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The Cardinals defensive back praised backup-turned-starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who has filled in since Kaepernick suffered a season-ending injury to his non-throwing shoulder. MORE: 49ers to explore trade options with Kaepernick | NFL Mock Draft 2016 “That’s not to take anything away from Kaepernick, but it seems like Gabbert has a little bit better grip on what’s going on,” Mathieu said, via CSN Bay Area. “If he gets in a situation, he knows where the ball needs to go....

On his birthday, the 34-year-old took to Twitter to reaffirm his retirement. Fury also vacated his Ring magazine heavyweight title, doing so. However, he hasn’t vacated the WBC title as of now. Hence, the fight between the two premier heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will be for all the major heavyweight titles except Fury’s WBC title. This may not be the case for too long. The WBC has given Tyson Fury a deadline to vacate the belt....

Back in December, in one of the best fights of 2018, Fury fought WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder to a split draw in Los Angeles. Then in June, the Brit made his debut in Las Vegas, where Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) easily dispatched Tom Schwartz by second-round TKO. The top contenders in the division were locked into fights and Wallin stepped up to the plate. Join DAZN to watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

Initial data suggests that the Omicron variant of COVID is less severe, saying that sufferers are 50 percent to 70 percent less likely to need hospitalization than those with the Delta variant, the U.K. Health Security Agency said Thursday. They also said Omicron variant-infected people are estimated to be 31 percent to 45 percent less likely to go to a hospital emergency department than those with the Delta variant....

There are concerns that the removal of social distancing restrictions will be delayed in England, which was supposed to lift them on June 21. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Monday whether or not the restrictions will be lifted. Officials hope to vaccinate as many people as possible to reduce the new cases and deaths, especially since the new cases are seen in younger, unvaccinated age groups. On Friday, another 17 deaths were announced related to COVID-19, making the confirmed total 127,884....

A translated message left by the hackers said that “when the supply of weapons to Ukraine stops, attacks on the information structure of your country will instantly stop,” CyberKnow reported. “America, no one is afraid of you,” the message added. The CAA, which operates Bradley Airport, told Newsweek it was “actively monitoring an external attempt to crash the Bradley Airport website.” As of 1 p.m. ET, the website appeared to be operating normally....

Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post said the Pentagon has been discussing a suitable format for the dialogue after a consensus was reached during November’s summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The Post said the talks would likely take place via secure telephone or a video conference, with dates in early January being considered. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will lead the meeting on the U.S. side....

Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique, who are long-time teammates, are reportedly having a rift between them, according to Spanish outlet El Chiringuito de Jugones. The duo have become good friends since their days at Barcelona’s La Masia academy. Ernesto Valverde’s Barcelona fell to a 2-1 defeat to Leganes last week and recently drew in matches against Girona and Athletic Bilbao, games in which Messi appeared unlike himself, even talking down match officials....

The decision comes after staff had been told to work from home as part of social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, which Twitter said had been a success since it mandated all employees to work from home on March 11. The company said in a blog post: “Twitter was one of the first companies to go to a work from home model in the face of COVID-19, but we don’t anticipate being one of the first to return to offices....

As previously reported, a number of prominent figures on Twitter were targeted Wednesday as part of a cryptocurrency scam. Accounts for Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and others were compromised in the hack. According to the blog, hackers used a “social engineering scheme” to get credentials from employees to access internal systems and get past the two-factor authentication process. The company explained that it understands that 130 accounts were targeted, and attackers managed to reset passwords, log-in, and tweet for 45 accounts....

Twitter filed its lawsuit against Paxton in California in order to halt his investigation. The suit claims that Paxton’s investigation was “retaliatory” for Twitter banning Trump, The Texas Tribune reported. On January 8, Twitter permanently banned Trump from its platform over the risk of his inciting violence. Trump had repeatedly used his personal account to allege widespread fraud in the 2020 elections. His baseless allegations were cited as the motivation for numerous participants in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol....

The derby was contested fiercely from the beginning and it turned out to be one of the best games of the season so far with both teams doing well to share the spoils on the night. The result meant that Chelsea failed to go ahead of Manchester United in second place while Arsenal continue at sixth position. Here’s how Twitter reacted to Morata’s disappointing performance against Arsenal: What’s the probability?...

This puts Atletico Madrid in control of the group and Munich might have to settle for second place. Bayern took the lead through Douglas Costa but Rostov equalised 9 minutes later. Rostov then went ahead but the Bavarian giants pegged them back almost immediately. Then they took the lead with a delightful free-kick that decided the result. Twitter absolutely went wild as they trolled Bayern for this humiliating result:...

The men in their 20s admitted that they and another man had killed the vessel’s captain because of his harsh treatment of the crew as they sailed in the waters off the Russian coast. They then killed the protesting crew members afterwards one at a time and dumped the bodies overboard, Yonhap news agency reported. One of the trio was arrested when he returned to the north, spurring the other two to flee on their boat....

The Hockey India League 2017 will now move to the northern part of the country as the Delhi Waveriders open their home leg with a matchup against the Jaypee Punjab Warriors at the Shivaji Stadium in the heart of the national capital. Both sides currently lie on the bottom of the table but they have played four games less than the top three, which means there is plenty of time to catch up....

The shooting occurred in Nathan Phillips Square near Bay Street and Albert Street. Toronto Police said two people suffered “serious but not life threatening” injuries and two people were taken into custody while two firearms were recovered. Last week the Raptors won their first ever NBA title, beating the Golden State Warriors in six games of the Finals. There were estimated to be over one million people at the championship parade....

David T. Harmon and John B. Charpiot escaped from the medium custody south unit at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence on Saturday, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Re-entry (ADCRR) said. The pair—both medium security inmates—were present for an inmate count at 4 p.m. on Saturday, the department said in a news release on Sunday. However, they were not accounted for during another count at 8:30 p....

The December 23 shootout took place at Oakbrook Center, which is located in west suburban Oak Brook. The two men began firing at each other close to an Auntie Anne’s pretzel store amid an argument started between Williams and a male companion of Lane’s, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said at a news conference. “The facts allege in this case that on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, at the second largest shopping mall in the Chicago area, that these two defendants decided to settle a verbal argument by taking out handguns and firing multiple times with thousands of men, women children and families present,” Berlin said....