With over 600 goals to his name, Ronaldo’s prowess both inside and outside the penalty area also sees him handed penalty and free-kick responsibilities for both club and country with 78 set-piece goals to his name for Real Madrid. RONALDO’S FREE-KICK RECORD Ronaldo’s unique free taking stance is familiar to football fans the world over, and has even been included in FIFA 18 after the Real Madrid forward was made the cover star for the game....

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of flares and live a fuller, more productive life. It starts with identifying your individual triggers, adjusting your diet to normalize bowel function, and finding the emotional support to overcome challenges that may pop up along the way. Eat a Balanced DietInformation regarding the dietary treatment of Crohn’s disease can be confusing. While it may be helpful to avoid particular “trigger” foods when you are in a flare, eliminating entire food groups as a rule is not generally recommended....

Kidman was grateful for the sensitivity Kubrick showed in handling the intimate sexual scenes with Cruise. “It was just the three of us, sitting in a room. He knew us and our relationship as no one else does. He’d say, ‘We’re all on an equal level here. We all throw ideas out. Some will be laughable, some great. We’ve all got to be willing to look like idiots.’ So many times the relationship with a director can be an actor’s nightmare....

The Ivorians have eight points from five encounters while their guests boast of nine points from the same numbers of matches. And a victory will secure a place for Marc Wilmots’s men in Russia while Hervé Renard’s side only need to avoid a defeat to nick their first appearance in the global tournament since 1998. The forward has been impressive for Palace since returning from a knee injury and will be looking to make his fourth competitive appearance for the African side....

Roy Hodgson’s men who sit at the bottom of the league table, coming off their 2-2 draw against Everton in their last top-flight outing, fought back from a goal deficit to grab maximum points against the Potters. After a goalless first half, Xherdan Shaqiri opened the scoring in the 53rd minute to put Mark Hughes’ men ahead. Three minutes later, Ruben Loftus-Cheek drew the Eagles level before Mamadou Sakho’s injury time strike earned the hosts their first league win since October 14, against Chelsea....

The Cote d’Ivoire has put up stellar displays since his return from a knee injury last month, netting the winner in the 2-1 triumph over Chelsea on October 14 to hand the Eagles their first points of the season. And he again proved to be the savior for Roy Hodgson’s side with his 97th minute leveller against West Ham United saving the Selhurst Park outfit from suffering a ninth loss in ten games in the English top flight....

He also had just played a game without respected teammate Jason Heyward, who was staging a personal boycott over the episode. So Rizzo let those feelings show for a moment. He wondered how an officer could shoot someone seven times in the back and how Blake could think he could avoid arrest. “There’s a lot of common sense in this world that we don’t use,” he told reporters on his postgame Zoom call....

Arrieta, the 2015 NL Cy Young winner, struck out six and walked four on 119 pitches. MORE: MLB no-hitters in 2015 | Cubs thriving on pitching, defense, and maybe luck It was the first no-hitter of the 2016 season and the first time the Reds had been no-hit since 1971. After walking Scott Schebler to lead off the ninth, Arrieta got pinch hitter Tucker Barnhart to pop out to shortstop, then retired Zack Cozard on a lineout to center field....

To make room for Turner on the 40-man roster, the Cubs designed outfielder Ryan Kalish for assignment. Turner, 23, was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the first round (No. 9 overall) of the 2009 draft and traded to the Marlins in 2012 as part of the deal that sent Anibal Sanchez to the Tigers. Turner split time this season between the Marlins rotation and bullpen, going 4-7 with a 5....

Baez, 21, was hitting .260/.323/.510 with 23 homers and 16 stolen bases for Triple-A Iowa. He played 85 games at shortstop and 16 at second base. With Starlin Castro entrenched at shortsop for the Cubs, look for Baez to play second in Chicago. A native of Puerto Rico, Baez was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft out of Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida. Heading into the season, Baseball America ranked Baez as the No....

The veteran catcher has tried to rush back from a torn ligament in his left thumb but exited Game 3 in the sixth inning after aggravating the problem on a swing earlier in the game. Though Molina had hoped to be ready for Tuesday’s elimination game, the Cardinals pulled him about two hours before game time and put Tony Cruz in the lineup in his place. MORE: Photos from the NLDS | Mets on the brink of a Big Apple takeover...

The deal, which could be completed at any time, would send top Cubs prospect Gleyber Torres, a shortstop, to New York. MORE: Eight teams vying for Chris Archer The rumor mill was swirling Sunday with the Indians, Nationals and Cubs all looking likely to land the talented reliever as the Yankees offload to pick up young pieces. Despite trading for Chapman this offseason, the Yankees have decided to cash in on the talented reliever with the 100-mph fastball to get an infield prospect that is hitting ....

The Cubs on Sunday declined a $12 million club option on 15-game winner Jason Hammel’s contract for next season, making him a free agent. The right-handed starter joins outfielder Dexter Fowler as former Chicago players who will test free agency this offseason. MORE: The 10 best games of the MLB postseason “We would not have been in a position to win the World Series without Jason’s terrific performance during the regular season,” Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said in part in a statement....

And that’s exactly what Anthony Rizzo and some of his Cubs teammates did on “Saturday Night Live.” Rizzo, alongside “Grandpa Rossy” David Ross and Dexter Fowler, made an appearance as male strippers and delivered a lap dance to a deceased bride-to-be. MORE: Photos from the Cubs’ crazy victory parade That wasn’t all for the honorary hosts, however; they joined actor and avid Cubs fan (and SNL alum) Bill Murray in a disastrously off-key, barbershop-quartet rendition of “Go, Cubs, Go....

Series odds: The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook lists Chicago as -115 favorites to win the best-of-five series, despite the Cardinals (-105) owning the best record in baseball. The price boils down to the Cubs owning the best record in baseball since Sept. 1, going 24-9, as opposed to St. Louis’ 15-15 mark. Game 1 features a battle between two former World Series winners with oodles of postseason experience. Chicago sends Jon Lester (11-12, 3....

Chicago put these photos up on their Twitter account showing the team wearing jerseys that pay homage to the U.S. represntative in the 2014 LLWS. The team was also in attendance, getting to sit in the dugout and meet players before the game. The youngsters will also get to throw out the first pitch on Monday and sing “Take me out to the ball game” during the seventh-inning stretch.

The Republican candidate told reporters on Monday before Manhattan’s Columbus Day parade that he wanted a monument of the Italian explorer displayed in Staten Island, according to the New York Post. “I want to reach out to Trenton or Newark, those cities that have put their Columbus statues on mothballs, so Bridgeport or New Heaven, and say, ‘Hey, as mayor, give us that statue.’ You’re not doing anything with it,” Sliwa said....