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Stone had been sentenced to 40 months in prison for witness tampering and making false statements to Congress in connection with investigations into Russian meddling in the 2020 election. Trump decried Stone’s indictment, calling it a “horrible and unfair situation” in February. Stone said his trial was “the most horrible experience you can have because I see now why 99 percent of the people who choose to plead not guilty and go to trial lose....

“I will do anything necessary to elect my candidate, short of breaking the law,” Stone, a political consultant and longtime associate of Trump’s, told Axios in an interview published Monday. The president last Friday made the highly controversial decision to commute Stone’s 40-month prison sentence. “First, I’m going to write a book about this entire ordeal to, once and for all, put to bed the myth of Russian collusion,” Stone, 67, said....

The long wait to watch Rafael Nadal to play on the Aviva Centre in Toronto was not over as heavy rains delayed the match by about an hour. The fans came in full support for the Mallorcan as he played his first match in the North American ATP event after 2010. The 25-second shot clock rule also didn’t trouble Nadal, playing his first match with this new rule. Nadal started the match with an early break in the second game with Paire stumbling, hitting the forehand into the net and thrashing his racket in frustration....

American Rogers had not played since undergoing knee surgery after sustaining an injury at the 2018 Indian Wells Open, where she suffered a first-round loss. But the Charleston native made a winning comeback on Monday, triumphing 6-4 6-2 against Rodina at the WTA Premier tournament. “I don’t remember the last time I cried after winning a first set. It’s kind of embarrassing to be honest!” said Rogers, who will meet Jelena Ostapenko in the second round after the 10th seed defeated Johanna Larsson 6-1 6-4....

Nope. Two rouge balloons found their way onto the track, forcing the caution flag to come out. If you think this is the first time in NASCAR history a balloon caution has been issued, you’re wrong. Dead wrong. During the qualifying for the 2004 Tropicana 400, a giant Tropicana orange balloon got loose and found its way to the track. You can’t make this stuff up.

The Bullet Club’s stunt is rumoured to have really upset Vince McMahon and Jacobs’ Instagram post featuring a selfie with his buddies ended up costing him his job. But at ROH’s Global Wars it turned out Jimmy Jacobs got another shot at a selfie. In case you didn’t know… There aren’t a lot of things that tick Vince McMahon off more than messing with his money. When The Bullet Club got someone to say they didn’t pay for their tickets to Raw and the building was far from sold out it seemed like a low blow to McMahon....

The show featured many high-profile matches, including The Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR for the ROH Tag Team Championships, Jay Lethal vs. Lee Moriarty and Jonathan Gresham vs. Bandido for the Undisputed ROH World Championship. According to Dave Meltzer on the most recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Supercard of Honor had over 20,000 pay-per-view buys - not including the fans who watched on Ring of Honor’s own streaming service, Honor Club:...

By virtue of this goal, Danu also became the youngest player to score a goal in the I-League beating fellow Arrows starlet Jitendra Singh to the record, at the age of 16 years, five months and 27 days. The match that was played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, in Aizawl saw Indian Arrows rise up in the Hero I-League points table to the ninth position, while hosts Aizawl FC slipped a place to be in the 10th spot....

Rohit Sharma had a few rough years in international cricket after that 2007 triumph. The cricket universe labeled him an extremely ’talented’ player who was unable to realise his full potential. Despite being one of India’s most promising batsmen, Rohit Sharma failed to earn a place in the 2011 World Cup squad. Subsequently, he worked hard, and his fortunes turned in 2013 when Ricky Ponting handed him the reins of the Mumbai Indians team....

It is more expensive than Roku’s Express 4K, but not by much. And it does come with a much better remote control. Design & Build HDMI dongleRemote control with built-in micCompatible with the Roku remote control app This Roku Streaming Stick 4K is a classic stick/dongle, so it plugs straight into an HDMI input on your TV. Streaming boxes, by contrast, plug into an HDMI port via a cable....

