Ronaldo dodges press conference The two teams ended up drawing the game 2-2, with Hector Moreno nodding a late equaliser, and there was controversy when Nani’s 21st-minute effort was disallowed for offside - with the use of VAR - before Ricardo Quaresma’s opener. While the VAR appeared to come to the correct decision, Santos was frustrated that this came only after the officials had looked at an earlier phase of play where Pepe was offside....

BuzzFeed News obtained a recording of a meeting between Italians—including a close aide of Salvini’s, his former spokesman Gianluca Savoini—and Russians to discuss a deal that would have sent illicit oil money from Russia to the League for its European elections campaign. The meeting took place in Moscow in October 2018 at the same time as a visit by Salvini to the Russian capital where he met with President Vladimir Putin....

The Italians are on a team-record 31-game unbeaten run and after breezing through the group stage, they overcame the toughest test in the Round of 16 against Austria. The Azzurri proved they can scrap and claw their way to a win when their typically flowing attack isn’t clicking. While Italy is on a fine run, it’s Belgium that will be feeling the pressure of needing to deliver in one of the final tournaments for its so-called golden generation of players....

Assistant athletic director Ed Holdaway confirmed the news, saying it was a mutual decision between the school and the coach, according to the Indianapolis Star. He added: “[W]e certainly wish him the best.” Police in Fishers, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis in Hamilton County, found Gardner asleep behind the wheel in the middle of an intersection around 4:30 a.m. ET Sunday, the Star reports. Police attempted to wake Gardner, but after several unsuccessful attempts, officers took his 2016 Nissan out of gear....

Opening statement For me and maybe some other people here of my generation, the FA Cup final is the single biggest game of the year. I remember when it was the only live game you could watch on television. It’s surreal for me as a football fan to see this trophy presented to your team. I think it’s now seven games at Wembley - all victories. The FA Cup is the iconic trophy for people of my generation, but I’m sorry old friend, this is not really the trophy that we most want [above all others]....

In a Haaretz opinion article entitled, “Ivanka Trump Is Perfect Cover for Antisemitic, Racist, Conspiracy-loving Republicans,” writer Mia Bloom noted that Ivanka Trump and other members of the Trump family are likely to continue Donald Trump’s political legacy by possibly running for office. Allies of Donald Trump have told Politico that Ivanka Trump may possibly run for Florida Republican Marco Rubio’s Senate seat in 2022. However, despite Ivanka Trump’s Judaism, Donald Trump’s most devoted followers are “less circumspect about their antipathy toward Jews” and their beliefs in “baseless conspiracy theories tinged with historic anti-Semitic tropes,” Bloom wrote....

MORE: NFL’s highest-paid players | Richest defenders The Texans’ stud defensive end on Sunday unveiled the new branding for his Reebok gear on his social media accounts. A photo posted by JJ Watt (@justinjames99) on May 22, 2016 at 6:28pm PDT If you’re wondering what the logo means, ESPN’s Darren Rovell explains. Rovell also noted that Reebok may soon be launching a Watt signature training shoe. So far, according to Rovell, the company hasn’t sold much Watt-related stuff....

At the start of free agency, Smith declined his $6.4 million player option to stay with the Cavs in 2015-16. Now Cleveland has reportedly offered him a one-year deal that is less than that figure, according to Cleveland.com. And no one else seems to be throwing him much more. MORE: 10 must-see games | Smith proposes to girlfriend The Cavs brought Smith in along with Iman Shumpert in a February trade with the Knicks....

If you’ve watched the Cavs on the fast break this season, you may have noticed Smith connecting with LeBron James for some ridiculous alley-oops — and by connecting I mean Smith tosses the ball somewhere in the air and James has to figure out how to reach it. MORE: Can the Pistons make the Cavs sweat in the first round? It turns out this is all part of the plan....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) In the absence of Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson put on a show, dropping a career-high 41 points, adding eight rebounds, five assists and two steals, becoming the fifth Maverick to post 40 points in a playoff game, per Mavs PR. MORE: Jalen Brunson contract details, impending free agency Brunson was unstoppable on offense, going 15 of 25 from the field and 6 of 10 from the 3-point line....

