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The Swiss, a five-time winner at Flushing Meadows, plays Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur in the afternoon session, while Djokovic takes on Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero in the evening. The world No. 1 will be followed on the court by Serena Williams, who plays fellow American Catherine McNally for a spot in the third round. Serena Williams, who is chasing a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles title, looked back to her best in a straight sets demolition of Maria Sharapova on Monday....

Williams moved into the last eight, where she will face Wang Qiang, with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of the 22nd seed at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Though she won in relatively comfortable fashion, there was significant concern in the second set as Williams called for the trainer after rolling her ankle when going to the net for a volley. Asked how she felt in a post-match media conference, Williams replied: “Ankle, I usually know if it’s horrible early on....

Fresh off the back of a sixth Wimbledon title, Djokovic is 5-7 with leading oddsmaker Betway to win in New York in what will be the final Grand Slam of the year. Daniil Medvedev is now the second favourite at 4-1—down from 7-1 after injury forced Rafael Nadal to pull out—to deny Djokovic yet more silverware. Then comes Alexander Zverev, one of the brightest prospects in the mens’ game, with odds of 6-1....

The vote—held amid serious unrest over Chinese government encroachment into the semi-autonomous territory—represented the most significant victory for the anti-government movement since mass anti-Beijing protests began in June. Some 2.94 million voters cast ballots, representing 71.2 percent of all those eligible to vote. This is a huge increase from the last local elections, when 47 percent of those eligible to vote turned out. The protest movement has captured the world’s attention and elicited support from across the globe, much to Beijing’s anger....

There were 83,948 new cases were reported on Friday, according to Reuters. The previous highest-ever daily toll for new cases in the U.S. was around 77,299 on July 16. As of October 23, hospitalizations nationwide were over 41,000, and an average of nearly 800 people have died from coronavirus each day, according to The Guardian. The Washington Post reported that COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased in 38 states over the past week....

“The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the [People’s Republic of China’s] ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses,” Psaki told reporters. The boycott does not extend to athletes, and Psaki added that competitors will have the country’s “full support.” The winter event will kick off on Friday, February 4....

The Pentagon announced a new $1.1 billion security assistance package on Wednesday that includes funding for 18 of the U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Prior to this newest tranche of aid, the U.S. had provided 16 HIMARS to Ukraine overall. When delivered, the war-torn country will have 34 of the weapons systems that have been described as a “game changer” in the fight against Russia, assuming that none are destroyed or put out of service in the meantime....

Sunday’s play at Germany’s St. Leon-Rot Golf Club was initially overshadowed by a controversial incident toward the end of a four-ball match completed in the morning. MORE: PGA’s FedEx Cup winners | Tiger Woods has second back surgery Alison Lee picked her ball up on the 17th, believing a short putt for a half had been conceded, only for the European pairing of Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull to be awarded the hole because of the lack of a verbal concession....

The midfielder’s towering header from a Sanjeev Stalin corner-kick found the back of the net in the 82nd minute against Colombia. His header sent fans into raptures as emotions reached a crescendo. The 16-year-old from Manipur is the defensive midfielder in Luis Norton’s India U-17 team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017. A cousin of fellow teammate Amarjit Kiyam, Jeakson started out at the Chandigarh Football Academy and later joined up with the Minerva Punjab Academy....

Paraguay kicked off the proceedings in the best way possible by scoring the opening goal in the very first minute. It was Alan Rodriguez, who from a free-kick delivered an elevating cross-shot which found the back of the net perfectly. However, their lead didn’t last long enough as skipper Alexis Duarte was guilty of conceding an own goal in the 20th minute which leveled things up. It was a bad day at the office for Duarte who conceded his second own goal of the tie around the half-hour mark which put the South Americans trailing by a goal, a side which had taken the lead in the opening minute of the game....

The AIFF supremo was speaking at the tournament wrap-up press conference in Kolkata where he was joined by Tournament Director Javier Ceppi an Head of FIFA tournament Jaime Yarza. Patel said that grassroots development of the game in India was one of the primary reasons behing hosting the U17 World Cup. “We have invested heavily in our grassroots developments and this is one of the reasons why we hosted this U17 World Cup....

The Germans showed up when it really mattered as two goals from skipper Jann-Fiete along with one each from Yann Bisseck and John Yeboah helped complete a 4-0 thrashing of their hapless opponents. Colombia coach Orlando Restrepo was visibly disappointed with his side’s loss in the post-match press conference and paid due respect to his opponents’ calibre, acknowledging their superiority in all facets on the turf. “We were trying to play really good (football)....

The latest big name to indicate their respect for another company’s success is outspoken Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. Guillemot has garnered a reputation as someone who delivers honest analyses of video game trends, and the man behind one of the most important publishers in video games didn’t hesitate to shower praise on Nintendo’s current upward trajectory during Ubisoft’s first quarter sales call: Of course, it’s hard not to notice how much money Nintendo has been making lately with the release of Pokemon GO - the publisher’s joint effort with Niantic has already managed to make Nintendo worth more than Sony for the first time in several years, and the mobile title shows no signs of slowing down....

With that in mind, Ubisoft has released a statement explaining that its Ubisoft Forward event will not address the abuse allegations levied at various executives in the company. Ubisoft explained that the Ubisoft Forward event was recorded in advance, presumably before the allegations surfaced, and so that’s why they won’t be addressed during the event. Ubisoft added in its statement that it still has “significant work to do” and that it is “committed to this process,” promising more updates coming soon for those concerned....

Ubisoft released The Dawn of Ragnarok for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla earlier this year, and The Last Chapter promises to conclude the story of Eivor, as Basim Ibn Ishaq prepares to take center stage as the new Assassin’s Creed protagonist. Unlike the previous DLCs of Valhalla, The Last Chapter requires no monetary investment on the part of its audience – but it does demand a bit of time to meet its in-game prerequisites....

With so many studios starting to get vacuumed up by the bigger companies, fans have begun to wonder about who is left and what their futures could possibly be. Fan speculation has even attempted to link certain developers to companies, such as Sony and Konami, who holds the rights to traditional PlayStation IPs like Metal Gear and even Silent Hill. Some of the bigger fish still independent are Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, both of which recently addressed their futures and even the idea of being acquired....

According to Apex Legends Senior Character Artist Liz Edwards, sales of Ubisoft’s NFTs have been nothing short of abysmal, with a total of fifteen being sold as of the nineteenth of December. The data was collected from two third-party NFT marketplaces, and it suggests that, of the 2256 NFTs minted by Ubisoft, hardly any of them have sold. Thus far, total sales are suggested to be just shy of four hundred dollars, a figure with which Ubisoft higher-ups can’t be happy....

Whilst E3 2013 is the go-to North American gaming conference where most new games and hardware are unveiled, the German-based GamesCom is the European equivalent, delivering plenty of announcements of its own. This year, rumors are spreading that an XCOM: Enemy Unknown sequel will be announced, and Sony already confirmed a few PlayStation 4 games will make their debut in Cologne as well. Ubisoft’s co-founder and CEO, Yves Guillemot, released a statement earlier today about the company’s enthusiasm for GamesCom:...