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Indonesian actor, stuntman, and martial artist Iko Uwais will take part in Lionsgate’s The Expendables 4, joining other new faces like Megan Fox. But rather than joining with the heroes, he’ll be the new villain this time around. It takes one look at his career to instantly realize he’s a perfect fit for such a role. But even without that knowledge, it’s clear he’s up for the task, as proven by a series of gritty set photos teased by Statham praising Uwais’ abilities....

Sources told Sportskeeda that Jasprit Bumrah has been asked to fill the form for the Arjuna Award and last year, BCCI did recommend his name along with three other cricketers namely Poonam Yadav, Mohd Shami and Ravindra Jadeja. Notably, it was only Poonam and Jadeja who were awarded. Sources said that this year too, Jasprit Bumrah was asked to fill the form, but BCCI recommended only three names for the award – Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Sharma, while Rohit Sharma’s name was recommended for the Khel Ratna Award....

Hip-hop legend Jay Z introduced James at Monday night’s ceremony honoring the Cavs superstar as Sports Illustrated’s 2016 Sportsperson of the Year, and the man they call Hova drew a reaction from the Barclays Center crowd with a dig directed right at Jackson. PHOTOS: A look back at LeBron’s incredible career “He’s a dedicated family man who married his high school sweetheart, Savannah,” Jay said of James. “Has three lovely children....

The Cliff’s Notes version, from The Associated Press’ article: Got all that? The Jays wisely traded an out at first base for a run. But the reversal wasn’t fair to the A’s, who didn’t try to tag Encarnacion because they saw Carapazza’s (blown) call and thought there was no force at the plate. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons argued that Kawasaki was out and that Encarnacion should be allowed to score because there would have been no force play at the plate....

The Lancaster City Bureau of Police (LCBP) said the shooting happened at 3:11 p.m. on Sunday after several men were seen having an argument inside the JCPenney’s wing of the Park City Center mall. In a statement shared on Sunday night, police said: “One of the subjects was armed with a handgun during the incident, multiple gunshots were fired. Four people (three males and one female) were treated for gunshot injuries....

In the video, Bezos and his partner, Lauren Sanchez, were seen talking to DiCaprio at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Art+Film Gala. As the three chatted, Sanchez could be seen with her arm briefly around DiCaprio, one of the event’s co-chairs. Barstool Sports shared a clip of the interaction on Twitter accompanied by the caption, “Leo is Mr. Steal Yo Girl.” Barstool Sports’ tweet alone had nearly 4,000 retweets and more than 20,000 likes by Monday morning....

MORE: Fans support Stewart | Sprint drivers call Stewart ‘regular guy’ | Stewart’s history of confrontation | Female driver killed “This was honestly one of the hardest weeks I’ve ever spent,” Burton said Sunday at MIS. “Coming here on Friday, not knowing what to expect, I think everybody did a really good job, put a great effort out there.” Burton was speaking after he got out of his car when a broken tailpipe began burning his heat shields inside the car....

Gordon has more than double the wins of any other driver at Sonoma Raceway, visiting victory lane a record five times in his career. He’ll get one more crack in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sunday, 3 p.m. on FOX Sports 1). MORE: Sonoma schedule | Chase standings | Sonoma odds | Confederate flag issue “Sonoma race weekend is always special to me because of family and friends and how good the track has been to me, but this weekend may be even more special because it’s my final race there,” Gordon told reporters earlier in the week....

Throughout the pandemic, Hardy remained an active member of the WWE roster and has been vital to the midcard. In the first few weeks of WWE introducing the ThunderDome, Hardy defeated AJ Styles to win the Intercontinental Championship for the 5th time. Even though he lost the title a few weeks later, it was a big moment in Hardy’s professional wrestling career. On the latest episode of WWE Playback, Hardy sat down with MVP to watch and discuss their encounter from 13 years ago at SummerSlam 2008....

Ever since the 44-year-old star accidentally confirmed that he is heading to Tony Khan’s promotion, wrestling enthusiasts have gone into a frenzy on social media. However, the Charismatic Enigma appears to be asking his fans to hold their nerves. Taking to Twitter earlier today, Jeff Hardy clarified that nothing is official, seemingly referring to his AEW-bound rumors on the internet. The former WWE Champion further asked people to “don’t get excited,” as he has other things to focus on as well:...

