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Return of Jesus can spark Arsenal attack Image: Gabriel Jesus was back in Arsenal training on Wednesday The long-awaited return of Gabriel Jesus will arrive at a crucial time for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. “We lacked a bit of that final touch but we are missing four key attackers so we will take the draw,” said Arteta after their 2-2 draw with Sporting. It would have been tempting to have included Jesus in the squad for their Europa League first leg after the striker returned to training this week. But Arsenal have not been rushing him back, knowing there is enough of the season left for him to make a crucial impact, even in the second leg of this tie. Image: William Saliba headed in Arsenal’s opener against Sporting Gabriel Martine...

Robert Blake, a mainstay in Hollywood for decades who later became a source of even wider fascination when he was tried for the murder of his second wife, has died. According to the Associated Press “a statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in Los Angeles.” Blake was 89 years old. Born Michael James Gubitosi in 1933, Blake was a child actor who appeared in several Little Rascals shorts, and had a role in the classic Humphrey Bogart drama The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. After serving in the military, Blake returned to acting; as an adult, his onscreen breakthrough came in 1967’s In Cold Blood, the film adaptation of the classic Truman Capote book. Blake played murderer Perry Smith: In the 1970s, Blake b...

Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns reacts in the second quarter during their game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on March 01, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  (Getty Images via AFP) LOS ANGELES – Kevin Durant faces at least three weeks on the sidelines after suffering a sprained ankle, the Phoenix Suns said on Thursday. Durant, who joined Phoenix in a blockbuster trade from Brooklyn last month, fell heavily during the warm-up on Wednesday for what was supposed to be his home debut against Oklahoma City Thunder. The 34-year-old subsequently withdrew from the game with “left ankle soreness.” The Suns said on Thursday that Durant had sprained his left ankle and faced another injury layoff. “Further evaluation has confirmed that Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant has su...

Forty years later, “Baby It’s You” remains one of the most genuine coming-of-age stories. It is one of the few films to explore the liminal space between high school and adulthood. “Baby It’s You” captures an emotional time period that throws young people completely off their axes. The sudden life changes after high school graduation provoke the main characters’ anxieties about time, namely their youth slipping away and facing an unknown future. The 1960s setting magnifies these struggles, an era teetering towards social revolutions and new feminist attitudes. On the surface, “Baby It’s You” appears to be a classic good girl and bad boy tale. In the suburbs of Trenton, New Jersey, Jill Rosen (Rosanna Arquette) is the daughter of a Jewish doctor who dreams of becoming an actress. She ...

Erik ten Hag hailed “best player on the pitch” Bruno Fernandes for his display of “personality” as Man Utd improved from what he admitted was “complacency” to beat Betis. Fernandes was singled out for criticism even more severely than his team-mates following United’s 7-0 thrashing at Liverpool on Sunday, with a number of moments of petulance raising questions over his suitability to wear the captain’s armband. He had been defended by both Ten Hag and Marcus Rashford in the build-up to Thursday’s Europa League last-16 game, and responded in the best way possible himself with a player-of-the-match performance at Old Trafford in which he scored one goal and made another. “He was the best player on the pitch and it showed his personality. He played in a little bit of a deeper role tonight...

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has taken quite some time to come out. And while it is still officially scheduled to release on May 26, a new report has alleged that it won’t make that date. According to a new report from Bloomberg (which accurately reported on its previous delay), the live service shooter is being pushed from May to some unspecified time later in the year. One of the sources in the article explains that this delay is mostly to improve certain underwhelming aspects of the game and fix bugs. The gameplay itself isn’t being overhauled, as that would take much longer. Said gameplay was widely criticized after the game’s big splash at the recent PlayStation State of Play. Many decried the live service elements and abundance of shooting. Addressing those concerns woul...

Rianne Malixi. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO SINGAPORE—The Philippines’ LK Go and Rianne Malixi struggled on the trying back nine of the Singapore Island Country Club’s New Course on Thursday to trail big after the first round of the prestigious Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship. Go threw away a three-under card by dropping three shots in her last three holes, settling for a level par-72 to be five shots off the pace being set by world No. 14 Minsol Kim of South Korea, while Malixi battled hard in finishing in the front nine to rescue a 74 and mathematically remain in the hunt. Kim takes a one-stroke lead over China’s Zixin Ni, Thailand’s Navaporn Soontreeyapas and Hong Kong’s Sophie Han entering Friday’s second round, with Japanese Sayaka Teraoka, Thai Eila Galitsky and Virginie Ding, ...