New signings Baba Diawara, Kim Jae-sung and Eli Babalj have all been included in Adelaide’s squad, with the former two taking up import berths alongside Isaias and Sergio Cirio. La Rocca missed out on being classed as an Australian as players must hold a new citizenship for 12 months before they can be registered under that passport, according to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rules. The Italian defender became an Australian citizen in November....

SQUADS Adelaide United Squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 3.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 5.Taylor REGAN, 7.HENRIQUE, 8.ISAÍAS, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Sergio CIRIO, 13.Marc MARINO, 14.George MELLS, 16.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 18.Riley McGREE, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.John HALL (gk), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Ryan KITTO two to be omitted Ins: 13.Marc MARINO (promoted), 14.George MELLS (promoted), 16.Jesse MAKAROUNAS (promoted), 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC (returns from injury), 22.Ryan KITTO (promoted) Outs: 9.Sergi GUARDIOLA (released), 12.Mark OCHIENG (not selected), 24....

MORE: National anthem protests around sports Speaking at a ceremony Wednesday in Hawaii to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, drew a roar and a standing ovation when he said (via The Associated Press): “You can bet that the men and women we honor today — and those who died that fateful morning 75 years ago — never took a knee and never failed to stand whenever they heard our national anthem being played....

But the bigger the cult grows around the film, the harder it is for people accept that the ending…well, kinda sucks. A key ingredient to Mean Girls’ success is its endlessly quotable script from Tina Fey, perfecting the rapid-fire joke style that would turn 30 Rock into her masterpiece a few years later. There is no doubting how funny Mean Girls is — most of its funniest moments have been memed and quoted into oblivion....

Geo, likely the world’s biggest Anderson Varejao fan, lost it when he found out the longtime big man was traded in a three-team deal that netted the Cavs Channing Frye. MORE: Trade deadline winners and losers | Celtics cut David Lee And like any good parents should do, they caught poor Geo’s despair on camera and shared it with the Internet. You have to feel bad for the kid, but it’s nice to see him perk up when his dad confirms LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are still on the team....

How do people usually react when their child is given a diagnosis of bipolar disorder? Janet Wozniak, assistant professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston: “I think people cling to the idea that children’s brains are somehow protected and that serious mental problems only afflict people who are older, or that if they do affect children, it’s because of trauma. I’ve been thinking a lot about why people have such a hard time understanding that children could have a serious mental illness....

NSAIDs can also increase the risk of serious gastrointestinal side effects, especially in older adults (aged 65 and older), such as bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomaches or intestines. Ibuprofen should not be used to treat pain around the time of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. It is available over the counter (OTC) as a tablet, capsule, chewable tablet, and liquid suspension. Some types of ibuprofen are available only by prescription....

Shanghai SIPG (CHN) vs Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) It will be a tussle for the top spot in Group F when Shanghai SIPG host Urawa Red Diamonds in a round three encounter in Group F. Both outfits have been in fantastic form and have won both their initial games in the group. While Urawa Red Diamonds have been banging in the goals, Shanghai recorded their biggest ever victory in the AFC Champions League when they took apart Western Sydney Wanderers 5-1 in the last round....

In the first leg of their tie last Tuesday, the Thai side began really well and led at half-time, thanks to good work from their captain Teerasil Dangda who was brilliant throughout. It seemed as if Muangthong United would stage a victory going into the second leg when they came up with an enterprising outing in the first half. The opening goal eluded them until the 45th minute and it was Dangda who provided the finish....

The star of the night for the Indonesian side was their 26-year-old winger Rijo Simanjuntak who was in flying form during the game, recording three assists for the four goals Persija scored on the night. Rezaldi Hehanusa controlled a cross from Riko and fired home expertly for the opening goal. Riko slid the ball across for Novri Setiawan who side-footed the ball into an open net in the 51st minute....

GROUP A: Al Suwaiq (OMA) v Malkiya Club (BHR) Oman’s Al Suwaiq host a desperate Malkiya Club on Tuesday in a matchday five clash in Group A. Malkiya, placed third in the group are already four points adrift of second-placed Air Force Club and will mostly be eliminated if they do not manage a win in this fixture. Al Suwaiq, on the other hand, are yet to win a fixture in the group and will be hopeful of opening their points tally....

