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‘China bound to tempt Messi & Ronaldo’ The 20-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal at the Volkswagen Arena and will link up with the club after the Bundesliga’s mid-season break. Wolfsburg have paid €12 million for the six-cap Netherlands international, according to a statement on the Ajax website. “We’ve been busy with Riechedly Bazoer for a long time and are now very happy that he has chosen VfL Wolfsburg despite other well-known offers – and also in the long run,” Wolfsburg’s head of sport Olaf Rebbe said in a statement....

Without a doubt, the primary mascot of the Pokemon franchise is Pikachu, the electric field mouse first encountered in the original games’ Viridian Forest. From clothes to stuffed animals and even feature films, Pikachu has helmed a dizzying number of consumer goods and multimedia projects. That said, many favor Charizard, the Fire-Flying lizard that serves as the final evolution of starter Pokemon Charmander. Charizard has defeated Pikachu in some popularity polls, and recently featured very prominently in Pokemon Sword and Shield as the signature Pokemon of Leon, the Galar region’s Champion....

Though there was recent disappointment with the Sombra ARG, when a countdown ended only to leave fans even more puzzled, an image of the upcoming hero has leaked, giving people hope. The image, embedded below, was hosted on Blizzard gear store’s server before being deleted (and re-uploaded online by an speedy fan). Signed by John Polidora, Polidora’s ArtStation profile describes the artist as the “Blizzard/Overwatch illustrator, concept artist, and character designer,” so this image is as close to ‘official’ as one can get without Blizzard itself confirming it....

The most recent advertising stunt the publisher has given Sonic Colors Ultimate comes in the form of a Twitter Q&A, where the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account chose questions placed under an “Ask Sonic” hashtag and answered them with mini skits featuring the voice actors behind Sonic, Shadow, Tails, Eggman, and Yacker. One of the participants in the Q&A turned out to be the official Among Us Twitter account, which is where things get interesting....

The message from Valve for a full 90 seconds of the relatively short Steam Deck teardown video is to not do any of the following. Valve covers a lot of the more general warnings. It says that it’s a very finely tuned device and even opening the device can have surprising consequences. It reminds users that opening the Steam Deck could void the warranty. It even goes so far as warning that it’s possible to damage the Steam Deck’s lithium-ion battery, which can cause fire and even death....

Leuven have won two of their three games and find themselves in the top five. They finished 11th last season but have high ambitions for the new term, with 12 new players registered, including Santi Mingo from Barcelona B. However, OHL face a stern test against one of the strongest teams in the league. Club Brugge are the three-time defending champions and the team to beat in Belgium. However, their new campaign is yet to pick up steam, having won only one of their three games to sit eighth in the standings with four points....

Ohio officials said on Thursday that Deputy Michael Stermmerding had been placed on paid administrative leave. He will remain on leave as the sheriff’s office carries out an investigation. Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said the force had taken the allegations that Stermmerding had shared the flag used by the extremist on his social media profile “very seriously”. While Stermmerding, and all government employees, enjoy the right to free speech, all deputies are required to swear an oath to follow “good conduct,” which can limit what they are allowed to say online....

Officials ejected the Ohio State defensive end in the first quarter of Friday’s Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame for targeting after he drilled Irish QB DeShone Kizer in the chest with the crown of his helmet. MORE: 2016 NFL mock draft | Who can improve their draft stock in bowl season? Bosa is expected to be among the first player’s chosen in the 2016 NFL Draft. He entered Saturday’s game with 47 tackles and five sacks after having 21 sacks in his first two seasons....

Late in the second quarter Saturday night against Rutgers, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett found Miller for a 45-yard catch that was more magic trick than a football play. MORE: Best of Week 8 | Scoreboard | Is MSU’s Connor Cook a Heisman contender? The Buckeyes would score on the drive to go up 21-0. Yeah, Braxton Miller is doing just fine as a wide receiver.

Apparently incensed about Joseph’s unpenalized hit from behind on Oilers’ defenseman Kris Russel, Lucic slashed the rookie near center ice then followed him back into Edmonton’s end of the rink where Joseph was in on the forecheck. As the play turned the other way – and with the puck now nowhere near Joseph – Lucic drilled him to the ice with an unexpected hit. Lucic followed with a gloved punch to Joseph’s face before pinning the 21-year-old down as mayhem erupted around them....

Roberson managed to eventually drag himself off the court. However, the 27-year-old was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Roberson was expected to be back on the court for the Thunder by October, but with his return date nearing, the team ruled their star defensive stopper out for a further two months. Fast forward to March, and Roberson still remains away from the first team....

On Friday, O’Connor spoke to KOKI-TV and told the outlet that he plans to file numerous lawsuits next week due to school districts violating the state law. Under the newly passed law, a mask mandate can only be implemented if Governor Kevin Stitt declares a State of Emergency. “Look, these are not bad people,” O’Connor told KOKI-TV. “They want to do everything they can to protect their kids in the best way they feel is necessary....

The 28-year-old forward officially signed a multi-year contract to remain with the Thunder, the team announced on Friday. The deal runs for four seasons and is worth $137million, according to a report from ESPN. Following the announcement, Oklahoma City mayor David Holt declared Saturday, July 7 ‘Paul George Day’ in honour of the forward’s commitment to the city. George averaged 21.9 points and 5.7 rebounds in 2017-18, his first season with the Thunder....

Unfortunately, Oklahoma City were also undergoing problems behind the scenes, as Paul George forced through a surprise trade to the Clippers. A disillusioned Russell Westbrook quickly followed, leaving the Thunder facing a first rebuild in franchise history. After seeing such drastic changes over the past month, no player on the Thunder roster appears untouchable, and further trades are likely in the coming months. So, with the 19-20 season quickly approaching, here are three players that Sam Presti and the Thunder should consider trading....

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Ogbah, a two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, announced his decision Wednesday on Twitter. MORE: Latest NFL Mock Draft | 2016 NFL draft order | Top 10 Oklahoma State players of all time “I have learned so much from being a part of this prestigious university and it will carry me on in life,” Ogbah said. “I have grown into a great man now having chosen this great university and I am prepared for what lies ahead....

On Twitter, Josh Sawyer, Obsidian Entertainment’s studio design director, made a post on Tumblr revealing how he oversees all of the projects at the developer. Sawyer said that he plays a team’s game “when they have important milestone builds or when someone on the team specifically wants my feedback on some new feature or piece of content.” When a follower said that they were sad to see that Sawyer isn’t making his own project, Sawyer tweeted to confirm that “I am directing my own project now” and that it’s not Avowed....

Although scientists have known for years that fish stocks are being depleted, climate change has added new urgency to the issue. Although some ocean regions are governed by international regulatory bodies, many others aren’t. As sea temperatures rise, many fish that would have been relatively safe in the Atlantic, say, are moving north into the colder, unregulated Arctic waters, where they’re particularly vulnerable to “pirate” boats. “You can’t educate fish on where they can and cannot go,” says Simon Cripps, director of the WWF’s global marine program....

Scientists were e-mailing lab results and “Far Side” punch lines back and forth for years before the phrase “you’ve got mail” entered the lexicon. In the two decades since the debut of Bitnet, one of the predecessors of today’s Internet, communicating by computer has worked its way into nearly every facet of scientific endeavor. There are plenty of flashy high-tech applications–Web-controlled robotic lab assistants, telescopes that respond to e-mail commands–but the most significant impact of e-science may be the most basic....