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England batsman Jonny Bairstow has signed a new contract extension with Yorkshire that will tie him to the team until 2015, the English county side announced on Wednesday. The 23-year-old joins fellow batsman Gary Ballance and seamer Steve Patterson in committing to Yorkshire for another two years, while off-spinner Azeem Rafiq and fast bowler Moin Ashraf have each signed one-year extensions until the end of the 2014 campaign. “These lads can become cornerstones of the side for a number of years, and along with the other players we have on long-term deals, that is very exciting for Yorkshire cricket,” said Yorkshire’s director of cricket Martyn Moxon....

Sporting a red Sherwani with cream coloured churidar, Yuvraj was all decked up as the groom with a red turban and ‘Sehraa’. Yuvraj grew a beard for the ceremony. Hazel wore a heavily embroidered Lehenga with her head covered with an embroidered dupatta. The marriage ceremony was solemnized as per Sikh traditional ‘Anand Karaj’ at the gurdwara in Dufera village in Fatehgarh Sahib village, about 40 km from here. The gurdwara was decorated for the occasion....

The IPL, which began in 2008, has been the ideal platform for emerging talents in India, apart from bringing in players from different cricketing cultures and giving youngsters a chance to mingle with their idols. Over the history of the IPL, many players have earned a name for themselves and have rebooted their careers through consistent performances in the IPL. In addition to this, there are some players who have plied their trade in the IPL and have also chosen to mentor/coach a particular team following their retirement....

Naturally, the further into the game players get, the more powerful Materia they will obtain. Especially later on in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion when Hammer Punch becomes available. Here is how players can find Hammer Punch. RELATED: 8 Best Quotes From Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion How to Get Hammer Punch There are several ways for players to get Hammer Punch. Much later on in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, Hammer Punch is a reward for completing Mission 9-3-1 (To The End)....

Twitter user FantasyAnime recently shared a clip of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 from the PSP alongside Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion to highlight the changes that have been made to the game. Because many advancements have been made in the gaming industry since Crisis Core was first released in September 2007, fans of the original may be astonished to see just how many adjustments have been made to the spin-off title....

After that penalty was stroked in the familiar Cristiano Ronaldo fashion, he now has scored a goal in every minute of play in a football match. Cristiano has now scored 405 official goals for club and country in his career. There’s a notable spike in the goals he has scored in the 45th and 90th minute, as these parts also account for the injury time goals. Below is a proper break-up of the goals that he has scored in different minutes of the match....

The 37-year-old forward was a spectator from the bench as the Red Devils played Wrexham in a behind-closed-doors friendly at United’s Carrington training ground on Wednesday, according to reports. Ronaldo’s appearance was his first of preseason, having missed United’s overseas tour. They beat Liverpool 4-0 in Thailand on July 12, before making the trip to Australia for friendlies against Melbourne Victory, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. The Portuguese has made it clear that he wants to leave Old Trafford, but with new boss Erik ten Hag stating that the club are not willing to listen to offers, Ronaldo faces the prospect that he may have to run down the final year of his contract if the situation does not change before the end of the transfer window....

2015’s Creed was a monumental success when first released that revamped a sort of dying franchise. It injected new life into the Rocky universe and acted as a sequel/spin-off combination centering around Adonis Creed, the son of former champion Apollo Creed, who is an up-and-coming boxer looking to pave his own path and prove he can live up to the name he carries. RELATED: Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions Release Date Confirmed With New Trailer...

Greg Nicotero, who’s directed over 30 episodes of AMC’s The Walking Dead, returns as the executive producer and showrunner on season two of Creepshow. Nicotero, who got his start in film production as a special effects assistant under horror legends George Romero and Tom Savini, will direct at least four short stories in Creepshow’s second season. Reportedly, Nicotero has been champing at the bit to start work on Creepshow since at least last April, following its second-season renewal last October....

The last time the two teams played a one-day international, during the 2011 World Cup, Kirsten was on the other side as India’s coach, plotting their eventual title triumph on home soil. Former South African opener Kirsten left India after the World Cup to take up the job with his home country, leading Graeme Smith’s side to the top of the world rankings in Test cricket. The final edition of the Champions Trophy will be the popular 45-year-old’s last assignment with South Africa, before he makes away for his deputy Russell Domingo in order to devote time to his family....

“It is about enjoying a day out. You are coming in for entertainment. You have to market this game well and crowds will come in plenty. Everything needs a bit of innovation, even cricket,” Ganguly said in a panel discussion where he was flanked by former India batsman V.V.S. Laxman and former Australia all-rounder Dean Jones. Ganguly once again said that pink-ball cricket is the way forward for Test matches which are losing out on huge crowds....

The motives for this conspiracy of silence are by no means all bad in a society that is already split along color lines. But the unwillingness to confront its racial component head-on has warped and stymied the political debate over crime. For years liberal Democrats were afraid to talk tough on crime, lest they be branded racist. As a result, Democratic leaders were accused of coddling criminals. Republican politicians have pandered to white fear, but they have been deliberately coy about it, using code words and thinly veiled messages like the GOP’s infamous Willie Horton ad in 1988....

The magnets reflect growing concern about a spike in carjackings in Louisiana and throughout the U.S. There were 288 carjackings in the state in 2021, up 20 percent from the previous year, WDSU reported. Gabriela Barnetzer, who lives in New Orleans with her four children, told Newsweek that she usually is the one driving her kids to and from school or to appointments and extracurricular activities. She said that a neighbor of one of her friends had recently been carjacked while her kids were inside the car, and it spurred her to start thinking about what would happen if she ended up in that situation....

Images show a fire erupting on at least two carriages of a train on the Kerch bridge alongside collapsed road sections. At least three people have been killed, Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Saturday. Witnesses said the explosion took place around 6 a.m. local time on Saturday and said it could be heard from miles away. A column of black smoke billowed from the bridge and one half of the parallel road bridge collapsed in the Kerch Strait....

NEWSWEEK: You’ve studied mass shootings for more than 20 years. What’s the first thing you think of when a story like this starts unfolding? Jack Levin: I can talk in general terms about this and I’m probably going to be right. In almost every case the motive is revenge. Usually the killer is on a suicidal rampage—he sets out to take his own life but first he takes his revenge on all the people he believes to be responsible for his miseries....

RELATED: Final Fantasy 7: The Best Zack Fair Cosplays We’ve Ever Seen The Quake Materia in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion is arguably one of the best Materia pieces in the entire game. When used in the correct circumstance, it can decimate huge enemy numbers. It can be a great item to have during the late game, but it can also be obtained shortly into the game’s story if the player is willing to work for it....

Brazil forward Ronaldo led the line for Madrid during Sacchi’s brief time in the job in the mid-2000s, racking up 104 goals in 177 appearances over the course of his five-year spell at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid 23/10 to beat Barcelona But Sacchi believes current star Cristiano Ronaldo’s dedication has earned him a longevity that was beyond his forerunner, hailing the four-time Ballon d’Or winner as “an exemplary professional”....

Understandably, the Real Madrid star has been protective of his family, but in recent times he has given his fans a glimpse behind the proverbial curtain through his social media channels. As well as his football moments, social life and various commercial ventures, Ronaldo increasingly celebrates his growing family, sharing tender moments with his legions of followers. Following the birth of his fourth child, Goal takes a look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s family…...

Mourinho’s criticism while cutting, had some fair points, with him saying “Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t help in any way by doing that in the final few minutes of the Euros final. There were 11 players on the pitch doing their job, and the person in charge of directing them was the coach. I saw it as an overload of emotion.” Unlike Mourinho, who was quite locquacious in his criticism of Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar was brevity personified....