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After salvaging a point for his side against Chongqing Dangdai LifanI last Saturday, the 27-year-old ensured the Beijing outfit extend their unbeaten run to six league games at the Workers’ Stadium. Evergrande grabbed a two-goal lead through Nemanja Gudelj and Yu Hanchao in the 68th and 73rd minutes but Renato Augusto pulled a goal back for the hosts from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.. And Bakambu ensured the hosts avoided a defeat after benefitting from Jiang Tao’s assist a minute later....

In a move to allay U.S. criticism of prison-made exports, Beijing has dismissed one prison-factory official and rebuked another. The Chinese have also talked of joining the Missile Technology Control Regime and said they’d soon sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Still, State officials are unimpressed. “There’s a lot of talk but not much action,” said a top aide. China is not expected to make human-rights concessions. “The question now is, who will blink first,” said the aide....

‘Ronaldo right to snub media’ Reports in L’Equipe on Friday suggested Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane told Monaco’s highly sought-after teenage forward Kylian Mbappe that he would be willing to sell one of Los Blancos’ famed ‘BBC’ of Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo to sign him. Ronaldo’s own future in the Spanish capital remains in doubt with speculation he is keen to leave following accusations he defrauded Spanish tax authorities out of €14....

The Lantern is made for camping, sure, but its functionality extends to being useful around the house too. It has a rechargeable battery, water-resistance exterior and multiple lighting hues for different times of the night. The $199 light works well for its intended uses, but is its clever design and beautiful design enough to plunk down the cash? TL;DR Pros: Visually pleasing designThree lighting huesRechargeable battery Cons: Expensive priceMicro USB charging port (instead of USB-C)...

title: “Balmy Biking” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Ronald Wright”

This series only lasted for a couple of years, but spawned multiple movies and spin-offs, including Knoxville’s Bad Grandpa character. The latest movie, Jackass Forever, was in production in 2020 before it was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but started up again in late 2020. It was announced Margera, who was a cast member, was no longer involved in February 2021. This was followed by a series of videos, in which he expressed his anger with the production team, particularly Knoxville, Tremaine and Jonze....

The Ugandan had a good run in the 2016 season where he won a double with Tusker but failed to replicate the same performance this year. Nkata finished a distant 10th place, a disappointing performance that he termed as ‘below expectations’. “We are disappointed. It is a season to forget in a hurry,” the Ugandan tactician said. Nkata has since identified the weak points that he wants to strengthen ahead of the new season....

Julie Goislard’s issues with the Société Générale branch at Clichy Centre could have been quickly resolved, but after 36 phone calls to the bank over several weeks went unanswered, she chose to escalate the situation on her own. Goislard, who runs the Villeneuve Bookstore in Clichy-la-Garenne in the Hauts-de-Seine, eventually got so frustrated with the bank’s long lines, lack of deposit envelopes and malfunctioning machines that she took to Twitter on October 2 to complain....

Speaking with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday after U.S. stock markets suffered their worst day of the year, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 800 points, or three percent, Gene Sperling offered searing testimony of how Trump has handled the economy. “I think what we’re seeing Lawrence, is that our biggest fear with President Trump isn’t just economic nationalism, it is economic narcissism,” said Sperling, the director of the National Economic Council for Obama and Clinton....

The island is currently a constitutional monarchy with a democratically elected prime minister and the queen as its head of state, however, it is now set to become a republic by November 2021 in time for the 55th anniversary of its independence from British rule. The public reaction in the U.K. has prompted one royal commentator to claim Prince Harry has been proved right about racism in the Commonwealth—a group of nations made up overwhelmingly, but not entirely, of former British territories and headed up by the queen....

The Catalan side were awarded two spot-kicks in their recent record-breaking 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain, with Lionel Messi and Neymar converting. The Pogba lessons Conte could teach Mourinho In all, Barca have been awarded 31 Champions League penalties in the competition since 2003, scoring 23 and missing eight. Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich come second in the number of Champions League penalties taken since 2003-04, scoring 21 and not scoring seven....

Whether or not the match lived up to the hype around it depends on how much of the coverage you consumed. There was certainly plenty of it. But the fans in the stands were treated to a fun match filled with goals and scoring chances in addition to getting the lay eyes on the the star-studded lineups. Report: Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona Zidane smiled and said he wouldn’t change anything about his team’s preseason preparations....

Both men took the first steps in their respective careers as part of the famed La Masia academy system in Catalonia. Deulofeu future ‘depends on Barca’ Deulofeu made the step up to the senior fold, but was sent out on loan to Everton and Sevilla before making a permanent switch to Goodison Park. He is now taking in a loan stint at AC Milan, with his performances in Italy earning him a recall to the Spain squad....

The 32-year-old midfielder damaged knee ligaments in a 2-1 win at Valencia on October 22 but returned to training last week and has been declared fit to take part in the first Clasico of the season. Head coach Luis Enrique told reporters at his news conference: “He’s not just the captain, he’s the centrepiece of what our style is all about. “He offers a lot on and off the field....

The Brazilian, 24, is yet to play a game this season and Barca confirmed he had a successful arthroscopic operation on his right knee on Sunday. Blaugrana 13/2 to win CL The Liga leaders said it was a similar operation to the one Rafinha had on his internal meniscus – in the same knee – in April. According to Sport, Rafinha may be sidelined until the end of November....

MORE: Biggest summer transfers | Soccer’s beautiful fans Barca has dabbled with diffferent ideas in recent seasons. Pep Guardiola occasionally opted for a Dream Team-inspired 3-4-3 during his four-year tenure, while the Catalan coach also surprised Santos with a system which was described by some as 3-7-0 in the final of the Club World Cup back in 2012 and also used 3-3-4 at times. Since Guardiola’s departure, however, Barca has been much more predictable and last season Gerardo Martino was often for criticised for his tactics as the club missed out on all of the major trophies....

The Brazil star completed his protracted transfer to Barcelona on Saturday for a fee that could reportedly reach a club-record €160 million. Coutinho’s blockbuster move to Camp Nou comes almost five years on from his transfer to Liverpool from Inter for a bargain price said to have been just €10m. Benitez coached Coutinho for just a few months during his ill-fated spell with the Nerazzurri in 2010 but the Newcastle United boss admits it was clear then that they had a special talent....

If Sunday’s proceedings at Camp Nou are any indication, the Blaugrana are up for the challenge. Barcelona torched newly-promoted Real Valladolid 4-0 behind a second-straight brace from Robert Lewandowski, and appear to be a real contender in both the Spanish top-flight and the European tournament. Lewandowski’s brace provided his first competitive goals at the Camp Nou, with Barcelona fans treated to a glittering performance by all of their attackers. The Polish talisman was supported by Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha, and both covered themselves in glory at various stages....

Even with the decline in rebates, cars are still the most affordable they’ve been in two decades, says David Littmann of Comerica Bank. But cut-rate financing may not give the lowest monthly payment. It’s now cheaper to take the cash rebate–$2,002 from GM or $2,500 from Ford or Chrysler–and pair that with a regular five-year loan at 5.8 percent. If you skip the rebate and opt for the three-year loans at zero percent or take the dealers’ cut-rate financing on five-year loans–3....

There could be a nice bit of coincidence to that, according to Charles Barkley, arguably the greatest Sixer. Despite the repeated drubbing his old team has taken — the 19-win season last year, which included a 26-game losing streak, followed by this year’s misery — if any franchise holds the model for what this group could eventually become, it is the Thunder. “I actually like what they are doing,” Barkley said recently....