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Jakobsen believes Denmark, featuring superstar Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, are tactically and technically superior to Australia and says his home nation will be too strong when the two teams meet in Samara on June 21. The Socceroos are bookies’ outsiders to get out of group C - having been drawn alongside the Danes, France and Peru. “You can come back later and tell me I was wrong, but in my opinion I’m quite sure that Denmark is going to win against Australia and qualify for the following round,” Jakobsen said on SEN....

MORE: Must-see photos from Australia | Serena finishes strong | Djokovic moves on “Would you be kind enough to give us a twirl?” said Cohen to Bouchard, sounding for all the world like he was talking to a 5-year-old. “Can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit. “A twirl, like?” asked a bemused Bouchard. “A twirl, a pirouette, here we go …” he declared as an embarrassed Bouchard did the twirl for the crowd....

The world No. 1 was in a destructive mood early, blasting her way through the opening set before closing out a 6-0, 6-4 victory. Williams, a 21-time grand slam champion, gave the No. 4 seed few chances, hitting 42 winners in a display of power in just 64 minutes on court. MORE: Classic Serena Williams photos | Venus Williams at Indian Wells? With the win, Williams reached her 26th grand slam final and fifth in the past six majors....

As usual, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year will take place at Melbourne Park, with the women’s and men’s final scheduled for February 1 and February 2, respectively. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, defending champion Novak Djokovic and 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer have scooped up the last 12 major titles between them and remain the men to beat in Melbourne. Meanwhile, Serena Williams begins the tournament as the favorite to win a first Grand Slam title since triumphing in Melbourne in 2017, after losing the final at Wimbledon at the U....

The Australian was clinical from start to end, winning the quarterfinal 6-2, 6-0. The loss marked the end of a strong run at the tournament for the 27-year-old Buffalo native Pegula, who knocked out fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari in the fourth round. Barty converted five of her nine break-point opportunities during the match, while only giving her opponent one break-point opportunity. She notably broke Pegula’s serve on the opening game of each set, setting the tone from the get-go....

With AHIA, the destruction occurs because the immune system is not working correctly, and mistakenly thinks red blood cells are foreign invaders and attacks them, causing them to die earlier and leaving a person without enough RBCs. AIHA is also called immune hemolytic anemia. AIHA can affect both adults and children. It is much rarer in children and usually temporary. In adults, it is a long-term condition where a person experiences periods of remission (little or no symptoms) and periods of high disease activity....

After getting embarrassed in Game 2 last weekend, the Lightning dominated the Avalanche 6-2 at home in Game 3 on Monday. With the victory, Tampa Bay has now won eight-straight games at home, and the Avs suffered their first playoff road loss. The Lightning asserted themselves from the first period and cashed in on Colorado’s miscues. Steven Stamkos was one of the stars for Tampa Bay, scoring his first goal of the Stanley Cup and recording two points....

The Ghanaian intercepted a pass at halfway, launched a solo run before hitting a rocket into the top left corner of the net from outside the box to put the Irons 2-0 up. However, it eventually ended in disappointment for the away side as Wilfried Zaha netted an equalizer in the last minute of injury time after Luka Milivojevic halved the deficit on 50 minutes. “It felt like a defeat,” Ayew told his club’s official website....

Springfield Police Department (SPD) officers arrived at the Quality Inn on 3350 Gateway Street to assist on a welfare check of a 28-year-old woman and her 6-month-old baby boy at about 7 p.m. on Monday. When officers entered the room they found the mother was dead and the baby boy in a stroller. Heroin was also found. An SPD Facebook post shared on Wednesday read: “Upon entry into the motel room, a 6-month-old boy was found strapped into a stroller car seat....

Each has its own model number and is identifiable by a uniquely colored bonnet top sold in Quartz Pink (model number ST31D09A), Sedona Gray (ST31D10A), Jet Black (ST31D11A) and Purest Blue (ST31D03A). Model numbers are printed in black on a white sticker located on one of the stroller’s legs. The hazard on the strollers involves the hinge joints, which can “release and collapse” under pressure. This, according to the U....

“Love for me is about the heart, and the way that I view life, everything is a blessing,” James says in the clip. The trailer also pieces together adventurous dates, from zip lines to dirt bikes, steamy moments and a handful of women expressing big feelings for James. Two specific women in the trailer claim that they’re falling in love with him, but there’s no telling if the Bachelor feels the same....

Sampey-Drago will make a comeback at age 44 with her old team, Star Racing. Announcement of her return came during the second day of qualifying for the Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. A Pro Stock motorcycle driver, Sampey-Drago retired seven years ago with 41 career wins. Driver Michael Ray resigned from Star Racing earlier this week. “I had a top 10 list of people that I needed to call and tell them before they read it on the Internet or they heard it from someone else,” owner George Bryce said....

LSU head coach Johnny Jones gave Tiger fans at "Bayou Madness" a throwback treat when he entered the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in a DeLorean, the car made famous in the "Back to the Future" trilogy. He also donned the white lab coat a la Doc Brown, before revealing his throwback LSU uniform. MORE: Midnight Madness costumes | Samford signs 7-year old to LOI Coach Jones is not the first coah to make an extravagent entrance....

After spending 25 of the last 30 days on the road, I’m about to board a plane from Los Angeles to New York to spend some time at home. Updating Stumper from 35,000 feet will be tough, so don’t hold your breath for the next few hours. I’m sure you’re crushed. I’ll be back tomorrow at the latest. Best, Andrew

Oklahoma veterinarian Sara Rowland recently treated a 7-month-old puppy that showed signs of the disease, according to KOCO. “The pet was not eating well, vomiting and had a yellow tint that you could tell the liver was affected,” said Rowland. KUTV reported September 2019 that at least 13 dogs in Utah had contracted the disease. Those cases are believed to have originated at a boarding kennel, where an infected dog may have been kept....

Xavi reveals magical Messi moment Faced with such a dilemma this week, fans of Dinamo Zagreb have made it known that they have unanimously opted for the more traditional definition. With Easter coming up, the Croatian league opted to avoid playing games on Sunday, instead scheduling the next round of fixtures for Friday and Monday. That decision provoked more offence, though, as Dinamo’s famous ultras group the Bad Blue Boys have opted to boycott the visit to Lokomotiva Zagreb as it falls on Good Friday....

Dr. Leonardo Guida, a shark scientist with the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said the find was an example of “nature at her most extreme,” saying he had never seen anything like this before. The bull shark was found in September along the Daly river region on some muddy flats of a billabong that was drying up, Guida told Newsweek. He estimates it had been there a few weeks when it was found, saying temperatures in the region at the time were around 95 degrees Fahrenheit....