REUTERS - With its quicksilver conditions, quaint old-tech environment and a leviathan casting his shadow across centre court, the French Open is now the hardest grand slam title to win, says former champion and tennis great Mats Wilander. “OK, OK… first off, you have Rafa Nadal. That, on its own, is why it is the hardest grand slam to win these days,” the affable Swede laughs. Wilander knows a thing or two about the slams....

Barca have made a regular habit of reaching the latter stages of Europe’s premier club competition in recent years and have even won it on four occasions in the last 15 seasons. Roma may not have such a title to their name throughout history, while they have not won Serie A since 2001, but their owner is still bullish about their chances. “I think it was a good draw,” he said....

Roman Reigns and WWE Champion Big E had a confrontation on last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown, and WWE later announced that The Tribal Chief will team up with The Usos to take on The New Day on RAW. A few hours before the show, Reigns shared his reaction to this big announcement with a post on his Twitter page. Roman Reigns last wrestled on RAW in August 2019 Roman Reigns hasn’t competed on the red brand since he took on Dolph Ziggler in singles action on the August 19, 2019 edition of WWE RAW....

Irish betting firm Paddy Power told Newsweek on Thursday that the Republican governor’s odds had moved significantly over the past year and that he’s “done some impressive climbing.” Paddy Power was offering odds of 9/1 on DeSantis to win the 2024 presidential election on Thursday, while Trump’s odds stood at 3/1 and President Joe Biden’s odds were 4/1. This time last year, DeSantis’ odds of winning the 2024 election stood at 66/1....

In an unprecedented display of discontent, thousands of Cuban protesters reportedly took to the streets in cities across the island demanding food, medicine and an end to the dictatorship amid an economic crisis, worsened by a surge in COVID-19 cases and lack of vaccines. “Freedom! We want freedom,” protesters chanted in videos shared to social media, as they marched on Havana, the country’s capital. “Florida supports the people of Cuba as they take to the streets against the tyrannical regime in Havana,” DeSantis tweeted....

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed the legislation into law last month, which prevents topics including sexual orientation and gender identity from being taught to the state’s youngest students. The law brought significant backlash from LGBTQ advocates, who argue it is intended to silence the community. Supporters of the legislation, however, say young children should not be taught about topics of sexuality while in school. Despite those criticisms, more lawmakers from across the country are pushing for their states to pass similar legislation....

The prestigious annual award, which has been ranking the top performers on the planet since 2008, was last year presented to Cristiano Ronaldo, after he inspired Real Madrid to another Champions League and Portugal to Euro 2016 glory. PSG 7/2 to win UCL Chief editors and correspondents from Goal’s 37 editions around the world all cast their votes, with candidates judged on their level of consistency over the previous year of action, their big-game performances, footballing legacy and the success of their teams at both club and international level....

The prolific Poland international is once again sparking transfer talk ahead of the summer window , with his future being called into question on a regular basis. Lewandowski’s remarkable return in Germany, spread across spells at Borussia Dortmund and the Allianz Arena, has seen him identified as a possible ‘Galactico’ at Santiago Bernabeu. Elber, who has lost his record as Bayern’s highest-scoring foreign star to the 29-year-old , believes such talk is an obvious consequence of having one of the finest forwards on the planet on your books....

Zidane will look to Ronaldo for inspiration as Madrid aim to become the first modern-era team to retain the Champions League when they take on Juventus in Cardiff on Saturday. The former France captain was the jewel in the crown in the ‘Galactico’ era - his wondrous volley in the 2002 Champions League final win over Bayer Leverkusen assuring that status. Ronaldo has found the net in Madrid’s two Champions League wins in the past three seasons - scoring against Atletico Madrid in 2014 before netting the decisive penalty against Diego Simeone’s men in Milan 12 months ago....

The trademark in question was filed for the term ‘City Stories’ by Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive and is apparently for use with a whole number of potential properties, most notably computer and video game software as well as downloadable computer and game software. What’s more, the trademark filing explicitly states that it is connected to Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories — two portable Rockstar-developed GTA expansions....