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The former world number one returned in April from a 15-month doping ban having been granted entry to tournaments in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome. However, she was snubbed by the French Tennis Federation, which stated on Tuesday: “There cannot be a wildcard for return from doping”. Sharapova, a two-time Roland Garros champion, is set to compete in Wimbledon qualifying – and may yet be given a wildcard for the main draw – after rising up the rankings and the Birmingham tournament will afford the 30-year-old an opportunity to hone her grass-court game....

This offseason, this month, these Winter Meetings were going to be different. The Dodgers’ manager stopped short of guaranteeing anything, of course, but when he spoke to the media Tuesday afternoon, it was pretty clear he was pleased with his front office’s approach to wooing players on the free-agent market. “We’re being more aggressive than I can recall,” he said with a grin, “so whatever that means.” MORE: Angels better with Anthony Rendon, but have more to do...

Princeton psychologist Alexander Todorov and his student showed several dozen volunteers pairs of photos of unfamiliar faces, and asked them to choose, based on gut feelings alone, who was probably more competent. His earlier research had shown that people make judgments about someone’s trustworthiness, competence, aggressiveness and other traits in a mere one-tenth of a second. Now, in a study published online Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, he goes one depressing step further: these lightning-quick facial judgments can accurately predict real-world election results....

Mainz said it was a mutual decision with the club seeing no potential for working past Schmidt’s contract which ran to 2018. The 50-year-old Swiss took over in February, 2015. “The mutual termination of our collaboration comes after a very open and honest discussion with Martin Schmidt,” sports director Rouven Schroeder said. “The joint decision is the consequence of the analysis of the past season and the lack of perspective to work together past the contract end in 2018....

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While they look and feel more luxurious, silk and especially satin pillowcases aren’t that much more expensive than high-quality cotton pillowcases. To really reduce friction, use both a silk/satin scarf and a silk/satin pillowcase! If you have longer hair, bunch it up over your head first and, if needed, loosely secure it with a satin scrunchie. To counteract the moisture-soaking effects of the microfiber towel, apply some leave-in conditioner to your hands and gently scrunch your hair to distribute the conditioner....

Spurs were unbeaten in the Premier League since going down 4-1 to the champions-elect at the Etihad Stadium in December, but the same opponents put a tough week behind them in style at Wembley. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring in the 22nd minute before Ilkay Gundogan converted from the penalty spot three minutes later. Christian Eriksen reduced the arrears shortly before half-time but Tottenham were unable to capitalise upon a shaky opening to the second period from City, who sealed the points through Raheem Sterling 18 minutes from time....

Del Rio’s role in the show If you aren’t aware, Del Rio has been suspended from this week’s SmackDown episode for allegedly attacking Big Show on separate incidents on RAW and SmackDown. This has irked Booker T to the extent that he has suspended Del Rio for his irresponsible actions. The suspension, however, is a part of the storyline and hence it will be interesting to see how WWE uses Del Rio this week....

Determining the best settings isn’t always easy. For example, if your memory card is starting to fill up, you may want to shoot at small image sizes or quality to save as much storage space as possible. If you know you’re only going to use a particular set of photos in an e-mail or on a social network, you can shoot at a lower resolution and a lower image quality so the photos don’t take as long to upload....

The reduced rate applies for 12 continuous months of service, which is free from both speed and tethering restrictions in the UK. You can also cancel at any time (though you won’t be able to get the reduced rate again if you do cancel within the first 12 months). Though Smarty operates on Three’s networks, the offer outdoes Three’s current ” 6 months half price” unlimited data SIM-only deal. Three charges £22 per month for that plan, but has a reduced rate of £11 for the first 6 months of the 24-month term....

The rather grandly named range (“inspired by the father of modern science and uniting the very best of Italian design, innovation, and culinary art”) is a series of cookers built with a new cavity design for better heat distribution. The design should also minimise flavour transfer, so sweet and savoury dishes can bed cooke together, without making nightmare, prawn-flavour cake or chicken tiramisu. There will be five ovens in the series (the Omnichef, the SteamOne, the Steam100, the Steam100PRO and SpeedwaveXL), with prices ranging from £499 to £3,499....

