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It felt that the blue brand tried to include major main roster plot points as much as they could within two hours. With RAW Reunion taking a break from the show’s weekly storytelling format, last night’s episode of SmackDown Live covered some important feuds in an efficient manner. Here are a few interesting observations from this week’s edition of SmackDown Live: #3 The show’s ending drew parallels between Kevin Owens and Stone Cold Steve Austin during the same week A lot of fans had expected Kevin Owens and Stone Cold Steve Austin to form a temporary alliance for one night only during RAW Reunion....

The club’s academy has played a pivotal role in Barcelona’s history. The successes enjoyed by the Blaugrana since the turn of the century would not have been possible without La Masia. The famed ‘class of 1987’ including Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Gerard Pique and Pedro is perhaps the most illustrious set. However, multiple other world-class players have also passed through the walls of La Masia and gone on to achieve greatness with Barcelona and beyond....

McGregor not only looked and fought ’notoriously’, but went on to set a world record as he knocked out Donald Cerrone well within the first round. He became the first person to secure three-division KO victories in Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight. Previously, he had multiple KO/TKO wins in Featherweight and one in Lightweight on the night of his Championship against Eddie Alvarez, but in Welterweight it was a first KO for him....

The Reds, who had tasted defeat in their last three visits to Benfica, broke the unpleasant streak in style, securing a 3-1 win at the Estadio da Luz. Liverpool got the ball rolling in front of a packed stadium. They were effortless in their passing and movement and troubled Benfica’s backline inside the opening five minutes. Andy Robertson’s cross from the left flank found Sadio Mane in the middle, but the Senegal international could not keep his header on target....

Kane Williamson won the toss and put India to bat. New Zealand did not have a very good start as the Indian bowlers took early wickets due to which the Kiwi batsmen could not score freely. It was Colin De Grandhomme who came to their rescue and scored a quick fire half century, pulling his team out of trouble. Indian bowlers though, took wickets in the end and did not allow the Kiwi players to finish strong....

The fans can continue their party for the time being, but things are clearly not going smoothly for the Red Devils. Owing to a string of string of unacceptable performances, it was reported that United’s manager Jose Mourinho will be sacked, irrespective of the outcome of the game. If that report is accurate, Mourinho might have walked out of Old Trafford for the last time. Let us have a look at three managers who can replace the Portuguese:...

However, like so many times before, the Red Devils showed that they lack the efficiency to get the job done even against relegated teams. In fact, this was the first time this season that the bottom placed side took a point from a top six side in the Premier League. This result was symbolic of how far down the team has sank and fans could only hope to be put out of their misery by the season ending....

With an imposing match card, the show is guaranteed to deliver a great show. A total of eleven matches are scheduled to take place on Sunday. However, the King of the Ring match will not happen at Spectrum Center, as the match has been postponed to RAW, hence, the King of the Ring winner will not be crowned at Clash of Champions. One salient feature of this pay-per-view is that all the champions of RAW and SmackDown Live will defend their respective belts....

The unanimous verdicts found Tou Thao, J. Alexander Jeung and Thomas Lane guilty for violating Floyd’s civil rights by interfering with his rights to receive medical care when fellow officer Derek Chauvin was cutting off Floyd’s air supply by kneeling on his neck. Thao and Keung were also found guilty of violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure by not intervening to stop Chauvin, whose actions ultimately cost Floyd his life....

The batting has been a serious issue for the No.1 test team on this tour with all batsmen barring Virat Kohli looking unsettled at the crease and struggling to get past the score of even 30. The openers seem to be a huge matter of concern for the Indian team as none of Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay and KL Rahul have scored a fifty in an overseas Test match since January 2018....

Tite has picked a team that is capable of winning the World Cup for sure, but some of the picks are just not understandable. There are better players who are desperate to wear that Brazil jersey but the coach has ignored them! Here are 3 players who should have made it to Brazil’s World Cup squad: #3 Pedro Geromel Pedro Geromel is undoubtedly one of the best defenders in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A....

After posting a massive 199 on the board, thanks to contributions from Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, India ensured Sri Lanka were never really in the hunt with some quick powerplay wickets. The visitors collected some runs at the death as the Men in Blue emptied their bowling reserves, but posted only 137 to concede the series lead. Here are three positives for India from the first T20I against Sri Lanka....

McMahon and his friends been going to-and-fro with Roman Reigns in recent times, and though it seems to be a good rivalry, they are stretching it a bit too long already. It may end with McIntyre’s upcoming match against Reigns at Stomping Grounds, with the recent promo on SmackDown Live by The Miz suggesting that he would be having a go back at Shane soon. With that being said, the writers and management now need to end the Reigns-Shane rivalry well and not keep any loose-ends, as it then becomes quite repetitive....

Roman announced that he was immediately coming back to in-ring action. He proved his statement by coming out later that night along with Seth Rollins and rescuing Dean Ambrose from a ruthless beatdown. Roman’s return couldn’t have been at a better time as WrestleMania 35 is almost on the horizon. Here are three possible roles that The Big Dog could end up having on the grandest stage of them all....

He registered 35 goals and 14 assists in 52 appearances in all competitions during the 2021-22 season. The former Paris Saint-Germain attacker won the 2021-22 Bundesliga ‘Player of the Season’ award and was also included in the Bundesliga ‘Team of the Season’. Nkunku is on the radar of several top clubs across Europe. According to the Sun, the 24-year attacker wants to leave Leipzig in the summer transfer window....

The North London club, on the other hand, climbed up to the seventh spot with nine points in five weeks. It was not an easy win for the visitors, who had to toil hard past the intensity exhibited by the hosts in the first 45 minutes of the game. Half-time came without goals from any side, before strikes from Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil saw Arsenal race to a two-goal lead before the 60th minute....

Although battle royale games tend to try their best to abide by this rule, it goes without saying that some in-game purchases in these kinds of games have been thought to give players unfair benefits from time to time. Fortnite typically doesn’t face such backlash, but one popular YouTuber has found 3 skins in the game that may give players who have purchased them an unfair advantage right now....

U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he had to balance the need for a stern message with the realization that others who did similar crimes were not prosecuted in a widespread college basketball recruiting scandal that has tainted two dozen schools. Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and Merl Code, a former Adidas consultant, were convicted in October of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for funneling illegal payments to families of recruits to Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina State....

After seeing what WWE pulled off with the Raw 25 celebrations earlier this year, the bar had been set very high for SmackDown’s millennial celebration. With Rey Mysterio set to take on Shinsuke Nakamura, Batista returning as Evolution are set to reunite on the show, Edge scheduled to appear and Undertaker booked too, you could argue that it really couldn’t get much bigger better. SmackDown, though has been on a 19-year rollercoaster, from being pre-recorded and living in the shadows of Raw to then going live - and even bagging a move to FOX next year set to make it WWE’s flagship show broadcasting on a Friday night....

Be it Seth Rollins defeating Braun Strowman in probably the match of the night to retain the Universal Championship or Becky Lynch going bonkers on Sasha Banks to end their match in a no contest, the show exceeded expectations. On the other hand, with The Fiend attacking Seth Rollins after his Universal Championship match and Harper returning to help Rowan prevail over Roman Reigns, the show had its fair share of shocks and surprises....