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At the recently-concluded Windy City Riot, The Mad King confronted Tomohiro Ishii after the latter’s win over Minoru Suzuki. While he praised Ishii’s Strong Style prowess, Kingston also expressed his preference for the King’s Road Philosophy of Wrestling, focusing more on stamina than Mixed Martial Arts techniques. Commenting on NJPW’s announcement of the battle next month, Eddie Kingston made it clear that he was ready for the dream match....

Shida’s Tifa outfit is spot-on, complete with Tifa’s iconic gloves and suspenders. It looks almost exactly the same, except Shida’s outfit is red, as opposed to the white outfit typically worn by Tifa. Shida has been known to cosplay as Tifa outside of wrestling as well, so she clearly has an affinity for Final Fantasy 7 and the popular character, though it will be interesting to see if she pays homage to other video game characters in future matches....

Henry, who is currently signed to AEW as a commentator and coach, started his career in Vince McMahon’s company in 1996. Between the 1990s and early 2000s, the promotion’s product was labeled the Attitude Era, featuring violence and more adult content. Speaking to CBS Sports’ Shakiel Mahjouri on “SHAK Wrestling,” Henry claimed that the writers during the time were responsible for the bizarre content the show produced. When asked about the possible reason, the Hall of Famer said:...

After agonisingly missing out on the qualification in 2015, they have marched into this competition with a 13-match unbeaten streak under Stephen Constantine who is spending his second spell as India’s boss. Even though the Blues have climbed more than 70 spots under the Englishman, he has often been criticised for his woeful football. But, football is a result oriented game these days. In a recently concluded friendly, India were no match to Jordan....

Al-Wahda defender Abdulelah Al-Amri at 21 years remains the youngest member for the Green Falcons while their Captain Omar Hawsawi from Al-Nassr is the oldest at 33 years. The Central Asian team have been the finalists in six of their previous nine appearances and are aiming for a title finish at this year‘s Championships. Past Performance: Saudi Arabia endured a disappointing campaign in Australia after being knocked out in the group stages....

The Blue Tigers ’ last appearance at the 2011 Asian Cup was when they had qualified through the AFC Challenge Cup route. Goals by Rowllin Borges (28’), Sunil Chhetri (60’) and Jeje Lalpekhlua (90+2’) was added to by Lam Seng’s bizarre own goal in the 70th minute while Nicholas Tarrao (37’) was able to equalise once in the game for Macau. India started with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Chhetri playing behind Jeje with the only surprise being Jackichand Singh starting on the right wing instead of Udanta Singh....

GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE 5-1 SHANGHAI SIPG (5-5 on aggregate) (Shanghai win 5-4 on penalties) [Alan 21’, 35’ Goulart 83’, 91’, 118’ - Hulk 110'] At the end of an extraordinary game in Guangzhou, Shanghai SIPG had to rely on the lottery of the penalty shootouts to reach the final four of the AFC Champions League despite winning the first leg 4-0! Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side produced a miraculous game to peg Shanghai back from a hopeless position but were left heartbroken by the penalty shootout loss in the end....

In a must-win tie, Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca made two changes in the starting lineup which went down 0-2 against New Radiant last week. Lenny Rodrigues and Semboi Haokip made way for Boithang Haokip and Daniel Segovia. Bengaluru had it easy against the former I-League champions right from the word go and could have taken the lead within the first 10 minutes of the match had their attackers been a little more clinical in front of goal....

GROUP A: Malkiya Club 1-2 Al Jazeera (Alteyeb 38’ - Al Taamari 21’ Mardikian 56') Jordan’s Al Jazeera qualified for the West Zone semifinals after a 2-1 win away from home over Bahrain’s Malkiya on Tuesday. Al Jazeera took the lead in the 12th minute when defender Gege Soriola fouled Musa Al Taamari inside the penalty box. The forward dusted himself down and dispatched the spotkick with ease. However, Malkiya were level in the 38th minute after a well-worked move....

