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 A love of basketball doesn’t keep the lights on; that’s how Brittney Griner explained what pushes so many professional women basketball players from the United States to leave the country to play the game. The search for salaries befitting world-class athletes is also why Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, travelled last year to Russia – setting off a 10-month ordeal that saw her arrested, convicted on drug charges, and jailed in a penal colony. KEEP READING Brittney Griner says she will return to playing basketball What is the Russian penal colony where Brittney Griner was sent? Brittney Griner lands in the US after Russia prisoner exchange But for Griner, whose detention and release in a prisoner swap in December drew headlines around the world, the days of playing abroad are behind her. “I can say for me, I’m never going overseas to play again unless I’m representing my country at the Olympics,” the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star said on April 27 in her

After a meeting with investment partners at the JPMorgan Chase offices in midtown Manhattan last April, three Larry H. Miller Company executives walked the few blocks to Major League Baseball’s headquarters on the Avenue of the Americas. Opened in 2019, the sleek office space exudes a high-tech vibe but there’s no question that baseball is the center of it all. There’s red stitching on the leather-wrapped reception desk. Large murals of some of the sport’s greats adorn the walls. Banks of monitors provide live updates, statistics and games. Designed to support innovation, the interior embodies baseball past, present and future. Larry H. Miller Company CEO Steve Starks, managing partner Dave Smith and chief financial officer Ian McDonald were there to talk about the future. The business empire Larry and Gail Miller built has undergone a transformational change the past three years. The Miller family sold the Utah Jazz to Ryan Smith. The Millers peeled off the auto dealerships that helpe

  Compound archery is not part of the Olympics, but winning two gold medals at a World Cup augurs well for India’s prospects at the Asian Games later this year. Teenager Parathamesh Jawkar got the better of World No. 1 Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands to clinch the gold in the men’s individual competition at the World Cup – Stage 2 in Shanghai on Saturday, while Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale pocketed the mixed team title by, beating the top-seeded Koreans. The Indian duo had also emerged on top at the previous World Cup stage in Antalya, Turkey, as well. But it was the feat of youngster Prathamesh which has given India a good vibe for the future. He had upstaged Koreans Kim Jongho and Choi Yonghee earlier in the competition before beating the Dutch stalwart 149-148 in a high-scoring final. The 19-year-old dropped just one point from 15 arrows against the two-time former world champion. That Schloesser dropped only a couple of points himself attests to the high level both fin

A new diving coach at a Commonwealth Games aquatics venue plans to make the sport accessible to all. Nigel Mills will be based at Sandwell Aquatics Centre, which hosted events during Birmingham 2022. The site, which opens to the public in the summer, has an Olympic-sized pool, 10-metre-high dive tower and 25-metre dive pool. "Diving in Sandwell will become accessible and inclusive for everyone of all ages and abilities," he said. The aquatics centre is being transformed from a purpose-built competition venue into a community leisure facility, with fitness gyms, sports halls and a café. The coach, who has worked with the Scottish team and Swim England's Diving Talent programme, brought a wealth of experience, said Mark Braithwaite, Chief Executive Officer of Sandwell Leisure Trust. "[His appointment] will provide an exciting platform to grow the aquatic sport of diving for all abilities right here in Sandwell," Mr Braithwaite addedd Mr Mills said he was keen to w

 gliding, also called soaring, flight in an unpowered heavier-than-air craft. Any engineless aircraft, from the simplest hang glider to a space shuttle on its return flight to the Earth, is a glider. The glider is powered by gravity, which means that it is always sinking through the air. However, when an efficient glider is flown through air that is rising faster than the aircraft’s rate of sink, the glider will climb. There are many types of glider, the most efficient of which is the sailplane. Hang gliding and paragliding are specialized forms of gliding. Sailplane. Sailplane. Pioneers in glider flight and development include the German Otto Lilienthal (1848–96), who was the first to attain predictable and controlled glider flight; the British pilot Percy Pilcher (1866–99); and the Americans Octave Chanute and the Wright brothers. Gliding for sport originated in Germany in 1910; the sailplane was first developed there after World War I, during the time when the Treaty of Versailles p