Morant was selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft, after Williamson went first to the Pelicans. Williamson, who played just one season of college basketball at Duke before declaring for the draft, was the heavy favorite for Rookie of the Year honors going into the season, but then he suffered a torn meniscus in October, delaying his professional debut until January. He has been spectacular since returning from injury, averaging 23....

Nicklaus’ record for major titles is 18, four ahead of Woods, who is second on the list. UNDER WAY: PGA’s Northern Trust Open | Women’s Australian Open | Hero Indian Open However, Woods is on an indefinite break from golf as he tries to get to grips with a remodeled swing. This year alone, Woods has shot the worst round of his professional career and dropped to his lowest ranking since 1996 — but Nicklaus is reading little into it....

DeGrom made his first start of the season for the Mets after missing the team’s previous 102 games due to a stress reaction in his right shoulder. He had missed the latter half of the 2021 season due to an elbow injury, so his start Tuesday was his first in nearly 13 months. The Mets were unable to give deGrom run support and ultimately lost to the Nationals 5-1 after the bullpen surrendered four runs in four innings....

The beautiful of Malta played host to the 14th edition of the GPI European Poker Awards, sponsored by PokerStars and Swiss watchmaker Roger Dubuis. Europe’s best poker players were in attendance hoping to put take on one of the GPI trophies home by night’s end. Reigning World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson (GPI No. 39) won one of the most prestigeous awards of the night for Best Tournament Performance....

Pinkett Smith previously tweeted that “there’s some healing that needs to happen…so I’m bringing myself to the Red Table,” on July 2, and many were excited to hear the confessional. During the highly anticipated 13-minute episode of Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith and her husband addressed the alleged affair at the table. They decided to come together and speak up because it got to the point where they had to say something to stop the cycle....

Research supporting this doesn’t match up to the hype. There is no evidence that jade eggs do anything helpful when placed in the vagina. There is actually some suggestion that they could actually cause infection, get stuck, and possibly damage the pelvic floor. In fact, in 2017, Goop was ordered to remove unfounded health claims about jade eggs from their website. This article discusses jade eggs, their purported benefits, and the risks of inserting a yoni egg into your vagina....

As tempers boiled over in the stands, a Jacksonville fan knocked a Houston fan unconscious with a punch to the head. MORE: How Jaguars have quickly become NFL’s biggest disappointment in 2018 The man who shared the original video to Facebook, Richard Elliott, said he witnessed the man who threw the punch get escorted out of the stands by police.

MORE: Updated NFL playoff picture for Week 18 Jacksonville was fighting to avoid the NFL cellar in Week 18 last season. This year, it has a chance to qualify for the postseason. The Jaguars are in control of their own destiny entering Saturday’s game against the Titans and will have a chance to secure their first AFC South division title since 2017, and just their second overall. And even if they can’t do that, there is still one scenario that could get them into the playoffs as a wild card....

You have to know your team incredibly well to have that stat handy. Also, your team has to lead the league in fumbles after receptions. NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE:Jaguars just about out of AFC hunt These Jaguars are not the team that just under 10 months ago was plowing through the Steelers defense in a road playoff game and then coming within a smidge of a first-ever Super Bowl appearance in a narrow AFC championship game loss to the Patriots....

The Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars kick off the second full week of NFL preseason action tonight at Soldier Field (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). Line: Bears -3; Total: 42 Line movement: While Chicago opened -4, the spread is down to -3 or -3.5 around Las Vegas as of Thursday morning. Some books are flashing 42.5 for the total. Chad Henne (4-for-7, 30 yards) started in Jacksonville’s first preseason game, but it was rookie quarterback Blake Bortles who made headlines in his pro debut....