The feared trident of Sony Norde, Dipanda Dicka and Ansumana Kromah seems to have misplaced their scoring boots and it is startling to see that after pumping five past Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan have only scored only twice in three matches. Even those two goals have come from the penalty spot, highlighting their bluntness in attack. The players and the manager must share equal responsibility for the dismal performances. Sen might point fingers to injuries which have hampered his side’s progress but how can one possibly defend Dicka and Kromah’s wastefulness inside the box?...

Hosts Mumbai are winless in eight games, however, their last two results on home soil have been decent and has garnered them two points. Having clinched a point each against heavyweights East Bengal and Bengaluru FC, the morale in the Mumbai camp is much better. The addition of new recruit Sharityar Djelaluddin has added some strength to their shaky defence. There still exists the problem of poor finishing across their frontline....

A life sentence without parole would not have been enough. I don’t want another open-ended sentence for this guy. I don’t want any ambiguity. The reality of incarceration in America is that everything is based on a lie. We sentence individuals to life without parole and then parole them. We sentence people to life and put them on the streets in 20 years. Nothing is really what it seems. If it were, Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan would not be going before parole boards every few years....

Ventura was sacked after a 1-0 aggregate play-off loss to Sweden ensured the 2006 champions lost out on a place at Russia 2018 - the first World Cup Italy will miss in 60 years. Sampdoria 9/2 to beat Juventus Allegri is reportedly among the front-runners for the post, along with names including former Juve and Italy coach Antonio Conte, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Mancini. But while Allegri would be interested in coaching Italy later in his career, he is keen to stay with Juventus - who are seeking a fourth successive Serie A title under his leadership - for now....

White is a Southern writer who’s lived her entire life in one place. She writes about eccentric relatives, quirky neighbors and places she has known since she was a child. “Borrowed history,” my friend suggested, and I, to my surprise, burst into tears. Borrowing history. It’s what I’ve been doing since my parents immigrated to the United States in December 1966, three weeks before my 11th birthday. It is as if during that transcontinental flight from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to Chicago, Ill....

If Christianity can convince so many to follow a man like Trump almost worshipfully—or couldn’t at least help millions discern the unique threat Trump represented—what good is it really? I say this as someone who has been Christian all my life, who spent two decades praying in a white evangelical church. How could our faith have allowed this, encouraged it, enabled so much violence, so much death? Of course, they have their excuses....

Ronaldo ended his four-game goalless streak for Madrid by scoring twice in Tuesday’s 6-0 rout of APOEL in Cyprus, however, the four-time Ballon d’Or winner was angry afterwards. Los Blancos 11/2 to win CL Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer has been the subject of speculation regarding his reported unhappiness in the Spanish capital as well as an alleged rift with captain Sergio Ramos over the strength of the La Liga and Champions League titleholders in 2017-18....

The Clasico pair have been rivals throughout their respective careers but have emerged as the game’s two elite stars over the course of the last decade due to their scoring exploits for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. Portugal in 3/1 three fold to win Ronaldo may be waiting to get off the mark in La Liga this season, but even though Lionel Messi has 11 in seven matches in the same competition, for Barca ace Romario believes he is better than both....

However, the union has made it clear that not all productions will be affected by the picket. Talks have broken down between the IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and votes on industrial action are set to take place in early October. The union has been attempting to secure a new agreement to improve working conditions for thousands of camera operators, costume designers, prop makers and other behind-the-scenes production workers—the people that Hollywood can’t function without....

Manchester United striker Ibrahimovic ended his international career following Euro 2016 after 116 caps and a record 62 goals. Sweden 23/10 to beat Italy Ibrahimovic-less Sweden are preparing for Friday’s opening leg of their 2018 World Cup play-off against Italy in Stockholm, and the 36-year-old said while his absence is felt, Janne Andersson’s men are still a talented team. “Sweden are playing without pressure, because since I left, nobody expects much of them now, from the media to the fans....

Ibrahimovic, who will leave Old Trafford as a free agent this summer following a solitary season with the club, scored 28 goals across all competitions before being ruled out with a cruciate ligament injury. Alves agress two-year City deal The 35-year-old’s involvement limited the club’s record scorer Rooney to just 15 Premier League starts and raised questions over his long-term future at the club. Rooney has since been linked with a return to boyhood club Everton or a big-money switch to China ahead of the 2017-18 campaign, having led United to five Premier League titles, three League Cups, an FA Cup and the Champions League....

Icardi’s future is up in the air after he incurred the wrath of Inter’s biggest group of ultras, following comments made in his autobiography in which he wrote he had become a “hero” for standing up to one of their leaders. The incident relates to a 3-1 Serie A defeat at Sassuolo last season when Icardi had his shirt thrown back at him by supporters, leading to a confrontation between the two....

Arsenal must replace Wenger with Allegri The duo are scheduled to miss the upcoming Serie A matches against Empoli and Bologna as a result of the suspensions. Inter have confirmed they are considering whether or not to appeal against the punishments and will make a decision after receiving the referee’s report. Perisic’s ban comes after he was sent off in the 1-0 loss in Turin, a result which ended a seven-match league winning streak for Inter....

RUMOURS: Benzema offered to Arsenal Nara, an Argentine media personality, had been married to Lopez while he and Icardi were still team-mates at Sampdoria, but became intimate with the latter despite being in wedlock. Icardi and Nara were married in 2014, shortly after divorce proceedings with Lopez had been finalised, but Maradona cares little about whether the pair ruined their reputations for true love. “Icardi is a traitor,” Maradona told Canale 5....

Last week, ICE officers presented parents with a choice to either agree to be separated from their children so their offspring could be released from detention or face detention together indefinitely, according to NBC News. Of the 366 families presented with the choice, not a single family agreed to be separated, the broadcaster reported. Lawyers representing immigrant families faced with the option said it would be easier for ICE to deport adults out of the country if they were separated from their children....

The former N.W.A. member was responding to a tweet from hip-hop magazine The Source, which was sharing a story about members of the Black Congressional Caucus claiming that the Trump campaign declined to meet with them to discuss a similar proposal to the Platinum Plan. In his tweet, Ice Cube took issue with The Source calling the Platinum Plan his. “The Source Magazine should know by now that my plan is called CONTRACT WITH BLACK AMERICA,” he wrote....

If you want an outfit inspired by news headlines or to recreate an iconic film or TV moment, who better to ask for advice than an iconic drag queen? Here, RuPaul’s Drag Race alumna Alaska and Peppermint and Queen of the Universe star La Voix share their most creative ideas for costumes—and give practical tips for making the night fun. The queens agreed that the recently released Hocus Pocus sequel, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy as the witchy Sanderson sisters, will inspire plenty of costumes this Halloween....