What may seem niche to some, is a huge part of daily consumed media for others and it is gradually seeping further into the zeitgeist. Even those who don’t regularly keep up with makeup YouTubers will have heard the names James Charles, Tati Westbrook, Shane Dawson, and Jeffree Star a lot over the past year as their in-fighting and past controversies make headlines in mainstream entertainment news. So what’s the latest round of drama, lovingly referred to as “Dramageddon” involving this gang?...

The younger Spears sibling has received much criticism over the release of her memoir amid an ongoing vicious public spat with her pop star sister. Fans of the beloved “Toxic” singer have spoken out against Jamie Lynn Spears releasing a book without Britney Spears getting to speak about her experiences with her conservatorship herself first. While the 40-year-old has accused her sister of selling “a book at my expense.”...

Maguire has played 511 minutes of football under new Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag this season, starting only five games. Given how little the Englishman has played this season, his inclusion in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup could come as a surprise to many. While he has undoubtedly struggled in Manchester United’s colors, Maguire has been quite successful for the Three Lions. With him leading the back line, Southgate’s side have reached a World Cup semi-final and a European championship final....

Reno kept on trying; the Elian case has become something of a personal crusade. Friends say she sees the dilemma as a need to do the right thing in a crisis. Reno is haunted by the way she handled one of her first challenges, the 1993 standoff in Waco, Texas. Her decision to fire tear gas on the Branch Davidian compound, which culminated in a shootout and fire that killed 80 people, deeply shook her....

The panel urged the department—and in particular Attorney General Merrick General—to “do your job” and bring forward further charges against those who are not willingly cooperating with the inquiry into the events that lead up to the attack on the Capitol. The members of the committee hit out at the slow-moving judicial process while announcing that they will be referring two more members of Trump’s inner circle—former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro and ex-Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino—to the full House to vote on whether they should be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the congressional investigation....

How To Play Wordle Wordle is a short game hosted by the New York Times Games. While there are tons of copycats and clones out there, the NYT’s version is the original version and the subject of this article. Other versions will have different answers and may have slightly different rules of how to play. For example, a niche themed version of Wordle might only have answers relevant to a certain game or subject, like the dog-themed Wordle or the many Pokemon-themed versions....

Two Japanese teams faced off in a memorial match in the small coastal city of Kamaishi to honor victims of the deadliest disaster in Japan’s recent history. The Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium will host two matches in next year’s World Cup, which will be played at 12 venues around Japan. Rugby is popular in Kamaishi, and the decision to build a stadium and hold World Cup matches here has been a boost to the fishing community of about 35,000 people....

The city of Sapporo previously hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics. Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said at a news conference that at least 92 percent of the venues would be existing structures thus helping reduce the cost of hosting the event. It is unknown what the costs are to refurbish the existing venues. It’s hard to predict the expenses accurately when the event is almost a decade away. Almost all recent Olympics have gone over their projected cost in hosting the event, according to a University of Oxford study....

Camacho-Quinn won the semi-final race with a time of 12.26 seconds, beating the previous record of 12.35 set by Australia’s Sally Pearson when she won gold at the 2012 London Games. Also through from Camacho-Quinn’s semi-final are Jamaica’s Megan Tapper, who came second with a time of 12.62 second, and the Netherlands’ Nadine Visser who posted a time of 12.63 seconds. Camacho-Quinn is one of the favorites to win the final on Monday....

Day leads the second-to-last FedEx Cup playoffs event by four shots, after a storm Thursday halted first-round play at the Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill., near Chicago. He finished the round at 61, four strokes ahead of his nearest rival. MORE: Images from the 2015 PGA Championship | Jordan Spieth sinks hole-in-one at BMW Championship Track Friday’s play on Sporting News’ BMW Championship leaderboard. Playing in a star-studded group featuring the top three players in the playoffs, Day said his rival for the title — Jordan Spieth — kept Day in the loop on his proximity to the magic number....