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The Asian Cup title has been elusive to Iran in the recent past. They perform brilliantly in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers but, when it comes to the continental extravaganza, they falter. In the last three editions, they bowed out in the quarter-finals losing to South Korea in 2007 and 2011 and their arch-rivals Iraq in 2015. With defensive midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi missing the tournament owing to a foot injury, Majid Hosseini is expected to play a key role....

After first series, Rai was in fourth place with 28.7 points. He was shooting well and did not drop down as the Chinese and Vietnamese shooters looked to surge ahead. By the end of eighth series, Rai was just 0.7 points behind leader Vietnam’s Nguyen. It came down to the last series and the Indian edged ahead of the Vietnamese by 0.2 points with one shot left. Nguyen shot 5....

The Indian eves pumped in half a dozen goals in the first half but seemed to lose a bit of steam in the third quarter, before scoring a couple more towards the end. Coach Sjoerd Marijne spoke to Sportskeeda after the match and said he felt the Indians could have scored more goals considering the amount of possession they had, but an 8-0 scoreline was encouraging all the same....

It was a very promising start to the day as Indian shooter Deepak Kumar managed to win a Silver Medal in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Event. He was 5th in the qualification round with total score of 626.3. Contesting along side him was another Indian shooter Ravi Kumar who along with Apurvi Chandela gave India their first medal on day 1. Ravi was one place ahead (at 4th place) of Deepak Kumar in the qualification round with a score of 626....

Begovic started his career off at Portsmouth, he was farmed out several times wanting first team football during his time at the club – but when the Bosnian and Herzegovina international joined Stoke 5 years ago, and it would have been hard to see him joining a club within the top four. The growth and development of Begovic is impressive. His shot stopping, positioning and composure have all improved during his time at Stoke and ultimately will go on to help Chelsea in the several competitions they’re participating in throughout the year....

Defense Secretary Les Aspin explained to NEWSWEEK that the Pentagon last April set up two groups to look at the issue from different perspectives the Rand group and a panel of three-star generals and admirals. “At each stage of the process, you’d take the conclusions from one study and match them against the conclusions from the other study,” said Aspin. “We kept developing both of these alternatives until it came time to choose, We eventually chose the military working group alternative....

Now, it seems some more official merchandise for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla might be coming soon. On the IGN show Up at Noon hosted by Max Scoville and Brian Altano, the duo teased an upcoming Eivor statue created by PureArts in Montreal. RELATED: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Making Big Changes to Gear Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the next installment in Ubisoft’s massive Assassin’s Creed franchise, this time centering around Viking and Norse history....

As part of this remastered version, fans of the franchise will get all Assassin’s Creed 3 DLC and even its companion game, Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered. These remastered versions will feature a new graphics engine that supports HDR and 4K resolutions, and Ubisoft states that this is more than just a graphics overhaul. The differences between the original 2012 release of AC3 and its 2019 release of Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered remains to be seen....

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection has previously released on the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One in 2016, and the collection features some of the most well-known games in the series. The “Ezio trilogy,” as it is sometimes referred to, contains Assassin’s Creed 2, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. RELATED: Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection Confirmed for Nintendo Switch As expected, Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection has received an M rating from the ESRB for its use of blood, profanity, sexual content, and just general violence....

Fans have specifically been looking forward to Assassin’s Creed’s interpretation of Feudal Japan ever since the franchise started jumping between Desmond’s ancestors. The Viking Age has also been a time period fans have been asking for as well, almost at the same level as Japanese history but not quite. Even though Assassin’s Creed could still follow Feudal Japan in a future release, for now fans will be able to enjoy the best of both Vikings and Feudal Japan by playing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Ghost of Tsushima....

September’s Ubisoft Forward was the perfect opportunity for the publisher to flesh out its projects that players could expect in the years to come. One of the most anticipated franchises from the French company is Assassin’s Creed, which has not seen a mainline entry since Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was released in November 2020. Fans of the series were delighted to see not one but multiple titles in development, including Assassin’s Creed Mirage - a release expected for 2023 that would allegedly take the franchise back before the transition to an open-world role-playing game....

With all these protagonists running around history, one would think that maybe there would be more crossovers in Assassin’s Creed. Sadly, that is not the case and many of the assassins have never met the others. The different time periods do not help as many of the protagonists have died out by the time others roamed around, but through the power of the animus and supernatural elements that can usually be changed....

The Sacramento Gold Miners are the first U.S. team in the Canadian Football League. This week the Gold Miners open their season against the Ottawa Rough Riders, who, alas, were not named for Teddy Roosevelt’s brigade. “Sure it feels a lot different than saying we have the Cowboys this weekend,” says Gold Miner David Archer, who last season was the Philadelphia Eagles’ third-string quarterback. “But if you’re a competitor, you play whoever is in front of you....

On Tuesday, Hawley, a Republican, introduced a measure that would amend the Higher Education Act to hold colleges and universities responsible for repaying 50 percent of any loans students defaulted on. Schools would be prohibited from increasing tuition to offset liability, according to a statement on Hawley’s website. “It’s time to break up the higher education monopoly. It’s time to level the playing field and provide more options for career training,” the statement reads in part....

The Google-owned video platform is no stranger to a backlash about its ad practices, but has so far remained largely untouched by the criticism being made against social networks for failing to combat hate speech, extremism and misinformation. A campaign spearheaded by a coalition of civil rights groups, Stop Hate for Profit, has now grown to include hundreds of businesses, backed by big-names brands including Unilever, Starbucks, Adidas, Ford, Coca-Cola, Best Buy, Target and more....

Biden allies on Capitol Hill introduced his immigration overhaul to the House on March 4. The proposals offer an eight-year path to citizenship for most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, look to eliminate restrictions on family-based immigration and plan to expand worker visas. Since he was inaugurated on January 20, Biden has led an effort to undo former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and launch a welcoming approach to migrants....

The slimmed-down bill pushed for by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) failed to pass the upper chamber Thursday, reducing the prospect of a deal being passed prior to the election on November 3. No Senate Democrat backed the bill. Prior to this, talks between Democratic leaders House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with White House representatives had failed to reach a bipartisan agreement....

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who testified as the first witness, defended his handling of the “investigation of Russian election influence schemes” as “one of the most important matters” during his time at the Justice Department, as well as his appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller. “I was concerned the public would not have the confidence in the investigation and that the acting FBI director was not the right person to lead it,” Rosenstein said....

Angel Di Maria is still angry at being left out of PSG’s biggest game of the season, even though that was back in February. The Argentina winger also does not know if he will be staying, given the French champion is under pressure to sell players. Edinson Cavani, the club’s all-time leading scorer, wants to remain and hopes to win the Champions League before his contract expires in 2020....