Fedrick Dacres threw a season’s best 68.57m to win the men’s discus at the 2023 Tucson Elite Classic on Thursday. The 2019 World Championship silver medalist had three throws over 67m (67.84m, 68.27, 68.57) that exceeded the 2023 World Championships qualifying standard of 67.20m and makes him the third Jamaican behind Roje Stona and Traves Smikle to achieve the standard this season. Samoa's Alex Rose, who has thrown over 70m this season, finished in second place with 66.91m with Sam Mattis throwing 64.64m to snag third place. It was a welcome performance from Dacres, who delivered his best performance with the disc since he threw 69.67m at Excelsior High School in Kingston in February 2020. The 29-year-old Dacres, the 2018 Commonwealth Games, NACAC and Diamond League champion, who boasts a personal best of 70.78m, a national record, has been hampered by injury and have undergone surgeries on his knees and wrist in the past few years. Thursday’s performance makes him the sixth-best

Editor's note: The PGA of America, which owns and operates the PGA Championship, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume next week at the Charles Schwab Challenge Round 3 of the PGA Championship from Oak Hill Country Club begins on Saturday. Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners share the lead at 5-under par heading into the weekend. Oak Hill, which underwent a hearty restoration a few years ago, looks much different compared to the last time it played host, But the venue continues to be one of the most iconic in American championship golf. Ben Hogan once called this hole the toughest opening test in championship golf. The opening tee shot is from an elevated tee to a slight dogleg-left. A great drive can take advantage of a fairway down slope at 290 yards. Allens Creek runs across the fairway hole at the 360 mark. The danger off the tee is out of bounds to the right and three bunkers on the left. The green

 An analysis of DNA from more than 24,000 people who had COVID-19 and required treatment in intensive care has yielded more than a dozen new genetic links to the risk of developing extreme illness from the disease. The study, which was published on 17 May in Nature1 and has more than 2,000 authors, highlights the role of the immune system in fuelling the later stages of particularly severe COVID-19. The results could one day contribute to the development of therapies for COVID-19 — and potentially other diseases that cause acute respiratory distress or sepsis. “These are likely to be processes that are active in other conditions,” says Kenneth Baillie, an intensive-care specialist at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and lead author on the study. “Everything that we’ve done in COVID will, I think, be relevant to other groups of patients that we haven’t identified yet.” Team effort Much of the data were collected from people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the first waves of the

  In a study analyzing millions of chess games, researchers identified ten distinct clusters of chess openings, developed a method to determine player skill and opening game difficulty, and found potential applications for their classification system in other strategy games. Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these similarities, they developed a new classification method that can complement the standard classification. “To find out how similar chess openings actually are to each other – meaning in real game behavior – we drew on the wisdom of the crowd,” Giordano De Marzo of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) explains. The researchers analyzed 3,746,135 chess games, 18,253 players, and 988 different openings from the chess platform Lichess and observed who plays which opening games. Did You Know?

  The year 2022 hasn’t been a great one for the bodybuilding community. Earlier this year, bodybuilder, Paul Poloczek of Poland, passed away just hours after participating in the NPC Worldwide Championship in Germany. Just 37 years old, he left the bodybuilding fans in dismay    A month earlier, another renowned bodybuilder, Cedric McMillan had passed away after suffering a heart attack at the age of 44. Recently, another bodybuilding star suffered a tragic death. German bodybuilder Andreas Frey passes away Prominent German bodybuilding star, Andreas Frey passed away last week. While the cause of death is unknown, some reports claim that he died peacefully in his sleep. Frey was just 43 years old at the time of his death. Andreas’ nutrition brand, Frey Nutrition paid a tribute to the late star, sharing his picture on the brand’s official Facebook handle. The caption read, “It is with deep sadness that we have to announce that Andreas Frey, the founder of FREY Nutrition, passed away on

   Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.[1] The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an

