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The Ghanaian has been in impressive form since joining the Magpies on loan from Chelsea in August, having netted three times in 16 Championship appearances thus far. He is one of three Newcastle players expected to play at the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts on Saturday, the other two being Senegal’s Mohamed Diame and Chancel Mbemba of DR Congo. “No chance,” Benitez replied, as reported by the Newcastle Chronicle, when asked if Atsu could leave this month....

American Berger, the PGA Tour’s rookie of the year last season after recording two second placings among his 13 top-25 finishes, jumped three shots clear of his closest pursuers at the TPC Southwind in Memphis with a nine-under halfway total of 131. Little-known American Tom Hoge (69) was alone in second, with Mickelson, a five-times major winner who next week will head to Oakmont searching for a first U.S. Open victory after a record six runner-up spots, joint third on five-under after a 65....

On November 19, the city of El Paso categorized the incident as an “aggravated robbery.” Last Friday, Bernard Christmann, 50, was arrested in connection with the death of Juan Anzaldo, 49, who was standing by his car in the El Paso Airport parking lot after his work shift. Police identified the cause of death as “blunt force trauma” to Anzaldo’s head. In their investigation, police said Anzaldo was in a relationship with Christmann’s wife....

NEWSWEEK: You just returned from the United States. Tell us about the differences in the way the book was received there and in France. LEVY: In the States, the book’s reception was a lot more intense and emotional. American journalists carry the death of Pearl in themselves like an open wound. In France, Pearl is someone whose name people hardly remembered. In the United States, it’s as if I was coming to tell people about [the story of] one of their relatives, a brother, a son or a best friend....

The suitability of a team or player to life in the English top-flight is often said to be measured by how they fare during a trip to the Potteries. Silva will be taking in a first visit to the bet365 Stadium in his latest outing, having completed a big-money move to City in the summer of 2017. The Portugal international playmaker is looking forward to the challenge, with the 23-year-old determined to get his hands on more major silverware as quickly as possible....

Sanders has garnered 34 delegates and emerged as the clear front-runner after winning the popular vote in the first three Democratic presidential primary contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. A new CBS/YouGov national poll released one day after his decisive Nevada caucuses victory shows Sanders with 28 percent of Democratic voter support, Warren in second with 19 percent, and former Vice President Joe Biden in third with 17 percent....

The Reuters/Ipsos online poll of 681 Democrats and independents, of which 552 were registered to vote, was conducted between January 15-16. It placed the Vermont independent Sanders on 20 percent and Biden, who served in the Obama administration, on 19 percent. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, was on 12 percent. Compared to the previous Reuters/Ipsos poll released January 9, Biden was down 4 points and Warren was down three points. Sanders, however, had held steady....

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is followed on The Wynn’s oddsboard by several horses he beat at Churchill Downs, led by Frosted, who finished fourth in the Derby. The third and fourth betting choices are Materiality (sixth in the Derby) and Carpe Diem (10th), both trained by Todd Pletcher. Materiality’s father, Afleet Alex, won the Belmont in 2005. Pletcher won the 2013 Belmont with Palace Malice and in 2007 with filly Rags to Riches....

The likes of Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with moves for the Italy international, while AC Milan have previously made attempts to sign him. Regarded as one of Europe’s top attacking talents, Belotti has struggeld to replicate the form he achieved last season, when he scored 26 league goals for Torino. He is, however, likely to again be linked with some of the continent’s top clubs when the summer transfer window opens, although the 24-year-old is not interested in joining a big team unless he is promised regular football....

After a brief break, another NBA season is nearly here with training camps officially beginning on Tuesday. For the most part, teams around the league have completed all of their major pieces of business — with one notable exception that could loom large in the coming weeks. OFFSEASON GRADES: Eastern Conference | Western Conference Actually, let’s use that as the jumping-off point as we run through the biggest NBA training camp questions....

Coffee Is High in Antioxidants Antioxidants help protect your skin from free radical damage, and coffee just happens to be packed with antioxidants. This is good news for your skin, as antioxidants help fight aging. Some studies have shown that coffee (specifically coffee oil) has similar effects on the skin as the anti-aging skincare ingredient hyaluronic acid. Coffee seed oil can increase collagen and elastin, making the skin look and feel firmer....

