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The Cincinnati Reds star first baseman spotted a fan sitting along the first base line Monday at PNC Park wearing a T-shirt that read “Votto for President.” It was from a Nike promotional campaign in 2012 and Votto hadn’t kept any of the shirts. Votto got the shirt, but wound up with little else, shut down by Trevor Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. In the middle of the fourth inning, Votto walked over to the fan and asked for the shirt, offering an autographed jersey in return....

The opening ceremonies take place on Feb. 7. The Bruins have games on Feb. 6 and 8, their last two before the Olympic break, and Chara will likely miss one or both contests to participate in the ceremonies. Boston is already without Dennis Seidenberg, who was lost for the season with a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. You might think there’s a conflict between club and country here....

Malanya is largely presented as a deity, but his fairly grounded, approachable place in Hyrule and his Fairy Fountain home make him far more comparable to fellow fairies than true gods like Hylia. Still, Malanya stands out both because of his erratic personality and his special relationship with BotW mechanics. The horse god blends these things wonderfully to stand out as a BotW landmark. Future Zelda titles would be wise to use Malanya as a blueprint for other fairy characters, as his unique design shows that the Zelda series ought to return to its fairy-rich roots....

Zelensky described the delicate balancing act he faced leading up to the invasion in an interview with The Washington Post published Tuesday. The remarks by the Ukrainian leader sheds light on why Zelensky publicly contradicted statements of U.S. officials who accurately predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As Russian President Vladimir Putin amassed more than 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine in January, President Joe Biden and other U.S. officials increasingly sounded the alarm that Russia would launch an invasion....

“I don’t know what the president of the Russian Federation wants, so I am proposing a meeting,” Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference, the Associated Press reported Saturday. “Ukraine will continue to follow only the diplomatic path for the sake of a peaceful settlement.” The Ukrainian president added that Putin could choose the meeting location. Retired general Jack Keane, former vice chief of staff at the U.S. Army, said on Friday during an appearance on Fox News that Zelenskyy moving anywhere is “reckless” as it provides an opportunity for Russia to attack, adding that the president shouldn’t attend the Munich conference while Russia is “on the brink of war....

Unfortunately, such departures are a reality of the business. Contracts end, stories change, and franchises move on. That’s why Zendaya felt bittersweet filming Spider-Man: No Way Home, with the Emmy-winning actress telling E! News that she and her co-stars Tom Holland and Jacob Batalon don’t know if they’re going to make another Spidey film. “Normally you do three movies and that’s pretty much it, so I think we just… we’re all absorbing and taking time to enjoy the moment,” she added....

Zendaya has not commented directly about her alleged romance with Holland, but while promoting Space Jam: A New Legacy, she did make some comments about her Spider-Man co-stars that could have some loose connection to the dating rumors. In a recent interview with ET Online, she mentioned that she formed a very close bond with her castmates throughout the entire Spider-Man franchise, saying that they all “work so hard” and that they’re “all so close from that....

Madrid were put to the sword in New Jersey in a match where Zidane felt his side “lacked everything, especially intensity”. The result has not proved entirely instructive over the opening weeks of the season. Los Blancos have not always convinced but are undefeated in LaLiga and top of the table after six matches. Diego Simeone’s Atletico are only a point behind in third but needed a 2-0 win at Mallorca in midweek to snap a run of three winless games in all competitions....

Reports in Spain claimed Bale was seen golfing while Madrid were losing to the winger’s former club Tottenham on Tuesday, with the Wales forward not included in their tour squad due to illness. Bale was expected to complete a move to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, but the deal collapsed at the weekend. Madrid bounced back from their 1-0 loss to Spurs by beating Fenerbahce 5-3 on Wednesday, but Bale remained the main topic on the agenda after the game....

Ronaldo and Messi are the two frontrunners for the 2017 Ballon d’Or, of which the winner will be announced on Thursday. Should Ronaldo claim the individual gong handed out by France Football, he will go level on five crowns with his Argentinian nemesis. Despite his underwhelming form in LaLiga this season, having scored just two goals in 10 appearances, Ronaldo is still expected by many to claim the prize, thanks largely down to his role in Madrid’s league and Champions League double in 2016-17....

