London, Aug 7 (PTI) Young England batsman Oliver Pope says his tender age should not be an issue, if he is picked to play in the second Test against India at Lord’s, starting Thursday. The 20-year-old has scored 684 runs for Surrey in the county championship this season and was called up to the England squad to replace left-handed Dawid Malan. “Everyone always says if you’re good enough, your old enough....
Match Details Fixture: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies | NBA Season 2020-21 Date & Time: Wednesday, April 28th, 9 PM ET (Thursday, 6:30 AM IST) Venue: FedExForum, Memphis, TN Portland Trail Blazers Preview The Portland Trail Blazers were finally able to end their five-game slide against the Indiana Pacers last night. Terry Stotts’ men have won only four of their 14 games so far in April and will be hoping to build some momentum....
Match Details Fixture: Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards | NBA Season 2020-21 Date & Time: Tuesday, February 2nd, 8 PM ET (Wednesday, 6:30 AM IST) Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC Portland Trail Blazers Preview The Portland Trail Blazers have seen injuries taking a toll on their results for a second-straight year. CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic, and Zach Collins are all weeks away from making their return. Their makeshift lineup is mediocre defensively and as a result, they were mauled by the Milwaukee Bucks in their previous encounter....
The Lille striker’s goal after 109 minutes at the Stade de France in Paris secured an unlikely first major trophy for his country, after captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo had been forced off with injury midway through the first half. A dominant start from France to Sunday’s final kept Portugal pegged firmly back in their half and Fernando Santos’ side looked to be facing a supremely tough task when Ronaldo was carried off in tears after failing to recover from a Dimitri Payet challenge that jarred his left knee....
Hector Cuper’s men will begin their preparation for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Switzerland with an encounter against Fernando Santos’s squad. Both sides have only met twice on the international scene with the Selecao das Quinas claiming victories on both occasions in 1995 and 2005. “The March games are already defined and we’re going back to Switzerland! Portugal x Egypt, Portugal x Netherlands,” the Portuguese FA tweeted. Egypt who will be playing in the quadrennial event for the first time in 28 years have been drawn in Group A with hosts Russia, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia....
Krish has previously played in several district level tournaments, and now he plays for Steadfast Football Club in Mumbai. He came back from Portugal in consideration for his studies back home. The club, through their various brands such as Dare to Dream and Let’s Play has been trying to set up a partnership with the Indian Super League (ISL). Krish has won the most valuable player award two times in a row for his school team, which he considers among his highest points in life....
The image was posted on Reddit by user SwiftNL, who claims to have gotten it through a private Instagram group made up of video game and music industry producers. It reportedly shows the menu screen for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which is apparently being internally-tested at Infinity Ward. Overall, the menu looks pretty basic, showing just a potential logo and a “press X” underneath of that, with the copyright notice at the bottom....
The Payback card was supposed to be Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton singles match but it is now changed to Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns by WWE. As of now, Bryan will be a part of the WWE Title picture in July and August of this year. One could expect two high profile heel turns at Payback. The superstars in question are rumours to be Daniel Bryan and Chris Jericho....
Some facilities may also be offering modified services and operating on a reduced schedule amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But what about the Post Office and other mail services? Here we look at the New Year’s Day hours and delivery information for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and courier services. Post Office Hours on New Year’s Day 2022 Most USPS services are closed on New Year’s Day, apart from Priority Mail Express, which will be delivered on January 1....
Cao, a tall, wiry man in his 50s, is part of DEC Group’s senior management team. He doesn’t want to give his full name as he has not sought permission to talk to us, but he is willing to discuss the earthquake’s terrible aftermath. When the quake hit last Monday, it demolished not only some of the Dongfang Turbine Factory works (designed to withstand a 7.0 quake) but also the factory’s primary, middle, and technical training schools in the Sichuan mountain town of Hanwang....
