By Irem Koca and Sami Aboudi ISTANBUL/DUBAI (Reuters) - A wealthy Turkish socialite and her friends were among the 11 people killed on Sunday when a private plane bringing them home from a Dubai bachelorette party crashed into an Iranian mountainside. The plane was owned by the private holding company of Turkish businessman Huseyin Basaran, and carried eight passengers and three crew, an official for Turkey's transport ministry said. Basaran, a former deputy chairman of Trabzonspor football club... Читать дальше...
Tye Sheridan, who stars as Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops in the the upcoming “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” teased that the new movie is “more of a drama versus a superhero film.” “Jean goes crazy in the movie,” Sheridan told TheWrap at SXSW about the new chapter in the Fox-based Marvel franchise that centers on Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey, a.k.a. Phoenix. “Well, Cyclops doesn’t think she’s going crazy — Cyclops just thinks she’s gotta work some stuff out,” he said. “It’s interesting, the drama in the movie. Читать дальше...
Tye Sheridan, who stars as Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops in the the upcoming “X-Men” film “Dark Phoenix,” teased the movie as “more of a drama versus a superhero film.” “Jean goes crazy in the movie,” Sheridan told TheWrap at SXSW while discussing his other new film, “Friday’s Child.” “Well, Cyclops doesn’t think she’s going crazy; Cyclops just thinks she’s gotta work some stuff out. It’s interesting, the drama in the movie. We treated this movie as much more of a drama versus a superhero film.”... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Between an emotional win in their last game and an early start to this one, there were plenty of reasons why the Toronto Raptors might not be sharp. And a pretty simple reason why they were. "We just want to hoop, man," All-Star DeMar DeRozan said. "Every time we get an opportunity to hoop, we're going out there and doing what we know how to do and that's to play, whether if it's an early game, a late game, whatever it may be. No matter who we're playing." Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points... Читать дальше...
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Sierra Leone's main opposition party took a slight lead in the country's presidential race with 75 percent of votes counted. But with outright victory still out of reach, the candidates are now looking to form possible coalitions in the likely event of a runoff election. The Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) candidate, retired Gen. Julius Maada Bio, holds 43.3 percent of the vote, edging in front of the ruling All People's Congress (APC) party candidate, former foreign minister Samura Kamara... Читать дальше...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong residents voted Sunday in elections that give opposition supporters the chance to recapture lost ground in a contest measuring voters’ appetite for democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese city. The vote pitted pro-Beijing loyalists against opposition candidates competing for four seats in the city’s semi-democratic legislature. They’re among six seats left empty when a group of lawmakers were expelled following a 2016 controversy over their oaths, which they used to defy China. Читать дальше...
We all were, but Virgil was actually on the pitch dealing with it. One of the most anticipated matches of the year took place on Saturday and ended about how you’d expect. Even though Liverpool were on a good run of form once again, they were unable to break down their northwestern rivals Manchester United at their home stadium and went back with nothing but a widened gap between second and third place. Virgil van Dijk played against United on Saturday for the first time as a Liverpool player and... Читать дальше...
France's Sebastien Bourdais won the IndyCar season-opener at St. Petersburg, Florida, for the second straight year, seizing the triumph as the race leaders crashed on the penultimate lap.
Читать дальше...Russell Westbrook recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 98th career triple-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder cruise to a 104-94 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Jerami Grant scored 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting and Corey Brewer added 12 points as the Thunder won for the fifth time in seven games. Paul George had 11 points and 10 rebounds, Alex Abrines tallied 11 points and Patrick Patterson had 10. Davis Bertans and Rudy Gay scored 14 points apiece to lead the sinking Spurs... Читать дальше...
Germany international striker Timo Werner said Sunday he will remain with RB Leipzig next season, quashing rumours of a move away from last year's Bundesliga runners-up.
Читать дальше...Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech delivered a man-of-the-match performance against Watford to finally set a new record for Premier League clean sheets, reports The S*n. The 35-year-old kept his 200th clean sheet in the top-flight, having saved a penalty from Watford’s Troy Deeney to earn it. Cech had gone 10 games in the league without shutting out a side after he kept his 199th clean sheet and he revealed his delight to Arsenal.com. “It’s been a while and I have to say that it’s never happened that I’ve... Читать дальше...
Police video shows a man creeping on the sidewalk with a gun in his hand moments before running up on his victim and shooting him in the Bronx, authorities said on Sunday. The footage released by cops on Sunday afternoon shows the gun-toting man and three others just before 6:30 p.m. on Friday scurrying around...