Madrid visit Salamanca, who play at 4,000-capacity Las Pistas - a ground which was covered in snow on Tuesday. Wednesday’s match is a huge clash for the Segunda B side and Zidane is fully prepared for a tough evening. However, the Madrid head coach insists playing at such a small venue and on a difficult pitch will be nothing new for Los Blancos’ star-studded squad. “We have to be totally concentrated, we have to do what we’ve been doing until now....

The visitors already took an advance step by winning the first Test of the ongoing series in Sylhet which was the first ever Test in the Venue. The second and final Test of the series will take place in Dhaka from 11 November. Moor played a pivotal rule for the visitors in the series opener as he struck 63 off 192 balls. He showed extra-patience against Bangladesh spin-attack, albeit he got dismissed on the first delivery in next innings....

The 32-year-old, whose 30 test appearances make him Zimbabwe’s most experienced player, is nursing a left lower-back strain from the first test, which New Zealand won by an innings and 117 runs last Sunday. Masakadza was ruled out after fitness tests on the eve of the match, Cricket Zimbabwe said on Friday. He is the only omission from the 15-man squad from the first of the two tests with his place taken by offspinner John Nyumbu....

Both sides head into their final Group A encounter without a win to show for their efforts, with Zimbabwe claiming a 1-1 draw against Uganda last time out after going down 1-0 to hosts Egypt in the tournament opener. If Mohamed Salah and company are able to maintain a 100 per cent record, victory over DR Congo might be enough for Chidzambwa’s men to claim the second automatic qualification spot on goal difference....

Batting first, the home side crumbled to an embarrassing 163 all out, with the only pieces of resistance coming from Sean Williams and Hamilton Masakadza. In reply, the Men in Blue romped home in the 34th over, posting 167/3, to complete a 5-0 rout. Here are the heroes of the day: Sean Williams (51 runs off 65 balls – 6 fours; 0/18 in 2 overs) The 27-year-old left-hander was the only batsman who managed to take the fight to the Indian camp with a solid display, after they were struggling at 45/4....

Zimbabwe Women, who faced a 1-3 ODI series loss against Ireland Women last month, are now hosting Bangladesh Women for a three-match ODI series. Bangladesh Women, on the other hand, are coming into the series after a long hiatus. Their last international assignment was way back in the T20 World Cup 2020. Nonetheless, this series will provide great preparation opportunities for both sides ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers, which is set to take place in Harare from November 21 to December 5....

19 August, Chennai: The two women’s finalists of the Tamil Thalaivas Corporate Kabaddi fest are the teams from IBM and Zoho Corp. Both from the same group, IBM lost 9-33 to Zoho Corp in their first round itself, then came back strongly to beat Elsevier 29-18, followed by beating NTC Logistics 25-11 in the semis, and becoming the first team to enter the finals. Zoho Corp however, dominated the women’s field starting with their 36-25 win over Elsevier in the first match of Day 1, followed by their emphatic win over IBM....

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech said today that their vaccine candidate appeared to be over 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19, impacting the value of a company that surged in popularity in a year of lockdowns and quarantines. Pfizer and BioNTech suggested their mRNA-based vaccine trials showed “evidence of efficacy” against COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence of an infection. The pandemic changed how citizens around the world work, learn and socialize, with video software becoming critical to daily lives as more people found themselves under government-ordered lockdown intended to limit the spread of the disease....

The France defender landed awkwardly during a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge last season, rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Zouma missed Euro 2016 and is yet to demonstrate his skills to new coach Antonio Conte, but came through 45 minutes for the Blues’ Under-23 side this week. And Conte has said that another youth-team outing is scheduled for Zouma on Monday, after which he will be considered for a first-team return....

Players take on the role of a rocker/samurai named Diox who just so happens to look almost identical to Thor the God of Thunder. He may not have the power to launch lightning bolts, but he is able to shred a mean guitar solo — an irreplaceable skill during a zombie apocalypse. Diox is on a quest to find a magical guitar amp that’s capable of wiping out the zombie hordes, and he’ll use his guitar to bust out some mad beats and slaughter zombies when they get too close....