The 17-year-old shortstop from Puerto Rico failed a drug test, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. It is not known what drug was detected in the test. (UPDATE, June 8: Baseball America reported Perez tested positive for an unspecified performance-enhancing drug. BA also reported Kentucky infielder JaVon Shelby tested positive for Adderall, a stimulant.) MORE: Teams’ biggest draft regrets | Draft time, TV info The draft begins Thursday and Perez has been projected in some mock drafts to go as high as second the Reds....
The 76-year-old Canadian lawyer – who was WADA’s inaugural president from 1999-2007 and sits on its Foundation Board – wrote in his blog for influential sports politics website InsideTheGames that those demanding WADA be overhauled had their own personal agendas. The end-of-year deadline was set in September, when WADA lifted a ban on the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), paving the way for Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports after a report which uncovered a state-sponsored doping programme in Russia....
Lately agencies have been doing it all the time. Fueling the fickleness: cost pres- sures, a shortage of fresh ideas and job-hopping marketing execs who hire new agencies to get a fresh start. Companies may hire investment bankers based on their reputations, but before hiring an ad agency they want to compare roughed-out commercials from several contenders. “Agencies are being crushed by the amount of work that’s expected,” says consultant Lee Anne Morgan....
The Carnival Vista, run by Carnival Cruise Line, lost power during a trip to the Caribbean on Wednesday evening, according to a brand ambassador for the firm. John Heald wrote on Facebook: “At the moment the ship (Vista) has lost some of the power from the midship to the forward section of the vessel. “This means we have no lighting and the elevators and air-conditioning systems are at the moment not working but we have confirmed nobody is inside the elevators....
First Five: 02-28-31-44-52Powerball: 18Power Play: 3x Saturday night’s 02/27/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $106 million, with a cash option of $75.6 million. There was no grand prize winner, so the next jackpot on Wednesday 03/03/21 will be $123 million. Here are the winning numbers from last Wednesday night’s drawing: First Five: 04-33-43-53-65 Powerball: 21 Power Play: 3x Wednesday’s 02/24/21 Powerball jackpot was $90 million. There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, nor was there a ticket sold that matched the first five white balls, and just missing out on the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize....
First Five: 07-08-35-50-65Powerball: 20Power Play: 4x Wednesday night’s 05/06/20 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $59 million, with a cash option of $48.3 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales furthered lottery projections, according to officials. The winning numbers on Saturday (05/02/20) for the $51 million Powerball jackpot were: 13-16-33-58-68 with a Powerball of 24. The Power Play was 5x. There was no grand prize winner on Saturday, nor was there a ticket sold that matched all five white balls, and just missing out on the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....
First Five: 08-27-44-51-61 Powerball: 14 Power Play: 3x Tonight’s 12/04/19 jackpot was estimated at $120 million, with a cash option of $82.7 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales furthered lottery projections, according to officials. Winning numbers from the 11/30/19 jackpot of $110 million on Saturday were: 15-35-42-63-68 Powerball: 18 Power Play: 4x There was no grand prize winner on Saturday, nor were there any tickets sold that matched all five white balls for the second prize of $1 million....
You could buy the equivalent of eight Caribbean islands, or 100 Lamborghini Veneno Roadsters, or maybe the five most expensive apartments in New York City. It’s a choice someone might soon face, thanks to the Powerball jackpot rising to an estimated $472 million (cash option $342 million). That prize could be even bigger if sales are higher than projected for the next drawing, officials say. If it is won on Tuesday, the grand prize would be the eleventh largest Powerball jackpot ever claimed....
The winning numbers on January 6, 2021, were 1, 20, 22, 60 and 66, while the Powerball was 3 and the Power Play was 3x. There were no grand prize winners but two lucky players matched the five white balls without the Power Play option, each earning $1 million, according to the Powerball website. There were 31 winners who matched four white balls and the Powerball, earning them each $50,000....
The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday were: 03, 20, 48, 54 and 59. The Powerball was 04. The Power Play multiplier was set at 4X. Officials said no one won the $130 million jackpot or the match five prize of $1 million. However, a match five + Power Play prize of $2 million was claimed in Louisiana, according to the Powerball website. Two people claimed a $200,000 prize thanks to matching four balls plus the Powerball, according to the lotto website....
