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Although no financial details of the transfer were released, media reports suggested Watford paid 2.3 million pounds ($2.89 million) to lure Zarate back to England. “The Hornets are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Argentine forward Mauro Zarate,” a club statement said. The 29-year-old joins his fourth top-flight club in England, having already played for West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. Manager Walter Mazzarri will hope Zarate adds some much-needed firepower to his side, whose joint top scorers, midfielder Etienne Capoue and striker Troy Deeney, have just five league goals each this campaign....

Another victory for the Hornets will see them making continuing their best ever start to a Premier League after opening the campaign with 4 straight victories in the league. Watford v Manchester United: Kickoff information Date: 15th September 2018, Saturday Kickoff: 17:30 PM (local time), 22:00 PM (IST) Venue: Vicarage Road Watford v Manchester United: Team News Watford has no injury or suspension problems and is expected to start with the same starting XI that has started the previous 4 Premier League matches....

Watson led the winning drive in a thrilling OT as the rallying Texans prevailed 22-19 to progress in the NFL playoffs after trailing by double digits in the second half. After throwing a touchdown and running for a score in regulation, Watson stepped up in overtime by evading a sack and finding Taiwan Jones for a 34-yard reception to set up first-and-goal. Ka’imi Fairbairn then converted the 28-yard field goal to give the Texans their first playoff victory since 2016 as the Bills’ postseason losing streak stretched to six games....

Neymar fails to convince Coutinho to join Barca The prolific forward, who is set to re-join his club following Gabon’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, has been regularly linked with a move to one of Europe’s financial heavyweights. And while Dortmund have insisted they are not under pressure to part with the 27-year-old, Watzke has acknowledged a certain sum would prompt serious consideration within the club’s hierarchy....

The revelations and claims come from Warne’s soon-to-be-released book ‘No Spin’, the extracts of which came out in ‘The Times’ newspaper here. “All that worship of the baggy green - some of the guys went with it, like Lang (Justin Langer), Haydos (Matthew Hayden) and Gilly (Adam Gilchrist), but it wasn’t for me,” Warne wrote. “They loved it but, to be honest, they made me want to puke with it half the time....

A vehicle was caught on camera approaching the event before quickly accelerating and barreling through dozens of people, including children and youngsters. A “person of interest” is currently in custody, police said. “At this time, we can confirm that five people are deceased and over 40 are injured,” the Waukesha Police Department said on its Facebook page late on Sunday. “However, these numbers may change as we collect additional information....

Before you get excited, it will be in an alumni game Saturday between former Oilers and former Jets in Winnipeg. Still, the Great One — now a member of the Oilers’ front office — is getting back on the ice for longer than a minute or two. Has he been training for this occasion, just to ensure he doesn’t shred any muscles in his 55-year-old body? Well, no. “I mean, I skate once a year....

The hockey great has called for the NHL to retire the number made famous by the late Gordie Howe, who died Friday at the age of 88. MORE: Gordie Howe’s public visitation | Memorable photos of No. 9 “I’m pretty biased,” Gretzky said Tuesday, via ESPN.com, during the public visitation for Howe at Joe Louis Arena. “If I had my way, I would do it. But that’s for the league....

Nike, the official supplier to the Barclay’s Premier League, Serie A and La Liga, has unveiled the new Ordem football, its most innovative, technologically advanced and aerodynamically tuned ball to date. Playing on the new ball’s unprecedented flight control, Nike has created a new film, “Straight Down the Middle,” that features a lighthearted golf game between iconic athletes Wayne Rooney and Rory McIlroy. In the new film, Rooney and McIlroy exchange impressive shots over the course of 18 holes – Rory with his Nike VRS Covert 2....

Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler and pundit Graeme Souness said Rooney was fortunate not to be shown a red card for kicking Jordon Mutch during Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Cardiff City. Rooney’s tackle - Rooney, who deliberately referred to Souness as “Sourness”, said more attention should have been paid to an incident in the second half in which Cardiff midfielder Gary Medel appeared to slap United’s Marouane Fellaini....

Messi would be forgiven for handing in his international retirement for a second time after gamely trying to change the course of a game that started brightly for the hosts but soon descended into tactical chaos. The Barcelona star was the lone beacon of calm in a team that ended the 90 minutes as a disorganised rabble, buzzing around the pitch in a vain attempt to secure a vital victory....

Milan suffered a surprising 1-0 loss to the league’s bottom side at the San Siro last weekend, which led Gattuso to scrap a family holiday in Spain and cancel proposed days off for his players. Having slipped behind Atalanta in the race for Europa League qualification, Milan can ill-afford another slip-up when they visit Bologna on Sunday. “After losing to Benevento we touched bottom. Now we assume our responsibilities. I’m the first one to do so....

There’s a lot of similarities already in place between Watch Dogs Legion Online and Grand Theft Auto Online. For instance, both of them are sort of parallel to the story-driven single-player, and they also give players a lot of liberty to explore the game’s setting. Players also band together to complete missions around the overworld and complete rewards. Some missions are just for fun and profit, while others have narrative elements....

Footage obtained Wednesday from the Argentine Fundacion Mundo Marino shows the young male South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) recovering from its ordeal before it is released back into the surf. The seal pup had reportedly been recovering for 19 days, with the images showing the seal resting up at the Mundo Marino’s facilities, which maintains the largest aquarium in Argentina. The facilities are located in San Clemente del Tuyu, in the Partido de la Costa district, near Buenos Aires....

During a clear night in many parts of the U.K., many managed to capture a glimpse of the falling meteor, with footage recorded on doorbell and security cameras. The U.K.’s national meteorological service for the Met Office confirmed that a meteor had been spotted after people took to social media to share what they had seen. On Twitter on Monday night, Andras Sobester wrote: “Just saw the most astonishing meteor/fireball of some sort shoot across the sky....

In fact, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year was only regarded as a two-star recruit coming out of high school by Rivals and Scout, likely the result of him growing up in a small football town and a pre-YouTube era. Nevertheless, MaxPreps recently released some never-before-seen clips of Watt from his teenage years and, well, he appeared to be just as terrifying. MORE: Watt’s NSD message | Star-Lord is a man of his word | Watt named Defensive Player of the Year...

On Sunday, Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. added to Aaron Judge’s post-Home Run Derby power outage as he skied above Fenway Park’s triangle and stole a dinger late in the game. TRADE RUMORS: All the latest trade rumors, reported deals in one spot Oh, this joke hasn’t been made a million times yet. After all, it is a 410-foot flyout. Impressive nonetheless. Rivalry renewed?

Working with go90 and animator Glen Keane, the former Lakers star turned his poem into a short animated film under the same name. “Dear Basketball” was announced as an Oscar nominee under the Animated Short Film category. The film went on to win. MORE: Looking back at Kobe Bryant’s career milestones The film is just under four minutes long, including an additional minute of credits. You can watch the short film in its entirety below:...

The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM)—led by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in collaboration with several U.S. research institutions—is expected to enter the Red Planet’s orbit on February 9, 2021, at 10:41 a.m. ET. If you would like to follow the event, the EMM website will be hosting a broadcast of the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) event, with the stream starting at 9 a....

[HTML1] If a modern game developer set out to craft a video game franchise as odd, quirky, and uniquely fleshed-out as Metal Gear Solid, the smart money would be on failure. Yet Kojima Productions has turned the stealth action title into a modern epic, with Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain taking the action onto a new generation of home consoles. And after the game was shown off at E3 2014, the developers have now made the walkthrough demo available to anyone wishing to see it....