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As part of its preparation for the 2016 Olympics, Hockey India (HI) will evaluate the performance of the national teams in the recently held Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals in Antwerp. While the men’s team reached the semi-finals and finished fourth in Belgium, the women’s outfit were ousted from the quarter-finals but managed to end fifth in the global competition. However, this step comes in following media reports which suggest that there has been a fall-out between HI president Narinder Batra and men’s team chief coach Paul van Ass, who has not returned from Europe to take charge of the national fitness camp....

The first match of the day saw the Pool C teams play their second matches as the two underdogs from the pool faced each other. Canada and South Africa have been pooled with the hockey heavyweights Belgium and the hosts India in the Pool C. Canada came into this encounter on the back of a loss against the Belgians which saw them test the Europeans and only lose by a margin of one goal (2-1) on the opening day of the competition....

It doesn’t take an eagle-eyed observer to notice that Hogwarts Legacy is completely lacking the Harry Potter prefix. Set in the late 1800s, this game will take place more than a century before Harry Potter was even born, and even Dumbledore will only have been a young boy at the time of the story. In terms of characters from the original seven books, Dumbledore seems like the only one old enough to make an appearance, and he certainly wouldn’t be playing the role of wise mentor like he does in other forms of media....

Now, it seems the game is still on track to be released in 2022. The title is slated to be an open-world action RPG set in the wizarding world of Harry Potty in the late 1800s. Players will take up the role of a student at Hogwarts, much like the original trio. The game will also feature other locations like the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade Village. Players will get to step into the magical world of Hogwarts Legacy in 2022 itself On January 17, Warner Play’s Brazilian handle shared a Twitter thread that detailed the different main games of WB coming out in 2022....

Though defeating the Mantis Lords is not required to complete Hollow Knight, doing so can yield some advantages and rewards. Here’s how players can beat this optional boss. RELATED: Hollow Knight: How to Defeat the False Knight Preparing To Battle The Mantis Lords Along the way to the Mantis Village, players may encounter Quirrel, a friendly NPC that will explain the nature of the Mantis Tribe. He will also hint at the Nailsmith, another character that players can interact with, who can be found in the capital, the City of Tears....

Himachal Pradesh has so far failed to get going in the competition. They have won only one of their four matches so far. That solitary victory came against Rajasthan by a margin of four wickets. Mumbai, on the other hand, are undefeated in the competition so far. They are the team to beat, having won all four matches so far. In their previous fixture, Mumbai beat Rajasthan by 67 runs....

The president’s opponents say the war on terror is nothing at all like the last century’s biggest conflicts. With a crucial midterm election approaching, Democrats in particular are eager to portray what Bush calls the war on terror’s “central front”—Iraq—not as another glorious fight against totalitarianism but as another Vietnam, a quagmire unrelated to the fight against Al Qaeda. Vietnam, of course, was not a clarifying war, at least for Americans....

We can’t move, of course, because there’s always the chance something might happen. So it was with Wye River and Camp David, the last times the Israelis and Palestinians came together fruitlessly under U.S. auspices. Back then the press was bivouacked at a campus dining hall (Wye) and in an elementary school with tot-size toilets (Camp David). Now, at least, we have stadium seats—but no more information. Press spokesmen for some of the 50 delegations stroll listlessly amid the filing tables, but they seem to know as little as we do....

According to a Pew Research Center poll, released Tuesday, more than half—55 percent—of the overall public are either very or somewhat concerned they will catch the virus and require hospitalization. When broken down by race, larger portions of Hispanics and black adults said they are very concerned about catching COVID-19, 43 percent and 31 percent respectively, compared to just 18 percent of white adults. A larger share of Hispanic and black adults are also more concerned about unknowingly spreading the coronavirus to others compared to white adults, with 49 percent of Hispanic adults and 38 percent of black adults indicating they are very concerned about unwittingly passing on the virus, compared to 28 percent of white adults....

The game marks the first meeting between Sarah Thomas, the league’s first full-time female official, and Jen Welter, who has helped coach the Cardinals’ inside linebackers through training camp. MORE: Betting lines for final preseason slate | Best and worst Madden ‘16 rankings | Ranking all 31 NFL stadiums Welter joined the Arizona coaching staff in July, while Thomas was hiredto be the first full-time female official in April. Their being on the field together represents what many people hope is a sign of more career opportunities for women in the NFL....

