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Spurs’ top scorer Harry Kane cancelled out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first-half strike in the 49th minute with his sixth goal of the campaign and Heung-min Son curled home the winner in the 76th. The result put the Londoners on 13 points, three ahead of holders Real Madrid, who crushed APOEL Nicosia 6-0 away and next welcome the Germans. Tottenham, with a superior head-to-head over the Spaniards, host the Cypriots in their last group game....

In what was Ferroviario’s first appearance at the Future Champions Gauteng International Tournament, the team got a little excited when they scored the go-ahead goal off of an incredible free kick against K-Stars. MORE: Classic photos of Pele | Rooney celebrates goal in hilarious fashion | Ronaldo to MLS? Every player — including the goalkeeper! — celebrated in exuberant fashion, giving the crowd high-fives, breaking out somersaults and dancing like there was no tomorrow....

The 3-4-3 formation was first introduced in the 1-1 draw against Iraq in March and including that match, Australia has only won two of their past seven games - with some of the fixtures against world class opposition like Germany, Brazil and Chile. A concern is how easily the back three has been carved up at times, particularly in the 4-0 friendly defeat against the Selecao and the 3-2 win versus Saudi Arabia....

That’s not to say that fans haven’t been clamoring for a Persona 5 PC port. On the contrary, the community has been consistent in asking Atlus to release its games on other platforms, like PC and even Nintendo Switch. Sadly, the developer has yet to say anything conclusive about the matter. Be that as it may, Atlus would no doubt benefit from releasing its games - Persona 5, especially - on PC....

There was an article on the Xbox Game Pass Poland site that claimed they had a source within Atomic Heart developer Mundfish games. The source claims that someone within the developer told them that Mundfish was aiming for a 2022 release. Because of a work stoppage at the studio, Atomic Heart could see its release moved from October-December 2022 and would instead release in January-March 2023. The Polish site added a screenshot of a conversation with their source that claimed that a delay was imminent....

Pablo Cuevas, meanwhile, will be looking to inspire some confidence in a relatively novice Uruguayan side. The 33-year old seasoned campaigner, known for his splendid one-handed backhand and clay court exploits can however, surprise even the best in the world on his given day. And in a format that only features 3 matches (2 singles and a doubles) that might just be the one thing that sways the tie either way....

The Montpellier Open is set to have a star-studded field as the likes of former Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, big-serving Ivo Karlovic, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Mischa Zverev etc. will be a part of the tournament. 2019 Australian Open semi-finalist Lucas Pouille will be the top seed while Belgian David Goffin will be the second seed. The ninth edition of the season will also feature stars like Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov and local favourite Gilles Simon, who are also the third and fourth seeds respectively, Ernests Gulbis, Tomas Berdych etc....

According to the CPJ, a number of unidentified individuals broke into investigative reporter Lydia Cacho Ribeiro’s home in Puerto Morelos, located in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on July 21. The suspects are alleged to have killed the journalist’s two pet dogs and stolen much of her reporting equipment and data, including a laptop computer, audio recorder, three cameras, memory cards and ten hard drives. The hard drives contained information on sexual abuse cases that the journalist, who in 2005 penned a book exposing a child sex trafficking ring alleged to have involved a number of politicians, had been investigating....

Oden worked out for the Hornets on Wednesday and will visit the Mavericks this week, RealGM reports. MORE: Towns won’t work out for Lakers | Heat to offer tragic more than $80 million Oden, who spent three years out of the league because of nagging injuries (seven knee surgeries), was picked up by Heat for the 2013-14 season but scored just 67 points and grabbed 54 rebounds in 23 games....

The Tigers are 15-1 and undefeated in the SEC at 3-0 heading into a Saturday meeting with Mississippi State in Starkville. Earlier this week, they were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the time since 2003. MORE: What’s going right with Auburn basketball? But they won’t be welcoming 6-11 center Austin Wiley back after the NCAA on Thursday ruled the sophomore center ineligible until next season. Auburn had requested that Wiley be reinstated....

