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Get the odds on Juve to win Serie A The two clubs had agreed a fee of €25 million for the 21-year-old, but the Bianconeri will now turn their attention elsewhere for attacking talent. The Czech Republic international will now return to Sampdoria where he scored 11 goals in 32 Serie A matches last season. Juve confirmed the decision with a short statement on Twitter which read: “Juventus and @sampdoria_en confirm that they have agreed not to finalise the transfer of Patrik Schick....

The Brazilian looks destined to sign for Manchester City on a two-year contract once he has come to an agreement with Juve over the early termination of the two-year deal he signed with them in the summer of 2016. Raiola could ruin Donnarumma’s career And with the Champions League finalists resigned to losing the former Barcelona right-back, they have put Darmian squarely at the head of their list of potential targets to fill Dani Alves’ boots....

Upon exploring the trending hashtag, you’re more likely to find images and videos of Korean superstars like the members of Black Pink and BTS before you eventually spot a conservative post ridiculing the new U.S. President Joe Biden. That’s because K-pop fans have essentially taken over the hashtag in an effort to drown out those they oppose. “Can we just appreciate how good RM looks tho like damn sir #ImpeachBidenNow,” read one of the thousands of Twitter posts flooding the political hashtag, which accompanied a clip of the BTS member rapping at a concert....

Goals from Sammy Muchoki and Silas Mukala were enough to lift the victors to a vital win in the entertaining contest. In other matches, Riruta FC lost to Kabiro Stars FC 2-0 with goals from Clinton Mbaisi and Vincent Nyangoka while Reagan FC lost 3-0 to Thunder FC. The overall winners will pocket Sh1.5million, runners up Sh1million while third place finishers will get Sh500, 000. Best goalkeeper, top scorer and best player will be awarded Sh250, 000 each....

Nillan, 27, said “everything’s changed” as she spoke to AP on Monday, requesting to be identified by first name only for her protection. The Taliban took over Kabul on Sunday following President Ashraf Ghani’s departure from the country and many are now hiding inside their homes. Under the Taliban’s prior rule, women had to mostly stay indoors and those suspected of crimes could be publicly executed or have limbs amputated....

The House star, 44, shares the story of how he and Josh met in his new book, You Can’t Be Serious—set to be released on Tuesday—with the pair meeting as Penn worked in former President Barack Obama’s administration. Penn, who was employed in the White House’s public engagement office for more than two years, has told People about his decision to publicly share his relationship. “I’ve always been very public with everybody I’ve personally interacted with,” said Penn....

The trouble began on Sunday when CBS aired an interview with the Guatemalan President who blamed the Biden administration for sparking the border crisis with a confusing message on immigration. Without addressing the criticism, Harris tried to discourage the flow of migrants by warning illegal arrivals that they would be sent home. That message, her US critics to pointed out, was a reversal of a campaign message in which she promised to welcome migrants after four years of harsh rhetoric and harsher policies from Donald Trump....

“It is vile, it is ignorant, it is shallow, it is hateful and it has to stop,” Harris said of Trump’s remarks during a women of color roundtable event in Iowa on Tuesday. “The current president of the United States has defiled the office of the president of the United States.” On Wednesday, Harris tweeted a short video clip of her remarks and vowed to send Trump “back to where he came from” on November 3, 2020 — assuming that she wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president....

Harris made the comments during an interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie, who asked whether Biden had essentially given Russian President Vladimir Putin the “green light” to “take a piece of Ukraine.” Biden told reporters during a press conference in the East Room on Wednesday that “Russia will be held accountable if it invades,” and how that accountability is achieved “depends on what it does.” “It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do,” Biden said....

There are at least two whistleblowers who have come forward about the Ukraine-Biden affair. Trump allegedly put pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to interfere in the 2020 election by investigating spurious corruption allegations around former Vice President Joe Biden. Another whistleblower has come forward making allegations about Trump’s tax returns, according to The Washington Post, claiming that there were “inappropriate efforts to influence” the IRS auditing the president’s finances....

