The new head coach of Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), Benjamin Mora stated that he won’t be making any major changes ahead of their Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup clash against Kedah on Friday. Having just been appointed as former head coach Mario Gomez’ replacement mere days before the game, Mora said the team are ready for the game, and he may only undertake some minor changes, believing that his players are ready to go and win the game....
The 2017 Super League title looks destined to stay in the hands of Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) after they recorded a 3-1 win over Sarawak at Tan Sri Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium on Saturday. With only six more rounds of matches to go, the Southern Tigers are sitting pretty at the top of the standings, 11 points ahead of Kedah. Mohammed Ghaddar set the league leaders on their way with the opening goal in the 12th minute but found Sarawak’s defence hard to breach again....
Morata toiled for scant reward as Chelsea were rebuffed during a frustrating opening 45 minutes but he gleefully headed home a pinpoint Cesar Azpilicueta delivery – the sixth time his countryman has supplied an assist to him this season – within a minute of the restart. Marcos Alonso further added to the Spanish flavour with Chelsea’s second, while Cesc Fabregas was easy on the eye in midfield as the reigning champions closed to within a point of Manchester Untied in second....
But Martha’s kitchen is getting a lot hotter. The widening probe into her sale of ImClone stock is now focusing on whether she fabricated a cover-up. And we’re not talking about a chintz duvet. Federal prosecutors are now investigating the queen of perfection for obstruction of justice, in addition to insider trading. Stewart’s alibi that she unloaded her ImClone stock because of a prearranged sell order with her broker may be collapsing....
Austin made the announcement during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. He noted that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops have “effectively” used the HIMARS that they already possess and that the systems “have made such a difference on the battlefield.” The additional HIMARS will bring Ukraine’s total to 16. Austin said President Joe Biden’s administration will also soon be providing Ukraine with more munitions for the HIMARS, as well as “precision-guided artillery ammunition, tactical vehicles and other urgently needed support....
In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Calgary Zoo shared that a wild porcupine recently infiltrated Sarma’s habitat. The porcupine managed to escape, but not before she could inflict some pain on poor Sarma. The zoo said that its veterinary team removed more than 100 quills from Sarma’s paws. “Every inch of Sarma’s body was carefully inspected by our Animal Care Technicians to ensure that all quills were found and safely removed,” the zoo said in their post....
MORE: Why should anyone object to Joe Paterno losing his wins? The petition signed by more than 200 letter-winners spanning five decades also made a formal request for the university to issue an apology to Paterno’s widow. Paterno, the winningest coach in NCAA FBS history, was fired in 2011 after 45 years as Penn State’s coach in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual-abuse scandal. The statue, along with a memorial backdrop, was removed from campus in July 2012, much to the chagrin of the Nittany Lion faithful and former players....
The full scale of Bird Box’s impact has finally been revealed. Netflix revealed more than 80 million subscribers watched the movie. That’s nearly half of the platform’s 158 million worldwide subscriber base. The data was included in Netflix’s third-quarter earnings report, released Wednesday, and included the figures for viewership across original films and TV shows from October 2018 to September. Bird Box wasn’t just the most-watched film on Netflix over the course of a year, it was the most-watched title overall....
Thailand park service officials are saying many of the 86 tigers died of a virus and were weakened by the stress of relocation. Officials also accuse the monks at the temple of inbreeding the tigers. The monks have denied this accusation, as well as accusations of animal abuse and trafficking while the tigers were under their care. “They did not die because of inbreeding,” temple caretaker Athithat Srimanee told Reuters....
The Reds face the holders in the decider in Kiev on Saturday, when Zinedine Zidane’s side will be aiming to become the first team since Bayern Munich in 1976 to win the European Cup three times in succession. Madrid’s Portuguese superstar Ronaldo has been enjoying a rich vein of scoring form in recent months, but Scotland left-back Robertson knows the Spanish giants have plenty of other potent threats within their ranks....
With the regular season just days away, news broke Wednesday that Bills offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson is appealing a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. FANTASY: Week 1 rankings: RB | WR | QB According to ESPN, the suspension is related to a treatment he received for his Crohn’s disease. Henderson, who admitted to having marijuana issues while in college at Miami, started all 16 games as a rookie in 2014, but that number dropped to 10 last season and he’s listed as a backup on the current depth chart....
Spain 7/1 to win World Cup Moreno won the last of his three senior caps against Bolivia in May 2014 while still with Sevilla. Poor form led to the 25-year-old having limited first-team opportunities at Anfield last season, with manager Jurgen Klopp preferring career midfielder James Milner at full-back. But Moreno has regained his spot as first-choice this term, starting eight Premier League matches and all four of Liverpool’s Champions League group stage games....
The list of top artists had familiar names like Bad Bunny—who was the most-streamed artist globally for the third year in a row—and Taylor Swift. But Spotify Wrapped has caused some controversy because of the inclusion of Morgan Wallen in one top list, as well as the country singer’s appearance on personalized Wrapped lists that users shared online. In early 2021, a video leaked of Wallen using a racial slur, which resulted in a huge backlash that included his music being removed from radio stations and the Academy of Country Music deciding his recent album would be ineligible for its awards....
The Morocco international was stretchered off in the 55th minute as the Green and Whites sealed a 2-1 win over Villarreal at the Estadio Benito Villamarin. And the Seville outfit have confirmed that the former Alaves and Levante player is set for six months on the sidelines, a lengthy spell that could prevent him from featuring for Herve Renard’s men at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “Bad news. Feddal has been reported to suffer an Achilles tendon rupture,” the club tweeted....
A survey by The Economist/YouGov found that support for the president’s commitment to choose a Black woman outpaced opposition to the move by more than two to one. The poll comes as Biden is expected to name his choice by the end of February and as some Republicans have criticized the president’s decision, with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) suggesting the nominee will be a “beneficiary” of affirmative action. The poll, published late on Thursday, asked respondents if they supported or opposed nominating a Black woman to the nation’s highest court....
Among the most significant findings, scientists say the data has shed new light on the composition and origin of Arrokoth—formerly known as “Ultima Thule”—while also providing answers to a long-running scientific debate over how the building blocks of planets, known as planetesimals, were formed. Arrokoth is a reddish, 22-mile-long object made up of two planetesimals joined together—one of which is bigger than the other, giving an appearance similar to a snowman....
Only the names that define generations are welcomed back to compete for glory at multiple World Cups, leaving their mark on the world’s biggest sporting show. From Maradona to Cafu, Maldini to Ronaldo, the players present on the all-time appearances list at World Cups evoke fond memories. For four years, these great players fight to play as many World Cup minutes as possible, but who has amassed the most appearances?...
During the second day of his trial, House managers argued that Trump fueled the riot with his rhetoric leading up to it and that he did little to restrain the mob after it got out of control. They pointed to his tweets during the riot and a short video he released telling rioters to “go home” and that they were “very special.” “Senators, you’ve seen all the evidence so far and this is clear: On January 6th, President Trump left everyone in this Capitol for dead,” Representative Joaquin Castro said last Wednesday....