It’s so big that the university decided it would host “Student Night” at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Thursday and show the South Carolina vs. North Carolina game to kick off the season. PREVIEW: SN Top 25 | Predictions | Week 1 schedule Students will be able to sit on a section of the field and in the East stands and concessions will be sold. The game starts at 6 ET on ESPN....

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on CBS, and this is the latest chapter in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, which dates back to 1892. Georgia (5-0) continues to dominate with a defense that ranks first in the FBS in total yards (177.8) and points per game (4.6). Quarterback JT Daniels has missed two games with an oblique injury, and if he can’t go Stetson Bennett will be pressed into action again....

Payne took over in May 2006; Woods in 2005 capped a streak of three wins in five Masters. Woods hasn’t won at the Georgia course since — scandal and injuries blew his career off-course. Woods’ last victory in any tournament was in 2013. MORE: Tiger at his zenith | Woods at 40 | Question Tiger, but never doubt him Tiger Woods and Billy Payne (Getty Images) Yet even in the face of that drought and Woods’ inability to offer a timetable for his return from injury to competitive golf, Payne tells GolfWeek that he believes Tiger has another tournament win in him....

Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, had what he called “very major” back surgery in November and said he doesn’t expect to get back on the course until June. But after getting a look at Woods at Tuesday’s traditional champions dinner, Payne was optimistic about Woods’ hopes of returning to the PGA Tour in 2016. MORE: Tiger buzz | Tee times, groupings | Worst Masters chokes | Multiple winners...

Esther Bejarano, 96, was outspoken against those who see mask-wearing as a “deprivation of liberty,” saying: “They don’t know what they’re talking about.” Germany’s Die Welt newspaper, which originally reported Bejarano’s comments, said: “History has shown that ideologies of conspiracy can easily lead to ideologies of extermination.” The holocaust, in which an estimated six million Jewish people lost their lives, was preceded, and made possible, by the circulation of a number of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories in the German press....

The 23-time Grand Slam champion was warned for receiving coaching from the players’ box during Saturday’s final, triggering a row with the chair umpire in her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka. Williams was docked a point for smashing a racquet and she called umpire Carlos Ramos a “thief” and a “liar”, an outburst for which she was sanctioned a game at a critical juncture in the second set....

CA executive general manager team performance Pat Howard said Blewett’s appointment followed recent work he had undertaken with the National Performance Squad and Australia A at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane. “Greg has recently worked with Australia A against India A and completed his level three coaching accreditation. As a player recently out of the game he will provide valuable expertise and advice, building on the good work he has done at the National Cricket Centre with our emerging players,” Howard said in a CA release....

Australia were upset by 20 runs in the opening test in Dhaka, triggering a storm of criticism from local media and heaping pressure on Wade who has struggled for runs since replacing Peter Nevill during the home series against South Africa. Smith said it was possible selectors could elect to throw the gloves to batsman Peter Handscomb for the match starting Monday. “It certainly would be a tough call (on Wade)....

The touring side, who lost the one-day series 4-1 and the first T20 by nine wickets, reached their target of 119 with 27 balls to spare at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Playing only his second international match, the 27-year-old Behrendorff scythed through India’s top order after Australia captain David Warner won the toss and chose to bowl. The left-arm paceman dismissed opening batsman Rohit Sharma and India captain Virat Kohli in his first over and then took the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and Manish Pandey to reduce the hosts to 27-4 inside the first five overs....

For India, Cheteshwar Pujara made a brilliant hundred after coming to the wicket at the fall of K.L. Rahul’s wicket in the second over of the day. This is Pujara’s third hundred in the series. India had earlier won the two matches at Adelaide and Melbourne where Pujara had scored hundreds in the series. Mayank Agarwal, playing only in his second Test match, once again impressed one and all with an aggressive inning of 77 with 7 fours and 2 sixes....