“Now I am preparing for the World Cup and I am preparing with the boys at the MIG (Club). It’s my first World Cup and it’s more of a mental preparation. I am also practising at the Bandra Kurla Complex with the senior women’s Mumbai team,” Jemimah said at the annual awards function organised by the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai at the Cricket Club of India on Thursday....
Press secretary Jen Psaki was asked to clarify the Biden administration’s stance after United Nations ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told NPR: “I would not say that we are arguing that it’s imminent, because we are still pursuing a diplomatic solution to give the Russians an off-ramp.” Psaki had described the possible scenario as “imminent” on January 25. The assessment prompted pushback from Ukrainian officials as they urged residents to remain calm....
In one particular incident that went viral on social media, Jennie was already on her way out when she noticed a fan trying to give her a letter. Since her car was at a distance, Jennie asked her manager to drive toward the fan in a bid to collect the letter. The incident won hearts, and Twitter is abuzz with several glimpses of the incident. BLACKPINK’s Jennie wins hearts with her appearance at the TAMBURINS event in Seoul During the TAMBURINS event, the idol was greeted by a massive poster of herself in a popping neon outfit....
The siblings were known publicly to have a close relationship, but in her new documentary, Janet, Janet Jackson has revealed that her superstar brother would taunt her with disparaging names that would hurt her feelings. “There were times when Mike used to tease me and call me names…. ‘Pig, horse, slaughter hog, cow,’” she recalled, per The Sun. “He would laugh about it and I’d laugh too, but then there was somewhere down inside that it would hurt....
Major clubs across Europe, including Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, PSG, Real Madrid, Juventus, and more all could be looking for reinforcements this winter. Other clubs with new spending power such as Newcastle are expected to be heavily involved, while Celtic, Napoli, Roma, Tottenham, and Marseille are also thought to be looking to improve the available squad. The clubs with the biggest needs and the biggest spending ability have been identified, and with that in mind, rumors have begun to truly run rampant....
Fukukara was beaten by 21-year-old Wu Yang from China by 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 9-11, 2-11. Earlier in the day, Ishikawa, the No.4 seed, lost to Singapore’s Feng Tianwei, the No.2 seed, reports Xinhua. Prior to those two defeats, Hirano Sayaka also fell to Wu Yang, losing the opportunity to enter the quarterfinal stage. 0 votes
On that night, Japan’s Naoya “The Monster” Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs), the WBA (regular) bantamweight champion, will take on Juan Carlos Payano (20-1, 9 KOs), while WBA super lightweight champion Kiryl Relikh (22-2, 19 KOs) faces Eduard Troyanovsky (27-1, 24 KOs) at the Yokohama Arena. MORE: Join DAZN and watch the World Boxing Super Series for free Following the Oct. 7 doubleheader in Japan, the remaining 10 quarterfinal matches will be held over the following five Saturdays, continuing on Oct....
According to The Asahi Shimbun, about 20 farmers and construction workers in Kiso, located in Nagano Prefecture, received instructions on shooting air guns the town purchased to deal with crop-raiding macaques. “It’s encouraging that people in the community have banded together for a common cause,” local cabbage farmer Shinji Nakata told the paper. Located in the Kaida Highlands at the base of Mount Ontake, Kiso is popular with farmers due to its high altitude and moderate summer temperatures....
“No vaccine. No medication. Are we supposed to fight with bamboo spears? We’ll be killed by politics if things remain unchanged,” the ad by Tokyo-based publisher Takarajimasha said. The ad showed an illustration of a red coronavirus symbol on a World War II-era photo of Japanese children learning to fight with “naginata” sword-shaped sticks. With the highly-protested Olympics set for July, only 1 percent of the Japanese population is vaccinated....
About 500 miles south of Otani’s game, the lefty ace for the Saitama Seibu Lions, Yusei Kikuchi, absolutely dominated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in a two-run, complete-game effort while striking out 11 for his 13th win of the season. He may not have Otani’s spotlight, but he’s a legitimate prospect with a potential high ceiling in the big leagues. MORE: ‘Japanese Babe Ruth’ wants to pitch in majors next season...
The Pokemon Company confirmed that the Pokemon Center in Hiroshima is closing as of today, August 16. The official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account announced this measure as a precaution due to an employee within the branch testing positive for COVID-19. RELATED: Pokemon GO Player Spending Reaches Highest Peak Since 2016 The Hiroshima Pokemon Center, which opened in 2015 and has Shiny Gyarados as its mascot, will remain closed indefinitely according to the post....
The Stade Louis II side are on the verge of dethroning Paris Saint-Germain as champions, needing just one point from their remaining two games to end the capital side’s dominance, while even two defeats is likely to be enough due to their superior goal difference. Head coach Jardim is not getting carried away, though, and has urged his men to go for the win when they take on Saint-Etienne on Wednesday....
Kushner also wrote that he attempted to keep the diagnosis from Trump but was unsuccessful. Kushner said in Breaking History: A White House Memoir, which will be published on August 23, that he was traveling on Air Force One to the opening of a Louis Vuitton factory when the White House physician informed him of the test results, according to the Times excerpt. He wrote that he wished for the news to remain private and only told his wife, Ivanka Trump, then-White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and two aides....
Yes, that Jared Lorenzen. MORE: Gallery | Aaron Rodgers doesn’t engage in game day sex | Jerry Rice critical of Chiefs The Hefty Lefty was best known playing for Kentucky in college and later as a backup with the Giants and Colts. He’s bumped around and wound up on non-NFL teams. He jokingly offered his help to the Cardinals on Twitter Thursday night. The only problem — other than the fact that Lorenzen is already 33 years old — is that he’s a bit out of shape....
While it has already been announced that a Hobbs and Shaw sequel is in development, Statham told Collider, “Hundreds of millions get spent on making the movie and promoting the movie, so they have to have a good script. We’re motivated to do something about that; we’re waiting for the knock on the door, essentially.” Getting the script right is crucial to big blockbusters like this – it’s much easier to fix story problems at the script stage than months into production when tens of millions of dollars have been spent to create scenes that ultimately don’t work....
The pacer, who had been nursing a stress fracture in the back for the latter part of 2019, returned to the fold against Sri Lanka at Indore, a game where he scalped a solitary batsman. At Pune, the fast bowler looked to be in the requisite rhythm from the outset and he sent Danuskha Gunathilaka packing in the first over of Sri Lanka’s chase. The aforementioned dismissal allowed Bumrah to leapfrog his peers and cast himself as India’s leading wicket-taker in the shortest format....
Tannehill’s injury last week was supposed to put an end to that hope. Instead, it opened the door for Miami to “fall upward” as a franchise at their most important position with its signing of Jay Cutler. Cutler, 34, is more than a mere replacement for an injured quarterback. He’s a short-term upgrade that opens the door for Miami to have a real conversation about Tannehill at the helm of their franchise retool....
The Jazz officially entered full rebuild mode after sending All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cavaliers for Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, three unprotected first-round picks and two future pick swaps. This marks the second All-Star blockbuster trade Utah has pulled off this offseason after sending Rudy Gobert to the Timberwolves in return for five first-round picks and a group of rotation players. Why did they do it? In short, two words: Victor Wembanyama....
