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Around the same time, another visionary producer was asking different questions about the power of television to change children’s lives. Instead of slapstick comedy, a gentle, cardigan-wearing Presbyterian minister named Fred Rogers asked whether television could respect kids and give them a space to express their feelings. Could someone speak directly to kids through the screen, to guide them through the everyday joys and sorrows of childhood? Armed with that vision, Rogers elevated children’s media to a whole new level with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood....

Despite our country’s situation, Private Party hasn’t been on AEW television until recently. They battled against local tag team talents to dust off their ring rust. However, it was pleasant to watch them on Being the Elite episodes to set up for their backyard style match against Bones and Teddy Bear. Private Party is a cohesive tag team with years of experience under their belt. Isaiah Kassidy and Marq Quen make up the team of Private Party....

He cut a promo about the upcoming AEW World title match between Brian Cage and Jon Moxley which is scheduled to take place next week at Fight for the Fallen. Taz then revealed the FTW (F*** The World) World Heavyweight Championship and awarded it to Brian Cage. Yeah, folks, the FTW Championship is back. What is the FTW Championship? In case you didn’t know, the FTW Championship was a title belt that was active in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) for a year from 1998 to 1999....

What happened between Big Cass and Joey Janela? For no rhyme or reason, Big Cass was in a belligerent mood where he was being aggressive towards Janela at an independent wrestling event. Apparently, Cass was hostile towards Janela because of his incident with Nzo. At the time, it was reported that Janela was slapped by Cass. This eventually led to the owner of WrestlePro, Pat Buck, punching Cass to the floor....

In case you didn’t know… Alongside WWE alumnus Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks set up a wrestling promotion, named All Elite Wrestling, abbreviated to AEW. The promotion quickly gained traction as former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho jumped ship. Soon rumors were rampant about disgruntled WWE superstars looking to make the switch over to the indy upstart. The promotion has slowly gained momentum, and it’s PPV Double Or Nothing has generated some serious buzz....

In case you didn’t know Cris Cyborg is considered to be one of the best female UFC Fighters to ever grace the sport of MMA. She won the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship and held the title for 517 days. She lost the title to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 on December 29, 2018. For a while, she’s been hinting at a move to WWE. A few months ago, she was seen at a WWE performance centre as well....

With WWE continuing to revamp its company by rapidly releasing its talents, some reports have provided an update on the contract status of its top-notch stars becoming AEW bound next year. With Full Gear pay-per-view only a week away, several notable changes have been made in the locker room. Now without further ado, quickly get down to those rumored stories and whether they should turn out to be true or not....

Gunn teamed up with Road Dogg in WWE and the duo were a dominant force in the tag team division. They were also part of the rebellious faction D-Generation X led by Triple H and Shawn Michaels. The 58-year-old signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 as a mentor and coach to the talent. He used to accompany his sons Austin and Colten Gunn for their matches in AEW. But after his family turned on him, Billy formed an unlikely alliance with the current AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens)....

Head coach Henk ten Cate confirmed that winning the opening match against Al-Fateh is his chief focus at the moment and expressed his belief in his team’s ability to qualify for the next round. “We will play the game against the Saudi Open with a great desire to win and to get the full points that may help us revive our hopes of competing for one of the two AFC Champions League qualifiers,” said Ten Cate speaking at the pre-match press conference on Monday evening at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium....

They had not looked likely to qualify until this game where they had to beat Al Rayyan. They would do so in style, thanks to Marcus Berg who would bag two goals in the game. After Hussein El Shahat and Omar Abdulrahman had sent Al Ain 2-0 up, Berg came up with a brace then to put the game well beyond the reach of the Qataris. The 31-year-old’s brace came from two shots on target, three in total, but it was his all-round game that impressed....

In their previous encounter, Minerva Punjab scuffed their lead twice in the game. Shreyas Gopalan put Minerva ahead early on but Manang Marshyangdi equalised in the second-half through Abhishek Rijal. Minerva did manage to take the lead again through a spot-kick courtesy Kareem Omolaja but Oluwaunmi Somide scored seconds after to restore the parity. Minerva have only three points in their kitty from as many games and they desperately need a win to keep their qualifications aspirations alive....

BFC’s head coach Albert Roca was all in praise for his men after the end of the game and stressed the importance of the game by saying, “We prepared for this game like a final. Everyone was very focused while coming here. From the very first minute, I saw my team concentrated”. In case you didn’t know After having finished runners-up in the recently concluded Indian Super League season, Bengaluru FC walked into the AFC Cup 2018 as favourites and have exhibited a dominating display so far, winning five out of six matches with a solitary loss to top the Group E standings....

Meanwhile, the Sunil Chhetri-led side has been impressive in the season so far, winning their qualifiers against Transport United and Maldives’ TC Sports Club to qualify for the main round. The JSW group owned side has been performing well in the continental cup since they made their debut. In 2016, they lost in the final by a whisker to Iraq’s Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium will host the clash of the two Indian teams on 7th March, the first day of the continental competition....

Bengaluru will play the return leg match against Aizawl at their Fortress, Sree Kanteerava Stadium on 2nd May. The fans are sure to get behind the team and this will be a huge advantage as they are in a do-or-die situation. The Super Cup winners are tied with New Radiant SC on points, with the latter being on the top thanks to a better goal difference, Bengaluru’s chances of making it to the zonal semifinal are topsy-turvy after their 2-0 defeat to New Radiant last week....

Let’s take a look at how each player fared in the game. Dheeraj Moirangtem - 8/10 India’s stopper had a decent game. He did concede three goals, but there wasn’t much that Dheeraj could have done about them. The keeper showed quick reflexes to make a few great saves. The Indian no. 1 also managed to keep a Saudi Arabian penalty out of the back of his net which proved vital later on....

But, the Indian youngsters are preparing for their second and final group stage game of the qualifiers, against Tajikistan on Sunday. India had a below-par encounter against Uzbekistan. The squad that had a number of players from the U-17 World Cup in 2017 and others fresh from the ISL and I-League campaigns had more hopes on them. However, the current champions proved to be a tough challenge for Derrick Pereira & Co....

The IWL champions started on a slow note in their debut continental appearance. Amman had the first real chance of the game right in the first minute when Shahinaz Jabreel went for goal from long distance, forcing Aditi Chauhan to parry the shot away for safety. The former West Ham Ladies goalkeeper was worked throughout the first 30 minutes with regular saves as the Gokulam Kerala defense struggled to cope up with the pace of the hosts....

These two victories are classic Clinton. He stoops to conquer. He is at his best, and most comfortable, when enveloping the opposition in a great, sloppy, suffocating embrace. But: another crisis looms, and it will require steadfast leadership, a president ready to challenge the country–including his party’s most loyal supporters–rather than smooth things over. That crisis, hinted again by the Supreme Court last week, is the growing national torment over affirmative action....

It all started with a personal donation of $500 from Azizi, but the Allstate insurance office owner soon realized lots of people in his community needed financial aid. Azizi called on others to help those in the service industry who have found themselves out of work due to the closure of on-site dining at restaurants and other non-essential businesses. Donations came in from businesses and the local community. “A mortgage company joined hands and donated an additional $500, a nonprofit in town donated another $500 and a local grocery store helped and gave us 15% more for our money that we put together....

On Aug. 16, Blinken conferred with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi about Afghanistan. The State Department readout from the call was a single sentence that made oblique references to “developments” and “the security situation.” China’s summary of the call, by contrast, was 22 paragraphs long. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry account of the conversation, Blinken expressed “hope that China will also play an important role” in stabilizing Afghanistan....