The entire world is paying tribute to a champion player who has created and left behind himself a legacy. The timing of your retirement is perfect just like your trademark cut shots. Your retirement marks an end of an era. Your boots are too large for England to fill in. Being a Test opener in England is never easy where the new ball swings rapidly but you have mastered this art....
Let me get the formalities out of the way first. A very happy 46th birthday to you. I started this way because the toughest thing for us to do, is to pour out our hearts to someone whom we love very much. And needless to say, for me, just like millions in this country, cricket has revolved around you. So this cliched start will allow me to proceed further. It is like a batsman defending a couple of deliveries to get the feel of the pitch....
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, based on the novel of the same name, is about a boy exploring a virtual reality world called the OASIS in search of an easter egg that will make him rich. Along the way, the boy will cross paths with a number of pop culture characters, including the Iron Giant, various superheroes, Freddy Krueger, and some video game characters as well. Besides the previously revealed Duke Nukem, the film’s latest trailer confirms that Overwatch’s Tracer will appear in the movie....
Trump Jr. had tweeted that it was “time for a national conversation” about the dangers of COVID-19 and obesity after Friday’s episode of The View was interrupted when Navarro and co-host Sunny Hostin tested positive for COVID-19. The pair were told to step off the set live on air, delaying a planned interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. “Given the Ana Navarro news, I think it’s time for a national conversation about the dangers of Covid-19 & obesity,” Trump Jr....
Some of the benefits of anaerobic exercise are increased endurance, fat loss, and strengthened bones and muscles. This article will describe the benefits of anaerobic exercise, examples of it, and ways to incorporate it into your routine. What Is Anaerobic Exercise? Anaerobic exercise is any exercise that occurs in the absence of oxygen. Unlike aerobic exercise, which uses oxygen for energy, anaerobic exercise involves intense, powerful muscle contractions that require energy faster than oxygen can be supplied....
There is a huge bundle of transfer gossip today so I’ve had to split this in to two parts. Chelsea have made a bid of £49.3m for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, 26, after the Italian club rejected a lower offer that would have seen Fernando Torres head in the opposite direction. Full story: Daily Mirror What’s the story? This is more like it. None of this Hulk or Dzeko nonsense....
Even though badminton qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics are still not confirmed, PV Sindhu remains in pole position to make her second consecutive Olympic appearance. The 25-year-old is currently 7th in the Race to Tokyo rankings. Finishing in the top-8 is of utmost importance as it will not only give her an automatic qualification but a favorable draw as well. With the qualification period extended till 13th June, Sindhu has a great opportunity to improve her ranking in the Race to Tokyo....
The former Bayern winger claims to have been informed by a reliable source that the Italian coach has a pre-contract agreement in place with a CSL club. That deal could be pushed through in the New Year, ahead of the 2018 campaign in the Far East. Basler told German talk show Sport1: “Some days ago I heard that Carlo Ancelotti has already signed a contract for a club abroad starting in the winter....
While Among Us has been around for a few years, it was relatively unheard of. When Twitch streamers such as Pokimane began to play the game, it saw a widespread increase in use, even overloading the servers before the developer increased the number of rooms players can use. However, this increase in Among Us memes and players has taken away some of the attention that Fall Guys initially had after its release....
The Forbes “30 under 30” is an annual list compiled by the site that recognizes prominent industry figures under 30 years old. There are 600 people in total that get featured on the list. Broken down, that makes 30 prominent figures under 30 within 20 different industries. The games category for 2021 is where Pokimane and Disguised Toast have been featured in. Pokimane and Disguised Toast in “30 under 30” Everyone who is selected for a year’s class gets a profile and a quick label for what they are known as....
Amouranth took to Twitter to reveal that she bought nearly $2 million in Activision Blizzard stock, spending $1,904,028 in total. Amouranth explained in the initial tweet that she expects to get about a 20% return on her investment if Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through. In a follow-up tweet, she joked that she was going for an Activision Blizzard board seat to “de-objectify women” by reversing World of Warcraft censorship that saw paintings of women turned into paintings of fruit....
On Friday, Germany’s Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht announced the decision to deliver a package of 16 BIBER tanks to Ukraine, with the first shipment of six vehicles to begin in the fall. The other ten will follow in 2023. “With the BIBER, the Ukrainian troops can overcome water or obstacles in battle,” the defense ministry said in its statement. “The overall package includes sixteen armored bridge-laying vehicles as well as transport, repair and training....
The map shows the major cities that would be served by new routes, including Las Vegas, Phoenix, Cheyenne, Baton Rouge, Nashville, Louisville, Atlanta, Columbus, Detroit, Wilmington and Scranton. Amtrak plans to add routes to up to 160 communities and improve existing services over the next 15 years. By 2035, it aims to carry 20 million more passengers than the 32 million recorded in 2019. The rail company said on Wednesday that if Congress provides the funding in President Biden’s plan, it would be able to “bring the Northeast Corridor to a state of good repair and improve trip times, and would also expand Amtrak to underserved communities across the nation,” and “create jobs, improve the quality of life, reduce carbon emissions and generate economic growth....
Experts told Newsweek how Barrett’s appointment could affect Title IX after she wrote an appellate decision last year that made it easier for students accused of committing campus sexual assaults to challenge their university’s handling of the cases. Title IX is the landmark civil rights law passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, aimed at protecting students from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance....
Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, is considered the frontrunner to be nominated by President Donald Trump to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week aged 87. A devout Roman Catholic and mother of seven, 48-year-old Barrett and her husband, Jesse Barrett, are both reportedly members of People of Praise. The group does not publicly list its members and Barrett herself has never commented on the matter....
Klobuchar spoke to CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday about the court’s recent 5-4 decision not to grant a stay against a restrictive new Texas abortion law that effectively bans all abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. There has been significant discussion about the 83-year-old Breyer’s future on the court following the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s decision not to retire during the last Democratic administration. Klobuchar told Bash she was in favor of abolishing the Senate filibuster in order to guarantee abortion rights in the U....
The stand-up comedian and actress was an invited guest on the platform and podcast Wednesday night which is “designed to report news from the perspective of black people, for black people.” Hosted by journalist Jamele Hill, the Trainwreck star appeared on the latest live instalment remotely, along with activists Shaun King and Tamika Mallory and retired basketball player Stephen Jackson. The episode discussed social justice issues such as police brutality in light of the recent deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery....
Now a coalition of environmental groups think they have a way to make the long trek easier for wolves and grizzlies. They are pushing an ambitious and controversial project to construct an animal-friendly corridor that would run 1,800 miles from Yellowstone to Canada’s Yukon Territory. Dubbed Y2Y, the project would replant forests, build animals-only highway overpasses and curtail cattle grazing - all in order to create a ““bright green thread’’ where animals could safely pass....
Clearly, John E. du Pont had become a severely troubled man–and last week, in a bizarre episode at Foxcatcher Farm, his 800-acre family estate in Newtown Square, west of Philadelphia, he became a murder suspect as well. The victim was Dave Schultz, 86, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist and a leading candidate in the 168-pound class for the 1996 U.S. freestyle wrestling team. According to police, Schultz died after being shot twice in the chest and once in the arm with a ....
Selva, a municipality of about 2,500 residents, is on lockdown and appears to be a ghost town during parts of the day, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported on Tuesday. This began just a few days ago—with all restaurants, bars and shopping centers shuttered—after a 27-year-old man returned to the town after sleeping with a former lover. The unidentified woman had returned to her home in the Argentinian city of Córdoba after a trip to Spain just over a week ago....
