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The Serbian international gave a man of the match performance for de Godenzonen at the Santiago Bernebau in a historical victory that will be remembered by the fans for years to come. In case you didn’t know… Former Southampton striker Tadic became only the ninth player ever to be awarded a perfect rating score by the French media outlet, since L’Euipe’s started giving post-match ratings in 1946. Lionel Messi is the only player in history to earn a 10/10 rating on two occasions, that too in the Champions League itself....

Uefa announce new official sponsorship deal with Paddy Power Pants By Walter Broeckx Somehow Nicklas Bendtner has something to do with his underpants. A few years ago we had the incident when after a game, he was caught with his trousers at knee height while leaving a club, showing his underpants. If I remember it correctly, Wenger was not that pleased with the incident. And with a few other incidents surrounding Bendtner since then....

In the main event, Johnson will look to make the seventh defense of his title. He and Dodson fought in January 2013.Johnson won a unanimous decision. MORE: Astonishing UFC photos | Five reasons to watch UFC 191 | UFC 191 odds, picks | Heavyweight division reloaded In the co-feature pits former heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir. Here’s everything you need to know about UFC 191. What time is UFC 191: Johnson vs....

At Friday’s UFC 210 official weigh-ins, Cormier came in 206.2 pounds — 1.2 pounds over the 205-pound limit — for his title defense, a rematch with Anthony Johnson. The fight was teetering on the edge of being canceled; other options included a title fight just for Johnson or a non-title affair. But magically, Cormier came out 144 seconds later, tipped the scales and held a towel. Cormier said the towel was for some privacy....

Kumaru Usman and Tyron Woodley looked to settle some scores as the faced each other in the co-main event of the evening. The night was certainly not short on action as there were finishes, controversies and most importantly, some high level mixed martial arts on display. So let’s not waste anymore and jump right into the UFC 235 results: Prelims Results Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)...

Miocic came into the UFC as a man largely known for his excellent wrestling – he competed at an NCAA Division I level for Cleveland State – but over his 8 year tenure in the Octagon, it’s his brutal punching power that’s allowed him his greatest successes. Simply put, Miocic is one of the most dangerous knockout artists in UFC history – and these are his greatest 5 KO finishes....

Jessica Andrade entered the fight having lost an upset fight to the current division champion, Weili Zhang back in August 2019. Before this Jessica Andrade was on an impressive four-fight winning streak which included a massive win over her current opponent, Rose Namajunas. Rose Namajunas, on the other hand, was coming to the cage after a lay off of over a year. Namajunas, before facing Jessica Andrade, had won three consecutive fights which included her massive upset win over the division great, Joanna Jędrzejczyk....

In a rematch 6 1/2 years in the making, Poirier stunned Conor McGregor with a second-round TKO in the main event of UFC 257 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi early Sunday. The last time Poirier and McGregor fought, “The Diamond” entered with vitriol and saw his night cut short as McGregor stopped him in the first round. This time around, a more composed and much-improved Poirier used a diet of leg kicks and grappling to find the opening he needed in the second round to unload a volley of punches that bounced off McGregor’s head and finish the job....

The upcoming XDefiant stands to benefit some from Elite Squad’s relegation to the wayside. But the quickness with which Ubisoft dropped the mobile title compared to the company’s extensive work on its other live service games also sets expectations for what XDefiant has to achieve if it wishes to survive for longer than Elite Squad. RELATED: XDefiant is a Different Take on the Tom Clancy’s Universe How Elite Squad’s Shutdown Could Benefit XDefiant Despite being different titles, Elite Squad and XDefiant are cut from a similar cloth; each brings the elements of the various Tom Clancy-branded franchises into one game....

Ubisoft has begun contacting Uplay subscribers about a couple upcoming survey events the developer and publisher plans to host concerning the Nintendo Switch. These events, which will take place in April and June, will task gamers with sharing feedback about the console with Ubisoft, as well as their desires for games on the system. In the message going out to Uplay subscribers, Ubisoft said: The events will take place from April 5th to April 9th, then again from June 21st to June 25th....

In the wake of the ongoing war, gaming corporations have decided to boycott sales in Russia entirely, despite massive revenue loss. Recently, Microsoft and EA stopped sales in Russia as a way to show its discontent towards the current conflict. It is among the many who have tried to distance themselves from Moscow. RELATED: Tik Tok Suspends Live Streaming and New Content in Russia Ubisoft appears to be the latest big-name video game developer who has severed ties with Russia....

As for Ubisoft, however, it might be a question that no one asks the Montreal-based publisher again. Speaking in an interview with The A List Daily, Ubisoft senior vice president of marketing and sales Tony Key responded to an inquiry about whether Watch Dogs – its upcoming, next-gen, cyber hacking-based open-world thriller – would set the stage for future sequels. Key answered in the affirmative – essentially stating that, considering the expense of modern triple-A game development, it was company policy:...

That’s because UC Irvine is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The Anteaters clinched an automatic bid to the Big Dance with a 67-58 win over Hawaii in the conference tournament championship, and their fans poured onto the court at the Honda Center in Anaheim to celebrate. MORE: Inspirational story | Field of 68 update | PHOTOS: Tourneys gallery With the way the game started, there’s no way Anteater fans thought it would end like that....

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed on Wednesday that the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Shawn Laval Smith, was taken into custody in Pasadena. Kupfer was working alone at the Croft House store in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood when Smith allegedly entered the shop, according to police. “She sent a text to a friend saying there was someone inside the location that gave her a bad vibe. Regrettably, that person did not see the text immediately,” LAPD Lieutenant John Radtke said during a press conference....

The Huskies announced a roster update as 5-year-old Grayson Hand signed his National Letter of Intent on Monday. The young baseball player has battled Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for the last two years and received the opportunity to join Connecticut’s team through Team IMPACT, an organization that partners children facing life-threatening and chronic illness with local college sports teams. MORE: Lehigh baseball dunk | UNC’s fruit war | MLB x Star Wars...

The anti-violence commission had yesterday proposed to fine the Madrid-based club a sum of €3,001 for their lack of measures to control the supporters in the UEFA Champions League group stage match. The commission will also take suitable actions against six of the visiting fans in the Santiago Bernabeu, home of Real Madrid. Also read: Cristiano Ronaldo’s private plane involved in accident while landing in Barcelona According to the Superior Sports Council (CSD), the fine will be charged against the Spanish club for barring flares from being lit in the match on September 14....

Manchester City fielded a strong starting XI but could not withstand the constant pressure from the Bayern Munich attack, as errors from Joe Hart and Gael Clichy cost them the game, 1-3. The only consolation for Manuel Pellegrini and his men came in the form of an Álvaro Negredo goal in the 80th minute. Franck Ribery opened the scoring for Bayern in the 7th minute, giving the visitors a comfortable 1-0 lead before going into half-time....

Platini and Blatter are due to attend personal hearings with FIFA’s ethics judge from Dec. 16 in relation to the alleged payment of 2 million Swiss francs, received by Platini in 2011 for work he claims to have carried out for world soccer’s governing body between 1999 and 2002. MORE: Soccer officials arrested, charged | Latest soccer corruption arrest Sepp Blatter, left, and Michel Platini (Getty Images) The transaction is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Swiss attorney general....

There is a lot of chatter about who the favourites are, but isn’t it always better to back it up with some solid facts and stats? So let’s analyse the teams tipped to take the crown of European champions next summer. The Dark Horses: Croatia were a revelation in the 2018 World Cup. A remarkable run in the tournament was halted by France in the final, which also resulted in Luka Modric breaking Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s hegemony of Ballon d’Or wins....