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The venue in Sao Paulo and Arena Pantanal in Brazil’s western city of Cuiaba opened Sunday by hosting Brazilian Serie A matches, reported Xinhua. At the Itaquerao, Figueirense upset hosts Corinthians 1-0 while Atletico Mineiro defeated Santos 2-1 at Arena Pantanal. Despite a capacity to seat 70,000 fans, only 40,000 were allowed into the Itaquerao Sunday due to unfinished construction work. Local World Cup organizing committee director Ricardo Trade said the Sao Paulo venue was on track to be ready for the World Cup to be played from June 12 to July 13....

More E3 2017 leaks have apparently revealed assets from Ori and the Blind Forest’s as-yet unannounced sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps. The title of Ori and the Will of the Wisps was leaked several months ago, though at the time the rumor could not be confirmed. However, this new leak goes a step further and provides actual in-game screenshots. These are likely official assets stemming from Microsoft’s upcoming E3 2017 press conference....

Nadal had not lost any set in the tournament before the final, but could not win any in it. Tennis lovers had expected a much tighter contest between the arch-rivals, but Djokovic’s flawless display made the final a lop-sided affair from the very beginning. Djokovic broke Nadal in the second game of the first set and then held his serve again to open up a 3-0 lead. He never looked back after that and Nadal could not break his serve even once during the match....

The 21st seeded Ramanathan needed 1 hour 10 minutes to see off the challenge of the 211th ranked Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol 6-3, 6-2. Ramanathan produced five aces and had 20 winners in this match. The World No. 132 managed to convert four out of the seven break points that he earned. The Indian next faces World No. 207 Rudolf Molleker of Germany for a place in the final round of qualifying at the season’s first Major....

Federer surgically sliced through the American’s defenses, dropping just seven games in total and setting up a second-round encounter with either Filip Krajinovic or Quentin Halys. Defending champion Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, had to battle to see off the challenge of hard-hitting German Jan-Lennard Struff. Djokovic wasted multiple set points in the opening set but managed to edge Struff in the ensuing tie-break, seizing control of the match....

Date: 10 February 2021 Tournament: Australian Open 2021 Round: Second round (Round of 64) Venue: Melbourne, Australia Category: Grand Slam Surface: Outdoor hardcourt Prize money: AUD $80 million Match timing: Approx 3:30 PM local time, 10 AM IST Live telecast: USA - ESPN / Tennis Channel | India - Sony Six Iga Swiatek vs Camila Giorgi preview Iga Swiatek will need to be prepared for some heavy hitting in her second-round match at the 2021 Australian Open, as she takes on the dangerous Camila Giorgi on Wednesday....

There weren’t too many upsets in the top half of the draw, as the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas secured easy wins in the first round. Others, like Andy Murray and Felix Auger-Aliassime, were pushed to their limits but picked up five-set victories. On that note, let’s predict the players’ fates on Day 4 of the tournament: (2) Daniil Medvedev vs Nick Kyrgios Medvedev’s Australian Open campaign got off to a solid start against Henri Laaksonen, winning 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (3)....

On that note, let’s see how the top half of the men’s draw could fare on day 5 of the tournament. (3) Alexander Zverev vs (Q) Radu Albot Zverev played a great match in the second round to defeat John Millman 6-4, 6-4 6-0. After years of underperforming at the Slams, he has been quite consistent over the last two years. He is also in red-hot form at the moment and is unlikely to lose to Albot, who is ranked outside the top 100....

Date: 20 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: Third round (Round of 32). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Category: Grand Slam. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: AUD76,500,000. Live telecasts: USA - ESPN | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Six, Sony Ten & Sony Liv. Daniil Medvedev vs Sebastian Korda preview World No. 8 Daniil Medvedev will lock horns with Adelaide International 1 finalist Sebastian Korda in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on Friday....