Baltimore lost 13-3 at Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. That dropped them behind Cincinnati in the divisional race. Then, the Bengals followed up the Ravens’ loss with a win, beating Tom Brady’s Buccaneers on Sunday 34-23 after coming back from 17-0 down. The Bengals were able to win thanks to a strong performance by their defense. Cincinnati forced four Buccaneers turnovers in the second half en route to outscoring Tampa Bay 31-6 after intermission....

A second consecutive draw means that India end their group stage ties in the competition with five points out of a maximum nine, with a big win against Palestine followed by two draws against Nepal and Iraq aiding the cause. Meanwhile, Iraq who finished their engagements with 7 points from 3 matches have already booked a ticket to the AFC U-16 Finals slated to be held next year. Knowing that only a victory would enable them a ticket to the AFC U-16 Finals, India started on a positive note and should have surged into the lead as early as the 6th minute itself but the swift Bekey, despite sneaking in from the flanks, could not get the power behind his shot and the Iraqi goalkeeper managed to save it....

Witnesses claim thousands of Taliban fighters overran eight districts in Panjshir Valley overnight, reports AP, with spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid this morning announcing the militant group’s victory. What remains of the resistance in the region is understood to be being led by former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and the son of iconic anti-Taliban fighter Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was killed just days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Meanwhile, U.S. officials are struggling to find a clear exit for hundreds of Afghans wanting to escape Taliban rule in the country, with conflicting reports about why several planes in northern Balkh province have been unable to leave the country for days....

Chaos ensued at Kabul’s international airport, with dozens trying to hold onto evacuation plans as they take off. After video circulated online of Afghans clinging to planes as they took off, many people compared the scene to the fall of Saigon. At least seven people died during the evacuation efforts and U.S. troops shot two armed individuals at the airport Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters. At a United Nations Security Committee meeting, officials expressed concern over the Taliban’s human rights abuses and called for an end to violence and the establishment of a new government in Afghanistan that is “united, inclusive and representative—including with the full, equal and meaningful participation of women....

The Hagia Sophia served as the seat of the ecumenical patriarchate for the world’s Orthodox Christians for almost a millennium, until Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II converted it into a mosque following his conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The cathedral’s conversion then was meant to send a clear message that Christians were to be treated as subservient to their Muslim overlords, and—be sure—that is exactly Erdogan’s message, now. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, knew well the symbolism of the Ottoman practice of converting churches following conquest....

China will remain the principal challenger to America’s status in the world during the Biden term and for decades beyond, with Russia a close second. As part of its contest for influence in the U.S.-dominated global order and in defense of its autocratic system, China is eager to amplify the American crisis of democracy and portray it as bad for business. America must get its house in order to combat a damaged international reputation and regain its position of global leadership....

Gaetz was leaving an event at a restaurant in Pensacola, Florida when Kondrat’yev hit him with a red drink. Police reported that Kondrat’yev was holding a sign which read, “Gaetz—wipe the blood from your hands, A+ rating—NRA, save our kids vote Gaetz out in 2020.” “My supporters are just as passionate as all my opponents,” Gaetz said in a statement issued before Kondrat’yev was sentenced. “They have the capability to be violent too....

The answer is not obvious. People forget that over the years the nation’s much derided and despised capital has seen political power go recurrently to groups that promised to overthrow the place, but which, in the end, either became an only slightly different variation on the establishment–a little more right, a little more left–or went away still ideologically pure but defeated and in deepened disgust. The Nixon administration, the Carter administration, even, in its way, the Reagan administration were all ultimately victims of the great swallowing-up....

Desert Storm has been strange from the start. The winner has been known from the start. Iraq is a Third World country with an extraction-based (oil) economy, lacking diversified industry and commerce, and sealed off by sanctions from resupply. America is “a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lighted under it there is no limit to the power it can generate.” Churchill recalled that description the night of Pearl Harbor, when he “slept the sleep of the saved and thankful....