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Bale has been on the periphery of proceedings at Real for some time - he had a spell back on loan at Tottenham Hotspur last season - and it will be intriguing to see where he heads next. “Now he [Bale] is healthy, and he wants to finish [well],” Ancelotti said in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Champions League match between Real Madrid and PSG. “He deserves that because for this club, Bale has won many titles....

Zidane revealed Madrid is working on selling Bale after omitting the four-time Champions League winner from the squad that lost to Bayern Munich in the International Champions Cup on Saturday. “We hope he leaves soon, it would be best for everyone,” Madrid’s head coach said. The comments have not gone down well with the Bale camp. Bale has never shown much interest in leaving Madrid and still has three seasons left to run on his contract....

This was Brooks’s way of explaining the song “We Shall Be Free,” which leads off his new album, “The Chase,” and includes a vote of support for same-sex couples. Born and raised in Yukon, Okla., Brooks speaks in a soft, unassuming manner, sharp yet disarmingly humble. He’ll call you sir as casually as he’ll say hello. He wrote the song, he said, after the riots in Los Angeles, to address a wide range of injustice....

PKNS FC announced the appointment of Sven Gartung to replace E. Elavarasan as the head coach of the Super League club and his immediate task would be to ensure that the club stay in the top division for the 2018 season. The 47-year-old German was previously the Selangor Sports State Council Coaching Director as well as being in charge of the team when they played in the 2017 Sultan Selangor Cup earlier in the season....

San Antonio Spurs star Gasol – MVP at this tournament two years ago – led the way with 26 points and eight rebounds as Spain followed on from their opening 99-60 hammering of Montenegro in Group C. With an NBA headline act of their own, Montenegro bounced back with 72-48 victory over Hungary, Orlando Magic forward Nikola Vucevic putting up 13 points and seven rebounds. Croatia joined Spain in staying perfect with a 74-58 defeat of joint hosts Romania....

This feature is similar to Ridley Scott’s Hannibal (the 2001 sequel to The Silence of the Lambs) in the sense that the cannibalistic serial killer is shown operating out in the open rather than in prison. At first, Hannibal appears quiet and shy due to the trauma he endured as a child growing up in Lithuania amidst World War II. However, due to his newfound bond with his aunt, Lady Murasaki (portrayed passionately by Gong Li), Hannibal learns how to fight and defend himself against dangerous enemies....

1-Check the Newsweek review of my book. 2-Speak to some of the people on Wall Street who would tell you I spoke to dozens of people from Dick Grasso to Ken Langone to Spitzer himself. 3-Check the end notes; they will point you to numerous sources including documents and depositions 4-Read the book. (I bet he hasn’t.) 5-And then check with his colleague Susanna Schrobsdorff of Newsweek who in the spirit of hype, asked me if I was interested in writing a column about Spitzer for Newsweek....

With three weeks to go before Halloween, the community aims to mount 4,000 scarecrows in a display that would break the current record—set by the United Kingdom’s National Forest Adventure Farm, which assembled 3,812 scarecrows in August 2014, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. “A couple of years ago, we expanded our fall decorations to include these really cute scarecrows,” Marci Claude, public relations manager for Gatlinburg, explained to WATE-TV on Wednesday....

Lucknow, Nov 6 (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar and Sanjay Manjerekar Tuesday escaped unhurt after one of the glass doors of the commentary box at the newly-built Ekana Stadium lay shattered just as the duo was entering the enclosure. The Ekana Stadium, which was renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityananth earlier in the day, made its debut as international cricket venue on Tuesday....

“This Republican recall threatens our values and seeks to undo the important progress we’ve made – from fighting COVID, to helping struggling families, protecting our environment, and passing commonsense gun violence solutions,” Newsom wrote in a tweet. “There’s too much at stake.” Newsom’s tweet also included a video criticizing the recall effort and those who created it. “Who’s behind the partisan recall of Governor Gavin Newsom? Anti-vaccine and QAnon extremists, violent white supremacists like the Proud Boys who attacked out nation’s Capitol on January 6,” a narrator of the video says....

Her husband, Mohammad Dahman, moved to Norway six months ago. He says he’s never coming back to Gaza. Both Dahmans had been raised in Gaza’s refugee camps, alongside roughly 1 million other Palestinians. After college, where Mohammad studied business management, he took a job as a trade-union leader and human-rights activist. His $700-per-month salary let the couple and their five children eventually move to a red-roofed condo with a balcony overlooking the sea....

Expanding on the spy storyline that is featured in the film, Cars 2: The Video Game takes place within the international car-spy training center – CHROME (Command Headquarters for Recon Operations and Motorized Espionage). From that central hub players can jump into various game modes including traditional races, battle modes, and a version of takedown, among others. The various modes do a good job of keeping the gameplay diverse while resembling gameplay seen in games like Twisted Metal, Mario Kart, and Burnout....

Certainly, 2011 looks like it could be one of the best years in gaming ever. Practically every big franchise of this generation is making a triumphant return – Uncharted, Gears of War, Portal, and so many others. There’s also bound to be large changes with regards to motion control gaming and 3D technology, but how much attention do they demand? Of course, even considering how great the year ahead looks, sometimes it’s important to reflect on the past as well....

Our readers are as knowledgeable and opinionated as our own writers, so here is the place for all of you to discuss these stories as well as any others that may have piqued your interest throughout the week. - Dwayne Holder The Case of the Complicated Catwoman Content Regardless of how people feel about special season passes or “VIP” passes that allow gamers to access exclusive content, these features are going to be a part of gaming until the market decides otherwise....

GameClub releases new games weekly for a monthly subscription price of $4.99. It wasn’t available for Android before, but the Google Play Store is getting to join in on the game subscription. GameClub looks similar to Google Play Pass, but this new service seems to be focused on reviving old favorites rather than focusing on newer games. Some of these games include Breach & Clear, Death Bat, and Flick Fishing, the last of those being a remake of a popular fishing game available for the first time on Android....

Animal Crossing fanbase and community has had a lot of official merchandise and products to collect over the years. Nintendo has produced a lot of items for fans to enjoy, beyond the typical physical versions of each video game in the series. For the latest life sim title, a special Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch console was even made available in the market. What’s more, Nintendo continues the trend of making Animal Crossing amiibo cards and figures that fans can collect, especially if they are looking to have each Animal Crossing villager in their personal collections....

The art of crochet is seemingly getting more popular online across several fandoms recently. Fans have been using crochet as a way to make iconic creatures and recognizable items from their favorite video games or series. One such fandom is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, with one fan even making a real-life and usable version of a Bell bag. And it looks like the Pokemon community continues to show interest in the craft, especially since there are so many pocket creatures to take inspiration from when making theme products like this fan’s dolls....

While many fans were excited to see the series being revitalized, Bandai Namco had been rather quiet about the game up until its launch. Other than the announcement trailer in a Nintendo Direct and a gameplay showcase for Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, a lot of the marketing for the game has been almost invisible. This is compounded further by a statement from series producer Ryo Ishida noting the IP could expand depending on the sales success of the remasters....

Skyrim is one of the most influential games of all time, and many games are still trying to replicate its success. As a result, Bethesda has ensured that Skyrim is put on as many available platforms as possible since 2011. It’s hard to think that any other game could surpass the amount of re-releases that Skyrim has had, but the industry has been hard at work with re-releases long before Skyrim took the world by storm....