While the SMITE x Slipknot announcement did come as a surprise, it’s not uncommon these days to see games crossing over with pop culture icons. After all, crossovers like these are excellent ways to hook more fans. However, there’s something to be said about SMITE’s interesting decision to collaborate with a real-world band. RELATED: Smite: The Best Guardian Gods, Ranked An Unexpected SMITE Collaboration The crossover with Slipknot is the first time SMITE has opted to collaborate with real-world artists....

Ireland won the toss and elected to bat but were bowled out for 198, a target that never looked enough against the Australians, who posted 199 for one for the loss of opener David Warner (48), with almost 20 overs to spare. Smith (59) and Khawaja (82) were unbeaten in a second-wicket stand worth 126 from 129 balls. Australia handed a debut to seamer Daniel Worrall, 25, and he posted figures of 1-43 in his 10 overs....

After the Terrapins breezed past Fairfield 74-55 on Tuesday night, coach Mark Turgeon acknowledged that he knew before the opening tip that the outcome was never in doubt. “Tonight I just wanted to play a lot of guys,” Turgeon said. “I always felt like we were going to win the game; I didn’t know by how much.” Pretty much by whatever margin they wanted, such was the disparity in depth and talent between these two teams....

The hard-charging UFC president created a reality show called “The Ultimate Fighter,” which premiered in 2005 on Spike TV. White had built a Trojan horse to get mixed martial arts bouts on basic cable TV for the first time. MORE: GSP to fight Bisping at MSG In the process, White created something more important. “TUF,” now on Fox Sports’ FS1, built a farm system, a U.S. minor league for the UFC....

After receiving inquires from current players over the past two weeks, the NFLPA issued a security alert Friday about three tax advisory firms operated or controlled by a Chicago-area resident named John Richard Burgess. The NFLPA said one player was assessed a fee of $500,000 for services from one of those entities. MORE: Behind NFLPA’s weed proposal The NFLPA also detailed a history of criminal charges and fraud claims against Burgess dating back to 1988, as well as a lengthy list of other active businesses to which he is connected....

“It’s designed to be one-to-one, closed communication that’s essentially group texting,” reasoned DeShazo, Founder of Oklahoma-based Fieldhouse Media, which offers social media education, monitoring and consulting to college athletics’ departments. Despite DeShazo’s indifferent stance, he suggested that professional and college teams could connect differently with their fan base through generating original content that is not accessible anywhere else online. Early on, the hypothesis is proving true. As opposed to having a general news feed—like with Facebook or Twitter—Snapchat provides that “personable” touch that other platforms cannot, according to New Orleans Saints Social Media Manager, Alex Restrepo....

Today, we’re whetting those appetites with a quick BioShock: Infinite gameplay tease. GameTrailers has released a sneak peek at the upcoming BioShock: Infinite gameplay trailer. The segment starts about thirteen minutes in, and from the brief gameplay shown, there’s a lot to unpack. You’ll see gunfights, what appears to be a mode of transportation within the airborne city/ship of Columbia, a glimpse of Elizabeth (the girl you’re there to rescue), and perhaps the most dramatic change - sunlight....

Manny Pacquiao talks very, very quietly. I’d never tell him that, of course, because he could lay me out with one punch, but it gives the impression he’s painfully shy, which given the fact that he is reportedly the world’s second richest sportsman and has voluntarily become a public figure away from the ring, he almost certainly is not. But I was straining just to check if he was still breathing, let alone hear what he had to say....

My mother, Teiko Sasano, was a teacher, a pioneering feminist and later a member of the Diet. She preached the advancement of women in Japanese society. And she preached at me, telling me from a very young age to get out and “become somebody.” That meant anything but an “ordinary” woman. But I was lonely as a child. I never saw my parents during the day. Within our family, my mother was the absolute power....