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The United Nations Children’s Fund, better known as UNICEF, on Tuesday published the grim figures reflecting the growing humanitarian toll from the conflict that’s approaching its third week. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, about 75,000 children have fled the country each day, according to UNICEF. “This refugee crisis is in terms of speed and scale, unprecedented since the Second World War, and is showing no signs of slowing down,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said in a statement....

Friends and other connections made within the community have led to an outpouring of support for the Prishchak family, including from a homeowner who is allowing the family to stay in their home for no charge as long as they need, according to the Associated Press. Vasyl and Marina Prishchak and their three daughters, ages 5, 10 and 16, told the AP they do not know if or when they will be able to return to Ukraine, and they have no idea whether their home near Kyiv has been damaged by weeks of Russian attacks....

A Ukrainian commander told CNN that his troops faced a Russian barrage from early morning until night, but the biggest problem for Kyiv’s forces was that they were “heavily outnumbered.” Battery commanders at the frontline told the network that ammunition supplies are running low and that even U.S.-supplied guns are “breaking” under the constant strain, and that they needed more weapons and munitions to fight. It comes as an assessment from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Russian forces were making “incremental gains” around Bakhmut as they conducted offensive operations in the Avdiivka-Donetsk City area....

The soldiers’ title hopes received a major blow after forward, Oscar Wamalawa was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a severe head injury. Wamalwa has been ruled for eight weeks after breaking a skull in a 0-0 draw against Thika United last week. But despite sitting four places and 19 points behind leaders Gor Mahia, Ulinzi Stars head coach, Benjamin Nyangweso insists that they are still on the title race....

Speaking to PakPassion.net, he said, “We have an excellent bowling attack for this tour and the pick among the fast bowlers will surely be Mohammad Amir. He will play a key role against England. I expect him to perform very well as he has played in those conditions before. Apart from Amir, Sohail Khan has put in some excellent performances before and knows how to bowl in seaming conditions. But don’t forget that in leg-spinner Yasir Shah, Pakistan has an excellent bowler who can take wickets on any kind of surface....

On paper it sings all the right notes, with a pure Android Oreo OS and zero bloatware, 5.86in FullSurface 19:9 notch display, dual-camera, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, fast wireless charging, USB-C, NFC and genuinely usable performance making it a strong contender among the best budget phones. Where to buy the UMIDIGI One Pro Since this phone isn’t available on a contract you’ll also need to factor in a SIM-free tariff, which offer much better value in the long run....

Williams has been affected by episodes of light-headedness and vertigo in the past, including when he fell during a game in 2016. He was helped up after going down at Clemson on Saturday and taken off the court, escorted by team personnel. Williams was cheered on his way out and lifted his hand to acknowledge the applause. Williams turned quickly after watching a 3-pointer by Coby White when he fell....

Unlike previous games in the series, Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4 will receive post-launch single-player DLC. This content will be made available as part of the Uncharted Triple Pack, which also contains two portions of multiplayer DLC set to offer a host of new items for use online in the game’s competitive modes. Speaking at the Gamespot Expo, Naughty Dog’s Arne Meyer explained that Uncharted 4 will receive a single player DLC expansion because of the studio’s success producing similar content for the award-winning The Last of Us....

The event will kick off the UFC’s year of pay-per-views (PPVs) for 2017, after closing the 2016 year with a massive UFC 207 card that features names such as Ronda Rousey, Amanda Nunes, Dominick Cruz, Cody Garbrandt, Cain Velasquez, and Fabricio Werdum. Teixeira is coming off a vicious first round knockout loss to Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson in the co-main event of UFC 202 in August in which ‘Rumble’ downed the Brazilian in only 13 seconds....

One of Lesnar’s most notable WWE opponents, Bill Goldberg weighed in on Brock Lesnar’s return to MMA on ‘Inside The Ropes’. I would like to thank PWMania for the quote. In case you didn’t know… Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg first waged war in 2004 at WrestleMania XX. The match was a dud as the crowd knew that both men were on their way out of WWE, at that point in time....