 Whether you’re a die-hard league bowler or just getting started, it’s important to choose the best bowling ball bag for your needs. Before making any decisions on which model is best, think about what and how many items you plan on putting inside. Are multiple family members sharing one bag? Do you prefer carrying by hand with an over-the shoulder tote style or do you need something more convenient like a roller option? No matter where in your journey of bowling that may be at – this article can help guide through all the variables prior to picking out YOUR perfect fit! If you answered these questions and you are looking for a bag to hold one ball and some other items and you want to carry it, then this article is for you! TOP 6 FACTORS FOR BUYING THE BEST BOWLING BALL BAGS: 1 - NUMBER OF BOWLING BALLS If you are you a bowler then consider the number of bowling balls you have or are planning to have in your line-up. Depending on your future plans will help you determine which bowling

India had earlier lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia -- two heavyweights of the game -- to crash out of the mixed team championship.Already out of the knock-out race, India signed off their campaign in the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament with a 4-1 win over Australia in their final Group C tie here on Wednesday. Placed in the 'group of death', India had lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia -- two heavyweights of the game -- to crash out of the mixed team championship.Against Australia, India did not have the best of starts as the mixed doubles pair of Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto lost 21-17 14-21 18-21 against Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo and Gronya Somerville. HS Prannoy drew the scores for India with a commanding 21-8 21-8 win over Jack Yu in just 28 minutes. With nothing at stake, India fielded Anupama Upadhyaya in the women's singles in place of PV Sindhu and the youngster didn't disappoint, scoring a 21-16 21-18 win over Tiffany Ho. MR

We all love mango and enjoy it in various forms, whether it’s ice cream, shakes, smoothies, cakes, or other forms of dessert. While the market is flooded with many varieties that come at a varied rate, will you ever spend more than a lakh for a kilogram of mango? Well, there exists a mango that is also the world’s costliest mango, and here’s why. (Image: Twitter/harshgoenka)The mango is called Miyazaki mango or Taiyo-no-Tamago, "Egg of the Sun", because of its intense colour and egg shape. As per reports, these mangoes are grown during the peak harvest between April and August in Japan’s Miyazaki city. They are purple in colour and turn flaming red when ripe. The report says that a single Miyazaki mango can weigh around 350 grams and is sold at Rs 2.70 lakh per kilogram in the international market. Also, one mango can grow up to 900 grams in weight. (Image: istock) Also Read: 15 famous mango varieties in India and how to identify them​ While it was originally cultivated in Ja

  His name has long been a byword for success and excellence, but now Brazil great and three-time World Cup winner Pele is officially in the dictionary. The adjective "Pele" has been added to the Portuguese edition of the Michaelis dictionary to describe "someone out of the ordinary." EDITOR'S PICKS Move over, 'King Kazu': Even world's oldest soccer pro is way too young for Japan's new over-80s league 4dChris Wright Messi milestone tracker: 800 goals (and counting) across career, plus ALL his records 4dChris Wright Earlier this month, the Pele Foundation and Sportv launched the "Pele in the dictionary" campaign to pay tribute and recognise his legacy in other fields beyond sport. After the campaign received more than 100,000 signatures, the name of arguably the greatest player of all-time, who died in December, is now permanently in the lexicon. The entry of the former Santos and New York Cosmos star, which was unveiled at the Summit Sp

 Pool is a classification of cue sports played on a table with six pockets along the rails, into which balls are shot.[1][2] Each specific pool game has its own name; some of the better-known include eight-ball, blackball, nine-ball, ten-ball, seven-ball, straight pool, one-pocket, and bank pool. Eight-ball is the most frequently played discipline of pool, and is often thought of as synonymous with "pool".[3] The generic term pocket billiards is sometimes also used, and favored by some pool-industry bodies, but is technically a broader classification, including games such as snooker, Russian pyramid, and kaisa, which are not referred to as pool games. There are also hybrid games combining aspects of both pool and carom billiards, such as American four-ball billiards, bottle pool, cowboy pool, and English billiards. Etymology Historic print depicting Michael Phelan's billiard saloon in New York City, January 1, 1859. The etymology of "pool" is uncertain. The Oxfo

