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Three and a half years ago, I sued President Obama. At the heart of the lawsuit was a question, which, if answered by the judiciary, had the possibility of shaking the foundation of America’s current era of Forever War. What was the question? I asked if President Obama, unilaterally and without explicit Congressional consent, had the authority to deploy U.S. troops into combat indefinitely in the war against ISIS....

In 2011, I joined hundreds of thousands of my fellow Bahrainis in calling for democratic reform. Inspired by the Arab Spring protests in Egypt and Tunisia, we were confident the world would support our uprising. But for Bahrain’s allies, it was an inconvenient revolution; Bahrain is a key American partner in the Gulf and hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. So when Saudi and Emirati troops were invited to crush the protests, we were thrown under the bus....

The newly crowned world champion moved to the left to create space for the Williams to come past him during Q2, only for Sirotkin to take the same line. Sirotkin quickly swerved to avert the danger, but Hamilton criticised the manoeuvre, saying: “I don’t know what his thinking was.” However, after reviewing the incident, Hamilton – who went on to claim pole – admitted he had over-reacted in the aftermath....

Like Senator Biden, my grandmother was from a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania. She demonstrated her pro-life values by choosing life for her six children, including one born when she was 46 years old. She, too, was a Democrat because she was dedicated to helping the poor, the vulnerable and those cast aside. Incidentally, my grandmother had a strong devotion to St. Joseph, the namesake of Senator Biden. She was a teacher married to a lawyer....

After the recent conflict with Gaza, though, many thought the Abraham Accords was dead. Where was the promised peace, with rockets flying? To these skeptics, I would say, look at the bigger picture. The Abraham Accords are not about an Emirati and Israeli future but the whole region’s future. The truth is, the Middle East conflict isn’t between the Israelis and Palestinians but between Israel and Iran. Ask yourself who benefits from this conflict?...

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Three senior athletics officials have been provisionally suspended by the IAAF’s Ethics Committee pending an investigation into their involvement in an alleged cover-up of Russian doping cases, the sport’s governing body said on Friday. Nick Davies, who was chief of staff to IAAF president Seb Coe and stood down from his role six months ago pending the investigation, education official Jane Boulter-Davies and IAAF medical manager Pierre-Yves Garnier were provisionally suspended on Friday pending an investigation into a “potential breach of the IAAF’s code of ethics....

The 36-year-old, who signed for LA Galaxy in MLS on Friday, had called time on his Sweden career after his side crashed out of Euro 2016 at the group stage. But Janne Andersson’s men then qualified for this year’s World Cup in Russia with a play-off defeat of Italy, leading to speculation that Ibrahimovic - out injured for much of the last 12 months - could make a spectacular return....

Mourinho still believes in Man Utd’s title chances The Armenia international joined United from Borussia Dortmund during the close-season for a reported £26 million, but has struggled to live up to the high expectations. The 27-year-old has made just seven appearances for Jose Mourinho’s men in all competitions, having started just one game in the Premier League and failing to score or set up a goal. Mkhitaryan impressed in Thursday’s 4-0 Europa League win over Feyenoord, though, and Ibrahimovic expects more of the same in the weeks to come....

Southampton came from behind to seal a famous win over the visitors, who were playing their first match since Frank de Boer’s sacking on Tuesday. Icardi had put Inter in front with his ninth goal of the season, while Inter also was boosted when Samir Handanovic saved a controversial penalty from Dusan Tadic on the stroke of half-time. But a second-half collapse proved costly as Virgil van Dijk equalized in the 64th minute, a strike that was followed by an own goal from Yuto Nagatomo five minutes later, sealing Inter’s third defeat from four Group K games....

McCullum was chosen as the captain following his aggressive, innovative and inspirational leadership during the 44-day tournament that was the cornerstone of his team’s progression to the final where it lost to Australia by seven wickets. In doing so, McCullum also scored 328 runs in nine matches with four half-centuries at a strike-rate of 188.50. The team was chosen by a select group of experts who were given the task of picking a balanced side on the basis of performances in the tournament....