World No. 1 Williams defeated Sharapova 12 months ago to win her sixth Australian Open title as part of a brilliant 2015 season, and Williams proved too much for Camila Giorgi in a 6-4 7-5 win. MORE: Australian Open winners of the 21st century | Complete list of women’s seeds Sharapova, champion in 2008, was dominant in a 6-1 6-3 beating of Nao Hibino, while Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova beat Christina McHale and Luksika Kumkhum in straight sets....

That’s probably what this Australian paddleboarder was thinking, when he got tackled by a dolphin. MORE: Catfish-carrying Shaq chased Charles Barkley around TNT studio Thankfully, a spectator filmed the funny moment. “Eight or nine of them decided to catch that wave and surf straight at me, which has happened lots of times in the past to me and generally they just take off to one side left or right,” said Andrew Hill to 7 News Perth....

The ACT Brumbies’ 54-17 win over New Zealand’s Chiefs in last week’s second round has been an encouragement not just to the Brumbies but to all four Australian teams to believe their long drought against New Zealand rivals may have broken. The Melbourne Rebels’ 20-10 win over the Auckland-based Blues in the 16th round of the 2018 season ended an almost two-year run of losses by Australian against New Zealand teams....

Koller’s squad are taking part in only their second European Championship finals and it is the first time they have played their way through the qualifiers, having won a place automatically as co-hosts eight years ago. Even then, they were knocked out in the group stage without winning a game and, when the coach took over in 2011, Austrian football was at a low ebb and considered something of a lost cause in a nation obsessed with Alpine skiing....

By looking at tissue samples from deceased donors, researchers found the virus was present in the eye itself—not just in the tears, as had previously been identified by scientists. The study, which appears on the pre-print website medRxiv, has not been peer reviewed by a panel of experts, so findings should be interpreted with caution. However, the findings could have implications for eye tissue donation, which millions of people around the world require....

However, the desire to release another successful film in a universe that fans already love, is not always a guaranteed accomplishment. When the pressure to duplicate a successful film is not approached with the correct story goal, perception, or timeline, the film can fall flat in relation to the original, which it will undoubtedly be compared to. RELATED: Terminator 2 Still Has One Major Influence On Modern Franchises Many times, the details or characters that fans appreciate don’t carry over to the sequel or are changed, which causes fans to lose interest....

It comes as no surprise it would take a while to create a film that is so costly and requires such extensive work between the production and editing portions of its creation. Still, 13 years feels a bit excessive in that regard. That said, it did take four years to make the first film. So if the long gap suggests anything, it’s that creators surely took their time putting together this sequel, which one would assume speaks to its quality....

So it was an interesting development when Weaver was confirmed to be returning. Eventually, it was revealed that her new role would be as Kiri, the adopted daughter of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña). She was born shortly after the end of the first film. Though Avatar: The Way of Water took so long to come out, its long absence from cinema screens allowed for an organic timeskip - by the time of the sequel, it’s been about 14 or 15 years since humans were driven off of Pandora....

The first Avatar movie hit screens way back in 2009 but actually started development after Cameron wrote a treatment for the film in 1994 - but the technology needed to create the world he envisioned did not yet exist. The screenplay was only properly started in 2006 after which Cameron, who is famous for championing innovative technology in film, collaborated with digital visual effects company Weta Digital to create groundbreaking new effects and utilse extensive new motion capture techniques....

That’s according to Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, who made in the comments during a recent episode of IGN Podcast Unlocked (as spotted by Pure Xbox). According to Spencer, Avowed and The Elder Scrolls “are very different.” He went on to say that there will be some “distinct differences” between Avowed and traditional Elder Scrolls games. “I think Avowed is going to be fantastic when it comes out, and I want to give [Obsidian] the time and resources to build the most amazing game they’ve ever built....

Although Battlefield 2042 has been flooded with negative user reviews since its recent release thanks to a seemingly incomplete game and a glitch-filled experience, many players are still enjoying the sandbox title. The Battlefield games have always been known for over-the-top highlight plays, and that has continued with Battlefield 2042. This newest play includes the Wingsuit and a C4. RELATED: Peppa Pig Game Has Higher User Score Than Battlefield, CoD, and GTA Trilogy Combined...