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The ‘fan’ had termed Kohli an ‘overrated batsman’ and said that he would prefer watching ‘English and Australian batsmen to these Indians’. Kohli had responded in kind, saying, “I don’t think you should live in our country.” At a time when the Indian captain is seen as a role model by many for not only his astounding batting performances, but also his work ethic, such unsavoury comments about a fellow Indian do not come across as a show of his patriotism, rather an example of intolerance of a contrarian....

Rabada received a two-Test ban, keeping him out for the rest of the series, for making inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with Steve Smith after dismissing the Australia captain in the second Test. He was hit with three demerit points as punishment for the incident, taking him to eight in total within a two-year period. The fast bowler has appealed, with his hearing scheduled for Monday, in the hope South Africa could have him available again this series after he took 11-150 in a match-winning performance in the second Test....

Chelsea welcome Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge on Sunday looking to extend their unbeaten start under Maurizio Sarri to 11 Premier League matches. The Italian has had to cope without star man Hazard since Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United on October 20. However, the Belgium international looks set to return against the Eagles after taking part in training on Thursday. “Yesterday he had a large part of training with the team,” Sarri told a media conference....

Hazard hit the winning penalty after Chelsea played out a second 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, Kepa Arrizabalaga having made shoot-out saves from Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia. Thursday’s semi-final may have been the last time Hazard plays at Stamford Bridge, with the Belgium forward close to agreeing a deal to join Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain. Hazard’s contract with Chelsea expires in 2020 but his situation is complicated by the club’s two-window transfer ban, which the Blues are appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport....

Belgium international Hazard missed the Europa League victory over BATE and the Premier League win against Burnley due to a back injury. Chelsea assistant coach Gianfranco Zola expects the 27-year-old to return to full training this week, potentially making him an option for the visit of the Eagles. “He’s certainly much better. Not sure today [Tuesday], maybe tomorrow he’s going to join us in training,” said Zola, who also suggested Pedro and Olivier Giroud will miss out....

Voldemort tends to use stamina draining spells that will hurt Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players over the course of multiple turns. This can be rather devastating, especially if players keep losing stance match-ups. The trick to this is to counter Voldemort’s damage with a Defense stance and cast healing spells, particularly ones that heal over time. Later in the duel, when player stamina may be low, it’s better to use the Episkey spell for an instant medium heal instead of healing over time, however....

Just like in the novels, one of the first stops after receiving a Hogwarts letter is the wand shop. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players will visit Ollivanders and answer a series of questions about the player character and their brother’s disappearance. The emotional response to the second question will determine which wand is right for your character’s personality and motivations. At this point, it doesn’t seem like the different wands provide different gameplay experiences, but there is a trick to which answers to use if the player just really wants a certain wand....

The Halloween event (spelled Hallowe’en in-game) in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is called Fresh Off the Vine, and it sees players helping Dumbledore with preparing Hogwarts for the holiday. The event is similar to past events in that players are still primarily completing classes with full stars in exchange for crests that fill up a meter in exchange for tiered rewards, but it’s different in that attending classes isn’t the only way players can earn crests....

As Niantic previously revealed, Harry Potter: Wizard Unite doesn’t feature any sort of house competitions. In fact, when players pick their Hogwarts House from the likes of Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Griffindor, it’s purely cosmetic and has no actual effect on gameplay. Considering how major this process is in the other forms of media like books and the movies, this news may be disappointing to Potter fans. Mary Casey, executive director of product for Warner Brothers Entertainment, recognizes how iconic the selection process is, but in terms of the game, she confirmed that Niantic’s major focus was on cooperation and bringing people together rather than keep them separated because they were in a different house....

According to Golf, a source close to the officials claimed that the deal was almost finalized with LIV Golf’s end of the transaction. Details of the agreement have not been made public yet, but they will be announced very soon. The contract is seemingly very different from the usual sports contract where the broadcast channel pays the network for the rights to televise the events on their channel. Earlier in one of the interviews, LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman talked about getting television rights....

Hasan Piker is the latest to express frustrations and revealed that he’s considering departing, at least temporarily, from the platform. The popular Twitch streamer cited hostile elements inside his community as the main problem. This reportedly included multiple incidents of doxing, harassment, and swatting targeted at Hasan and his family. RELATED: Twitch Paid Boosting Feature is Now Live Hasan expressed his understandable frustrations during a stream on October 28. “It’s not a joke,” he said when one member of his community asked the streamer if he was being serious....

As I said, it was a great idea, until these young Arab leaders landed at John F. Kennedy airport. The first group of participants, mostly CEOs of large companies, were pulled out of the regular immigration lines and made to stand for two to five hours while Department of Homeland Security officials grilled them as to why they were coming to America, whether they had any experience using weapons, what they thought of the Iraq war and other such questions....

But if you ask House Democrats, more specifically members of the Judiciary Committee, including chairman Jerrold Nadler, they say an inquiry has not only already been initiated — it’s been underway for quite some time. “What we’ve been doing,” Representative Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania said Friday, “is starting a process where we’re engaging in an investigation to see if we should recommend articles of impeachment. It’s a process. We’ve started it some months ago....

The Scottish giants fell agonizingly short in the quest for only their second-ever European cup trophy last season, losing on penalty kicks to Eintracht Frankfurt in the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League on May 18, 2022 in Seville. What made that loss especially painful was the chance Rangers were gifted with two minutes left in extra time. Rangers’ Ryan Kent had the Eintracht goal at his mercy, only for German goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to make a stunning kick save....

A new trailer for Destiny 2 shows a new mission called Harbinger, centered on using Hawkmoon and upgrading it. The trailer itself shows a similar routine to the previous Hawkmoon missions in the game. The guardian and Crow are on a mission to fight the Taken, and this time the exotic weapon is front and center in the video. Details of the quest also revealed how to upgrade the Hawkmoon catalyst as well....

“Kevin and I are two players who can make a difference," he told a news conference ahead of Belgium’s opening Euro 2016 match against Italy in Group E on Monday. “One day I can make a decisive action and on another day it could be Kevin who does something. I think we can play together perfectly, although our combination at the moment could still improve.” Hazard, who is the Belgium captain having taken over the armband from the injured Vincent Kompany, said he believed they could reach the final....

The only way to permanently increase max energy in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery that we’ve discovered so far is by attending flying lessons. The reward for learning new flying abilities are energy limit increases, so players can increase their energy limit to 27 by the end of Year 1, and then raise it to 29 by the end of Year 2. These are very small increases, but every little bit counts and will still help players progress through the game a little faster....

At the time of this writing, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery from Jam City lets players play up to Year 3 Chapter 11. There will be at least one more chapter for Year 3 before it’s all said and done, and then players will be able to start their fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Year 4 in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery promises to bring with it plenty of new content for players to sink their teeth into....

For those who don’t have the time or Energy to play through the story but are curious as to the major plot developments, it was revealed some time ago in Hogwarts Mystery that Patricia Rakepick was actually an evil witch, and not the benevolent professor she pretended to be at first. This put Rakepick in direct conflict with the protagonist and their friends, eventually leading to Rakepick killing none other than Rowan Khanna....

The Forbidden Forest appears as one of the main areas players can travel to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, located right underneath Hogsmeade on the list. It’s possible that more story content has also been added that will allow players to travel to the Forbidden Forest, though we are unable to confirm that at the time of this writing. Once players are able to travel to the Forbidden Forest, one has to imagine that they will discover a new free energy source, new characters to interact with, and more....