The Line: Colts -3 (-120), Total: 49 Line movement: After opening as 4-point home favorites at the Westgate on Monday, the Colts dropped slightly to -3 (-120) on Wednesday. The total opened 49.5 at the SuperBook and has fallen to 49 in early betting. Visit our live odds page for updated point spreads and totals from around Las Vegas . Trends that matter: The Bengals are 0-6 SU and ATS in their last six playoff games....

Pawan Sehrawat continued his fine run of form and top scored for the Bengaluru Bulls with 13 raid points, while skipper Rohit Kumar amassed 11 points at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here. Sachin got yet another super 10 for Gujarat Fortunegiants and was ably supported by Prapanjan who scored 5 raid points but it was not enough in the end. While Bengaluru Bulls have qualified for the final, Gujarat still have a chance to make it the finals when they play in the second qualifier against the winner between UP Yoddha and Dabang Delhi....

Johnson had signed with BFC since the club’s inception before going on to spend three seasons during which he won two I-League titles and one Federation Cup crown. He was named the I-League’s best defender for the 2015-16 season last month as BFC put behind the disappointment of being edged out by Mohun Bagan in the 2014-15 season at the death to bring back the title to Bengaluru. “John Johnson has been immense for the club and has been the kind of leader who doesn’t need an armband....

Bengaluru won the first leg at home 1-0. Bengaluru’s Spanish coach Albert Roca said in a release that his side would not be making much of their one goal advantage as he expects Tampines Rovers to come all guns blazing. Midfielder C.K. Vineeth scored in the first leg last week to give Roca’s side a slight edge. But Roca believes Bengaluru have their task cut out. “The second leg is always a big challenge....

Usually, it has been Cristiano Ronaldo who has flown to the rescue. Last week, with Madrid’s Champions League hopes in the balance in extra time against Bayern Munich, he proved decisive with a clinical hat-trick at the Santiago Bernabeu to take his total tally in the quarter final tie to five goals. On Saturday, Ronaldo once again played a key role. Madrid were labouring against Valencia in the capital in what was a must-win game for the home side following last week’s Clasico defeat to Barcelona....

According to multiple reports, Berhalter’s handling of current USMNT winger Gio Reyna during and after the World Cup, where the player saw limited playing time, prompted Reyna’s parents — Claudio Reyna, who was a teammate of Berhalter’s with the USA, and Danielle Reyna, a former teammate of Berhalter’s wife at the University of North Carolina — to take up the issue with USMNT brass and ultimately report a 1991 domestic violence incident involving Berhalter and his current wife....

Date: June 16, 2022. Tournament: bett1open 2022. Round: Second round (Round of 16). Venue: Berlin, Germany. Category: WTA 500. Surface: Grass. Prize money: $757,900. Veronika Kudermetova vs Liudmila Samsonova preivew World No. 24 Veronika Kudermetova will square off against Ludmila Samsonova in the second round of the Berlin Open on Thursday. Kudermetova has been unfortunate to be on the losing end of three WTA finals this season, falling short against Simona Halep at the Melbourne Summer Set, Jelena Ostapenko at the Dubai Tennis Championships and Anastasia Potpova in the Istanbul Cup....

Posting on social media, the Vermont independent said Biden was “absolutely right” to pledge that no companies who made products outside of the U.S. would receive federal contracts from his incoming administration. The former Democratic primary candidate also argued “standing up” for working families meant only awarding contracts to domestic producers, rather than firms who outsource production to countries with cheaper labor. Sanders praised the move after Biden revealed his plan in prepared remarks following a meeting with top union and business leaders on Monday—including the CEO of General Motors and the president of United Auto Workers....

The Vermont independent told NBC News that he didn’t know what a compromise solution to the critical issues of climate change and poverty would look like, warning that Democrats would not spend “months and years” negotiating with Republican lawmakers on urgent problems if he had any say in the matter. Asked whether he was ready to compromise with Republicans, Sen. Sanders said: “It’s not a question of the middle, it’s a question of responding to the crises....