The late Regina Shelton took care of Harris and her sister Maya at Shelton’s home in Berkeley, California whenever their mother worked late in the lab as a student at UC Berkeley, according to The Mercury News. Harris previously described Shelton as “one of the smartest people I’ve ever known, and she lived by the belief that you always lend a hand to those in need. The Sheltons devoted themselves to ensuring that neighborhood kids got off to the best possible start in life,” in an essay for Bustle published in 2019....

‘Kane like Ronaldo and Rashford is Gazza-esque’ The Tottenham striker, who won the Golden Boot after scoring 29 goals in the top flight, finished top of the public poll with 16,378 votes. Kante, who won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and the Football Writers’ Association prize for 2017, finished second on 13,515 votes. Hazard came third on 8,412 votes, ahead of Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez (6,727), Spurs midfielder Dele Alli (3,507) and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku (955)....

The prolific Spurs striker has seen his role in north London compared to that of multiple Ballon d’Or winners at Barcelona and Real Madrid. He has even been linked with a big-money move to Santiago Bernabeu to help complement the considerable talents of Portuguese superstar Ronaldo. Ginola, though, believes that comparisons to the global elite do Kane few favours, with his value to Tottenham and England based purely on his ability to find the back of the net....

Doubts over the 24-year-old’s fitness first arose on Wednesday and those were realised following a scan, which showed minor damage to the forward’s left hamstring. United 6/4 to keep clean sheet vs. Spurs Spurs are unwilling to risk the Premier League’s top scorer for the Old Trafford date, aware that the injury could be made worse if he were to play too soon. “We cannot take a risk for tomorrow, we’ll see after for Wednesday....

You know, for now. As always, the leading influence for this ranking comes from SN college hoops guru Mike DeCourcy, our resident Hall of Famer, with contributions from yours truly, college hoops editor Nick Birdsong and everything-college wonderkind Bill Bender. MORE: Meet Matt McClung, The Freak, The Legend We’ll adjust these rankings over the summer, based on NBA Draft decisions, graduate transfers and whatever other news impacts how teams will look on the court for 2018-19....

The four cheerleaders — three male and one female — were suspended from the school’s spirit squad after a photo linking the KKK with President-elect Donald Trump was posted on one of the cheerleader’s Snapchat account, the school announced, adding that the suspensions will last until Kansas completes its inquiries into the situation. The photo shows three male members of the cheer squad wearing red and blue sweaters with “K’’ representing Kansas....

As a graduate student, he’ll be eligible immediately for the Gamecocks. MORE: What we learned from this weekend’s spring games | Four words for Clemson’s future Johnson, the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2013, started all 24 games for the Jayhawks during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He finished second on the team in tackles last season. After playing for a pair of 3-9 KU teams, Johnson now gets to test his skills with the Gamecocks in the SEC....

Because, really, who in the name of “No. 1 vs. No. 2 go triple-OT in Lawrence” noticed the Hokies’ signature 70-68 victory in Blacksburg? MORE: Everything you need to know about the ACC Even Williams said afterward that what his team, 10-5 and 2-0 in ACC play, accomplished wasn’t a work of art even if it was arguably its best win under the second-year coach. “I don’t think that we’re good enough for it to be pure basketball,” Williams said (via the Richmond Times-Dispatch)....

Details of his latest work, which follows last month’s release of the rapper’s new album Jesus Is King, were unveiled on a gold-colored metallic invitation card for “A Kanye West Opera”, an image of which was posted on the rapper’s official Twitter account. Titled Nebuchadnezzar, the new opera will be directed by Vanessa Beecroft, an Italian performance artist who has previously collaborated with West for his fashion label Yeezy. She has also worked with several other major fashion houses including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Tom Ford and Dolce & Gabbana....

Speaking with GQ,West said that even though he did not vote in 2016 (as he told a San Jose audience during his Saint Pablo tour), he would vote for Trump in 2020. West said that he planned on voting for Trump, and wouldn’t listen to people who told him not to. “I’m definitely voting this time. And we know who I’m voting on. And I’m not going to be told by the people around me and the people that have their agenda that my career is going to be over....