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We’ve known for a while now that the next Tomb Raider is in development at Crystal Dynamics, and though the game hasn’t yet been formally unveiled, the studiOnline Bettingo continues to ramp up its work on the title, and on the franchise as a whole. 

Currently, for instance, Crystal Dynamics is looking to recruit a Senior Franchise Artist to work on the Tomb Raider franchise as a whole. The studio says the role will involve will involve providing “visual guidance to external teams developing content under the Tomb Raider brand umbrella” and create new assets and leverage existing ones to provide support “across multiple mediums”.

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England’s players have expressed their disappointment at talks with the Football Association over their bonus and commercial structures not being resolved before the start of the World Cup.

In a statement from the team posted on social media by captain Millie Bright, the Lionesses said they would “pause discussions, with full intentions of revisiting them following the tournament”.

The European champions’ campaign at the showpiece in Australia and New Zealand gets under way on Saturday when they face Haiti in Brisbane.

The statement said: “Last year we presented the FA with concerns relating to our bonus and commercial structures. The hope was that discussions would lead to a solution before the commencement of our World Cup.

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CD Projekt likes to be unusually transparent about every single project that it has in different stages of production and how far along in the process they are, but as far as a formal announcement and a proper marketing cycle are concerned, expect the studio to approach the upcoming The Witcher 4 differently from how it handled Cyberpunk 2077.

Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, joint CEO of CD Projekt, Michał Nowakowski, talked about Cyberpunk 2077’s marketing cycle, which saw CD Projekt RED entering a prolonged final stretch of marketing with a blowout at E3 2019 with Keanu Reeves onstage, with the game’s release not coming until a year and a half later. That, incidentally, followed a trailer at E3 2018, not to mention …

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Inter Milan and Napoli will face each other on Sunday, in the 13th round of the 2021-22 season in the Serie A, at the famous San Siro stadium in Milan. Even though there are other high-profile matches in the Italian top flight this weekend as well (Lazio play host to Juventus and AC Milan travel to play Fiorentina), this one is undoubtedly the derby of the round, given the respective form and table positions of the two teams.

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In other circumstances, 25 points from the opening 12 matches wouldn t be a bad start for the defending champions, but as it is, that tally is seven short of the top two, which incidentally include the visitors in this match and Inter s city rivals, AC Milan. Simone Inzaghi s team, therefore, sit thi…

Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa does not mind where this year s Copa del Rey final is held.

Debate is raging in Spain over whether the Santiago Bernabeu should host the tournament decider given it will be contested by Basque outfit Bilbao and Catalunya s Barcelona.

When the two sides met in the 2009 decider a portion of fans from both clubs booed the Spanish national anthem, sparking huge controversy.

Bielsa, though, is reluctant to get involved in the affair.

The (Spanish Football) Federation is the designated governing body and does not make sense for me to offer any opinion because we must accept what they decide, the Argentine told Marca.

I have no predilections.

Bielsa also insisted that, as far as he is concerned, the RFEF …

Xabi Alonso wants Bayer Leverkusen to grasp their “first chance” to claim a maiden Bundesliga title but insisted he is not attaching any extra significance to the visit of Werder Bremen.

Victory for Leverkusen on Sunday would guarantee the club’s first top-flight title in their 120-year history although they would be crowned champions if Bayern Munich and Stuttgart both lose on Saturday.

With five rounds of fixtures to go after this weekend, Leverkusen have plenty of opportunities to make club history in a season where they have stitched together a 42-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

4 2 unbeaten!

Capturing the imagination across the galaxy

— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en)

But while Alonso is keeping the same mantra h…

Sevilla have signed Brazil international Paulo Henrique Ganso from Sao Paulo for an undisclosed fee, the creative midfielder signing a five-year deal with the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan side.

Ganso came through the ranks of the Santos youth academy and featured alongside current Barcelona star Neymar at the Vita Beliro.

He was regarded as one of the biggest talents in Brazil but a knee injury halted his development. The attacking midfielder eventually left Santos for Sao Paulo in September 2012 and has now earned himself a move to Europe.

El y el llegan a un acuerdo para el traspaso de .

— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC)

I would like to thank Sao Paulo for everything the club has done for me, the midfielder told the official website of hi…

Defending champions the United States kicked-off their Olympic women s football tournament with a win over New Zealand, while Germany put six goals past a hapless Zimbabwe. 

USA, winner of gold in London in 2012, started things brightly against New Zealand on Wednesday with a goal inside nine minutes through captain Carli Lloyd. 

It took USA just seconds to double their lead in the second half, with Alex Morgan finding the net to wrap up a 2-0 win in Belo Horizonte. 

Germany meanwhile scored four second-half goals to seal a 6-1 victory over Zimbabwe, with Melanie Behringer netting a brace for the 2015 Women s World Cup semi-finalists. 

Canada got off to a perfect start with a 2-0 win over Australia despite having just 10 players for the majority of …

Marcelo Bielsa has signed a one-year contract extension to remain as Leeds United head coach for the 2020-21 season.

Former Argentina, Chile and Atletico Madrid boss Bielsa has masterminded a sensational revival in Leeds fortunes in his two seasons in charge at Elland Road, leading them to the Premier League as Championship winners last term having fallen short in the play-offs in 2018-19.

When the 65-year-old joined Leeds in June 2018, it was on a two-year deal with an option of a third that has now been finalised.

At a pre-match news conference on Thursday, he said: I will be working the next season at Leeds United. Everything has been sorted and it s definite I will be here this season.

But like with every negotiation, nothing is done until it s done.…

Liverpool are lining up a summer move for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira,.

Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is currently on the look-out for a replacement for outgoing captain Steven Gerrard, who will move to the MLS at the end of the season.

Gerrard has been at Anfield his entire career, but is ready to swap Merseyside for Los Angeles and team up with former teammate Robbie Keane at the Galaxy.

Both Manchester United and Arsenal have also been linked with a bid for former Stuttgart man Khedira, who has made just sixteen appearances in all competitions so far this season.

He moved to the Spanish capital in the summer of 2010, and has since won the league, the Spanish cup twice, the Champions League and the World Club Cup while internationally he wa…