After a spate of glowing accomplishments in 2015 that included reaching No.1 in the World, Saina’s season ended with a right leg injury. Her run in 2016 has been a stark contrast in comparison to the one last year. Currently ranked No.8 in the World, Saina’s slide in rankings has been fast and furious. The right leg has been the Achilles Heel For any athlete, the road to recovery, post injury, is an arduous one....
The World No. 35 played some brilliant table tennis to get the better of Slovakia’s World No. 70 Lubomir Pistej 13-11, 12-10, 13-11, 12-10 in a tight straight-game match in Preliminary Round 3. He then followed it up with an even bigger result as he knocked out World No. 17 and Asian Championships silver medallist Sangeun Jeong 6-11, 11-13, 11-3, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 after coming back from 2 games down....
Children with autism often have developmental delays—meaning they do not to reach all of their developmental milestones at the appropriate times. But that statement is a huge oversimplification of the reality because: Many autistic children reach early developmental milestones on time or early, but then lose ground. Most autistic children reach some of their developmental milestones on time or early, but reach others late or not at all. Some autistic children reach some of their developmental milestones extraordinarily early but reach others extraordinarily late....
Avatar: The Way of Water hit theaters 13 years after the first movie. James Cameron has explained that Avatar: The Way of Water took so long because he was busy putting a lot of care into the movie’s production cycle. The final films in the Avatar franchise are reportedly going to be Cameron’s last, so it’s no surprise he wanted to take his time getting them ready. RELATED: James Cameron’s Avatar 4 Script Got Zero Studio Notes From Executives...
Speaking to IGN on Monday, console architect Marc Whitten informed fans that not only would their current-gen avatars be making the leap to next-gen, but that they would also be doing so alongside an expanded feature set. So what exactly will these special heroic moments involve? An animated flourish to accompany sign-ins, game starts or friend alerts? Unique interactions between a purchased theme, and a specific costume item - say Ghostbusters equipped avatars tackling a horror themed background?...
The latest addition to the theme park in Anaheim, California, features Avengers-inspired rides and experiences that allow guests to encounter their favorite heroes and see them spring into action. Disney California Adventure Park’s new Avengers Campus can be found between Cars Land and Hollywood Land. Its new rides, experiences, restaurants and retail spaces have been built around another Marvel ride, The Guardians of the Galaxy—Mission: BREAKOUT, which opened in 2017....
Evans and Johansson have been on different paths since their time with the MCU came to a close. The actor last appeared as Capitan America in Avengers: Endgame and has since been involved with several notable projects. Evans and Apple TV Plus are not strangers to one another, with the actor appearing on the platform’s 2020 series Defending Jacob. However, Evans’ most notable role came in 2019 as a cast member of the thrilling film Knives Out....
Singer-songwriter Presley—the only child of rock ’n’ roll legend Elvis Presley—passed away aged 54 on January 12 after being hospitalized earlier in the day. According to The Associated Press, paramedics were dispatched to a Calabasas, California, residence that morning following a report of a woman “in full cardiac arrest.” She was taken to a local hospital, where she later passed away. She had two children with her ex-husband Danny Keough—actress Riley Keough, 33, and Benjamin Keough....
This imperative is front and center as we approach another Election Day here in Virginia and across the country. Over the course of our 400-year history, we have seen a greater number of individuals access this fundamental right, advancing our nation further and further toward the ideal set forth by our founders. Yet, in recent years, much has been made of the apparent fragility of American representative democracy. Pundits and armchair commentators of all political persuasions complain about notoriously low voter turnout, decrying large segments of the voting public as apathetic, uninformed or even illegitimate....
The felt showed how poker unites multiple nationalities. But, ironically, the winning of Hata portrayed more diversity in itself. He is a player with the dual UK and Japanese passports because of his parents, although he himself was raised in Germany – and now lives in London! Aymon Hata has been showing an upward curve in his poker career since the beginning. At present, he holds the 27th place in Germany’s All-Time Money List....
Bowditch, who had been competing in this week’s U.S. PGA Tour event, the Phoenix Open, was held in custody on a misdemeanour charge before being released on bail. The 33-year-old, a twice winner on the PGA Tour, went on to shoot a second successive three-over-par 74 at the TPC Scottsdale to miss the cut at the Phoenix Open by seven strokes. After consulting with PGA Tour officials for more than an hour, Bowditch released a statement: “I would like to apologize to my family, friends and supporters, as well as the PGA Tour and Waste Management Phoenix Open for the incident reported today....
Federer had one major title to his name the last time he did not feature on center court at Melbourne Park in 2004. He went on to win the title that year, as well as in 2006, 2007 and 2010 as he built his empire of 17 grand slam trophies. But the now world No. 6 has been shunted out to Hisense, as he looks to earn a third-round berth against the 99th-ranked Kavcic....
The Swiss great opted against playing a lead-up tournament, but showed no signs of rustiness in a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory over Johnson at Rod Laver Arena. Federer, a 20-time grand slam champion, was in control throughout, with not even a first-set rain delay able to halt a strong performance. A six-time winner in Melbourne, Federer had won his previous two meetings with Johnson in straight sets, and he made it three in a row....
The great Swiss was absolutely impeccable during the match. He did not have even have a single double fault to his name, and fired in 14 aces to keep his chances alive for a record-equalling 7th Australian Open title. All it took for Federer to send his opponent packing was 92 minutes. As always, there was a moment of wizardry from the racquet of the 38-year-old maestro during the match....
This was their third meeting and first in a grand slam competition. The Tunisian had the lone win over the Brit dating back to June at Eastbourne, where she took advantage of the troubles that her opponent had. With struggles in her first match of the season, the 2016 semifinalist spent the last two weeks preparing to make her stance at the open. Jabeur made her fourth appearance in Melbourne Park and would try to give the world number 13 problems....
The world No. 1’s experience was the clear difference, with Djokovic weathering all kinds of challenges to seal the 7-5 6-2 6-2 win, and his ninth Australian Open title. The incredible victory keeps Djokovic’s immaculate Australian Open finals record intact as the Serbian chases down fellow greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for total Grand Slam title wins. The loss for Medvedev leaves him winless in his two Grand Slam finals, putting a sour end to what was otherwise an excellent Australian Open campaign for the Russian fourth seed....
Morrison announced his positive COVID test on Twitter, saying that he had been testing himself daily since Sunday and had been receiving negative results. Hours before posting the tweet, Morrison posted a picture of himself shaking hands with Nauruan President Lionel Aingimea. The two had met in Sydney earlier in the day “to reinforce strong Australia-Nauru ties, resilient infrastructure, Pacific Islands Forum unity and Ukraine’s sovereignty,” Morrison said. Neither of the leaders was wearing masks in the picture....
“He (The Dalai Lame) is all about compassion and oneness for every human being and it was great to hear something like that from someone as prestigious as the Dalai Lama,” Smith was quoted as saying by Wide World of Sports. A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Mar 24, 2017 at 2:07am PDT The 27-year old further revealed that he asked the Dalai Lama a question related to insomnia, and was hopeful that the reply he got would fix his irregular sleeping pattern....