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Authorities have uncovered human remains under concrete in the backyard of a Disney worker who disappeared in 2015. Michael Shaver has been missing for three years. Authorities went to the monorail mechanic’s home on Feb. 16 and his 35-year-old wife Laurie Shaver allowed investigators to search the home. It’s not clear what...
Ce n'est pas un hasard si la Symphonie numéro 3 de Beethoven, communément appelée Symphonie héroïque retentissait dimanche après-midi à la Cathédrale Holy Trinity. Un concert-bénéfice avait lieu pour Aymen Derbali, ce survivant de l'attentat à la grande mosquée de Québec devenu tétraplégique en essayant de protéger ses camarades.
BERLIN – Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Borussia Dortmund snatched a dramatic 3-2 victory over top six rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
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That's right. It's time.
Vegas makes it's way into Buffalo. Yours truly will be there along with many other insane SabreSpacers looking to bring the mojo.
Look.. we know where things have gone. We hope to see where things are going. The Buffalo Amerks are ready to take on the upstarts who have taken the league by storm.
It's a 1pm start which means even if you needed to get to Cracker Barrel you've got plenty of time. If you needed to make sure that you weren't screwed over by losing an hour tonight... Читать дальше...
Tuesday evening sees The Wells travel to Medway to face Chatham Town.
The Chats currently sit one place below The Wells in 17th in their first season back in the SCEFL having been relegated from the Ryman South division last season.
James Collins's side have amassed 26pts from 28 games with a record of 7 wins, 5 draws and 16 defeats.
The Wells remain in 16th after Saturdays 1-1 draw away to Whitstable Town. Jason Bourne's men have now moved to within 2pts of 14th placed Sheppey Utd. Читать дальше...
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Authorities in upstate New York are investigating the death of a Binghamton University nursing student. Police tell Newsday that 22-year-old Haley Anderson, of Westbury, Long Island was found dead at an off-campus residence on Friday. Her death was later ruled a homicide. Police say a male nursing student at the university who had a previous relationship with the victim is a person of interest. They say the male student had left the country on an international flight before the... Читать дальше...
Apparently ours weigh in 13th comfortably mid table
Wolves – Fosun International - £7bn
Barnsley: New City Capital led by Chien Lee - £6.5bn
Fulham: Shahid Khan - £5.2bn
Bristol City: Steve Lansdown - £1.5bn
Sunderland – Ellis Short - £1bn
Aston Villa: Dr Xia Jiantong (Tony) PhD, Professor, Entrepreneur and Genius Billionaire - £990m
Cardiff City: Vincent Tan - £940m
Preston North End – Trevor Hemmings - £850m
Ipswich Town: Marcus Evans - £765m
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OH COME ON
Not an hour after finding out that Cincinnati Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani is again fighting an oblique injury, Brandon Finnegan took the mound to pitch against the Seattle Mariners and Ichiro. Hey, he even struck Ichiro out!
Things quickly devolved, however, and two batters later the team’s training staff was mound-bound to talk to Finnegan, as they’d noticed that something wasn’t quite right. He immediately exited the game after walking the second batter he faced... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party’s hierarchy acknowledged the “perceived influence” of insiders over voters in picking a presidential nominee, but don’t know yet how to settle an issue that bedeviled the bitter nomination fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in 2016. At issue is the role of Democratic National Committee members, elected officials and other party dignitaries — known collectively superdelegates at presidential conventions. They overwhelmingly favored Clinton... Читать дальше...
The Church of Scientology has announced the launch of its own television network, which will go on the air on DirecTV and several OTT services Monday. “It’s TIME for us to tell OUR story…” reads a tweet from the new network, titled ScientologyTV. The tweet includes a promotional video that says, “The only thing more interesting than what you’ve heard…is what you haven’t.” three, two, one…HELLO WORLD, and greetings from Scientology Media Productions in Hollywood, CA! It’s TIME for us to tell OUR... Читать дальше...
Bei Demonstrationen in deutschen und anderen europäischen Städten haben am Wochenende zahlreiche Menschen gegen die türkische Militäroffensive gegen Kurden in Nordsyrien protestiert. Zudem gab es eine Reihe von Brandanschlägen auf türkische Domizile, bei denen der Hintergrund nicht eindeutig, ein Zusammenhang zu den Protesten aber nicht ausgeschlossen war.