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Dries Mertens and Nacer Chadli scored in Belgium’s 2-0 Group H victory away from home on Friday. Santos pleased with Portugal’s spirit In-form Napoli star Mertens opened the scoring before Estonia’s Artjom Dmitrijev was harshly sent off on the stroke of half-time. Chadli sealed Belgium’s win as Martinez’s unbeaten side opened a four-point advantage over Greece. There was a sense of relief post-match with players keen to enjoy some time away during the off-season....

Scanner Chatter Richard Childress to his team but ignoring driver Kevin Harvick prior to race: “You guys be good on pit road today. Try to win this thing.” Spotter Billy O’Dea: “We’ll have a good day.” MORE: Biffle-Johnson feud | Harvick apologies for ‘punk-ass kid’ comment | Childress furious | Early wrecks Jeff Burton after being wrecked by Carl Edwards: “That’s how you pass somebody and have them drive underneath you....

Here is the breakdown of critics’ views of the movies in the MCU, from lowest-ranked to the top movie in the series based on an average score from aggregator sites Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. The Best MCU Movies According to Critics 25. Thor: The Dark World The 2013 movie is the second Thor film, following Thor and Loki teaming up together to combat the invasion of the Dark Elves. The film received a 60 score out of 100....

The Barbie star, 33, attended Sunday’s NBA battle between the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans at L.A.’s Crypto.com arena. When Liu was spotted in the audience, the announcer gave him a shout-out but butchered his moniker. “He played Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and is Marvel’s first-ever Asian superhero, let’s hear it for Simu Liu!” the man said....

The clinical psychologist has been a frequent critic of her uncle and his politics, having previously called him a “sociopath.” The former president on Sunday continued to push his baseless claims that widespread voter fraud cost him the 2020 election and hinted to supporters that he may run again in 2024 in a fiery speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. “Actually, you know, they just lost the White House, I may even decide to beat them for a third time,” he said....

“I think that being banned from Twitter and having the [Professional Golf Association (PGA)] take their tournament away from his golf courses are probably the worst things that have happened to him in the last four years,” Mary Trump told Insider on Thursday. “How is he managing without Twitter? Because even he must realize that people really aren’t paying attention to him in the same way,” she added. Donald Trump was permanently banned from Twitter on January 8, two days after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the U....

The move was reported by the Washington Post’s Alex Prewitt, citing a source with knowledge of the move. The Post also reported that Terps legend Juan Dixon would be joining the coaching staff as a special assistant to Mark Turgeon. Dustin Clark, who had been serving in an operations position, will continue the assistant coaching role he assumed following Hill’s recent arrest and leave of absence. MORE: Dixon joins Terps’ staff Hill once was considered the highest-paid assistant coach in Division I, earning more than $420,000 annually, when he served on the staff at Kansas State under Frank Martin....

Unfortunately for a Maryland cheerleader, Gibson couldn’t slow down after one of them and plowed her over and to the ground. WEEK 4: Best photos | Top 25 fared | Fournette does it again If you watch close in the video below, one Terrapins cheerleader saw Gibson steamrolling toward them, dodged him, but goes down after running into another cheerleader. No word on how she was doing after that vicious hit....

Health officials paid the establishment, just outside Amman, a visit on Monday. They found the meat had not been refrigerated during heatwave temperatures. Amman has been experiencing temperatures above 100F in recent days. Adnan Ishaq, a spokesperson from Jordan’s health ministry said that lab tests had shown poor hygiene and bacteria in the poultry and meat from the restaurant. “A 5-year-old boy died of massive poisoning,” the health ministry reported in a statement....

While many of us think of pumpkins as an ingredient for a yummy dessert or a porch decoration, for one man in Massachusetts growing these vegetables is a passion. Steve Connolly, a pumpkin grower in Sharon, Massachusetts, says that he has just broken a Guinness World Record with his 470.5-pound bushel gourd. According to The Boston Globe, Connolly has been growing large pumpkins for 30 years. Growing these larger-than-life veggies is no small feat and is not for the faint of heart....

Speaking to his club’s official website on Tuesday, Luongo explained he wanted to stay at Loftus Road to exploit the strong foundation he’s built at the club since joining QPR in May 2015. The 24-year-old also expressed his delight at signing a new contract. Luongo enjoying defensive transition “I’ve enjoyed my time at QPR so I’m really pleased to have signed this new deal,” he said. “It was a big decision for me, but the right decision....

During the January 3 episode, the four types of meat were laid out on wooden slabs for the chefs to cook. The meat in question was described as the “world’s largest rodent” and many assumed it was the capybara. But environmentalists claim some or all of the meat from the episode potentially came from protected species. The capybara is a semi-aquatic mammal that can weigh up to 175 pounds. The species can be found around North and South America, with a small invasive population living in Florida, according to National Geographic....

James Adducci, a 39-year-old from Wisconsin, said he didn’t have the $85,000 on hand when he gambled that Woods would win the Masters. In fact, he said that as of Christmas Day 2018, he was $25,000 in debt after his protein supplement business had gone under. “A month before is when I knew I was going to do it,” Adducci said, via Golf Digest. “I had been thinking a lot about this....

Exactly 10 years on since he first caught the eye at the tournament by finishing as the best amateur, the 29-year-old conquered Augusta National, becoming the first Asian player to don the famous Green Jacket. Leading by four strokes after the first three rounds, Matsuyama carded a 1-over-par 73 on Sunday, finishing one shot ahead of American rookie Will Zalatoris and two clear of Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele....

Masuaku faces a six-match suspension after being shown a straight red card for the incident at the DW Stadium. Hammers boss David Moyes labelled the action “despicable” and agreed with the referee’s decision to send him off. And the 24-year-old has now taken to social media to apologise, albeit without mentioning former Manchester United midfielder Powell. “I want to say sorry for my actions on Saturday. I let down my team-mates, the manager, coaches, board and the fans,” he said in a club statement ....

A disappointing derby defeat to Manchester City has left the Red Devils 11 points adrift of their ‘noisy neighbours’ in the battle for English top-flight supremacy. As Jose Mourinho’s side endured a potentially costly setback, Pep Guardiola’s team maintained momentum in the midst of a record-breaking run of 15 successive victories. Many have already crowned City as champions for 2017-18, but Mata believes that anything is still possible if United can remain focused and negotiate the hectic festive period unscathed....

That Gaetz asked for a blanket pardon in the final weeks of the Trump administration was first reported by The New York Times in April 2021, and was later confirmed by several witnesses during the House Jan. 6 committee’s investigation into the Capitol riots. Multiple former Trump administration officials testified under oath that the Florida congressman did ask the then-president for a blanket pardon in 2021. However, as the MSNBC host pressed him over the allegation on The Beat With Ari Melber on Monday, Gaetz denied ever asking for a pardon....

“After giving it time to develop, we didn’t see Matt fitting in,” Reds president Dick Williams said (per cincinnati.com). “We wanted to give him the opportunity to help another team.” Kemp was on the 10-day injured list with a broken rib and hadn’t played since April 21. But despite his injury, he had limited success with the squad batting .200 with one home run and five RBIs in 60 at-bats with the team....