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German club Bayer Leverkusen have agreed to sell Andre Schurrle to Chelsea. Leverkusen’s general manager, Wolfgang Holzhauser, confirmed that a deal has been concluded between the sides which will see Schurrle depart for the Premier League in the off-season with Kevin De Bruyne moving to Leverkusen on loan as part of the deal. Schurrle has been impressive for Leverkusen, netting 11 goals this season. He will surely make a valuable addition to the Chelsea line up....

In the past five league matches, Tuzos have failed to find the back of the net. Despite boasting some of the league’s best attackers, the goals aren’t coming for Diego Alonso’s squad. But when Pachuca meets Tigres on Tuesday in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, the team hopes it can leave those problems in the league. What we learned from Liga MX Round 14 This is a different tournament, one that Alonso and the club have put a premium on, resting starters like center back Oscar Murillo and winger Jonathan Urretaviscaya for the majority of Saturday’s scoreless draw against Chivas ahead of Tuesday’s final....

Netflix’s Pacific Rim: The Black is set in a distant future after the second movie in the franchise, Pacific Rim: Uprising. The anime series follows two siblings in a version of Australia after the kaiju left it in ruins. During the first season the siblings, Taylor and Hayley gained control of the Atlas Destroyer a Jagger left behind when monsters took over the island. The series depicts the brother and sister team having to fight off wild kaiju as well as other human survivors who want the Atlas Destroyer all to themselves....

Green Bay has 10 overall picks to use, tied for second in the league. The question is, how will the Packers use them? Offensive line seems a given, though they do have some flexibility there. Or they could look at improving the defense, at any level. Perhaps some skill-position players for Aaron Rodgers? The Packers have myriad options moving forward with the 2021 NFL Draft. What coach Matt LaFleur and GM Brian Gutekunst do with those selections, however, remains to be seen....

Wide receiver Davante Adams also left the game early in the second quarter with an ankle injury and his return was questionable. Packers defensive lineman Josh Boyd was injured in the second quarter and was carted off the field. PHOTOS: NFL Week 2 action | MORE: Tony Romo breaks collarbone Lacy was seen on the sidelined getting his ankle taped, but later left for the locker room on a cart....

Offensive linemen David Bakhtiari (knee) and Elgton Jenkins (knee) practiced during the week and appear to be on track to play Sunday, which should give Rodgers more protection up front. Although fill-in Yosh Nijman was good overall last week, Bakhtiari, when healthy, is among the best tackles in the league, and there’s no denying his familiarity with Rodgers. Rodgers was sacked four times against the Vikings and pressured on 11 of his 38 dropbacks....

That rule of thumb applies nicely to this week’s new No. 1 team, after it just defeated last week’s No. 1 team. That’s not the only big change in the top 10, as other NFC powers get reshuffled after the unexpected results of Week 13: 1. Green Bay Packers (9-3) Last week: 2 Why they’re here: Aaron Rodgers is working on finishing his second MVP season, fresh off dusting off Tom Brady and the Patriots....

Rodgers was featured as a soldier on the battlefield in the latest episode. He showed that he is more than just a talented signal caller, as he portrayed a Lannister soldier in one of the series’ most momentous clashes. The two-time MVP hinted at his role in late April via Twitter, giving fans fair warning to pay attention for episode five of the show’s eighth and final season. Rodgers proved he has more than just his famous ‘discount double check’ in his acting repertoire, but he likely will not be seen again in the seven kingdoms anytime soon....

Paine stepped in as captain on Sunday after Steve Smith was stood down for the rest of the match along with his deputy David Warner amid a ball-tampering scandal. Smith was given a one-match ban by the ICC following his admission that he was “party to a decision” to alter the condition of the ball, a plan which Cameron Bancroft - who was given three demerit points but avoided a ban - put into action on day three at Newlands....

We observed Hakeem Jeffries’ pathetic, partisan baloney. His grandstanding minimized the dignity and collegiality which should characterize the transfer of power in the House. By contrast, I thought back to the dignity and warmth with which Democratic leader Dick Gephardt acknowledged that Republicans had won a majority for the first time in 40 years and passed the gavel in fitting, reverent gesture. Then, we listened with growing admiration as Speaker Kevin McCarthy delivered a historic address....

