sympathetic leader full of hope who was standing for the future of sport....

After the game, Fagbenle said: “Basketball is a game of runs. You can be up 10 or down 10. We were expecting this, but we had to fight. We fought until the end.” Joey Leedham-Warner echoed these sentiments and said: “It’s a whatever-it-takes mentality. You have to play defense, you have to play every minute, you can’t rest. But the great thing about this team is that everyone understands their role....

While this year’s Field of Dreams Game matchup between the Cubs and Reds isn’t going to be particularly sexy, the uniforms they’ll be wearing are. As with the inaugural edition of the game held in the Iowa cornfields, this year’s Field of Dreams Game features some unique duds that offer a peek back in time for two of MLB’s most historic franchises. This, of course, plays to the old-timey feel of the 1989 film, “Field of Dreams....

In terms of gameplay, the biggest edit is the fact that shooting is a little more difficult, and goalkeepers are a bit more skillful. FIFA 18 has been criticized by some fans for how easy it is to score, so this should help make the final result of matches a little bit more realistic. While high-scoring games might make for good bragging rights between friends, it does take away from FIFA’s status as the premier soccer simulation on consoles....

Barcelona thumped Girona 6-1 last time out, with Suarez scoring an exceptional hat-trick, and he has been rewarded with a massive stats boost from 92 to 95. Lukaku, meanwhile, played a key role as Manchester United beat his former club Chelsea 2-1, scoring and assisting during the Red Devils’ victory. Karim Benzema is also in the front three after a fine showing in Real Madrid’s 4-0 victory over Alaves....

Footballers who have managed to outperform their peers make this list and receive a ratings boost for a limited amount of time. Players can get a hold of these TOTW cards by either unlocking them or by purchasing them to help them build their ultimate team. Without further ado, let us look closer at the 23 players who made FIFA 19 Ultimate’s Team of the Week. #23 Jordan Torunarigha | CB | Hertha BSC | Germany Jordan Torunarigha scored a goal and provided an assist as Hertha BSC beat Hannover 96 on Matchday 13 of the German Bundesliga....

The 36-year-old overcame a tough challenge from Jack Sock to prevail 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 in the singles, then paired up with Belinda Bencic to defeat the American and his playing partner Coco Vandeweghe 4-3 (5-3) 4-2. Federer was ably assisted by Bencic, who was herself in fine form to record a 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 singles success over Vandeweghe as the USA, runners-up last year, bowed out. Thursday’s results ensured the Swiss topped the group, having won all nine matches, with Germany their likely opponents in the final....

It won’t really be as bad as all that for Silvio Berlusconi. But Italy’s bad-boy prime minister is in another fix–and this time so is Europe. The telegenic billionaire statesman-cum-potential felon is losing ground in his three-year-old bribery trial. A verdict looks likely just as he takes the helm of the European Union in July. If convicted–and he may well be–Berlusconi would be barred by law from leaving the country while awaiting sentence or lodging an appeal....

While the Games have been held in places that are hotter or more humid than Tokyo, including Athens and Beijing, Japan’s sweaty summers offer both blistering heat and smothering humidity in a particularly unpleasant, and sometimes deadly, combination. Olympic officials and Tokyo’s local government are touting measures from solar-blocking paint on roads to mobile misting stations to tackle the heat. But some experts fear the efforts are insufficient, in a country where summer heat kills hundreds of people and hospitalises tens of thousands each year....

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests the pay gap is a result of female doctors spending more time with their patients in face-to-face visits than male doctors, and as a result, seeing fewer patients throughout the year. “The main results of the paper are that female doctors earned 11% less visit-revenue per year on account of doing 11% fewer visits per year, but they spent more time with patients per visit, per day and per year,” first author Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, a health policy researcher and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, in Boston, Massachusetts, tells Verywell....

The tournament also marks the first World Cup held in the Middle East, and despite major criticism over FIFA’s decision to select Qatar as hosts, it has broken new ground in the Arab state. In one more, welcomed, change the final round of group-stage matches will also see a move towards greater inclusivity and representation in football, as Stephanie Frappart takes charge of Costa Rica vs Germany on December 1....

The Reds targeted Virgil van Dijk over the summer but were unable to prise the central defender away from Southampton, eventually being forced into a humiliating apology to the south coast club for their conduct. Liverpool 20/1 to win Champions League Jurgen Klopp did not buy an alternative, either, only strengthening his backline with the £8 million purchase of Andrew Robertson from Hull City, and the former Manchester United defender Ferdinand believes Van Dijk would have become an important part of Liverpool’s side had he moved to Anfield....

The Hungarian champions, back in the competition for the first time since the 1995-96 season, were handed a baptism of fire on their return by Barcelona last week, going down 5-1 at the Camp Nou. Now back on home turf, Serhiy Rebrov’s side will look to get their European campaign back on track with a win. Kyiv, who themselves lost 2-0 to Juventus on the opening day, might not boast a stellar record in Europe’s premier club competition but have the top-flight pedigree....

One such player is Fernandinho. The Brazilian has arguably been Guardiola’s most important player for the past 2 seasons. So, what makes Fernandinho so important for Manchester City? Guardiola mainly operates in a 4-3-3 formation, with a holding midfielder. It is Fernandinho who occupies that holding midfield role. The 34-year-old veteran is arguably the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League. His ability to break up opposition play is incredible....