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Germany international Draxler joined Paris Saint-Germain in January and impressed at Parc des Princes with four goals in 12 Ligue 1 appearances last term. PSG 13/2 to win the Champions League However, the arrival of Neymar from Barcelona and the imminent signing of Monaco’s teenage prodigy Kylian Mbappe is set to leave the attacking midfielder down Unai Emery’s pecking order and there are reports PSG are prepared to cash in to balance the books....

Ancelotti won the Bundesliga in his first campaign in charge last term, but could only guide Bayern to a quarter-final exit from the Champions League at the hands of eventual winners Real Madrid. Bayern 12/5 to beat PSG A 2-0 defeat to Hoffenheim and 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg have left the team three points behind Borussia Dortmund in the early league table. And criticism of the Italian is likely to increase should Bayern fail to produce a convincing performance away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday....

He has not played at Baylor since transferring from Boise State in 2013 after he was dismissed from the Broncos team for violating unspecified rules. MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 | 15 best programs since 2000 Ukwuachu, 22, who is from Pearland, Texas, graduated from Baylor in May and is taking graduate courses. He is accused of sexually assaulting a former Baylor student at a South Waco apartment on Oct....

The footage was captured by hiker Steven Varela in August, 2021, when he was in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. As the video above shows, the bear appeared to be running at some pace through a thinly wooded area before emerging onto a grassy plain. It then goes out of view for a moment before it’s seen on the move once again. All of a sudden, it looks as though the bear trips over and goes head-first into a forward roll before falling to the ground....

Minnesota’s makeshift offensive line was dominated Monday night as the Bears rolled to a 20-10 victory at Soldier Field. On the 33rd anniversary of the death of George Halas, Chicago’s defense would have made “Papa Bear” proud. The Bears harassed Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford all night, sacking him five times, with nine additional quarterback hits, and multiple batted passes. Bradford struggled with the pressure, going 23 of 37 for 228 yards and a late touchdown to Stefon Diggs....

Perhaps the biggest question in Chicago is what to do about quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, the second overall pick in the 2017 draft. The Bears acquired Nick Foles from the Jaguars in exchange for their fourth-round pick this year, so it isn’t clear who they’ll go with as the starter. It’s unlikely, though, that they’ll try to trade up or use one of their second-round picks on a QB. On offense, the Bears need help at tight end and wide receiver and along the line....

Despite expecting the Lions to return to their typical brand of defense, we still like Matt Forte (+130 on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s props board) to find the end zone. He’s scored eight times this season, including three TD receptions, and each has come over his last seven games. Even though the Bears’ offensive attack has been a bit shaky at times this season, they should still be able to move the ball enough with their surplus of weapons to provide Forte opportunities to find pay dirt....

But their unlikely comeback effort came crashing down with a disastrous fourth-and-1 leap from quarterback Case Keenum, who lost control of the ball for his fifth turnover of the game. The giveaway was the final blow in a 31-15 Chicago win that moved the Redskins to 0-3 and will only lead to more calls for a coaching change in Washington. The Bears scored the game’s first 28 points, taking advantage of the turnovers their defense forced....

Cousins entered the contest 0-9 in “MNF” games in his career, and he was 0-4 against Chicago since joining Minnesota in 2018. While Dalvin Cook was the key to the Vikings’ success in their last two wins, the Bears held the running back to 96 yards on 30 carries. Cousins stepped up and had a solid night: 25-of-36 passing for 292 yards, with touchdowns and an interception. Rookie wideout Justin Jefferson was his top target, hauling in eight catches for 135 yards — his fourth 100-yard game of the season....

With salons closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, Kirsty Martin spent two years converting the emergency vehicle into a cosmetic caravan she calls “The Glambulance.” The 34-year-old from Kent, England, said she bought it on Facebook Marketplace for 2,500 British pounds ($3,070). “It was apparently from a care home. But it was also used in Coronation Street [British TV series],” she said. The mother-of-one spent a further 2,000 pounds ($2,450) on the pink respray and about 4,500 pounds ($5,500) on the rest....

