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RELATED: Vampire Survivors: The Best Arcana Builds All that has been thrown out the window with the last update to Vampire Survivors: a merchant has been added to the game! This concept definitely needs some expansion; however, it’s incredibly useful to have this option. This guide will help players unlock the merchant for all levels, as well as give a brief overview of how the merchant operates. Encountering The Merchant The first encounter with the red-colored merchant is in the Moonglow bonus stage....

WATCH: Ligue 1 derby match ends in violent brawl The Rotterdam side have been top of the table at the end of each of the 21 weeks of the campaign. Combined with their huge goal difference surplus, a five-point lead over Ajax and a further three over PSV has the southern giants sitting pretty. After opening the campaign with a nine-game winning run, a poor stretch of five with just one win suggested they had reverted to type and crumbled....

According to an article by Martin Bailey in the July issue of London’s The Art Newspaper, as many as 100 van Goghs may be no Goghs. Bailey, author of three books on van Gogh, reports that the leading authority on the artist, Jan Hulsker - whose ““The New Complete Van Gogh’’ was published last August - questions 45 paintings. The team of dealer Walter Feilchenfeldt and scholar Dr. Roland Dorn have serious doubts about 19 more....

Herath is suffering from back spasms and the veteran tweaker will sit out the last match of the series in Delhi, which starts on Saturday. Vandersay comes into contention for a Test debut in the absence of the 39-year-old Herath, who took only one wicket in the first two Tests against Virat Kohli’s men. Herath also missed the last Test between the two sides when India toured Sri Lanka in July and August this year....

British media reported earlier this month that Arsenal, Premier League runners-up last season, had triggered a buy-out clause in the 29-year-old’s contract with a bid of around 20 million pounds ($29.2 million). Vardy, the Premier League’s joint second-highest scorer last season with 24 goals, was expected to decide on his future after the Euro 2016 tournament in France, where he is on duty with England, but Wenger indicated the move was now unlikely....

In this enticing Group A matchup, the Russian esports powerhouse, Gambit, took on the European side, FunPlus Phoenix (FPX). After 3 exhilarating maps, the match ended in favor of FPX, as they managed to claim two maps in overtime. The encounter on Fracture witnessed Gambit come back from a 12-3 deficit to carry the match to overtime. Despite their efforts, FPX claimed the map with a 17-16 scoreline. Although Gambit had a clean victory in Bind (13-6), they struggled again on Icebox, conceding the map at 14-12....

Vekic needed just over an hour to brush past Misaki Doi 6-0 6-3 in her opener at the WTA International event in Acapulco. The Croatian third seed was thrashed in the previous clash between the pair in 2017, but broke five times in a convincing win in their second meeting. Vekic was one of two seeds in action and the other, Sakkari, made a first-round exit at the hands of Monica Puig....

Hugo Chavez, a charismatic leader who vowed to fight poverty and curb the power of the elite, had been elected president. His socialist rhetoric stoked fear among many middle to upper class Venezuelans, my family included. Invoking what happened to Cuba as a proxy for Venezuela’s future, my father encouraged me to head north. And so I did. My father and brother stayed back. As owners of a cattle farm, their daily lives—while significantly disrupted—remained arguably stable, privileged even, when compared to many Venezuelans....

“I am happy with this 4.55, my second best height. I will continue improving,” wrote the pole vaulter on her Twitter account on Wednesday, reports Xinhua. The 18-year-old Peinado has already qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. In May 2015, Peinado won her ticket to Rio after jumping 4.60 meters, four centimetres short of the world youth record held by New Zealand’s Eliza McCartney. –IANS ajb/bg 0 votes

She will become the first Hispanic woman to compete in a NASCAR national series in the United States. Duno, who has been a member of several race-winning sports-car teams, won the pole for the ARCA race last year at Talladega Superspeedway. She also was the first Hispanic female driver to compete in the Indy 500, running the race in 2007-09. She ran the full IndyCar schedule in 2010. “It has always been a goal and dream of mine to compete in NASCAR, and I worked very hard in ARCA to turn this goal into a reality,” she said in a news release....

A goalless draw against Sweden in Milan on Monday consigned Italy to a 1-0 aggregate defeat and means they miss out on football’s global showpiece for the first time in 60 years. Brazil 11/2 to win sixth World Cup Reports in Italy suggested Ventura’s position was in jeopardy regardless of whether they qualified, and their failure at San Siro immediately led to rumours he had tendered his resignation. Ventura denied that is the case as he has not yet spoken with FIGC president Carlo Tavecchio, but the veteran boss insinuated the Sweden game was his last in charge....

The centre-back pulled up in discomfort in the 38th minute at the Benito Villamarin after chasing down Sergio Leon near the halfway line. Vermaelen was replaced by Samuel Umtiti, who came on for his first La Liga appearance since December 2 after recovering from a hamstring problem of his own. Barca later tweeted to say Vermaelen will undergo further tests on Monday to determine the severity of the problem....

RELATED: The Elder Scrolls: 10 Weirdest Things About Werewolves, Ranked Interestingly, TTRPG fans planning to play a Masquerade game need to choose their Clan choice carefully. After all, their Clan decides the kind of “upbringing” their Vampire would have as soon as they enter Kindred society. Thankfully, some newcomers might want to stick with some Clans known to acquaint new Kindred easily among their ranks. Likewise, they might want to stay clear from some Clans with rather complex narratives....

After two periods, the Canucks were in a 2-0 hole and left looking for inspiration. They would find it in their captain. Horvat exploded for his first hat trick of the season as part of the team’s five-goal final frame. MORE: Vancouver Canucks name Bo Horvat 14th captain in franchise history His first goal came 1:42 into the period when Horvat’s quick stick dished in a loose puck near the crease....

The five-time NBA champion died along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people on January 26, when the helicopter he was flying in crashed in Calabasas, just outside Los Angeles. On Monday, Bryant’s wife paid tribute to her late husband, posting on Instagram the highlights from his final NBA appearance on April 13, 2016. “My husband worked his a** off for 20 years. Gave it his all,” she wrote as a caption to the video....

The dynamic duo’s Old Skool silhouettes pay homage to the Downtown NYC skate and Punk Culture scenes. Old Skool silhouettes are clad in bright colors, bold prints, and plenty of Big Apple (New Year City) centric styles. The Vans x Awake NY sneaker collaboration is slated to be released via the official e-commerce site and physical stores of Awake NY and select retailers such as Atmos and Foot Locker on January 6, 2023, at 11 a....

The biggest talking point, though, was the circumstances that saw the home side left down to 10 men early in the second half, when Raphael Varane was controversially dismissed for a foul on Dele Alli. Ten-man France too good for England At the time, Didier Deschamps’ side were leading 2-1, with goals from Samuel Umtiti and Djibril Sidibe responding to an early effort from Harry Kane. England, though, gained the momentum when the Spurs midfielder broke onto his own header and was tripped in the box by Varane....

The England international struck his seventh goal in nine league games to move the champions on to 40 points, nine clear of the relegation zone. Shakespeare has been thrilled with Vardy’s recent performances and wants him to score as many as possible to make Leicester’s safety mathematically secure over their final four matches. Bayern need more to win Champions League “I think strikers can have that rich vein of form,” he told BBC Sport....

The study involved 48,188 people from the U.K. who were recruited between 1993 and 2001 when they had no history of cardiovascular disease. This umbrella term includes conditions which affect the blood vessels, including heart attacks and strokes. They answered questions about their diets at the start of the study, and again in around 2010. Researchers used this information to split the participants into three groups: meat-eaters; fish-eaters (pescetarians); and vegetarians, including vegans....