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“I will vote by mail just because when I vote in person, I’ve got to admit, there’s a fuss,” Obama said. “I’ve been voting by mail since I was elected president … it’s safe, it’s secure as long as you follow the instructions and do it in a timely way.” Obama’s comments come at a time when Republican President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused mail-in voting of being easily manipulated by fraud, a claim which has no widespread evidence backing it up....

Barbie may seem like a strange move for the Oscar-winning director. Even Gerwig thought the Barbie movie would be a career-ender. However, it was that fear that spurred her to take the role. Gerwig felt it was a challenge, and as an artist, she couldn’t pass that opportunity up. Gerwig is being joined on the project by Robbie, who’s playing Barbie, and Ryan Gosling, who’s playing Ken. RELATED: Barbie: Everything We Know About The Upcoming Greta Gerwig Movie...

The draw for the last eight of the Copa took place on Friday, with Madrid drawn to face Leganes in the first two-legged tie. Barca were duly handed a clash with Espanyol before Atletico Madrid and Sevilla were paired together. The other quarter-final will see Valencia take on Alaves, last year’s runners-up. Espanyol’s hopes of making the last four appear slim, to say the least. They have failed to win any of their previous nine knockout ties with Barca in the Copa, last eliminating them from the event in 1961, and are without a victory in 17 league matches against their rivals....

Correia suffered a muscle injury 10 days ago in the hamstring of his right leg that prevented him from playing against Real Madrid in La Liga and Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, reports Efe. However, the Brazilian player will be available for the next La Liga game against Real Sociedad on Saturday in Anoeta Stadium. 0 votes

With the Al Sadd midfielder also revealing his intention to retire at the end of the season, a quick transition into coaching could well be on the cards. “Why not? I think it would be nice to be a coach here for the national team,” Xavi was quoted by AFP. The Spaniard realises that he will need to do a lot of work before he is ready to take the post but pointed out that he already has a good knowledge of football in the region....

The 20-year-old has agreed a five-year contract in a deal that could cost as much as €145m, shattering the previous club-record fee Barca paid Liverpool to sign Luis Suarez in 2014. Blaugrana 5/2 to beat Espanyol -3 handicap But Dembele, whose official presentation at Camp Nou took place on Monday shortly after he completed a medical, says significant sums are now to be expected in the transfer market. “I’m not under pressure,” he told a media conference....

Bajrang defeated Iran’s Yones Aliakbar 9-7 in the semifinals of 65kg, while Vinod posted a 2-1 win over a Japanese wrestler in the last-four stage of 70kg to make the gold medal rounds. Bajrang earlier got the better of Turkey’s Yavuz 7-5 in quarterfinals after thrashing Azerbaijan’s Ilyasli 5-0. Bajrang will take on Russian grappler Kuular in the final. Vinod had beaten Ukrainian Zakariev 5-2 in quarterfinals after blanking Georgia’s Mirza 3-0 in his qualification bout....

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Gareth Bale believes Real Madrid still have a chance of catching La Liga leaders Barcelona after beating Luis Enrique’s side 2-1 at the Nou Camp on Saturday. Bale provided the cross for Cristiano Ronaldo’s 85th-minute winner after the Wales winger earlier had a headed goal controversially ruled out for a foul on Jordi Alba. Gerard Pique gave Barca the lead after 56 minutes but Real drew level through Karim Benzema in the 62nd....

The Serie A giants signed the 22-year-old for a fee of around 21 million euros inspite of Manchester City asking for 35 million. “The idea of Balotelli at Milan has been in our minds for a long time,” Galliani said. “We are happy and proud to have finally got him. They were hard and difficult negotiations, as well as being very long. “It was one of the most complicated negotiations of my career, but we really wanted Mario....

Bamba sustained the knee injury during Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Wolves, which left the Bluebirds 18th in the table and two points adrift of safety. Neil Warnock described Bamba as “slightly better” than Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk - the world’s most expensive defender - earlier in the campaign. And the Cardiff boss accepted Bamba’s diagnosis is a dent in his side’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League....

Challengers, led by Naeem Islam, haven’t had much going in their favour amidst the controversy surrounding Mehidy Hasan Miraz. They have lost four matches in a row, and are fifth in the points table with a net run rate of -0.215. They’re coming off a nine-wicket loss against Comilla Victorians on February 3. Another loss would make it extremely tough for them to qualify for the next round. Meanwhile, Dhaka, captained by Mahmudullah, have found some momentum after an indifferent start....

Newsweek contacted a dozen clerks of some of the busiest bankruptcy courts across the country, from New York to California, Illinois to Texas and Florida. Most are seeing a fall in cases compared to the same period a year before, but they are awaiting a coronavirus-related spike. “One of my colleagues described the bankruptcy filing situation as a tsunami. We are in the phase when the water retracts before the big wave hits,” Barry Lander, clerk of the U....

Jamaica Tallawahs have the likes of Chris Gayle and Andre Russell in the side, however, the franchise have registered just one win in seven matches. On the other side, the Tridents have had a slightly better campaign with two wins from five matches. This is a do-or-die encounter for both the sides as the winner of this match will undoubtedly enjoy a lot of momentum heading into the final phase of the league stage....

Ernesto Valverde’s team sealed LaLiga glory by beating Levante 1-0 at Camp Nou, with Vidal - a four-time Serie A winner with Juventus and a three-time Bundesliga champion at Bayern Munich - having appeared in 30 of Barca’s 35 games in his first campaign in Spain. Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini won the league for an eighth successive occasion with Juve this season, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only other man to have clinched eight successive titles across multiple major European leagues....

Barcelona began the game on the front foot and were rewarded for their dominance early on. Gerard Pique was on hand to divert a delicious free-kick from Memphis Depay into the net, opening the scoring in the 19th minute. Sociedad struggled to impose themselves on the game and almost went afoul of Barcelona’s swift counter-attacks as the half wore on. Braithwaite underlined the Blaugrana’s dominance, heading home Frenkie de Jong’s cross in first-half injury time to make it 2-0....

Ceballos has become hot property since the end of the 2016-17 campaign after starring for Spain in the European Under-21 Championship in Poland. The Clasico rivals have both been linked with a move for the 20-year-old and have officially approached Betis regarding a transfer. Ceballos has kept silent on his future and Haro expects the youngster to remain with the club despite interest from the Blaugrana and Los Blancos....

In a bid to revitalise the squad under new coach Unai Emery, the French giants have turned to Wolfsburg’s Julian Draxler to help add some much needed support for Edinson Cavani. With plenty of options in midfield and attack, though, coach Unai Emery will have to make a few adjustments to his team and his tactical set-up to accommodate the Wolfsburg player should he make the move in January....

Pique headed the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Barca’s neighbours in LaLiga on Sunday, celebrating by putting his finger to his lips and ‘shushing’ the home fans at RCDE Stadium. The centre-back made headlines after a recent Copa del Rey success against Espanyol by referring to the club multiple times as “Espanyol de Cornella” – a suburb of the Barcelona metropolitan area - rather than Espanyol de Barcelona....

Mascherano completed 90 minutes in midfield for Luis Enrique’s side as his team-mates could find no answer to Paulo Dybala’s first-half brace and a second-half header from Giorgio Chiellini. BVB puts in performance of the season in loss Barcelona posted a brief statement on their official website saying the 32-year-old was experiencing soreness in his left calf and will be assessed, with no anticipated time of absence stated. Mascherano has made 35 appearances for Barcelona across all competitions this season, predominantly at centre-back, while he played at right full-back during Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Malaga....