One thing fans don’t get, however, is Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus. However, the promo does have Watchmen and Candyman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II wearing the signature armless glasses of Fishburne’s character. This, and a scene where Mateen shows Reeves’ character how to fight (as he does in the first Matrix), has left people wondering about whether Mateen may be playing a new version of Morpheus in the fourth Matrix movie, coming to HBO Max and theaters this Christmas....

Isaac Bruce is now a Hall of Famer, and the quiet NFL star went about his business as a wideout for the Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf” era in the late ’90s. But long before he was catching TDs from fellow Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, the league was supposedly suspect on his chances on the gridiron. During the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony, Bruce took time to remind the “nameless voice” who told him NFL teams didn’t care for his chances in the draft and that he, in fact, made it, in a few sentences that were dripping with vindication:...

Goran Dragic got to the source of this frustration, pointing out that the roster is filled with point guards and there is only one ball. There is a premium on minutes at the position, as well. MORE: Dragic free agency ‘open’ | Jordan’s revenge on Grizzlies | NBA cheerleaders Isaiah Thomas, who joined the team on a four-year, $27 million contract, has found it tough to get playing time. Thomas started 54 of 72 games and averaged 34....

The sanction comes after the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) found the Allsvenskan outfit to be in breach of its rules relating to intermediaries and their role in the transfer of players under the age of 18. When Simeone yearned for Real Madrid Seventeen-year-old Isak moved to Dortmund on a long-term contract in January, signing for an undisclosed fee that was said to have broken the record for a player from the Swedish top flight....

The New York Liberty president and former Knicks coach/executive maintained that he did not harass Anucha Browne Sanders during his time with the Knicks, although a jury awarded her $11.6 million Madison Square Garden, parent company of the Knicks. MORE: Greatest New York Knicks | Carmelo Anthony thinks the Knicks will compete for a ring this year “I will own up to what I did and the mistakes that I made, but I can’t own up to things that I didn’t do,” Thomas told ESPN on Sunday....

In the national capital for their second consecutive away tie, the NorthEast United coach wants his wards to continue creating opportunities. “What I tell my boys is to do the same as we did in the first two games. We created enough opportunities in those two matches. We’ll try to do the same against Delhi Dynamos and hope we get a little bit more lucky,” the Portuguese coach said at the pre-match press conference....

Guwahati-based outfit NorthEast United FC appointed Portuguese coach João Carlos Pires de Deus ahead of the upcoming edition after his compatriot Nelo Vingada left for the Malaysian men’s senior national team job in the summer. The John Abraham co-owned side started their pre-season training camp in Imphal from the last week of September and returned to Guwahati on 6 October. The team, bolstered by the return of India internationals Rowllin Borges and Halicharan Narzary beat Shillong United FC, formerly known as Royal Wahingdoh of Meghalahys 6-0 in their first friendly....

If you are a Kerala Blasters supporter, you were excited when the club announced the signing of former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen as the head coach. If you weren’t, then you belong to a minority. Sure, his stints as head coach have not been mightily successful compared to his time at Manchester United as a trusted second-in-command to Sir Alex Ferguson. But Kerala Blasters were going through an overhaul from top to bottom and with the kind of experience the Dutchman possesses in coaching players, the choice seemed to be a no-brainer....

Nandy joins a completely different team than the one he left after last year’s ISL. The Yellow Army has undergone a transformation from back to front, with new CEO Varun Tripuraneni pulling the strings from behind the scenes to bring in several popular players and a well-known head coach in Rene Meuelensteen. The Kerala-based club has been on the lookout for an Indian goalkeeper ever since the conclusion of the ISL draft, Goal understands....

The Dutchman had a tough start to the season, struggling to three consecutive draws, of which two were goalless. But the excitement and hope among the fan base was never dampened, given that the Tuskers had started slow in the previous seasons as well. Meulensteen was also quick to point out that his team was a work in progress and that they will get only better with time, despite struggling to create chances in attack while remaining solid defensively....

ALSO READ| ISL 2017 Draft: Complete list of players signed Former India international Gourmangi Singh, who had represented FC Pune City last year and was a pivotal part of the national team for a long peiod, was not picked up by any of the outfits. If Singh’s price tag of 35 lakhs acted as a deterrent for potential suitors, the case was same for another experienced defender Ravanan Dharamraj, who -priced even higher- also suffered the same fate....

In the six Indian Super League (ISL) matches this season for FC Goa, Kumar has conceded a mere five goals. He will be unavailable for selection for the home leg of the play-off against Chennaiyin FC on Saturday evening as he serves a one-match suspension. The 29-year-old custodian started his career with JCT FC’s youth teams before joining the Arrows project of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Since then he has played for the likes of Salgaocar FC, Churchill Brothers, Lonestar Kashmir and Mohun Bagan....

“I like the way NEUFC won in Delhi. They looked organized and it’s going to be difficult for us and we will have to be at our best,” he said at the pre-match press conference. The Spaniard will have to do without the services of custodian Gurpreet Singh and Abhra Mondal for the tie and admitted that it was a problem. “I have some problems at the back with regards to goalkeepers, but they are circumstances that I cannot change....

Islam is different. The prophet Muhammad–himself a trader–preached merchant honor, the only regulation that the borderless Levantine market knew. In Muslim liturgy, the deals cut in the souk become a metaphor for the contract between God and the faithful. And the business model Muhammad prescribed, according to Muslim scholars and economists, is very much in the laissez-faire tradition later embraced by the West. Prices were to be set by God alone–anticipating by more than a millennium Adam Smith’s reference to the “invisible hand” of market-based pricing....

Nielsen had a solid game, with three assists in a 6-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday at Nassau Coliseum. The incident occurred at 13:42 of the third period. Nielsen was assessed a minor penalty for slashing. He got his money's worth, delivering a two-handed slash after Hanzal cross-checked him into the boards. The result? Hanzal teammate Mikkel Boedker rushed to defend his man and tackle Nielsen from behind....

“There’s one guy I really want to get out the way,” Adesanya recently revealed on the The Flagrant 2 podcast. “There’s one guy — Paulo Costa. I want to get him out the way at some point.” Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year Adesanya added moments later: “This guy right here. He’s a big star, he’s undefeated as well. I think [UFC president] Dana [White] wants to wait till like we’re both [gestures with his hands, raising them at an even level] and then make a mega fight....

Adesanya made his pro debut in 2012 and joined the UFC in 2018. In 2019, he beat Kelvin Gastelum for the interim UFC middleweight title and beat Robert Whittaker a few months later to become champion. “The Last Stylebender” last fought in July, beating Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision. Pereira turned pro in 2015. Joining the UFC in 2021, he is 3-0 with the promotion. Pereira last fought in July, beating Sean Strickland via knockout....

Health experts and the watchdog report have long warned that the gathering of ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrating Lag BaOmer could “endanger the public,” due to overcrowded conditions, large fires and hot weather, the Associated Press reported. On Friday, that warning came to pass when at least 45 were killed as people began to leave the festival at 1 a.m. in a narrow, tunnel-like passage. According to witnesses, people began to fall on a slippery ramp, causing others to trip, spark panic, and result in a deadly stampede, AP reported....

The U.S. has called for Israel to end the fighting and agree to a cease-fire. Netanyahu has refused the requests, and appears determined to inflict maximum damage against Hamas in a war that could save his political career, the Associated Press reported. Lapid criticized Netanyahu on Facebook for failing to develop a concrete policy regarding the Gaza Strip. “After 11 days of this operation, every Israeli citizen will ask themselves: What did the government really want to achieve with this military operation?...