Photographers from all over the world have captured stunning images of this year’s shower—the result of tiny pieces of debris originating from the comet Swift-Tuttle burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere at around 130,000 miles per hour. In the image below captured by astrophotographer Ethan Miller, a Perseid meteor can be seen streaking above a sandstone outcropping at Redstone in the Pinto Valley wilderness area—located in Nevada’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area—on August 12....

Former WNBA star Hammon filled in after San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in the opening half of the clash with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers came through as 121-107 winners, with Hammon keeping all her energy on the task in hand rather than the history-making aspect of the evening. She said afterwards: “In the moment I was just trying to win the game. “I try not to think about the huge picture and the huge aspect of it because it can get overwhelming....

“Only super narcissistic people will regard their absence as a powerful boycott,” Hu Xijin said in a tweet on Monday. “Most of those US govt officials are close contacts of the COVID-19 patients according to China’s standard, moreover picky and pretentious. You are the people that Beijing residents least want to see.” On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that the U.S. will be diplomatically boycotting the 2022 Olympics, which are set to be held in Beijing in February....

She describes as “fate” the moment when she submitted her documents to register as a presidential candidate after her husband, Sergei Tikhonovsky, was barred from running in May and jailed. Unexpectedly, Lukashenko allowed Tikhanovskaya to run in what he thought would be a typically post-Soviet Potemkin plebiscite. But the strongman leader disparaged her as a housewife, underestimating the wish among Belarusians to end the Groundhog Day feeling of kowtowing to the only leader they had known since 1994....

In an interview with Deutsche Welle—a state-owned German news outlet—Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s defense and security representative Valeriy Sakhashchyk claimed Belarus’ state-backed security company, Gardservis, has “significantly increased” its number of employees in recent months, and could be preparing to participate in military operations. “The training and recruitment have been going on for several months,” he told the outlet. “The staff has been increased by officers, ensigns, sergeants and soldiers who served in the special operations forces and in the special units of the law enforcement agencies of Belarus....

The co-main event featured Patricio “Pitbull” Freire almost being stopped in the first round and then coming back to knock out Daniel Weichel to retain his featherweight title. In other action, Bobby Lashley moved a step closer to getting a shot at the heavyweight title beating Dan Charles by second round TKO; former featherweight champion Daniel Straus submitted Henry Corrales in the second round; and former lightweight champ Michael Chandler defeated Derek Campos by first round TKO....

He never captured a UFC world championship, but has fought world champions. Look a little closer and some of his opponents are a who’s who of MMA: Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva, to name a few. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Bellator 208 for free Dig beyond the record and the man, who best put trash talking in MMA on the map, has faced arguably the three greatest fighters to don four-ounce gloves: Anderson Silva (twice), Jon Jones and now, Fedor Emelianenko, as the two will clash in the semifinal of the heavyweight grand prix at Bellator 208 on Saturday, live on DAZN....

The main event pits Irishman James Gallagher against Steven Graham in bantamweight action. The bout and the entire card can be streamed exclusively on DAZN. Join DAZN and watch Bellator 217 plus more than 100 fight nights a year Gallagher (7-1) is one of the most dynamic fighters in the sport with his brash personality and unique fighting skills. But he looks to rebound after suffering the first loss of his career when he got knocked out by Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 204 in August....

Rather than throwing their prized prospects into dangerous matchups right out of the chute, the promotion has identified the best of the bunch and brought them along incrementally, dropping them into favorable pairings designed to bolster their resumes and increase their exposure to the wider MMA audience. As the highlight reel of performances pile up and wins get stacked, the buzz surrounding those athletes build and the interest in seeing them step into the cage continues to get greater....

Ronda Rousey came to the WWE in January 2018. Ken Shamrock returned to Impact Wrestling and wrestled last Sunday. Cain Velasquez made his debut in August for the Mexican promotion AAA and is now in WWE on the brink of facing another former MMA star, Brock Lesnar, at Crown Jewel on Oct. 31. Seeing how much fun the others have had triggered Roy Nelson into contemplating trading in the gloves and joining his fellow fighters in arms inside the squared circle....