After a four-hour-long meeting, the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) was undecided on the issue and appeared to be waiting for an indication from the government before it can take a call. “The June 16 (India vs Pakistan) match is very far away. We will take a call on that much later. We will take a decision only after consultations with the government,” CoA Chairman Vinod Rai told reporters after the meeting....
NEWSWEEK: Have you been in contact with General Musharraf and other military leaders since the coup? BHUTTO: I have tried to establish contact with them, but they have yet to return my calls. I hope they would move on to democratization. That is the main message I wish to convey. Did you have a relationship with General Musharraf when you were in office? We actually had a working relationship with him....
Sadie Salt tragically passed away at St Mary’s hospital in London on Saturday, two days after emergency services were called to the Mini Learners nursery in Radlett, Hertfordshire. Friends of the family have now launched a petition to ban what they have described as awkward food from nurseries. The petition states: “This is a petition we never thought we’d be writing. Tragically on the 14th November 2020, Darren’s best friend’s daughter lost her life after choking on a piece of sausage whilst having her lunch at nursery....
Berisha was shown a red card in the 58th minute of Victory’s 3-2 win over Roar on Friday night with the striker dismissed for elbowing DeVere. While replays suggested the contact was minimal and accidental, the assistant referee recommended a red card to referee Chris Beath. “Bes is really unlucky. I haven’t come across anyone that says it’s a red card,” Muscat said afterwards. “Luke DeVere comes up to me after the game and was embarrassed because he said ‘I wasn’t making a meal of it....
Messi saw a second-half spot-kick saved by Hannes Thor Halldorsson as Argentina were held to a surprise 1-1 draw in their opening Group D fixture. As a result, the Albiceleste are now under additional pressure ahead of Thursday’s clash with Croatia, who began their campaign with a routine 2-0 win over Nigeria. Sampaoli is confident his team are over their initial troubles, though, and insists Messi cannot be held solely responsible for Argentina’s fortunes in Russia....
Since entering the league in 2015, he has been a great player, though he has had injury issues in the past. The center fielder has played over 100 games in just one season in his career, 2017. Last season, in just 61 games played, Buxton hit .306 and had 19 home runs. Even in such short periods of time, Buxton has shown flashes of being a true MLB superstar....
The 34-year-old, who was also fined £30,000, is alleged by the FA to have made 1,260 bets over a 10-year period between March 2006 and May 2016. Barton hit with 18-month ban from football Barton, who confirmed his intention to appeal against the length of his suspension, accepts that be broke FA rules, but claims the governing body’s sanction is too harsh and that it did not take into account his gambling addiction, for which he provided a medical report....
The man was walking outside his home in the Edwards community to retrieve his dog when the incident occurred, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It is the seventh bear attack this year in the state, according to the agency. The sow charged at the unidentified man while he was walking and took a swipe at him. He rushed inside his home for safety and suffered no further injuries....
The incident occurred during the 40th over of Australia’s innings when Green had just arrived at the crease. With left-arm spinner Liam Dawson bowling the over, Buttler said the words, “Big auction coming up, Daws”. The Australian youngster is likely to be one of the hottest picks in the IPL 2023 auction set to take place on December 23. Green’s emergence in T20 cricket happened during the three-game T20 series against India in September when he clobbered the ball all over the place after coming up at the top of the order....
The CBS show returned to screens in July and over the weeks the housemates competed for Head of Household, Power of Veto, and to keep their spots in the competition. Ahead of the finale the final three contestants were Taylor Hale, Monte Taylor and Matthew “Turner” Turner, with Taylor and Monte, who have recently been involved in a romance with each other, then making it through to the final two....
Christie, who is currently leading the game as the first Head of Household on the CBS reality show, has seemingly gained some strong-willed enemies in her first week in the Big Brother house. She owns and operates the Boutique Mystic Earth in Staten Island. On Monday, an anonymous user posted a one-star Google Review of Mystic Earth and called out Christie by name. “Then a south Asian person walked in and I saw her ask them to leave,” they said in the latter half of their seemingly false review....