There have also been unanimous calls for a Test Championship as well as cricket’s inclusion in Olympics. Cricket Committee Chairman Anil Kumble stated, “We have had a wonderful couple of days discussing cricket issues and there are a number of highlights. The first is around the structure of international cricket and the Committee unanimously recommended that context in the international game is paramount and we welcome the new structure.”...

De Villiers achieved the milestone during the semi-final against New Zealand when he scored 65 not out. He is now eighth on the list behind Viv Richards (935), Zaheer Abbas (931), Greg Chappell (921), David Gower (919), Dean Jones (918), Javed Miandad (910) and Brian Lara (908). Desmond Haynes (900) and Gary Kirsten (900) complete the tally of 11 batsmen. Indian cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar’s career-best is 897, which he achieved in 1998....

The World Cup action at Trent Bridge begins on 31st May 2019. Till date, the stadium has witnessed 44 ODIs being played, out of which 11 have been World Cup matches. Two league matches in 1975, three league matches in 1979, three league matches in 1983 and one league match and two Super Six matches in the 1999 World Cup were played in Trent Bridge. On that note, let us now take a look at some of the key stats of all ODIs played in Trent Bridge....

TV Channels & Live Stream The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the I-League. All the matches will be telecast Live on Star Sports 2 and HD. Team News INDIAN ARROWS: Injured - None Doubtful - None Key Players - Dheeraj Singh, Jeakson Singh, Amarjit Singh CHENNAI CITY FC: Injured - None Doubtful - None Key Players - Soosai Raj, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Ildar Amirov GAME PREVIEW...

The Kolkata Derby is set to be held on December 3, at the Salt Lake Stadium, which is fresh from hosting the FIFA U17 World Cup. In case you didn’t know… With all the hype and attention surrounding the ISL, it may be easy for one to lose track of the happenings in the I-League. However, with a mammoth of a clash like this one, it looks like the ISL will be sidelined for a while, especially in Kolkata....

Sen: Mohun Bagan have to walk the talk With an unconvincing 1-0 win over Churchill Brothers and a much better performance in the 2-0 victory against Shillong Lajong, Sanjoy Sen’s side are level on points with Bengaluru FC and Mumbai FC after two rounds and will look to capitalise on the newbies to keep up to their winning momentum. On the other hand, Surinder Singh leads the visitors from Punjab into a mammoth task of driving themselves to a come-back against the high-flying Mariners who are at their own stomping ground in Kolkata....

It proved to be crucial in a round where their two closest rivals suffered setbacks, in the process allowing them to take full advantage. Here we look at the players that made the team of the round through their fantastic performances. Also read: I-League 2017: Five Talking Points from Round 5 There were goals aplenty in this round with plenty of forwards playing starring roles, so we go with a 3-4-3 formation....

In case you didn’t know… Mohun Bagan have been on a poor run of form this season, managing only three wins from their nine games so far. With just 13 points on board, the Mariners are staring down the barrel of a mid-table finish, something that is not desirable for a club that is expected to challenge for the title every season. The Heart of the matter Mohun Bagan’s poor form has attracted a lot of criticism from everywhere, as the club went on a four-match winless streak, till last week....

Hindustan FC XI : Shailesh Kumar Maurya, Pawan Kumar Joshi, Pushpender Kundu (C), Amestrong Alexandre, Kushant Chauhan, Pawan Pratap Singh, Thomyo L. Shimray, Ashutosh Thapliyal, Asifullah Khan, Nitesh Chhikara, Mithun Samonto (GK) FC Pune City XI : Anuj Kumar (C/GK), Harpreet Singh, Tarif Akhand, Abhishek Halder, Lalramzauva Khiangte, Yadav Rahul, Asish Rai, Jakob Vanlalhimpuia, Buanthunglun Samte, Sajid Hossain, Gaurav Bora Hindustan FC looked the better side for a large spell of play in the first half....