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Koepka, bidding to become the first man since Willie Anderson in the early 1900s to win the major three consecutive times, was in impressive form in his opening round at Pebble Beach on Thursday. The four-time major champion made 12 and 11-footers for birdies on the first and third holes before chipping in at the fifth to get to three under. Koepka almost took full advantage of the par-five sixth, making another birdie after an eagle putt just missed, to move into four under....

He’s got fond memories of that, and even bigger things in mind in Scotland this week. “Right now I’m focused on just winning,” the two-time U.S. Open champion said Tuesday. “That’s the only thing I’ve got on my mind. Second place just isn’t good enough. I finished second a lot and just tired of it.” Koepka was an aspiring young pro in search of his first big break when he came to Europe in 2012 to play the Challenge Tour....

Kohli courted controversy on Wednesday when he asked a fan to “leave the country” while responding to his comment that he found the Indian skipper over-rated. His remarks did not go down well with the Twitterati, who trolled him for his unsavoury comments. “I guess trolling isn’t for me guys, I’ll stick to getting trolled! I spoke about how “these Indians” was mentioned in the comment and that’s all. I’m all for freedom of choice....

Any fan of recent Kojima Productions titles will be familiar with his work as Forssell got a start at Konami where he worked as a composer on Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, P.T., and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. From there the Swedish composer went to contribute some music to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as well as Netflix’s Ultraman series and the film Free Fire. Most recently, he worked on Death Stranding as Kojima Productions’ in-house lead composer and audio director....

Many horror game fans probably remembers the bone-chilling PT. Completing it revealed that the game was actually a playable trailer for Silent Hills, a new installment in the series of the same name. What’s more, the trailer and the larger game was being made with the help of horror legends, and perhaps most importantly, acclaimed video game designer Hideo Kojima. Unfortunately, Silent Hills was cancelled and Kojima is no longer connected to Konami....

Alongside major western brands like Fitbit and Nokia, plenty of Chinese manufacturers have jumped on the smart tech bandwagon, and Koogeek is one of those, with a range of connected health and home products – including the S1 smart scale. Koogeek S1: Price and availability That’s a pretty good price for a smart scale that measures body composition – it’s half what the Fitbit Aria 2 costs – but there are some compromises to get there....

Jordan were eliminated from World Cup qualifiers in June but will be playing two games this month, including another away game at Belarus on Tuesday. Kosovo are also out of contention for a spot in the World Cup finals so this game might end up being a formality for both sides. Kosovo vs Jordan Head-to-Head The two sides have never met each other in a competitive fixture and this will be the first friendly encounter between them....

Playing against his younger brother Jerome, Boateng lasted for the entire duration as the Bavarians claimed a 1-0 away triumph at the Commerzbank-Arena. Chile international Arturo Vidal scored the only goal on 20 minutes. “I’m very proud and very satisfied,” Boateng said, as reported by his club’s official website. “We played almost perfectly for 90 minutes. The team deserves huge credit for that. “We ran, we fought, we played football and got the crowd behind us – you can’t do any more than that....

Bellary Tuskers suffered their third consecutive loss when Mysore Warriors beat them by 9 runs in a rain-truncated fifth edition KPL 2016 encounter at the KSCA Stadium in Rajnagar on Wednesday. The win was Mysore’s third in as many matches and made possible by some superb batting by their skipper Manish Pandey, who was adjudged man of the match, and opener Arjun Hoysala. Bellary Tuskers chasing 158 in 17 overs for a possible win were on track almost right through their reply....

After Shivamogga Lions made short work of Hubli Tigers in the day’s first encounter, it was Tuskers’ turn to shine in the event powered by Dream11. Despite Devdutt Padikkal’s half-century and a couple of crucial cameos from Abhishek Reddy and CM Gautam, the Tuskers skipper, who were put into bat, compiled only 144 for 5 in 20 overs. Panthers would have fancied their chances, but a sticky wicket restricted Mir Kaunian Abbas’ men to 138 for 8 in 20 overs....

Kroos joined Bayern from Hansa Rostock at the age of 16 and made over 200 appearances in all competitions before leaving the club for Madrid in 2014. Wednesday’s quarter-final will be his first competitive match at the Allianz Arena since that move, and he is looking forward to taking on some familiar faces. Higuain stopped Messi from greatness “I had to leave home for the first time when I joined Bayern, it was my first time alone,” Kroos told the official UEFA website....

These are the words fellow Nike athletes have used to describe Kobe Bryant in a Nike promotional video for the final game of his career. MORE: Bryant’s final season, in photos | Kobe tells China fanbase to hate him Nike used its lucrative partnership with the Black Mamba to ask some of the biggest names in sports — athletes like Rob Gronkowski, LeBron James and Serena Williams — to wax poetic on the Lakers legend’s legacy....

During her concert in LA on Friday, none other than Kobe Bryant himself hopped on stage to congratulate Swift on setting the record for the most sold out performances in the Staples Center with 16. MORE: Kobe’s summer Asia tour | Michael Jordan’s civil suit pay day As Swift got the incredible surprise and the banner unfurled, Clippers fans everywhere (probably) wept. Something tells me now T-Swift and the Clippers have bad blood....

The latest comes via outspoken superstar Kobe Bryant, who, during Thursday’s practice, equated the play of his young teammates to toilet paper. MORE: Lakers wear “I can’t breathe” shirts | Kupchak thinks Kobe will retire in 2016 | Top NBA moments “Now I see why we’ve lost so many games. We’re soft like Charmin!” Bryant shouted while trash talking within an earshot of a handful of reporters (and general manager Mitch Kupchak)....

World number one Koepka celebrated a three-stroke victory after carding a five-under-par 65 in Memphis on Sunday. Koepka – a four-time major champion – enjoyed a flawless final round with five birdies, including three in a four-hole stretch at TPC Southwind. The American star and FedEx Cup leader finished 16 under overall for his third win of the season and seventh of his career, ahead of countryman Webb Simpson (64)....

While his entrance was great and had a good pop to it, there was something much bigger planned. Talking on a Q&A episode of The New Day: Feel The Power podcast, Kofi Kingston revealed the epic plans for his WrestleMania 35 entrance: He said the way it all came together was “majestic” He detailed the plans for how the entrance would have played out: Xavier Woods stressed the importance of having every little detail in the entrance from a storytelling perspective and how it was about “Sending him on to get his prize”....

Australia cut India’s lead to 2-1 in the five-match series. The fourth match is on Sunday in Mohali. Australia made 313-5 after an opening stand of 193 between Usman Khawaja, 104, and captain Aaron Finch, 93. India was bowled out for 281 in the 49th over. Only Kohli passed 35 in the chase. Kohli reached his 41st hundred, and second in two matches, off 84 balls but after he was out at 219-6, bowled by legspinner Adam Zampa, India ran out of puff....

On Twitter, Kojima Productions confirmed that Jay Boor is its new global head of marketing and communications. Boor had spent a year as the director of communications for Europe at Riot Games before joining the Death Stranding developer. Before that, though, Boor spent 11 years at Metal Gear Solid developer Konami as the director of communications and customer services for Europe, director of communications for North America, and as a senior public relations manager....

Junji Ito, artist and writer behind some of the most beloved horror manga of all-time such as Uzumaki and Tomie, was originally attached to Silent Hills in 2013, a year before the game’s announcement at Gamescom 2014, when Hideo Kojima and film director Guillermo del Toro approached him to design monsters for the game, despite not having previously worked on a video game. Despite this, Ito went on to confirm in 2019 that he never even started designing monsters before the game’s cancellation....