Ahead of Bellator’s London event this weekend, Gallagher was interviewed by Metro and revealed the following information about McGregor’s training: Gallagher’s statement comes after Coach John Kavanagh decided to close the SBG complex to the public for the foreseeable future, fueling speculation that McGregor was upping his training regime. McGregor has publicly stated that he intends to return to action in the UFC on January 18, 2020, with Donald Cerrone currently the most likely to face the Irishman....

While making the point that he was going to show the world that there’s more to see outside the UFC, Torres talked about how Dana White was to blame for the Flyweight Division’s demise. In case you didn’t know… Recently, UFC announced that they were shutting down their Flyweight Division. This announcement came on the back of their trade with One FC, where they released former record-holding UFC Flyweight Champion, Demetrious Johnson to sign One FC’s Ben Askren....

The undefeated 170-pounder, in the eyes of White, is expected to face Tyron Woodley for the Welterweight title at UFC 235 and has been given the assurance for the same, even with a possibility of a last-minute pull out by the current champion. In case you didn’t know.. Kamaru Usman is a Nigerian-American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC’s Welterweight division. He is currently ranked number two in the division , following a dominant victory against Rafael dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 season finale....

In a recent interview on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Lentz revealed that he and Penn have had a beef with each other for some time now and further claimed that the latter also has terrorized Lentz and his wife on social media, as well. In case you didn’t know… Former two-division UFC Champion B.J. Penn has been on a losing streak since 2017 when he lost a one-sided fight to Featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103....

However, the match was a classic example of the levels there are in the sport and though Luque is as tough as they come and a skilled athlete, he was thoroughly outstruck by Wonderboy and lost via unanimous decision. Afterward in the post-fight press conference, Wonderboy revealed that he had broken his hands and had a hard time truly letting them go during the fight, which probably explains why he wasn’t able to get the finish despite Luque being in difficult positions multiple times....

One particular fighter’s injuries were a bit more serious than others. Only two of the stars were handed out the maximum suspension. Thanks to Bloody Elbow for the heads up. In case you didn’t know… Brian Ortega and Max Holloway headlined UFC 231, where the two fighters went at it for a full four rounds. The continuous offence from both the fighters saw Ortega, in particular, get badly battered by Max Holloway....

However, there was one fight that was left without a participant as former Cage Warriors Champion Chris Fishgold had to withdraw from his fight against Billy Quarantillo. Now, that vacancy has been filled by last-minute replacement, Jacob Kilburn. Jacob Kilburn replaces Chris Fishgold at UFC on ESPN 7 Dana White’s Contender Series season 2 competitor Jacob Kilburn is finally going to be making his debut for UFC next weekend when he replaces Chris Fishgold at UFC on ESPN 7 to face Billy Quarantillo....

Barboza signed a contract with the UFC in 2010 and went on to make his Octagon debut that year against Mike Lullo at UFC 123. He notched up a TKO win via leg kicks, which was the first time it had happened in the UFC. The Brazilian has since gone on to become a mainstay in the Lightweight division, having had 22 fights in his 9-year stint in the division....

The sport had been banned in New York for 19-plus years because legislators believed MMA was unsafe and shouldn’t be allowed in the state. For the past eight years, bills passed through the state Senate but never made the Assembly floor for a vote due to the influence of the most influential person in the state. Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver appeased a Las Vegas culinary union that was battling Station Casinos, which were founded by UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and his brother Frank....

Numerous countries as well as the United Nations and European Union have slapped Russia with economic sanctions in the aftermath of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Putin is planning to work on a plan to minimize further economic losses due to these sanctions, according to the Latvian news outlet Meduza. Kevin Rothrock, a reporter for Meduza, tweeted regarding the news: “I wonder if nationalization of foreign companies’ property & businesses will come up?...