The way I have chosen to do this is to pick up the ten best single-handed backhanders, not necessarily in order, to have ever played the game. So here we go: Even more so than among the gentlemen, this art appears to be almost dead now in women’s tennis, and so I feel it is appropriate to start paying my tributes to the shot with a female player who played it with precision and ease....

It became evident very early on, however, that Blinken didn’t succeed in those goals. There was no joint communique issued after the event, and the war in Ukraine took the form of the big, fat elephant in the room. Washington left Bali disappointed. For the U.S. and the European Union, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a clear-cut case of right versus wrong. Russia, the aggressor state, launched a preventive, unjustified assault against an innocent neighbor merely trying to exert its independence and sovereignty....

Why not? My goodness, he hadn’t taken a shot in an actual game for the Memphis Tigers since Jan. 27. He hadn’t suited up or dressed out, whatever you prefer to call it. As some Tigers’ games passed, he wasn’t even in the arena. And now he’s in the NCAA Tournament and he’s launching? TSN’s MARCH MADNESS HQLive NCAA bracket | TV schedule | Predictor tool There were lots of reasons not to launch that jumper, but the biggest reason to do it was: He is Emoni Bates, and Emoni Bates – Emoni Bates at his best – gets buckets....

This has led to a focus on employee wellness, because we can all agree that a burned-out employee isn’t as productive, efficient or focused as one who isn’t. One helpful solution is establishing boundaries between work and home life for greater balance. Many suggest unplugging from technology, practicing mindfulness, using positive affirmations and focusing on diet, exercise and sleep, which are all necessary for overall health and well-being. The problem for parents is that while the above are all helpful tips, we’re struggling to establish a sense of well-being at home....

Lately I’ve been playing with the fruits of that insomnia: Zune, due for sale on Tuesday. I should say, Zune Version One of many to come. The division that created Zune is the same one that created the Xbox project, another very long-term assault on a dominant competitor. Like the Xbox, Microsoft sees Zune as a Long March, and is ready to spend five or even 10 years evolving the product so that somewhere in the mid-twenty-teens, it becomes your music device....

Abbas’s Palestine National Front staged a beachfront raid in Tel Aviv using inflatable boats, wrecking the peace process in 1990, and invaded Israel by hang gliders. But Abbas’s followers usually took more casualties than they inflicted, and neither he nor other Palestinian terrorists ever managed anything remotely approaching the scale of 9-11. The bungled hijacking of the Achille Lauro was small change by comparison, although the brutal murder of passenger Leon Klinghoffer–an elderly, wheelchair-bound Jewish American on a cruise with his wife–deeply outraged Americans....

I would like to start by saying that I’m an average Indian who is mad about cricket. So by default, I support India, no matter what. This support intensifies especially while playing Pakistan. I guess the same goes for Pakistani fans too. They also love their team like we love ours. But then, both sets of fans have misjudged each other team’s support. Yes, in each and every page involving cricket I have seen on Facebook, Pakistani fans and Indian fans are fighting....

Having seized the opportunity to unify Germany in 1990, Kohl has anchored the new great power firmly in the Western world. And he is now trying, almost by sheer force of personality, to bind Germany to a stronger European Union. He has been willing to reduce the occasions on which Germany can commandeer the decision-making process in the EU; in the pursuit of a common currency, he is even willing to sacrifice the sacred Deutsche mark, probably the only symbol of modern Germany in which its citizens can take unvarnished pride....

He described Barca as the world’s best, with club sporting director Eric Abidal saying: “He’s got the character - he will balance the midfield, not only on the defensive end but also because of his ability to score goals. We know we needed a profile like his, talented players with a mentality to win titles.” Previous achievements Having begun his professional career with Colo-Colo, he joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2007 and enjoyed a four-year spell there - having impressed during the U20 World Cup and convincing director of football Rudi Voller to travel to Chile to convince him into signing a contract....

There are two joints at the shoulder. The glenohumeral joint: The ball-and-socket junction of the top of the arm bone and the socket of the shoulder bladeAcromioclavicular joint: The junction of the collar bone with the shoulder blade Most shoulder motion occurs at the ball-and-socket glenohumeral joint, but for full motion of the shoulder, the acromioclavicular joint must also be functioning normally. Shoulder Bones The three bones of the shoulder are the:...