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According to the Portuguese publication O’Jogo, Porto coach Sergio Conceicao is not prepared to lose the Cameroonian striker to Marseille. Andoni Zubizarreta -Marseille sporting director- has been tracking Aboubakar, Carlos Bacca, Olivier Giroud and Nikola Kalinic who signed with AC Milan on Monday. And if Conceicao’s words are to go by, Zubizarreta might as well miss out on a second target. “Aboubakar definitely deserves to succeed and assert himself like me, or like Samuel Eto’o for example, because he has everything that it takes to get there,” the former Canaries coach was quoted by O’Jogo....

Portugal will aim to quickly move on from their heavy defeat against Germany, while France head into the game following a 1-1 draw with Hungary. Portugal stormed into the Euros in style as they claimed an emphatic 3-0 victory over Hungary in their opening game. However, they quickly came crashing back to earth as they suffered a disappointing 4-2 defeat at the hands of Germany last time out. After Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring, the Germans upped the ante and hit back with four goals of their own to leave Portugal trailing in their wake....

Victory over the 2010 winners sealed a first ever quarterfinal spot for the Atlas Lions, as the fourth African nation to reach the World Cup last eight. Their success has set up a quarterfinal showdown against Portugal, as Regragui meets Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. for a second successive World Cup. Morocco can create another chapter of history, if they become the first African side to reach the semifinals, but a determined Portugal stand in their way....

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins were well-known names on the independent scene prior to signing with WWE. Ambrose was known for his hardcore act and great promos whereas Rollins was one of the best pure wrestlers in the non-WWE world. He won the Ring of Honor World Title before moving on to WWE and NXT. Roman Reigns was the lone member of the group with no experience in pro wrestling other than the fact that his father was a former wrestler....

First Five: 03-44-61-63-69Powerball: 13Power Play: 2x Monday night’s 06/20/22 Powerball jackpot was worth $296 million, with a cash-value option worth $166.1 million. There was no grand prize winner on Monday, so the Wednesday 06/22/22 jackpot moves to an estimated $312 million. The winning numbers last Saturday (06/18/22) for the $279 million jackpot were: 10-19-40-45-58 with a Powerball of 25. The Power Play was 2x. There was no grand prize winner on Saturday, but there were two tickets sold that matched the first five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize....

First Five: 03-09-21-24-29Powerball: 14Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s September 24, 2022 Powerball jackpot was worth $270 million, with a cash-value option worth $145.5 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. There was no grand prize winner on Saturday, so the jackpot for Monday 09/26/22 increases to $285 million. The Saturday drawing saw one lucky jackpot winner - the jackpot-winning ticket was purchased in Indiana and won the $2 million second prize after correctly matching five white balls but not the Powerball, since they purchased the Power Play for an extra $1....

The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, July 22 were 7, 29, 35, 40 and 45. The Powerball was 26 with the Power Play being 2x. It was no-one’s lucky night as no ticket sold successfully matched all of those numbers, meaning that the jackpot will roll over to Saturday’s drawing. But two winning tickets purchased in California and New York respectively did successfully match the five white balls, thus securing a $1 million payout....

But since no one has claimed the $158 million jackpot for the August 8 draw, according to the Powerball website, it will now roll over to the next drawing on August 13. The estimated jackpot then will be $169 million (with a cash value of $140.6 million). Although no-one claimed the top prize, there were some big winners from Saturday night’s drawing. Two players, from Illinois and Kentucky, matched all five white balls correctly to win $1 million, according to the Powerball website....

Snake catcher Nick Evans—who provides a snake removal service in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province—said on Facebook that the man in the Umkumbaan area of Durban had been shaving in the living room when he “heard some movement behind him.” The man looked towards the door to find the snake lurking behind him. The black mamba then slithered into a hiding place until the snake catcher arrived. Black mambas are highly venomous snakes native to Africa....

Between 35 to 45 people, including women and children, had gathered at the house in Fresno to watch a football game, but were forced to flee for their lives when a gunman started firing shots into the backyard. Fresno’s Deputy Police Chief Michael Reid told reporters in a press conference that it was likely a “targeted shooting,” but added that it was too early to confirm the motive for now....

On Friday night, protesters had blocked off traffic on North Ainsworth Street, prompting police to instruct them to leave immediately or face arrest, Portland Police said in a statement. After they found out that around 400 people would be heading to the Portland Police Association building, which had been the scene of previous violent demonstrations, officers positioned themselves to block the marchers. Officers said that protesters threw paint balls and projectiles and unlawful assembly was declared....

For a footloose generation of Poles, home increasingly means Britain or Ireland. In the three years since Poland joined the EU, millions of Poles have joined a westward exodus, with these two countries as clear favorites. By some reckonings, Ireland now plays host to 200,000 Polish ex-pats—equivalent to 5 percent of the population—while Britain accommodates at least 700,000. By contrast, Spain (population: 40 million), another leading magnet for Poles, has pulled in a mere 150,000....

According to a Associated Press-GfK poll, a staggering 89 percent of Americans support a bid for the Olympics somewhere in the U.S. “Our own research tells us that the Olympic brand is incredibly strong in the United States and it’s one of the reasons that we decided to bid for the 2024 Games,” U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Patrick Sandusky said, via the Associated Press. “This poll confirms that and shows there is a strong desire, from coast to coast, to see the Games return to the U....

The speech came two years after the United States had officially ended its combat mission in 2014 but the political talking point had become a standard line for Obama administration officials and among congressional members and conservative political pundits. John Brennan, the former CIA director, said it three months prior during a speech at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City in September 2016. Senator Dick Durbin, the Democrat from Illinois and current Senate minority whip, said it in October 2012 on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace....

Portugal have won two out of their four matches and are third in Group A. Austria, on the other hand, are placed just below their opponents in the standings, having won only one out of their four matches. The last time the two teams met, Austria registered a five-wicket victory over Portugal. POR vs AUT Match Details, European Cricket Championship, Match 12 The 12th match of the European Cricket Championship will be played on September 14 at the Cartama Oval in Cartama....

YouTuber James Lambert has been working on his demake of Portal for some time, showing off features of his Portal64 game running on real Nintendo 64 hardware. The Nintendo 64 is one of the most popular platforms of the fifth generation of video game consoles and was a competitor to the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The N64 saw the release of some incredibly popular titles, including Goldeneye, Mario 64, and Perfect Dark....

The clip begins with an officer and protester appearing to be in a heated discussion after the policeman walked up to a man wearing all-black. As The Oregonian video continued, the protester told the officer, who was walking with a bicycle, not to touch him. The officer then continued to walk towards him, with the protester backing away. The officer then moved away from the first protester and walked through a group of other people wearing black, with some filming the encounter....

Several pictures and videos of the group were posted across social media as protests calling for an end to police brutality against Black Americans continue to take place in Oregon. One photo posted by Twitter user Hermits United, shows the group of dads, holding leaf blowers, a sign that says, “FATHERS AGAINST FASCISM” and wearing helmets. The group of dads refer to themselves as the “PDX Dad Pod” according to the Twitter account....

The Small Pharaoh #1 food cart in downtown Portland, located at Southwest 5th Avenue and Stark Street, was ordered by the Multnomah County Health Department to close on Tuesday, Multnomah County confirmed in a statement Wednesday. The county reported four confirmed cases and three additional presumptive cases with symptoms who have not been tested. Those infected may experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacteria, according to the U....