In a game that took place over eight months after the death of Kobe Bryant, superstar LeBron James captured his fourth NBA title while playing with his third team. Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA championship, beating Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday. The team’s first since 2010 victory tied them with the Boston Celtics for most champion titles in history. Lakers celebrated the victory, rolling out a Twitter post and saying that “job’s finished”. The team praised its superstar, LeBron James, who fueled the Lakers with a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, who has been named […]
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The Armenian Powerlifting Federation has announced that multiple national champion Tatul Harutyunyan has been killed amid ‘tense battles’ in Nagorno-Karabakh. The federation issued a post on Facebook in which it shared the news of Harutyunyan’s death, without giving further details. “With great sorrow we inform that during Artsakh tense battles died a member of APF, multiple champion of Armenia and our good friend Tatul Harutyunyan,” the message read, sharing images of the powerlifter. “Please accept our sincere condolences on behalf of Armenian Powerlifting Federation. Rest in peace, hero.” Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh have entered a […]
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 David Rodriguez is a champion boxer and spiritual warrior known for his short video commentary about pedophilia and his book When the Lights Go Out: From Survivor to Champion. He co-hosts Dark to Light with Laura Eisenhower and is a motivational speaker. https://www.davidninorodriguez.com/https://www.etsy.com/shop/NinoCornerStorehttps://www.patreon.com/darktolightshowhttps://www.amazon.com/exec.obidos/ASIN/0998308005/ossnet-20https://www.synergyscience.com/shop/?afmc=euhttps://mypatriotsupply.com/pages/rs-repdig-4-week-emergency-food-supply-david-nino-rodriguez-may-2020?rfsn=1750310.2a7b74&subid=david.nino.rodriguez Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US […]
Fans have praised two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes and her partner, MMA fighter Nina Ansaroff, after the strawweight gave birth to their daughter, Raegan Ann Nunes, in an arrival that they described as a ‘dream come true’. Bantamweight and featherweight champion Nunes has become the first UFC title holder to be a mother after the partner she had sparred with deep into her pregnancy gave birth, leaving Nunes “speechless”. The “soulmates” first met when they sparred in Miami more than seven years ago, announcing Ansaroff’s pregnancy earlier this year as part of the long-term plan they had held to start a family together. […]
Novak Djokovic said that making a speedy turnaround after his controversial US Open exit was crucial to his success after capturing the Italian Open title in Rome. Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman in Monday’s final to pick up his first clay-court title of the season as he enjoyed the perfect build-up to the next big Grand Slam tournament of the year, the French Open. Djokovic was infamously booted out of the US Open after striking a line judge with a ball after an angry on-court outburst. And the Serbian star said he was grateful to get back on court so quickly after […]
The U.S. Navy conducted a formal decommissioning ceremony for the Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Champion (MCM 4) at Naval Base San Diego. USS Champion has spent the past 30 years as minesweeper or hunter-killers capable of finding, classifying and destroying moored and bottom mines. Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, Rear Adm. Scott Robertson was the guest speaker, with Capt. Hank Kim, Commander, Mine Division TWELVE, presiding. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “With more than 90 percent of the world’s trade carried by sea, Mine Countermeasures capabilities underwrite freedom of navigation and global commerce that are […]
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya said that he will come out on top when the he meets fellow undefeated standout Paulo Costa next month as the two clashed in a heated television interview ahead of the UFC 253 main event. The two middleweight rivals have built a simmering rivalry for much of the past year, with Brazilian standout Costa stating that he will be the man to hand the flashy champion his first defeat in mixed martial arts – a claim rubbished by Adesanya in the expletive-ridden interview with ESPN. READ MORE: ‘I’m p*ssed off!’ UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya delivers IMPASSIONED SPEECH […]
Sudanese American Emi Mahmoud achieved massive success as a spoken word artist. Now she’s switching things up and pursuing a career in science. (Image credit: László Mudra/Rockstar Photographers) Source link
Prominent Russian high jumper Maria Lasitskene has hit out at the national federation, branding it a ‘circus’ over its inability to resolve a long-lasting doping saga and have its international membership reinstated. Reigning world champion Lasitskene, who is the favorite to win Olympic gold next summer, could be denied a chance to participate in the Tokyo Games after World Athletics halted the process of granting neutral status to Russian competitors. READ MORE: ‘We recognize these are difficult times’: World Athletics delays decision regarding potential Russia expulsion The Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF) could be expelled from World Athletics after it failed to pay […]
The Rev. C.T. Vivian, seen in a 2012 portrait at his Atlanta home, has died at the age of 95. David Goldman/AP hide caption toggle caption David Goldman/AP The Rev. C.T. Vivian, seen in a 2012 portrait at his Atlanta home, has died at the age of 95. David Goldman/AP For the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a jail cell was about as familiar as a police officer’s fist. For his work during the height of the civil rights movement, the minister and activist was arrested more times than he cared to count and suffered several brutal beatings at the hands of officers […]
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Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and coach of UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, died on 3 July at the age of 57 after a long battle with coronavirus-related health complications. MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has commented on the death of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, in a conversation with the head of Russia’s Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. “We did everything, we could. It’s important to remember and to acknowledge this”, the athlete said. He thanked Kadyrov for his support, saying “Let this unite our peoples [of Chechnya and Dagestan]. We thank you, thank you very much”. The UFC has published a statement, expressing its sincerest […]
The Liverpool Football Club has clinched the Premier League championship after Manchester City lost out 2-1 to Chelsea, handing the Reds their nineteenth title following a 30-year drought. WE’RE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/qX7Duxoslm — Liverpool FC (at 🏠) (@LFC) June 25, 2020 DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
British Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has “challenged” government officials around the world to remove “racist statues” after protesters in Bristol tore down a monument to a 17th-century slave trader. The statue of Edward Colston, a Bristol merchant who traded tens of thousands of African slaves to the Americas, was ripped down amid anti-racism protests in the city on Sunday. Colston bequethed his wealth to charities on his death in 1721 and his name remains on numerous buildings and streets in Bristol, becoming an increasing source of contention. After toppling his statue, protesters danced on the momument, yelping in delight […]
Russian Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova picked up a title of a different kind after she won an online vote on the Games’ favorite style icon. Zagitova – who was crowned ladies’ champ at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang – is building a budding reputation as a style icon to accompany her prowess on the ice. That fact has been recognized by the official Olympic Channel Twitter account, as the 18-year-old star won a vote to find social media’s favorite Games style icon – beating American skating hero Johnny Weir into second place by picking up 62 percent of […]