Posts

The Swiss left-hander needed just 76 minutes to beat ninth seed Strycova 6-3 6-0 for her best WTA Tour win by ranking and tournament round. Teichmann had double Strycova’s winners (22 to 11), while the Czech failed to convert any of her break-point chances. Home favourite Karolina Muchova also reached a maiden Tour final by overcoming Bernarda Pera 6-2 7-5 in the other semi-final. At Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Morocco, Johanna Konta reached a first final in 10 months thanks to a 6-2 7-6 (9-7) triumph over fourth seed and 2018 finalist Ajla Tomljanovic....

Telegram Founder Slams Apple’s iPhone Pavlov certainly didn’t mince his words. In a public post on his Telegram channel, Durov called people who use an iPhone a “digital slave” to the company: He also criticized Apple’s decision to disallow third-party app stores on the iPhone. Durov’s App Store comment echoes accusations that Fortnite maker Epic Games in its lawsuit has leveled against Apple. Epic is arguing that Apple is stifling competition and creativity by not allowing third-party stores on the iPhone....

Co-creator/writer/director and star Ricky Gervais makes this fake horrifyingly real, drawing on his seven years in an office working as the entertainment manager for the University of London Union. Gervais actually didn’t mind going to his job, and he quite likes his character, boss David Brent, the cringe-worthiest of them all. “He’s sad as opposed to dangerous,” says Gervais. “His worst crime is he’s confused being popular with being respected and so he’s not either....

The bad blood between Swift and West started more than a decade ago now at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when West infamously crashed the stage after Swift won best female music video. West said Beyoncé should have won instead and overshadowed Swift’s win. The moment went down in music history, prompting Swift and West to talk about it in interviews and write songs about it, before they eventually became friends....

That’s not the long-range plan for the Horned Frogs. No. 6 TCU (10-1) made that clear with a 48-10 domination of Texas (6-6) in Austin on Thanksgiving night. TCU wants a spot in that playoff, sure, but they also want to claim the state of Texas. They might already be there. They proved that against the Longhorns. TCU controlled a game that tripped a few upset alarms. The Horned Frogs proved they still have the most-reliable defense in the Lone Star State....

You read that right. TCU scored 82 points on Texas Tech on Saturday while the Horned Frogs’ men’s basketball team scored more than 82 points just once last season, their 98-75 victory over five-win Grambling State. MORE: Top Week 9 performances | Top 25 | Week 9 photos TCU’s 82 points set a Big 12 record for most points scored in a conference game as well as the program’s single-game scoring record....

Coach Gary Patterson spoke on SiriusXM Radio Thursday morning, and said Doctson, a senior, would be gone after the season, not that he’s done for the season, as originally interpreted. Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman spoke to Patterson Thursday afternoon and the coach said his star wideout is “ready to play” Saturday. Patterson then confirmed it on his Twitter account. MORE: 2016 NFL mock draft | Five things we learned from TCU’s loss in Stillwater...

Get used to this picture; around the world, more adults and kids are learning Chinese. Beijing is pouring money into new Confucius Institutes (Chinese language and culture centers), and two U.S. senators recently proposed spending $1.3 billion on Chinese-language programs over the next five years. From Ulan Bator to Chicago, it sometimes seems as if everyone is trying to learn the language now spoken by a fifth of the world’s population....

Follow Leicester vs Man Utd LIVE! Bailly replaces the injured Phil Jones at the heart of the United defence while club captain Wayne Rooney is absent from the 18-man squad due to illness. There is still no place in the starting XI for Anthony Martial, with Marcus Rashford starting on the left alongside Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata. Elswehere, Chris Smalling starts at centre-back with Marcos Rojo shifting to the left-back slot in place of Daley Blind....

The pair had been struggling with muscle issues picked up in the win at West Bromwich Albion last weekend, but take their positions in the heart of defence and at the base of midfield respectively. Martial breaks Man Utd 40-year curse Ragnar Klavan once again misses out through a small medial ligament problem, while Daniel Sturridge has suffered a reoccurrence of his hip injury. The absence of the 27-year-old has opened up a space on the bench for exciting teenager Rhian Brewster, who is named in a senior squad for the first time....

A gifted team of athletes is representing the nation in Japan, with several standout names competing in a variety of sports. The U.S. women’s soccer team (USWNT) are 5/4 favourites with Betway to win the gold medal as Alex Morgan and co look to add to their impressive collection of honors. They will be looking to improve on a disappointing campaign in 2016. Despite assumptions that they would dominate again, the U....

Ventura was sacked on Wednesday, two days after a goalless draw at home to Sweden meant that Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. Tavecchio, 74, is under pressure to follow suit but has so far stood his ground. “The debacle was technical, the coach made the wrong technical choices,” he said in a trailer for a programme which will be broadcast by the Mediaset network on Sunday....

The clip, shared by TikTok user Jennifer Milikowsky (@thetripawdtwins), documents rescue dog Daisy’s journey of learning to walk up the stairs again. The 4-year-old Golden Pyrenees’ leg was amputated sometime in 2019 due to an infection. The emotional footage shows her overcoming her fear—from being confused by the bottom step to dashing to the top without a second thought. Since being shared on December 1, the post has received 3....

The viral clip, shared on TikTok last Thursday by Mei_the_puppy, shows Luna, a rescue dog from Romania joining her new forever home where her sister, who was adopted a few weeks prior, was waiting for her to finally settle for good. The poster explained that before entering the country both dogs were tested at the borders and were totally healthy. And they also took them to a veterinarian directly after taking them home....

Sorry, hockey internet! Sorry, #TeemuForever! But 43 years old is 43 years old, and the Ducks have enough right wingers to make Selanne's exit feasible. As he's done for the last several years, Selanne is taking his time to decide whether he'll return for another potentially final season, but the rhetoric has changed a bit this time around. He sounds ready to go and expects to make a decision by next week, but he needs assurances....

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PARTING SHOT WITH H. ALAN SCOTT ON APPLE PODCASTS OR SPOTIFY The teenager explains how he decided to move into the house as the lease on his place is up soon, explaining to his stepfather that he will take the master bedroom and they can move in to the other room. “He started crying how bedroom is his safe space and all my mom’s things are there which gives him peace....

The teenage boy who had sustained gunshot wounds was rushed to the Good Samaritan Hospital in the city by a private vehicle, Lafayette Police Department said. However, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Officers were called to the medical facility at 200 Exampla Circle at around 1.07 am on Sunday, the police department added. After gathering information at the hospital, investigators attended a home in the 400 block of West Oak Street....

Covington Police said the 17-year-old turned himself in to police headquarters around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. He is now in custody and is charged with four counts of first-degree assault, one count of first-degree rioting and possession of a handgun by a minor. Police are charging him as a juvenile at this time. Monday’s shooting began around 6:45 p.m. after a large fight broke out involving several individuals when shots were fired....

Thirteen-year-old FIDE Master Diptayan Ghosh stunned Grandmaster Barbosa Oliver of the Philippines in the third round of the SDAT – RMK Chennai Open International Grandmaster chess tournament here Thursday. Top seed Grandmaster Aleksandrov Aleksej shared the lead with 3.0 points along with 16 players including Grandmasters Oleksienko Mikhailo (Ukraine), SP Sethuraman, Neelotpal Das (both India), John Paul Gomez (Philippines), Hoang Thanh Trang (Hungary) and International Masters MR Venkatesh, MS Thejkumar, Himanshu Sharma (all India) among others....