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  Fulham is going head to head with Liverpool starting on 6 Aug 2022 at 11:30 UTC at Craven Cottage stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League. Liverpool will once again kick off another Premier League season against a newly-promoted side, as Fulham plays host to the Reds at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's men were forced to accept second best again last season, while the Cottagers are aiming to avoid a swift demotion back down to the second tier. Possible Prediction line-ups Fulham: Leno; Mbabu, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed; Reid, Pereira, Kebano; Mitrovic Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Diaz Event details NAME: Fulham - Liverpool DATE: 6 Aug 2022 TIME: 11:30 UTC VENUE: Craven Cottage, London, England

  Crystal Palace is going head to head with Arsenal starting on 5 Aug 2022 at 19:00 UTC at Selhurst Park stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League. Currently, Crystal Palace ranks 7th, while Arsenal holds 2nd position. As was the case last year, the 2022-23 Premier League season kicks off with a London derby, as Crystal Palace welcomes Arsenal to Selhurst Park on Friday night. Patrick Vieira's side thumped the Gunners 3-0 in this fixture only a few months ago, but Mikel Arteta has worked to plug the gaps in his Gunners XI during a productive summer. Possible Prediction line-ups Crystal Palace: Guaita; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Schlupp, Doucoure, Eze; Ayew, Edouard, Zaha Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Jesus Event details NAME: Crystal Palace - Arsenal DATE: 5 Aug 2022 TIME: 19:00 UTC VENUE: Selhurst Park, London, England

  Liverpool is going head to head with RC Strasbourg starting on 31 Jul 2022 at 18:30 UTC. The match is a part of the Club Friendly Games. One day after doing battle with Manchester City in the Community Shield, Liverpool return to Anfield for Sunday's pre-season friendly with Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. The Reds suffered a 1-0 defeat to Red Bull Salzburg in their most recent friendly, while Julien Stephan's side also went down 2-1 to Cagliari. Possible Prediction line-ups Liverpool: Hughes; Gomez, Konate, Van den Berg, Milner; Jones, Morton, Keita; Carvalho, Nunez, Elliott Strasbourg: Sels; Dagba, Djiku, Perrin, Nyamsi, Delaine; Sissoko, Bellegarde; Thomasson; Ajorque, Diallo Event details NAME: Liverpool - Strasbourg DATE: 31 Jul 2022 TIME: 18:30 UTC VENUE: Anfield, Liverpool, England.

  Paris Saint-Germain is going head to head with FC Nantes starting on 31 Jul 2022 at 18:00 UTC at Bloomfield stadium, Tel Aviv city, Israel. The match is a part of the Trophée des Champions. The first trophy of the French football season is up for grabs on Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain take on Nantes in the Trophee des Champions at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. Les Parisiens stormed to the Ligue 1 title in the 2021-22 season, but Nantes marked their meteoric rise from the doldrums with glory in the Coupe de France. Possible Prediction line-ups PSG: Donnarumma; Kimpembe, Ramos, Marquinhos; Hakimi, Verratti, Vitinha, Mendes; Messi; Icardi, Neymar Nantes: Lafont; Castelletto, Pallois, Girotto; Corchia, Sissoko, Moutousammy, Merlin; Blas, Simon; Mohamed Event details NAME: Paris Saint-Germain - FC Nantes DATE: 31 Jul 2022 TIME: 18:00 UTC VENUE: Bloomfield, Tel Aviv, Israel.

  Manchester United is going head to head with Rayo Vallecano starting on 31 Jul 2022 at 15:00 UTC. The match is a part of the Club Friendly Games. Manchester United will round off their preparations for the 2022-23 Premier League campaign with a friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. The match will take place a little over 24 hours after the Red Devils are in action against Atletico Madrid in Norway, while Rayo will enter the contest off the back of a 2-1 victory over Leganes in a friendly. Possible Prediction line-ups Man United: Bishop; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Bailly, Shaw; Savage, Iqbal, Hannibal; Amad, Chong, Garnacho Rayo Vallecano: D Lopez; Garcia, Balliu, Catena, Hernandez; U Lopez, Valentin, Ciss; Trejo; Palazon, Falcao Event details NAME: Manchester United - Rayo Vallecano DATE: 31 Jul 2022 TIME: 15:00 UTC VENUE: Old Trafford, Stretford, England.

 BREWER – The Class D, C, and B Regional Finals for softball were all played Saturday at Brewer High School on Coffin Field.  Hermon's Katie Fowler with the pitch! The Hawks lost the Class B Regional title to Winslow Saturday at Coffin Field in Brewer. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) On the day there were three shutouts, Class C started the day with #2 Mattanacook defeating #5 Orono 10-0.  In the second game of the day, Class D #3 Hodgdon squeezed past #8 Machias 2-0. And the night game for Class B saw #8 Winslow defeat another higher seed beating #6 Hermon 3-0. In the Hermon-Winslow game Emma Michaud went the distance in the circle for the Black Raiders of Winslow. She pitched seven innings allowing just three hits and three walks while fanning 12 in the win. At the plate for Winslow, Leah Knight (2singles, 2 runs); Kate Nichols (single, run); Harly Pomerleau (single, RBI); Michaud (RBI); and Kaci Fortin (single). For the Hawks of Hermon High School Katie Fowler started in the circle go

 ELLSWORTH – The #6 Hermon Hawks softball team being on a roll is putting it mildly. On Friday, they eliminated #3 MDI in extra innings, and turned around Saturday and knocked off #2 Ellsworth 4-3. Hermon's Molly Simcox started the game at catcher, went to third base in the second, singled in what would become the winning run in the second as well. Another outstanding game for Simcox. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR) Click here to view the Photo Gallery from this game! Next up will be #8 Winslow who has been on a roll themselves, eliminating #5 Lawrence and #1 Nokomis. The Regional Final game is scheduled for June 14 at Brewer High School for an 8 p.m. game. The winner of the Regional will face either #1 York or #2 Gardiner from the south division for the Class B State Softball Championship. Saturday in Ellsworth the Hawks got a big blast from Lyndsee Reed in the first inning and six innings of unbelievable relief pitching from Katie Fowler. In the top of the first Reed smacked a two-run