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Manchester United’s admiration of the 26-year-old is no secret and the interest is said to date back to the 2011-12 season, when Sir Alex Ferguson attended the German Cup final to watch Jurgen Klopp’s yellow brigade crush the mighty Bayern Munich 5-2. Hummels thought to be open to move The defender too is aware of the continued interest from United and is believed to have made up his mind on becoming the latest big-name addition to an expensive and ambitious project at Old Trafford initiated under Louis van Gaal this season....

That feud is going to reach another level now as Manchester United have jumped ahead of Chelsea in the race for Alex Sandro. Manchester Evening News reports that the Red Devils are set to hold talks with Juventus for the Brazilian defender. In case you didn’t know… Chelsea were desperate to sign Sandro in the summer and made several bids for him. However, the move was rejected by Juventus and the player as he wanted to remain at the Serie A side....

Arsene Wenger will now be forced to move into action in the transfer market to get a quality striker on board in the five days that remain of this transfer window. With Yaya Sanogo also only recently having returned from a hamstring injury, Arsenal’s frontline wears a crippled look. Their manager was visibly troubled when asked about the circumstances and consequences of the injury sustained very late in the weekend’s match against Everton....

According to reports in Cricbuzz, ‘Orange’ balls could be used in upcoming England and Wales Cricket Board’s new domestic competition, ‘The Hundred’. In a bid to attract huge crowds, England and Wales Cricket Board are thinking of such a new idea to promote their unique event. In case you didn’t know… ‘The Hundred’ is a new limited-overs competition formulated by the England and Wales Cricket Board. In order to cope up with the T20 leagues like Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League (BBL), the boards have designed a new league comprising 100-balls per innings....

Pistorius, known as “Blade Runner” for the carbon fibre prosthetic blades he used to race, faces a minimum 15-year jail sentence. The Supreme Court in December upgraded the 29-year-old Paralympian’s sentence on appeal to murder from “culpable homicide” - South Africa’s equivalent of manslaughter, for which he had received a five-year sentence. Pistorius was released from prison and placed under house arrest on Oct. 19, having spent one day less than a year behind bars for shooting dead model Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013, in a case that attracted worldwide interest and continues to fascinate and divide South Africa....

Los Blancos are not waiting for the result of the El Clasico before deciding the future of the manager. Madrid have set sights on Antonio Conte should they lost the match vs Barcelona as per reports in AS. In case you didn’t know… Zinedine Zidane left Real Madrid in the summer after a stunning 2.5-year stay at the club. The Frenchman won three UEFA Champions League titles and then decided the call it quits all of a sudden....

Italian Sky Sports reporter, Gianluca Di Marzio, and BBC football reporter, Simon Stone, have both claimed on Twitter that Godin is not going anywhere. In case you didn’t know… Diego Godin has spent eight years at Atletico Madrid and symbolizes their recent success under Deigo Simeone. The centre-back has enjoyed great success with Los Colchoneros and transformed into one of the world’s best defenders during his time in Madrid....

Powell, a longtime Republican and retired four-star Army general, said Sunday morning on CNN’s State of the Union that he will be voting for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November. Powell did not vote for Trump in 2016, citing the then-GOP candidate’s insults he said were directed toward African Americans, immigrants and women among others. He said this week that Trump has drifted away from the U.S. Constitution and directly accused the president of telling blatant lies to the American people....

In a meeting with constituents last week to discuss plans to reduce the region’s drug problem, Republican state Senator Randy Smith told voters that he planned to sponsor a bill proposing that those convicted of drug offenses voluntarily sterilize themselves to receive a reduced sentence. “If you want to lessen your prison sentence, if you’re a man, you can get a vasectomy so you can’t produce anymore,” Smith told audience members, according to the Cumberland Times-News....

The school board in Rapid City was meeting on September 7 to discuss the possible imposition of a two-week face mask mandate amid a surge in COVID cases in western South Dakota following the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Phil Jensen, a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, responded to one woman’s comments by saying that he had empathy for her situation, but was not responsible for the health of her family....

“Mitch McConnell should not be contracting the Senate’s decisions out to the White House,” Van Hollen, who represents Maryland, said of the GOP congressional leader during an interview with CNN. Striking a more optimistic tone, the Democratic senator also noted that “sentiment is shifting in the Senate,” crediting the impact of public opinion surrounding gun reform legislation. “Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the Senate, you know, they want to abdicate their responsibility here and just point to the president,” Van Hollen alleged later in the interview....

Paxton, a Republican, has asked the court to allow a motion challenging the results in the four swing states by allowing each state’s lawmakers to decide their electors, rather than the voters. The lawsuit is the latest effort to reverse Trump’s defeat in the battleground states that President-elect Joe Biden has already won. The Attorney Generals of the four states immediately condemned Paxton, a close ally of Trump who is currently facing allegations of bribery and abuse of his office....

As seen in the video below, the Resident Evil 2 remake has taken several liberties with the overall designs of both Claire Redfield and Tyrant, while also making sure to keep the core identities of their characteristics intact. For instance, while Capcom has revised and enhanced the look of Claire and Tyrant, both of them still retain their sensibilities from the original, with the former being a quick, resilient fighter, and the latter being an unrelenting force that’s practically unstoppable....

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Funds have been tight for Arsenal, not just this summer, but over the last couple of seasons. Arsenal is one of the biggest clubs in England, but since the construction of the Emirates Stadium, in 2006, the club has been in debt, and the implications of that debt has been seen in their transfer dealings. Arsenal has, however, made some big money signings in recent years, where they have brought in Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, and Nicolas Pepe, for a combined total of approximately £180 million....

The series of multiple injuries and subsequent comebacks could end soon, as Nehra, 38, is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket shortly. Reports in the Mumbai Mirror suggest that the veteran pacer is putting off his swansong until the New Zealand series, with the intention of bowing out of the game on home soil. In case you didn’t know… Throughout his chequered career, injuries have plagued Nehra, who has gone under the knife as many as twelve times to fix his injured body....

In case you didn’t know… According to Phil McNulty of BBC Sport, Barcelona had three bids rejected for Coutinho in the summer transfer window. Now, Barcelona-based newspaper, Sport, is leading with a story about the Catalan club switching their attentions to England international Dele Alli (via Sport Witness). The heart of the matter There has been a feeling that headline writers in Spain have been producing huge transfer stories about Spurs pair Dele Alli and Harry Kane in order to throw them off their game when the north London side face Real Madrid in the Champions League group stages, but the same cannot be said about this story from Sport, with the newspaper being very pro-Barcelona....

Latest reports from The Telegraph claim that La Liga giants, Barcelona, will continue to monitor Paul Pogba’s situation at Manchester United, and will not put an end to their pursuit just yet. Akin to how they eventually signed Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool despite being rejected initially, Barcelona are expected to continue their hunt for Pogba even after the Spanish summer window closes at the end of this month. In case you didn’t know… Towards the end of the English transfer window, Barcelona were heavily linked with Pogba and even reportedly made an offer of €50 million plus the duo of Andre Gomes and Yerry Mina - an offer that was unceremoniously turned down by the Red Devils....

David Alaba is facing a major dilemma after Bayern Munich decided to withdraw their earlier contract offer. The 28-year-old enters the final six months of his contract in January, and is, therefore, free to talk to any potential suitors. Bayern Munich were reportedly keen to keep hold of Alaba but withdrew their offer after the player and his representatives were adjudged to have taken too long to respond. The European champions, however, insist that the matter is not closed and renegotiations could yet restart....