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Lionel Messi & Co. left a strong impression after brushing off European champions Italy 3-0 in a dominant midweek display. That performance left many feeling this Argentina has what it takes to go all the way at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar — a tournament that is expected to be Messi’s last with his national team. Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni will use the final match of this June international window against Estonia to give a final chance to players on the fringe to impress him before he makes his final squad selections for November’s tournament in Qatar....

Healthcare providers have traditionally told these people they have “idiopathic” atrial fibrillation, which is to say, there is no apparent reason for it—it’s just one of those curveballs life throws at you. But recent studies have revealed that there is indeed an underlying cause for most people who have atrial fibrillation—lifestyle choices, specifically being overweight and sedentary. Lifestyle and Atrial Fibrillation We have known for a long time that there is an association between being overweight and out of shape and having atrial fibrillation....

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Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, coming off a big defeat, face a difficult task Thursday when they face hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore who are on an absolute high in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following their sensational win over Sunrisers Hyderabad here at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Gautam Gambhir‘s Knight Riders, though, began their IPL campaign well with a convincing win over a tottering Daredevils before running into the confident Rajasthan Royals, who exposed the hollowness of the Kolkata team’s batting by dismissing them for just 125....

Yet another batting collapse Sun Risers Hyderabad seemed to have become used to suffering a top order batting failure as Parthiv Patel, Kumar Sangakarra and Akshath Reddy were back in the pavilion quickly, after RCB opted to come out with five specialist bowlers, with R.P. Singh making his debut for the Mallya-owned franchise. R.P Singh, Muthiah Muralitharan and Murali Kartik shared a wicket apiece. Perera goes mad Thisara Perera was in no mood for any compromises today as he started in his astute style, calling the shots early on in the innings....

They were crowned champions in the 2016 season after they beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore but were beaten comfortably in the 2018 final by the Chennai Super Kings. SRH have known to be the masters of the IPL auction as they have always come out of the auction room with some gems like Mustafizur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Kane Williamson to name a few. Going into this year’s auction, there are still some areas to strengthen before they take the field for the 2019 IPL season, here are a few areas they need players to increase chances of an IPL title....

For Rajasthan, who have just three wins in 10 matches, a loss here will likely confirm their elimination from the tournament. Meanwhile for KKR, a loss will take their destiny out of their own hands. Eden Gardens has one of the best pitches in the league, And with two very talented yet out-of-form teams taking on each other, the fans could be treated to a brilliant battle between bat and ball....

Players playing in Match 25: Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Rishabh Pant, Varun Chakravarthy and Kagiso Rabada. Captain: Sunil Narine. | Vice-Captain: Rishabh Pant. Credits Remaining: 5. I’ve seen a bit of a slump in my points haul in the last couple of games, so I’ll look to get back to form in the next few games. Despite having three players from this match, I’ll be making two regular and one uncapped transfer....

In this type of fantasy cricket, while assembling your playing 11 for the two matches, make sure you don’t miss out on players like Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin who could prove to be the differential at a comparatively lower rate. While you can play for free, if you choose to play with an entry fee to Rs 35, you can win Rs 300. You can pay up to Rs 1,150 and win Rs 10,000 in cash for every round....

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“I don’t think the selectors will consider Zaheer again. It will be very, very difficult for Zaheer to make a comeback into the Indian team,” Naik said in a conversation with the Mid-day. India’s most experienced pacer currently, Zaheer, with 92 Test caps, has been very crucial to India’s success in the past. With as many as seven pace bowlers picked for the tour, Naik expressed very little hope to see his ward back in the whites again for the nation....

In case you didn’t know… CSK made three changes to their playing XI for the home fixture against Mumbai with Murali Vijay, Dhruv Shorey and Mitchell Santner coming in for Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. After stand-in skipper Suresh Raina opted to bowl first, the visitors posted 4/155 in 20 overs; courtesy a half-century from the ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma (67 off 48 balls). Chennai never looked good chasing the target of 156 on a slow pitch and were bundled out for just 109 runs in 17....

The nature and scale of the crisis engulfing Indian cricket, the country’s passion and also described as its only secular religion, makes one cast the mind back to the origin of games as a spectacle – to ancient Rome and the massive Colosseum, its rear stands still standing high in the heart of the eternal city. A recent recreation of those times was British director Ridley Scott’s film “Gladiator”. The Roman Empire by that time had come to include various groups of people in the Mediterranean region while the gladiatorial blood sport spectacles also served to unite these diverse people under Rome in a common pastime....

An initial public offering (the real words behind IPO) marks the first time a company sells its shares to the public. The opening price is generally set around 15 or 20 percent below the hoped-for market price, says Ian Zwicker, president of the online investment banking firm WR Hambrecht, in San Francisco. That leaves room for a quick and profitable pop, when the stock starts to trade. Pop, schmop. Prices last year ascended on rockets, scattering stars....

Nuclear intelligence, however, is problematic. Despite all the high-tech gear that intelligence agencies have developed, facts on the ground are so thin that the whole question of what countries like Iran are doing with nuclear weapons is vulnerable to manipulation by policymakers. Who can forget how Condoleezza Rice, as head of the National Security Council in September 2002, declared that the United States could not let the “smoking gun” of Iraq’s nuclear program become a mushroom cloud?...

Iran’s defense ministry announced Fakhrizadeh’s death on Friday. The scientist was in charge of the Ministry of Defense’s Research and Innovation Organization. The ministry said he died after a clash between his security team and assailants. “Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice—with serious indications of Israeli role—shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators,” Zarif tweeted, commenting on the assassination. “Iran calls on int’l community—and especially EU—to end their shameful double standards & condemn this act of state terror,” he wrote....

In a virtual address delivered to graduating military cadets, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lambasted the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, referring to the U.S. leader as a “scoundrel” whose policies were hurting the peoples of both countries. For Iran, Khamenei said the answer to the country’s woes lies from within, not from abroad. “Although many of our problems are related to international issues, their remedy exists inside the country,” Khamanei said....

“Iran has proven that it will not succumb to intimidation and threats, nor will it hesitate to defend its territory, in accordance with international law, from any and all aggressions,” Iranian mission to the United Nations spokesperson Alireza Miryousefi told Newsweek. Trump’s threat came one week after armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast-attack craft engaged in what the U.S. Navy called “unsafe and professional actions” by approaching and circling warships of the Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf....

Tensions are once again on the rise between Washington and Tehran following this weekend’s attack on vital Saudi oil infrastructure. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen—who have been fighting against a Saudi-led coalition since 2015 as part of the country’s civil war—have claimed responsibility for the strike, but U.S. officials have instead pointed the finger at Iran. Diplomatic efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron had raised hopes that Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani might at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York, but the operation against the Saudis seems to have torpedoed the proposal....

Addressing the state of the Persian Gulf during a virtual conference Wednesday, Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf railed against the presence of foreign forces, which, he said, “led by the United States, has eroded economic opportunities in the region and beyond.” He accused these forces, which include the eight-nation International Maritime Security Construct patrolling Persian Gulf waters as well as a 34-nation Combined Maritime Forces partnership, of pursuing ulterior motives not conducive to maintaining security and stability in one of the world’s most critical maritime traffic passageways....