And just like that, the floodgates opened, with Nasaf scoring three goals in 21 minutes to put the game beyond any doubt. The score at halftime read 5-0 in favor of the hosts as the Mariners failed to do anything substantial in the first half. FC Nasaf took it easy in the second half and scored only one more goal in the second half to end the game 6-0 in favor of the hosts....

The OFA’s 2018 denial stated that the Southern Sierra Miwuk did not meet the criterion that “a predominant portion of the petitioning group comprises a distinct community and has existed as a community from historical times until the present.” The OFA ruling went on to state that the Southern Sierra Miwuk were instead composed of small groups of other Native American tribes. “The petitioner’s 1984 narrative claims that the petitioner evolved as a ‘Southern Sierra Miwuk’ Indian Tribe that existed in ‘Yosemite National Park and its environs’ at the time of first sustained contact....

Starr has reportedly joined the legal team set to defend Trump during his upcoming impeachment trial. “I think Ken Starr is a lunatic,” Trump said on an episode of The Today Show from October 1999. “I really think that Ken Starr is a disaster. I hated the way the president handled it. It was a long and terrible process. I really think that Ken Starr was terrible.” Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication....

The Indian team is playing an international match for the first time in China though their senior sides have faced each other 17 times in the past. China have played in India seven times, all of them in the invitational tournament Nehru Cup. India has not won a single match out of the 17 while China has come out trumps 12 on occasions. Five matches have ended in draws. The senior teams of India and China last played in the 1997 Nehru Cup in Kochi which the ‘Red Dragons’ won 2-1....

Israeli human rights group B’Tselem told The Associated Press investigations like these typically take years to unfold and don’t hold the soldiers accountable, adding that it is likely American pressure played a role in the quick action. In a statement, the IDF said it began to investigate the death after a Palestinian Justice Ministry autopsy found Assad had died from a heart attack brought on by the stress of being bound, gagged and detained, the Washington Post reported....

LA advanced to the NFC championship game by rushing for 273 yards but couldn’t seal the 30-22 win over Dallas until Goff’s 11-yard, third-down scramble late in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys stayed in the game because they made sure not to allow any big pass plays to the Rams’ talented wide receivers, even at the expense of a non-existent pass rush. There were a few drops and poor routes that didn’t help Goff....

Owen Hart tragically passed away in 1999. Post his death, his wife Martha Hart distanced herself from WWE over the company’s alleged negligence when it came to Owen’s untimely passing. As a result, WWE could never truly honor Owen Hart. With AEW announcing the tournament, it looks like the legendary performer will get his due. The winner of the tournament will win “The Owen” and the partnership will see Owen Hart in the upcoming AEW console game as well....

AEW Dark was loaded tonight with a packed two-hour show that had some of the biggest names in the company mixing things up with up-and-coming talent. Thunder Rosa kicked off the in-ring proceedings following a typically lively introduction from Justin Roberts. Thunder Rosa vs. Zeda Zhang (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark Zeda didn’t seem to fear Rosa as she executed a good snap mare to start the match. The AEW debutant used her MMA-influenced style to get some ground control early on....

MJF also returned to action on tonight’s AEW Dynamite for the first time since All Out as he took on Shawn Dean. Hangman Page was also in singles action tonight as he faced Frankie Kazarian of SCU. The AEW Tag-Team Champions FTR were also in action on AEW Dynamite as they took on Jurassic Express in a non-title match. Read on for the full AEW Dynamite results from tonight’s show....

The show featured a coffin match between Andrade and Darby Allin in the main event, recording a total viewership of 977,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating with their key demographic of 18-49. The steady decline in AEW Dynamite viewership continues this week, with 977k registered last week and 989k the week prior to that. Minoru Suzuki and Samoa Joe headlined last week’s show for the ROH TV title before former NBA star Satnam Singh emerged to make his debut....

There were some aspects of Fyter Fest that definitely didn’t hit the mark. For example, the commentators in the pre-show relied on outdated “nerd” jokes that made them come across as out of touch in today’s world where traditionally “nerd” things, like video games, are now mainstream. There were also backstage WWE-style skits that were meant to be funny, but were really just cringey and added nothing to the show....