Indian Junior Hockey Team captain Uttam Singh on Friday exuded confidence that his team will qualify for the Junior World Cup by giving good performance in the Jr Asia Cup scheduled in Oman from 23 May to 1 June. India has been grouped Pakistan in Pool A along Japan, Thailand and Chinese Taipei, in the 10-team Junior Asia Cup . Pool B comprises of Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. India will open their campaign in the tournament taking on Chinese Taipei on 24 May. The Men in Blue will face Green shirts on 27 May. The tournament is crucial for the participants as it will serve as the qualifying event for the Junior World Cup to be played in Malaysia in December this year. While Malaysia will qualify by the virtue of being the hosts, top 3 finishers in this tournament will qualify for the quadrennial event. The team,led by Uttam Singh and Vice Captained by Boby Singh Dhami, which left for Oman this morning is high on confidence following their outstanding victory at the 1

 Devin Haney is out to “turn all of the nonbelievers into believers” as he looks to retain his status of the undisputed lightweight champion when he takes on Vasiliy Lomachenko. It is a fight Haney (29-0, 15KO) has longed for, with a bout against Lomachenko (17-2, 11KO) the one he believes will cement his status as a modern superstar. Watch Haney v Lomachenko LIVE on Main Event available on Kayo & Foxtel, Sunday May 21 from 10am AEST. ORDER NOW > If Haney had it his way, he would have fought Lomachenko several years ago. But now, ‘The Dream’ has warned his rival he will deliver a brutal beat down worse than he could have ever dished out when a fight between the two was first floated. “It’s a dream come true,” Haney told reporters in Hollywood, California. “It’s a blessing that it finally happened. This is a fight that I have always wanted. I’ve been screaming for this fight for a long time. “I told [Lomachenko] to fight me then because it will only get worse, and it will be a wo

 It is no secret that Barcelona are prioritizing a quality full-back for the next season. In this regard, they have previously been linked with Joao Cancelo, and considering his situation, they continue to be interested in his services However, Real Madrid have entered the race to sign the Portuguese as their requirement is similar to that of Barcelona. What is even more interesting is that Manchester City are said to be preferring Madrid over Barça, if a report from SPORT is to be believed, Barcelona’s interest in acquiring Cancelo dates back to the January transfer market. Back then, given the state of the roster, the team from Catalonia were actively looking for a temporary full-back. City, however, decided to accept Bayern Munich’s offer as they were prepared to pay a small loan amount and were also ready to include a purchase option worth €70 million. While the Portuguese has been decent at best at Bayern, the Bavarians have informed City that they would like to discontinue his se

 Galtier also bemoaned PSG's inability to consistently play their strongest attacking lineup of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain Press Conference - Ooredoo Training Centre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France - May 19, 2023 Paris St Germain coach Christophe Galtier during the press conference.REUTERS Reuters Paris St Germain have slightly eased the pressure on their shoulders after recovering from a stumble in their Ligue 1 campaign and claiming successive wins as they bid to retain their title, coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday. PSG, who are six points clear of second-placed Lens with three games remaining this season, lost three out of four home games during a poor run in March and April including a 3-1 defeat by Lorient. However, their bid to win a ninth French title in 11 years appears to be back on track after free-scoring displays against Ajaccio and Troyes in recent weeks. "I'm not sure how much pressure there is on us, bu

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Parents typically don't want to see their children be miserable. Which makes the Eastern Conference final of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs a very stressful time for Henry and Linda Staal. "It's tough for them. They've been cheering for all of us all year," Florida Panthers defenseman Marc Staal said. ADVERTISEMENT "Now one of us is going to be very disappointed at the end of this. Or two of us." Marc, 36, and his brother Eric, a 38-year-old forward, are teammates on the Panthers. Jordan Staal, 34, is the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, whom the Panthers are facing in the conference final. "In maybe the best- and worst-case scenario, here we are," Eric Staal said. It's the first time since 1992 that the NHL has had three siblings face each other in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Back then, it was Brent Sutter of the Chicago Blackhawks against brothers Rich and Ron Sutter of the St. Louis Blues. Now, it's Staals vs. Staal.