IO Interactive has announced that it will detail Hitman 3’s Year 2 content plans later this week, with a 15-minute showcase stream planned for Thursday, January 13 at 6 AM PT. The developer intends to show off a healthy heap of new stuff, including an Elusive Target Arcade, PC VR, and a brand-new game mode. Plus, IO Interactive is promising some other surprises for Hitman 3 players. RELATED: Hitman 3 Surges Past Hitman 2 Sales To Become Most Successful Series Entry...

According to a recent tweet from developer IO, Hitman 3 will soon be supporting ray tracing capabilities, as well as Nvidia’s DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling, upscaling technology. The update will be rolling out for PC players on May 24. While already a pretty stunning looking game, this next phase aims to improve the overall visuals and is a common upgrade that gets implemented in many modern AAA and even some indie titles....

In a post on its official website, Io-Interactive CEO, Hakan Abrak reveals that the studio was able to wrap up its negotiations with Square Enix, once again making the studio fully independent. In the end, the company agreed to a buy out and also retained full control over the Hitman intellectual property. For the company, the news couldn’t be much better. This newly granted freedom allows the studio to completely dictate what they do and what direction to go in....

The Trilogy consists of Hitman 1, 2 and 3 from 2016, 2018 and 2021 respectively. Since the trilogy is also coming to Xbox Game Pass soon, it’s a golden opportunity for newcomers to the series to experience it on PC. For those unsure if their rigs can handle the games, here’s a rundown of the system requirements for each game. Hitman’s World of Assassination PC requirements detailed Hitman (2016) Minimum:...

Transmission Risk in Women HIV can be found in the blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid (“pre-cum”), or vaginal fluid of a person infected with the virus. It can also be found in rectal fluid and breast milk. It can be transmitted through small tears in the mouth, throat, rectum, or lining of the vagina, allowing HIV to enter the body. HIV can also be absorbed through the mucous membranes that line the vagina and cervix....

According to reports, Oxford professor Dirk Obbink was named in an investigation as having stolen at least 11 fragments from The Egypt Exploration Society (EES), a London-based nonprofit organization. Between 2010 and 2013, Obbink supposedly sold the fragments in multiple installments to Green—who purchased them for the Museum of the Bible (MOTB) in Washington, D.C. “The MOTB has informed the EES that 11 of these pieces came into its care after being sold to Hobby Lobby stores by Prof....

RELATED: Hogwarts Legacy: Things Only Die-Hard Fans Noticed In The State Of Play Trailer The title would imply that the player is restricted to the confines of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but this is not the case. The player will have the option to explore the outskirts of the Hogwarts campus, giving them the chance to journey to Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and other locations. Some seen in Hogwarts Legacy have never been explorable, so fans are hoping to see more upon the game’s full release....

While it’s always a bummer, the gaming world has gotten used to game delays over the last year. Hogwarts Legacy seemed like a prime candidate for such a move, simply because there hadn’t been a ton of updates since its announcement. Expecting the delay took some bite out of it. When talking about the benefit of a move like this, “getting things right” is always one bonus. However, Hogwarts Legacy might be getting another big boon from waiting to release for a while....

While there is an understandable level of hype for Hogwarts Legacy, fans around the globe should be a bit hesitant the prospect of a prequel. Since the main series concluded, new entries into the canon have seen mixed results. Between Cursed Child to the Fantastic Beasts films, it’s been a rocky road. Hogwarts Legacy will try to avoid the same mistakes as its predecessors, but the Harry Potter timeline could make this difficult....

Over the past week, Cuba has witnessed its largest public protests in decades as Cubans take to the streets demonstrating against food shortages, high prices and the country’s coronavirus response. Jumping to support the protests, U.S. President Joe Biden called the public dissent a “clarion call for freedom” before citing what he referred to as, “decades of repression and economic suffering to which [Cubans] have been subjected by Cuba’s authoritarian regime,” neglecting the significant impact of U....