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“Former South African bowler Makhaya Ntini has been appointed on a two-year contract as assistant national team coach in charge of bowling, with effect from the 16th of next month,” a statement released yesterday by Zimbabwe Cricket reads. The former Proteas pacer rose from the then United Cricket Board’s development program to be the first coloured African cricketer. He became the first South African to claim 10 wickets in a Test match at Lord’s in 2003....

Thursday’s state dinner will join the list of hundreds held in the White House since 1874, dating back to President Ulysses S. Grant’s hosting of a dinner for King Kalākaua of Hawaii, offering the U.S. a chance to express hospitality to its close allyships. Welcoming the Macrons to the White House will mark the Biden administration’s first state dinner. According to the Office of the First Lady, the menu is as follows:...

This physically impossible sunset was discovered by avid Madden fan Eloy, who pointed it out to Kotaku. After discovering the blatant misplacement of the sun at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Eloy investigated other arenas in the game, finding evidence that the sun may be appearing in the wrong places elsewhere as well. While the company could have elected to ignore Eloy’s concerns, a spokesperson from EA Sports has released an official statement on the matter:...

Andreas Seppi also had a decent start to the season as he reached the final at the Sydney International where he lost to the local boy Alex de Minaur. But since then the Italian has not been able to make significant inroads into any other tournament. Seppi has always been a solid player who reaches the third or the fourth round of nearly every tournament before losing to one of the top 10 players....

The victory came three days after Madrid took a three-goal lead by the 14th minute of a 6-0 rout of Galatasaray in the group stage of the Champions League. The win at Eibar left Madrid top of the standings with 25 points, two more than Real Sociedad and three more than Barcelona, which hosts Celta Vigo later Saturday. Sociedad was held by last-place Leganés to a 1-1 draw on Friday....

In a recent interview with Vulture, Mikkelsen spoke about his career and how he got to where he is today. One such aspect that many actors can relate to is his experience with various auditions, and how he wouldn’t be particularly picky while trying to build his resume. After auditioning for what would become his breakout role as Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, he immediately continued his efforts, landing another audition for the 2005 version of what some believe to be a cursed franchise, Fantastic Four....

Magic decided to take a well-deserved breather from overarching plots after years of spinning the Bolas-centric thread. However, War of the Spark’s second anniversary is about to pass, and Magic: The Gathering has yet to unveil its new core narrative. Lore-minded players are getting a little antsy and wondering where the whole game is going now. However, those who look closely will know that there’s definitely a major antagonist primed for a comeback....

Specifically, Core Set 2020 will include reprints of a number of Magic: The Gathering scry lands, a cycle of lands originally printed in Theros block, that are certain to see a great deal of play in Standard, in paper and on Magic: The Gathering Arena. MTG scry lands are lands that come into play tapped, but they offer benefits in being able to produce two specified colors of mana and giving players a single scry upon entering the battlefield....

Johnson called Bryant “the greatest to wear the purple and gold” during an on-court ceremony on the night of his final game. MORE: ‘Showtime’ in photos: Classic shots of Magic Johnson In a talk-show interview Monday, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel interpreted that to mean “the greatest Laker ever." Johnson replied, “Yeah, he is.” So Magic is dishing credit now, not basketballs. But still, giving. Only now he’s a whole lot less accurate....

It has nothing to do with shot selection or how to defend LeBron James. It has everything to do with the referees. MORE Finals: Can David Lee save the Warriors? | How Dwyane Wade got LeBron to open up Johnson believes Curry and teammate Draymond Green spend too much time arguing calls with the refs. Somehow, everything always gets blamed on the refs. I don’t know if keeping their mouths shut will stop James from dropping 40 points on the Warriors again, but it appears Johnson is #TeamLeBron....

The team at Cryptic have worked with Magic card designers, Pro Tour players, and an experienced ARPG team to figure out the best way to bring the essence of Magic and the power of Planeswalkers to this genre of gameplay. Players will be able to choose a class, build a deck of powerful spells, and battle enemies with their own attacks while they build up mana to summon creatures to help fight or just deal out massive direct damage if that is how they want to play....

Here is how the magic numbers for Major League Baseball’s division titles look on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 30: MORE: Dodgers clinch NL West title | Full standings | MLB postseason TV schedule AL East First-place team: Blue Jays Magic number to eliminate: 2. Yankees (1) 3. Red Sox (Eliminated) 4. Orioles (Eliminated) 5. Rays (Eliminated) AL Central First-place team: Royals (Clinched) Magic number to eliminate: 2. Twins (Eliminated) 3....

The throat of a Javanese volcano cannot be reached without huge physical effort. In my case, that means by using my legs and arms and risking some chance of disfiguration. I had already stumbled 4,000 feet up Mount Sibayak in Sumatra where, to our whole family’s dismay, we were greeted by a puny fissure pocked with trash, “I love LILA” symbols and whiffs of sulfurous smoke–but no signs of ejecta....

After 11 days of violence and rising concerns about a full-scale war breaking out, Hamas and Israel agreed to a cease-fire last week. But the fragile agreement did little to stop clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, and Abbas warned the truce could be short-lived if changes are not made to operations on the Temple Mount. Abbas has stressed the need for an end to “attacks” and “storming of extremist settlers” at the Al-Aqsa mosque during meetings with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi....

Algeria winger Mahrez became Manchester City’s record signing when he joined from Leicester for a reported £60million and he used his first news conference at Etihad Stadium to encourage former team-mate Maguire to explore his options away from the Foxes. Maguire joined Leicester from Hull City in 2017 and made 38 league appearances for the club last season before becoming one of England’s stars of the World Cup. Mahrez was asked whether he anticipated Maguire making such an impact on the world stage and he told reporters: “Of course....

This week he looks at the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame and player violence, among other things. MORE: SN’s top 10 for 2014 | College football icons | Biggest rivalries Q: I know it’s way too early, but any idea who ends up in the first playoff? Rich D., Omaha, Neb. Hayes: It’s almost fitting, really. The first playoff has arrived, and everyone who looks like a contender has significant issues....

Punjab also led all other Skeet shooting categories with Rajveer Singh Gill leading the Men’s junior field while Ganemat Shekhon led both the Women’s and Women’s junior categories with one more round to go on Friday, followed by the finals on the same day. Mairaj and Gurjoat began Thursday sharing the top spot with India international Smit Singh, who had also shot two perfect rounds on Wednesday. However, after Thursday’s rounds, Mairaj and Gurjoat were the only two left across categories, yet to miss a target....

Too easily overlooked in all this shuffling of personae is Plimpton’s great gift as a writer. “The Best of Plimpton” (368 pages. Atlantic Monthly Press. $21.95) should change that. Showcasing three decades of his work, this anthology shows Plimpton to be a quietly adroit stylist with the lightest touch since E. B. White. While his contemporaries were off writing about war, sex and assorted other social upheavals, Plimpton was writing humorously and indelibly about taking the poet Marianne Moore to the World Series, playing the triangle with the New York Philharmonic, boxing heavyweight Archie Moore and visiting fireworks nut Orville Carlisle in his Norfolk, Neb....

However, the new title will face stiff competition from other sci-fi horror games like The Callisto Protocol, whose developer Striking Distance Studios was founded by one of the Dead Space co-creators, Glen Schofield. If the Dead Space remake wants to recapture the success of its predecessor, it must avoid several pitfalls that threaten to drag it into the void. RELATED: How Resident Evil, Dead Space, and System Shock Are All Connected...