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HERE’S THE real news: American and Iraqi investigators this week released a “most wanted” list showing 30 priceless antiquities still missing from the museum’s main collection, along with some 13,000 other pieces. (No, they’re not printed up as playing cards.) Over the past couple of months, Iraqi museum staff, experts at the British Museum in London and U.S. investigators, have discussed the thefts in detail with NEWSWEEK reporters. While some of the picture is still vague and the true culprits still can’t quite be identified, the fog is slowly lifting....

Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom said: “Firstly, we are grateful to ICC for extending the invitation to us to participate in the tournament. Given the circumstances of the invitation, however, it was important that we used the brief time we had to investigate the safety and security situation in Bangladesh.” Deutrom admitted that while security concerns forced Australia’s withdrawal, they have no qualms about taking part in the tournament....

Ireland have been fantastic in the series so far. They lost the opening game but have bounced back to win three matches on the trot to seal the series with one game to go. The batsmen have stepped up to post big totals on the board and the bowlers have backed them to restrict the visitors to low totals. Ireland posted 174 in their last game after being put in to bat....

On July 2, Israel Adesanya defends the UFC middleweight title against Jared Cannonier. This will be the fifth defense of the title for Adesanya. A few fights below that one on the main card, Sean Strickland faces Alex Pereira in a pivotal matchup. The Strickland fight is a major step up in competition for Pereira, who has only competed in two UFC fights. With a win over Strickland, ranked fourth in the UFC’s middleweight rankings, the unranked Pereira could see himself earning a title shot in no time....

This new development on Apple’s portal could be a signal of the slaying of the iPod. It is not shocking since we haven’t seen any new update and model launch of the iPod since 2012. Apple did not display sales of the device in its first quarter report for 2015. This was a massive signal that one of Apple’s hottest at one time is dying. Although Apple seems to be removing iPod from its product list, the iPod has given them many advantages ever since its release in 2001....

Long-time fans of the Attack on Titan anime’s run have mixed feelings about this announcement. Many have voiced their concern online since they experienced anime studio MAPPA, known for popular hits such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Banana Fish, and the upcoming Chainsaw Man, has taken over since the fourth season from Wit Studio, which was the producer for the previous seasons. Now, with the recent announcement of Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3, concern is once again rising for the future of the franchise....

SRH provided an update on David Warner’s arrival on their Twitter account, captioning the picture: “The eagles have landed. We repeat, the eagles have landed! Welcoming skipper, Kane and Brad Haddin to Chennai. Let’s go Risers!” Sunrisers Hyderabad will kickstart their IPL 2021 campaign against the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 11. The David Warner-led side will play their first five games of the season in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium....

CSK and SRH enter this game after experiencing contrasting fortunes this season. CSK are second in the points table after winning four of their five games. Meanwhile, SRH have only victory in five games and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. In their last encounter, CSK trumped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) comprehensively by 69 runs, handing Virat Kohli and co. their first defeat in IPL 2021. Meanwhile, SRH came close to beating the Delhi Capitals before going down to last season’s finalists in a Super Over....

With four wins from six games, DC are third in the points table. KKR, in contrast, have struggled and have managed only two victories in six outings to occupy the fifth position in the points table. DC have had two back-to-back close games. After beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a Super Over, they went down to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by a solitary run. Meanwhile, KKR registered a morale-boosting five-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their last outing after losing four consecutive matches....

Nothing seems to be going right for the Sunrisers in the Indian Premier League this season. The team lost their first three games by extremely close margins of 10, 6, and 13 runs. While it seemed like they had got back on track after the win against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), things went downhill for them once again as they conceded the Super Over to the Delhi Capitals (DC) in a tight encounter....

MI have a terrific record against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), having beaten them a staggering 22 times in 29 games that the two IPL teams have played against each other. This time, however, they have made a poor start to the season and are yet to get their first points on the board after two matches. Yadav’s finger injury has undoubtedly affected Rohit Sharma and Co. They will be hopeful that he becomes available for the clash against KKR on Wednesday due to his supreme record against his former team....

So far in IPL, the head-to-head between the Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians stands at 5-5. The Mumbai Indians have a slight advantage with a 3-1 win-loss ratio over the Delhi Daredevils while playing in Mumbai. In the corresponding fixture last year at Wankhede, Mumbai Indians were bundled out for a mere 92, with the Daredevils pace bowlers wreaking havoc, picking up seven wickets. Kieron Pollard is only eight runs short of 3500 T20 runs....

The Rajasthan Royals have totally dominated Pune Warriors as their 100% win record against the team owned by Sahara group would testify. The two teams have met on three occasions so far with Rajasthan Royals winning all those matches. Warriors’ Manish Pandey has an unwanted record of most number of ducks in the IPL, a record he shares with Sunrisers’ Amit Mishra. Pune Warriors India will be desperate to improve their home record; the team has only managed to win two of the nine matches they’ve played at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune....

Seven players have listed their base price at Rs 2 crore. Five of them are Australians – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Chris Lynn, and Glenn Maxwell. While Lynn was surprisingly released by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the auction, Maxwell recently took a break from international cricket over mental health issues. Veteran South African pacer Dale Steyn and Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews are the two other players in the Rs 2 crore bracket....

KKR heavily depended upon Andre Russel, whether in bowling or batting. The Jamaican secured 510 runs,11 wickets, and was the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker for the team. Robin Uthappa’s poor strike-rate of 115 left fans and the management frustrated. The skipper, Dinesh Karthik, failed to replicate his batting and captaincy skills. All-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, KKR’s significant buy in the 2019 auction, disappointed as well. KKR had the worst bowling average of 42 runs per wicket....

Jos Buttler and Ajinkya Rahane were on the Punjab bowlers right from the start and scored 64 runs in the power play without losing a wicket. Ashwin then came in picked up the wicket of Rahane but there was no one from the other end to support him. Buttler looked simply unstoppable before Ashwin mankaded him and this completely turned the match upside down. Smith and Samson seemed like they had restored parity but when both of them fell in quick succession due to some good fielding, RR lost a flurry of wickets and the run chase which was theirs slipped way from their grasp....

There is only one opportunity to catch up on lost points so every transfer we make should be spot on. Unlimited number of transfers can be made ahead of this round, hence make sure that you pick players who are featuring in this game. Transfer Deadline: 7:30 pm IST on May 12th Note: There is only one game in Round 9. Only players from the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings should be picked....

Atherton spoke during the UK launch of former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s book A century is not enough’ at the Lord’s. Atherton was joined by fellow England player Mike Gatting and former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara for a discussion on cricket. Like any other industry, cricket has been disrupted. IPL has been a disruptive event, giving players options and opportunities, Atherton said, talking about the future of Test cricket in the wake of ever rising popularity T20 Leagues, offering big bucks to the players....

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad despite coming into the IPL only in 2013, they quickly became a force to reckon with in the league. Hence these two teams have always displayed quality battle between bat and ball. With RCB depending heavily on their batting to deliver goods, SRH has always been a bowling side predominantly. Hence over the years, we have seen some many enthralling contests between these South Indian teams....

The franchise had already lost one of its overseas seamers due to the injury before the start of the tournament. In case you didn’t know… Having made just two changes to their squad ahead of the IPL 2019, Chennai Super Kings started the tournament on an excellent note, winning the first two matches quite easily. The side dominated against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match, rattling them under the score of 70 runs....