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“Unfortunately I have had to pull out of Madrid because I have had a fever and I don’t feel 100 percent,” the official Mutua Madrid Open site quoted Williams as saying. The 36-year-old 23-time Grand Slam winner made the decision shortly before the main draw. The tennis superstar made her comeback from childbirth in March at Indian Wells and Miami but has admitted struggling to get fully fit. Serena could make a return at Rome May 13-20 ahead of the French Open in Paris May 27-June 10....

She reached the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, proving again how well she can play no matter how little she practices. Williams didn’t win those or any other tournaments, which in every other situation might have made for a forgettable year. In 2018, it was a remarkable one. Her rapid return to tennis after a health scare following childbirth was a victory in itself, and for that, Williams was voted The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the fifth time....

Williams has blasted her way into the decider in Melbourne, losing just 26 games to set up a meeting with Angelique Kerber. “I would say this is probably the best slam I’ve played in a year, and I’ve won a lot in a year. Again, I haven’t won this one,” Williams said Friday. “But even if I don’t win, I really can take away that I’ve been really consistent, and I want to continue that....

The 23-time grand slam champion is returning to the WTA International event next year, it was announced Tuesday. Williams played in Auckland in 2017, losing in the last 16 before going on to win the Australian Open later in January. “Oh man, I want to win that title so bad,” Williams said in a release, having announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian during her previous visit. “Last time I was there I had so much going on and although I fought through to win my first match, I know I didn’t play to my level....

Wednesday night, general manager Ron Francis, aided by a plethora of big names including Sue Bird, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Marshawn Lynch, announced the 30 players who were taken from your favorite teams during a special broadcast on ESPN. The picks leaked earlier in the day, so the names were not a surprise, but the Kraken reeled in some big fish nonetheless: Mark Giordano, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, Jamie Oleksiak, Brandon Tanev and Jordan Eberle....

Or re-share them. When discussing the cancelation of the home-and-home with Michigan at SEC Media Days on Wednesday, Bielema referenced an idea he had mentioned at the spring meetings. MORE: Best SEC-Big Ten games ever “I made a comment in the spring that I’d love to see a Big Ten-SEC challenge at the front end,” Bielema said. “(SEC commissioner Greg Sankey) gave me a little joust and said, ‘That’s called a bowl game,’ but I would also up front I think kids get into it....

In Sony’s newest filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, the company confirms that it purchased Insomniac Games for $229 million. “The consideration for this acquisition of 24,895 million yen (229 million U.S. dollars) was mainly paid in cash,” says the SEC filing. The filing also says that “the amount may be adjusted by the end of fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, based on the final closing date financial statements of Insomniac Games” but it’s unlikely to be much more or much less than that figure....

Secret Invasion is on its way to Disney+, in the form of a six-episode miniseries from a writer of Mr. Robot. The well-known Marvel Comics series is set to be a cornerstone of the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it’ll bring with it a host of new and interesting characters. Among the new introductions may be one of the original series’ main villains, Skrull leader Queen Veranke. RELATED: Martin Freeman To Reprise His Black Panther Role In Secret Invasion...

For those versions that did arrive, however, reception was mixed. The game was solid, and had all the makings of a hit, but suffered from an acute case of bad timing: Section 8 had launched a mere three weeks before Halo 3: ODST. For any multiplayer game to survive for any length of time, it must establish player-commitment, and XBOX 360 owners already had their sights fixed firmly on the Halo title they were going to buy a mere 21 days later....

Known as the Dropshot, the gun appears to be a new take on the familiar mortar heavy weapon from previous games. The weapon was briefly revealed last month, originating as a piece of construction equipment that has been modified to fire aerial mines with drills attached. Studio head Rod Fergusson posted a short vine showing what a head shot will ultimately do to an enemy. Staying true to its name, the drill drops down on the unsuspecting enemy, drilling down through the head and exploding after a short delay no doubt adding insult to injury....

The helpline, which will be ready by July 2022, is a free resource offering counseling and support to anyone in emotional distress. Crisis counselors will provide advice on how to cope with mental health issues and information on how to spot signs of distress in friends and family members. These counselors can also give callers referrals to local crisis centers for follow-up care. “Now that the legislation has become law, it is our highest priority to fully implement 988 over the next two years and to strengthen local crisis service capacity," Robert Gebbia, the chief executive officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, tells Verywell....

The leadup to the release of Sonic Frontiers has been interesting, to say the least. To say more than a few fans have been confused by Sonic Frontiers’ marketing would also be accurate. The first gameplay footage that Sega released was met with a mixed reception, coming off to many fans as a tad unpolished, even unfinished in some regards. This has led to debate over whether the game would be better off getting delayed to 2023 like a growing number of major open-world games that have already been pushed back....

SteamDB is a website that tracks various statistics and public information about the games available on Steam. The website primarily tracks player numbers and concurrent player counts, as well as peaks to find trends in a game’s popularity. It is not a platform that distributes or sells games in any capacity, but Sega apparently considers them a piracy website regardless and is targeting the page of one of its most popular recent games, Yakuza: Like A Dragon....

Dashing Delhi Daredevils opener Virender Sehwag is likely to play against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League tie here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Friday. Sehwag was seen practicing at the Daredevils camp at the Kotla nets here Thursday. The 34-year-old batted for approximately 25 minutes when Irfan Pathan, South African spinner Johan Botha, and West Indian pacer Andre Russel bowled to him. He looked confident while playing his shots....

A year-and-a-half later, Atletico finally ended its run of over 13 years without a victory in the fixture, which ran from October 1999 to May 2013, by winning in the teams’ Copa del Rey final clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. The previous month, Madrid came from behind to win a Liga game 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon. That was on April 27, 2013 and after dominating the derby for so many years, Los Blancos have failed to win one since in the league....

The defending national champions received 57 of 60 first-place votes. Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma all received one first-place vote. Florida State also opened the season at No. 1 in 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999. The Seminoles won the national championship in 1993 and 1999. The Seminoles were ranked No. 11 at the start of the 2013 season. Here’s a look at the Top 25 (first-place votes in parentheses): Florida State (57) 2....

The full text of Tillis’ amendment isn’t known yet, but it is expected to be similar to the text in the SOPA/PIPA bills filed in 2012 that led to unprecedented internet protests. The video game industry might be at the center of this kind of legislation because of recent Twitch DMCA takedown controversies, but it’s far from the only one affected. YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter users would all face the possibility of prison....

The Wisconsin senator made the comparison during an interview on Your Talk Show, a program on the Janesville-based radio station WCLO. “We are demonizing [unvaccinated] people,” Johnson said. “Around the world, they’re putting them basically into internment camps.” Johnson told Newsweek in a statement that “other countries like Austria, Australia, and Germany are arresting their citizens for not wearing masks outside, and ordering lockdowns for those who are not vaccinated....

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Bipartisan Investment and Jobs Act, a 2,702-page bill that includes $550 billion in new spending, on the chamber floor during a rare Sunday session. “The bipartisan group of senators has finished writing the text of the infrastructure bill,” said the New York Democrat. “In a moment I’ll take the procedural steps to make their legislative language the base of the bill here on the floor....