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The absence of Luka Modric, Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Perisic, Marcelo Brozovic, Nikola Kalinic and Danijel Subasic will complicate things for a side coming off a 2-0 defeat to Peru on Friday. But it’s also a chance for fringe players to impress manager Zlatko Dalic. “I think Croatia has a lot of quality with all its players,” forward Duje Cop told Goal before the team’s training session Sunday. “Tuesday, of course when you don’t have players like Modric and they’re gone, you feel their absence....

It’s not as if the new ruler owed any filial duty to Noor. His mother was Princess Mona, the British-born second wife of Hussein, who divorced her 17 years ago. But Noor was conspicuously absent at Abdullah’s formal coronation two weeks ago. The speed of her eclipse caught many Jordanians by surprise. “It’s something we expected, but maybe we didn’t expect it so soon and so publicly,” says one prominent political scientist....

Crucible mixes elements from popular hero shooters like Overwatch with classic MOBA elements from titles such as League of Legends. The result is a unique style of game which has already begun captivating audiences. At the moment, there are 10 characters, or hunters, for players to choose from, although this might increase in the future. No one hunter is outright better than any other, but there are certain ones which players from different backgrounds might excel with....

RELATED: 10 Online Shooters & FPS You Didn’t Know Were Coming In 2020 In a post to the Crucible website, the development team admitted that the game launched before it was truly ready to do so, hence the move back to a closed beta; the change will be taking place tomorrow, July 1. The previously laid-out roadmap and steps that Relentless planned to take to improve the game will still be happening as planned, according to the post, and the only real difference is that those changes will be applied to the game in beta....

When the original update blocking the mods was released Paradox Interactive sought to make it very clear that it was not blocking the mods as a statement about same-sex marriage. The developers went to great lengths to explain that they were doing so because the mods caused a wide variety of errors in Crusader Kings 3 surrounding in-game concubines, like assigning them to dead people. RELATED: Crusader Kings 3 Will Let Players Settle Disputes With Duels Soon...

Key Highlights BTC declined below $40,000 on long liquidation in the futures market. The strength in the US dollar in hopes of aggressive rate hikes has also put pressure on risky assets like Bitcoin. Technical Analysis Intraday trend - Bearish On the daily chart, the pair is trading below Tenken-Sen ($41334), Kijun-sen ($43726), and Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($40956). Bitcoin hit an intraday low of $38,547 and is currently trading around $38,892....

“Teaser” is about the aptest term for the first video uploaded to the Crysis YouTube account in six years. It begins with a slew of comments asking whether the developers will be remastering the first game in the Crysis trilogy, followed by a very brief shot of protagonist Nomad wearing one of the series’ Nanosuits as a radio voiceover assures that “it looks like you’re back online.” RELATED: Battlefield Dev Could Be Making a New Shooter Series...

The Cote d’Ivoire international had been out of action since their opening day loss to Huddersfield but recently returned to first team training. Palace 7/1 to beat Chelsea Hodgson, impressed with the fitness level of the former Manchester United winger, said he is in his plans for the match against Antonio Conte’s men. “Wilfried has trained for two weeks over the international break so therefore there is no reason why I shouldn’t consider him for the game against Chelsea,” Hodgson told club website....

With the visually impressive Crysis 3 - the third installment in a series that’s continually pushed the bounds of video game graphics - releasing today, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli shared his thoughts on consoles, stating that they will never be able to come close to the high spec performance of today’s or the future’s gaming PCs. In an chatting with Eurogamer, Yerli explains: Rumors in January pointed towards a $400 price range for the next-gen consoles (further supported by this week’s rumor of a $400 PS4), putting them a little higher than the Deluxe Wii U bundle, but significantly lower than the PS3 and Xbox 360 launch prices....

