The chamber will now face a 50-50 split with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris breaking ties for at least the first two years of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. However, a razor thin Democratic majority could still be hamstrung by Republican use of the filibuster. The filibuster is a method of delaying a vote on an issue that usually involves a senator speaking from the floor for a long period without breaks....
Mohun Bagan had already made their way into the ISL, but East Bengal’s participation remained uncertain at the beginning of the campaign. Thankfully, with the aid of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, East Bengal acquired an investor and submitted their ISL bid papers on Wednesday. Now their announcement to play in the cash-rich league remains a mere formality. But with both the Kolkata giants and the stardom associated with it gone, how does the future of the I-League look?...
The 33-year-old, who the day previous inked Marner to a six-year, $65.35-million extension, had the look of a man who just had a massive weight lifted off his shoulders. And to be fair to Dubas, he did. Tracking Mitch Marner’s career: From 2015 fourth-overall pick to $65 million man Less than 24 hours prior to presenting Marner to the media in Newfoundland, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager completed the most contentious NHL contract negotiation of the offseason....
Jurgen Klopp’s side are still on a high following a 4-2 defeat at Roma on Wednesday that clinched a 7-6 aggregate success in the Champions League semi-finals. Liverpool will take on holders Real Madrid in their eighth European Cup final appearance on May 26 in Kiev. But first the Reds have to ensure they feature in next season’s Champions League. Third placed Liverpool are six points ahead of fifth placed Chelsea, but they would give renewed hope to the Blues if they are beaten at Stamford Bridge....
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach confirmed the withdrawal of Nigeria from the Games Saturday, reports Xinhua. “Two NOCs (Sierra Leone and Liberia) decided together with their government to not come here. We have to respect the decision of the government in such a difficult moment for their country,” said Bach. “We also have been informed that the team of Nigeria wants to go home. Obviously this decision was taken today, because yesterday in the conversation with the Nigerian team we’ve been told that they would simply follow the instruction by their government....
However, there is certainly room for improvement when it comes to quite a few aspects of AEW Dynamite and they shall be written in the comments below. As always, feel free to chime in with your thoughts about this week’s show and also what you may be looking forward to when it comes to AEW Full Gear. Without further ado, please do check out the ‘Best and worst’ of AEW Dynamite, written here for your amusement and entertainment....
We also saw Lance Archer in singles action against QT Marshall which ended with Jake Roberts bringing a snake inside the ring. AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose was also in action on tonight’s show. Cody vs Joey Janela kicked off AEW Dynamite AEW Dynamite kicked off with Cody taking on Joey Janela. Cody and Joey Janela started off with some chain wrestling before trading chops. Cody hit a delayed suplex and Janela replied with a jumping elbow strike....
The event will take place in Daytona Beach, Fla. in conjunction with the CEO fighting game championships. In fact, the founder of CEO will have a match on his own. You can check out the match card for all the details on that - and the talented AEW wrestlers. But if you’re looking to watch Fyter Fest on Saturday or later on, you’ll be glad to know that the event will be streaming for free in the U....
In case you didn’t know… Since walking out of WWE in January 2014, CM Punk has tried his hand at a variety of different roles within the entertainment business, including television presenting and acting, while he has even participated in two UFC fights. Throughout his five years away from the squared circle, there has been constant speculation over whether Punk will return to WWE or sign with another wrestling promotion....
Triple H recently spoke up on the competition between All Elite Wrestling and WWE. The Game was the brain behind WWE NXT during the “Wednesday Night Wars” where AEW and NXT went head-to-head. A veteran wrestler wants to see Christian Cage reunite with Edge and join the Rated-R Superstar’s new faction. Jeff Hardy made history decades ago, and a Hall of Famer recently shared a moment between them that most fans might have forgotten by now....
In case you didn’t know… Following WrestleMania 35, Jon Moxley departed from WWE and made his shocking debut for AEW at their Double or Nothing pay-per-view on the 25th of May in Las Vegas, Nevada. The following day, Moxley was revealed as NJPW’s newest Superstar when he was revealed as The Death Rider. At Best of the Super Juniors 2019 finale, Moxley defeated Juice Robinson to win his debut match for NJPW and also won the IWGP US Championship....
However, when he’s not facing adversity in the ring to get his hands on his rival he’s answering questions on Twitter. One of the questions he was recently asked was who he thought the best babyface in recent wrestling memory was, or who the babyface Cody was most trying to be like was, and Cody’s answer was surprising to say the least, As you can see, Cody strongly feels that a babyface in wrestling has to be a babyface in all aspects of life otherwise the fans won’t truly buy into it....
Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness enjoyed a legendary saga within Ring of Honor in 2006. The pair each held the ROH World and Pure titles, respectively, and sought to unify them on two occasions. The first of which saw McGuinness overcome the American Dragon, but only being via a count-out, so the world title never changed hands. Their unification rematch witnessed almost thirty minutes of unsolicited violence and technical prowess, with Bryan scoring the win via referee stoppage to bring both the World and Pure titles together....
Ariana AKIF have been one of the best teams in the ECS T10 Malmo, topping Group A with seven wins from eight games. They will start as favorites today. Lund, on the other hand, have been inconsistent in the ECS T10 Malmo, managing just three wins in the group stage. AF vs LND Probable Playing 11 Today Ariana AKIF: Delawar Khan, Ihsan Shirzad (wk), Khaled Mohammad, Abdul Naser, Rahatullah Rahatullah, Sreekanth Medavarapu, Sedik Sahak, Dharmender Singh (c), Krishna Digumurthi, Bilal Abdul, Imran Khan...
After Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar drew on Tuesday, India are already five points clear at the summit of Group A and a win is enough to guarantee them a top-two spot which will seal their automatic entry to the 2019 continental extravaganza. India have a perfect record in the group so far, winning all three of their games so far and have not conceded a single goal, scoring four in the process....
GROUP C: BUNYODKOR 2-0 AL AHLI (KSA) [Komilov 8’ Shomurodov 54'] Bunyodkor finally won a game in the AFC Champions League with a 2-0 result over Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli, marking the end of an 18-game winless streak in the tournament, on Monday. Though Bunyodkor were already eliminated, the result served to complicate Al Ahli’s position with respect to progressing from the group. The Uzbek team flew out of the blocks and had the lead in the eighth minute when defender Akram Komilov headed home from a corner....
As expected, Albert Roca shuffled his cards for the first leg, fielding Daniel Lalhimpuia up front. Toni Dovale also started the game, with Lalthuammawia Ralte guarding the net. Academy product Prashant Kalingha made his debut for the Blues. It was a messy start to the game with both sides failing to keep the ball in their possession for long periods in the first half. The visitors seemed to deal with the turnovers in midfield better, as Toni Dovale influenced proceedings early in the game....