Reports suggest a fraction of the tickets allocated to the four competing clubs – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia – have been sold ahead of the opening game on Wednesday. The first fixture sees Valencia face Zinedine Zidane’s side, with Barcelona taking on Atletico in the second semi-final on Thursday. And Pizzi, who played for Barcelona between 1996-98 and recently had a spell in charge of the Saudi Arabia national team, is confident the venues will be full for all of the matches....
The 44-year-old Australian said: “There have been questions asked about where we should have dropped certain players in some matches, but I believe that when you have talented players in your squad, you just keep backing them. You know that we have players who can turn it around quite quickly as it takes just one innings or match to get going in a tournament like this.” He added: “In the first phase of the tournament, players like Rishabh (Pant) might have had certain thoughts around his mind about the World Cup selection, but to be honest, that 78* in the first match against Mumbai was what got us the win....
Shapiro slammed Gorman on Twitter, calling her work “bad and boring.” He was commenting on Gorman’s reimagining of the American national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner, which seemed to criticize the country for its recent troubles. Gorman has received a mix of praise and condemnation from many online as her work effectively divided opinions and started a conversation. Gorman’s reworking of the national anthem included lines like, “O say can we see, by the Gone’s early flight” and “O say does that scar-mangled banner yet save Our land of the free and the home of the brave?...
The Blues spent big bringing in the France international midfielder from Monaco over the summer. His arrival helped to nudge Nemanja Matic through the exits, with Antonio Conte placing greater trust in a fresh face than a proven Premier League title winner. That decision has been queried on a regular basis, with Lampard the latest to admit that the Bakayoko experiment is yet to deliver the required results. The Blues icon wrote in a column for the Evening Standard: “Tiemoue Bakayoko will need to raise his game at Chelsea to keep Danny Drinkwater from taking his place on a more regular basis....
Developed by Supergiant Games, Bastion turned heads at this year’s E3 (check out Game Rant’s hands-on) thanks to a beautiful art style, tight controls and a genuinely entertaining narrator who actively narrates your every action. Slated as part of Xbox Live’s Summer Of Arcade promotion, gamers have been eagerly awaiting the chance to get their hands on the title. According to the developers, PC gamers also have reason to be excited....
Once Catwoman was revealed as a playable character, not just a cameo for the upcoming sequel to Arkham Asylum, it was clear that the developers at Rocksteady were going to be exploring new territory. The methods for traversal and combat are vastly different, but the addition of Selina Kyle will also be bringing the classic tension between the two black-suited crimefighters to gamers everywhere. That’s according to Paul Dini, the legendary comic book writer who has penned the script for Arkham City....
Yes, you can finally start beating up psychotic clowns and random thugs while exploring the grim and gritty Arkham City this Fall. Australian gamers get the game on the 19th, while European players have to wait until October 21st. The game is expected to improve on its award-winning predecessor in every way, promising an environment at least five times larger than in Arkham Asylum, and a focused single player experience....
It’s no secret that Batman utilizes the most high-tech gadgetry in order to help subdue and strike fear into the hearts of his foes with style and panache. Whether it’s remote-controlled batarangs, electricity-infused gloves, or freeze-bombs, the Lucius Fox helmed Research and Development Division of Wayne Tech keeps the Bat stocked to the teeth with the cutting edge in weapons technology. Thankfully, Rocksteady Studios has paid close attention to Batman’s formidable, yet non-lethal arsenal throughout the course of its series of games centered around the Dark Knight....
That slogan, “Above and Beyond the Call,” is clearly a potshot at Activision’s extremely lucrative franchise, but one that is subtle enough not to ruffle too many feathers. We doubt that any of the Call of Duty team will be happy to see said slogan, but hopefully it adds a little fuel to their creative fire. Critical praise and clever tagline aside, the trailer does showcase the many facets of the Battlefield 3 experience that have gamers excited....