Squads to choose from: Cobras: Lizaad Williams, Dane Piedt, Dayyaan Galiem, Jason Smith, Dane Paterson, Aviwe Mgijima, George Linde, Ferisco Adams, Simon Khomari, Zubayr Hamza, Kyle Verreynne, Tladi Bokako, Pieter Malan, Janneman Malan, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, David Bedingham, Hashim Amla Titans: Heino Kuhn, Henry Davids, Dean Elgar, Jonathan Vandiar, Farhaan Behardien, Andrea Agathangelou, Theunis de Bruyn, Corbin Bosch, Aiden Markram, Shaun von Berg, Tabraiz Shamsi, Junior Dala, Tshepo Moreki, Grant Thomson, Eldred Hawken, Tony de Zorzi, Wandile Makwetu, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Shimane Alfred Mothoa...

The opening game of the competition sees Western Province lock horns against the Rocks at St George’s Park. Both sides will be participating in the CSA T20 Challenge for the first time. Western Province will be led by Wayne Parnell. The likes of Tony de Zorzi, George Linde and Beuran Hendricks will ply their trade for the Western Province. They will miss the services of Zubayr Hamza and Kyle Verreynne, who have been selected in the South African Test squad for the tour of New Zealand....

Ahead of their campaign opener, the Super Kings released a video of their anthem with MS Dhoni leading the way with the whistles. The official Instagram account of the former IPL champions posted the same on Sunday (September 19) with a caption that read: As per the IPL schedule 2021, the 2nd phase of the 14th edition is all set to have a blockbuster start with Mumbai Indians locking horns with the MS Dhoni-led unit on Sunday....

Striker Preslav Yordanov opened the scoring with a stunning goal in the third minute and midfielder Nikolay Tsvetkov doubled CSKA’s lead with a clever finish four minutes before the break to delight the passionate home crowd at the Bulgarska Armiya. “It was a victory for half of Bulgaria, the Red half of Bulgaria,” CSKA coach Hristo Yanev told reporters. “I’m proud of what the boys did in front of our incredible fans....

The Finnish district court charged six men with the crime, which took place at the hotel where the team was staying in the city of Tampere. One was found not guilty. The court sentenced four of the men to five years in prison, and the fifth to three and a half years. All the men denied the charge, either disputing any sexual intercourse with the woman, or by saying it had happened by mutual understanding....

After the Cubs’ 7-3 win over the White Sox on Wednesday — which included five home runs in the first four innings — Maddon said he couldn’t believe the way the ball is jumping off the bat in baseball today. “I don’t know what I’m witnessing, but the way the ball is coming off the bat right now is extraterrestrial,” Maddon told reporters (via NBC Sports Chicago). “It’s an E....

Contreras, pinch-hitting in the bottom of the sixth against the Pirates Sunday, blasted a 401-foot home run off an 81-mph changeup from reliever A.J. Schugel for the first two RBIs of his big league career. MORE: MLB’s worst fielders | Kid gives little girl game ball, melts hearts Contreras joined Jim Bullinger (1992) as the only Cubs to hit a homer on the first career pitch they see. The catcher prospect also joins an impressive list of Cubs accomplishments in their debut games....

In his first at bat, Bryant swung three times and struck out. His second at bat? He saw more than three pitches…but he still struck out. His third at bat? He struck out again. Oof. Following his third strikeout, a Cubs fan had a very audible message for the rookie. This Cubs fan wasn’t the only one to poke fun at Bryant. Twitter had fun as well. Bryant may be a great player, but his debut hasn’t been one to remember....

The Cubs, four wins from the pennant in 2015, are set up to contend for years to come, and what should unsettle the rest of baseball is that they still have room to improve. MORE: Top 15 remaining free agents | Winter meetings winners and losers The infield is set with Rizzo, free agent signee Ben Zobrist, Addison Russell and Rookie of the Year Kris Bryant. As things set up right now, Kyle Schwarber is in left field, with Heyward in center and Jorge Soler in right....

MORE: Tim Tebow passes Michael Jordan on minor-league HR list The Texas Republican shared a photo of himself with Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, and it didn’t take long for the internet to notice how similar the two men look.