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The two sides played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their play-off, meaning any victory for either side will see them book their place at next summer’s showpiece. Watch it live below!

Former Australia vice-captain and opener Warner is serving a one-year suspension for his role in the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in March. Warner was found to have devised the plan to alter the condition of the ball with sandpaper after Cameron Bancroft – who was banned for nine months while Steve Smith was hit with a year-long suspension – was caught on camera using yellow tape on day three of the third Test....

According to studio head Martin Carrier, Rocksteady’s fantastic Batman games have set a new precedent for the superhero video game, one that requires a certain level of quality from the next wave of titles. There’s always been a preconceived notion, even amongst some game developers, that superhero games just can’t work, but Batman’s being not just a great superhero title, but a fantastic game has paved the way. It’s almost like the inverse of Hollywood, where almost every major comic book adaptation is a home run....

Golden State (38-4, 25-16 ATS) at Chicago (24-16, 16-24 ATS) 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Line: Golden State -6.5 Total: 214.5 MORE: NBA live odds page | Oddsmakers’ power ratings Opening line: Golden State -6 Total: 215.5 Last 10: Golden State: 8-2 (5-5 ATS) Chicago 6-4 (5-5 ATS) Analysis: The Bulls opened as a six point underdog but with 75 percent of the money coming in on Golden State, the line has shifted a half point towards the Warriors....

The Warriors had their ring ceremony on NBA Opening Night against the Lakers at home, where they received the gaudy new jewelry. The 16-carat rings, as these rings always are, are loaded with symbolism — starting with the carat count. 16 is representative of the 16 wins it took for the Warriors to win their seventh NBA championship. They’re also customized for each player, and according to ESPN, they’re designed to be ostentatious....

Klay Thompson said earlier in the month that while it will be extremely difficult, Golden State has the talent to win 70 or 72 games . But in an interview with the Bay Area’s 95.7 FM on Wednesday, Myers said his team winning 72 games will never be a real thing. MORE: Grading NBA coaches in new places | Film session: How does Steph Curry get so open? For what it’s worth, Stephen Curry has said the team shouldn’t focus on the number of wins and should just be the best it can be....

Kerr said before the team’s second-round series opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday that Curry would miss game one but “very likely play Tuesday” in game two. Curry has been dealing with an MCL sprain in his left knee and has not played since March 23. He participated fully in Golden State’s practice on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Curry told the media on Friday he has been increasing his intensity in practice and playing five-on-five....

The Warriors trailed by as many as 17 points in the third quarter. Curry played all 29 minutes after the half on his way to scoring 37 points with 11 assists and 13 rebounds, his fourth straight game with at least 35 points. Curry was joined in triple-double status by Draymond Green and his 18 points, 11 assists and 14 boards. They were the first pair of teammates in NBA history to have triple-doubles in a postseason game....

Rebirth Island is a playable map in Warzone, originally from Call of Duty: Black Ops. The map supports up to 40 players and mainly plays out the fan favorite Resurgence mode. Although smaller in size compared to the main map, Caldera, the combat in Rebirth Island is far more intense and fast-paced. With enemies holding every nook and corner, the focus is more on close-quarter combat. Rebirth Island has many tight spaces, and SMGs truly shine in such scenarios....

The Capital One incident, which has resulted in about 106 million people in the U.S. and Canada waking up to the realization that their personal details have been hijacked, brings these questions to the forefront of the conversation. Someone is responsible—but who? “It is a good example of something that has a little bit of everything in terms of classification,” Chris Boyd, a lead intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes, told Newsweek....

The dozens of gross misdemeanor charges include violations of the state Water Pollution Control Act, the Shoreline Management Act and Pierce County Code, according to The Seattle Times. In the summer of 2020, the company began a construction project to update the hydroelectric dam that is over 100 years old, using unauthorized artificial FieldTurf that had been discarded by a quarry in the area. The artificial rubber material was to be used as underlining for a plastic liner that was being placed under a temporary bypass channel in the river, the Times reported....

Both sides previously clashed on January 10th. The Miami Heat won that matchup courtesy of Tyler Herro’s 31 points and Jimmy Butler’s near triple-double performance, with 26 points, ten rebounds and nine assists. The Washington Wizards will hope for better results this time around as their stars, Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook, will be available. Having said that, the Wizards have been in dismal form this season and are the not-so-proud owners of the worst winning percentage in the association....

Last month at WWE Fastlane, Reigns defended his title against Daniel Bryan. During the closing moments of the match, Bryan made Reigns tap out to his submission move but the referee was knocked out and didn’t see that. Roman Reigns retained his title in the end. During his recent appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Reigns denied tapping out at WWE Fastlane 2020 with a hilarious explanation that he was actually sending Morse code to Paul Heyman because his mouth was covered....

The frontman was a second half substitute, replacing Yacine Brahimi in the 62nd minute as his Portuguese side slumped to an embarrassing 5-0 home defeat at Estadio Do Dragao. Senegalese attacker Sadio Mane scored three times while Egypt sensation Mohamed Salah and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino added a goal each. It was just the Ghanaian’s fifth game for Porto since completing a half-season loan switch from French side Lorient last month....

In a recent interview with The Playlist, Yan compared her experiences working with a big budget on Birds of Prey to working with a smaller budget on her directorial debut Dead Pigs. While Dead Pigs was “a singular, pure version" of herself, Yan says that dealing with the nine-figure budget of Birds of Prey was “definitely challenging” because she faced “pressures” from Warner Bros., and the studio was “undergoing a lot of change” at the time....

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The Warriors star on Thursday welcomed his first child with girlfriend Jelissa Hardy. He announced the birth of his son, Draymond Jamal Green, by posting a series of photos in a collage on his Instagram account. “Family is such an important part of my life and to welcome a kid into this world is a dream come true,” Green captioned the photo. “[Jelissa Hardy] you were a soldier and I appreciate you more than you will ever know!...

“He is a great coach, one of the best I have ever had,” guard Klay Thompson told Sporting News in early March. “When you say player’s coach, he is a player’s coach. He has been in the league for 16, 17 years, knows the game so well. He instills so much confidence in all of us, I would not want to play for anybody else. We all support coach Jackson, he is a great coach, I don’t care what anybody says....

The NBA’s official injury report cites “rest” as the reason Curry plans to sit out on the front end of a back-to-back. Andrew Bogut and Shaun Livingston will join the 31-year-old on the bench for rest purposes as well. Curry has not missed a game since December 1 when a groin injury forced him to miss 11 straight contests, meaning he has played 48 consecutive matches since then. The six-time All-Star has averaged 27....

Things started off well for Golden State. Kevin Durant played in his first game since May 8 and didn’t miss a beat, hitting his first two shots and scoring 11 points in the first quarter. Durant then went down in the second after reaggravating his right leg injury and did not return to the game. Despite Durant’s injury, the Warriors entered the break up 62-56. Golden State started the second half on a strong note, opening up a 12-point lead early in the third quarter....