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Jakarta, Oct 11 (PTI) India took over the podium in men’s high jump T42/63 category, claiming all the medals up for grabs with defending champion Sharad Kumar smashing two records to snare a second successive gold in the Asian Para Games here on Thursday. The 26-year-old world championships silver-medallist bettered the Asian as well as the Games record with a jump of 1.90m to claim the top honours. The T42/63 covers lower limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power and impaired range of movement....

Here are some I chose for this edition — so let’s go! Q: Hey Bill, Cornette or Russo? — Eddie Murtoy, London A: Hey Eddie — both! I have a long-standing relationship with Jim and Vince. Neither ever did anything rotten to me. I first met Russo in the early ’80s when he and a backer ran one of the first wrestling conventions. Years later, he became editor of the WWF (now WWE) magazine, and we kept in touch — and do to this day....

This seemed to incite some controversy in the community, but surprisingly, not so much with gamers as with the developers themselves. The entire situation is convoluted, with Blizzard devs mixing in the ongoing sexual harassment case with toxicity within the World of Warcraft community. At the core of it, some developers are blaming Asmongold’s criticism and have even toed the line too far, but it seems like Asmongold won’t let up on criticism anytime soon....

The Hotel Harrington in D.C. announced on Monday that it would be closed on January 6, which is the day that Congress will meet to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. “Hotel Harrington will be closed on January 4, 5 and 6. We will not be accommodating guests, with the exception of our long-term residents who call our hotel home. Refunds will be made for all pre-paid reservations....

“That’s all I hear about now. That’s all I hear. Turn on television—‘COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID.’ A plane goes down. 500 people dead, they don’t talk about it. ‘COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID.’ By the way, on November 4 you won’t hear about it anymore,” Trump said as the audience cheered, suggesting he would be victorious in this year’s election. Newsweek contacted the Trump campaign for comment, but did not hear back in time for publication....

Smith scored magnificent centuries in both innings in the opening match of the series at Edgbaston, inspiring Australia to a 251-run victory. The former captain was outstanding in his first Test since serving a one-year ban for his part in the ball-tampering scandal, making the England bowlers suffer following a great start in Birmingham. Jofra Archer looks set to replace the injured James Anderson, while Leach could get the nod with Moeen Ali out of sorts with bat and ball....

Smith made his lowest score of the series – 23 – as the tourists slumped to a 135-run defeat in the fifth Test at The Oval on Sunday. It gave England a 2-2 series draw, but that result was enough for Australia to retain the urn, with Smith awarded the Compton-Miller Medal as player of the series. Smith, who made 774 runs at an average of 110.57 during the series, said he was exhausted....

Pacers Johnson (4/61), Harris (3/21) and Peter Siddle (1/24) picked up eight wickets between themselves while spinner Nathan Lyon chipped in with two. By stumps, Australia got to an overall lead of 224 as openers David Warner (45) Chris Rogers (15) returned unseparated with 65 on board. Australia started the day 273 for eight and added 22 runs before their innings folded for 295. Vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin missed an Ashes century by six runs....

The 34-year-old outside back has been released by his Japanese club, the Kobe Steelers, to join the Wallaby squad as it trains in Japan ahead of its departure for Britain. Injuries to Reece Hodge and Tevita Kuridrani make it more likely the versatile Ashely-Cooper will make the cut for the final tour squad and add to his 116 test appareances. The Australians are spending time in Japan following the loss to New Zealand in the Bledisloe Cup test in Yokohama last weekend....

The next major match of the Asia Cup is when India take on Pakistan on the 19th of September. It promises to be an absolute cracker and both the sides will look to get the better of the opposition. Let’s have a look at the combined playing XI with players from these two sides. 1. Rohit Sharma (C) Rohit Sharma has made large strides for India ever since he was made an opener for the limited overs set-up....

Bronze medallist Debabrata Mazumder and non-playing captain and coach Debashish Roy were also handed out mementos. Other city-based bronze medal winner Sumit Mukherjee could not be present at the felicitation programme due to prior engagement. Meanwhile, Bangur Cement, comprising former international Debashish Roy (captain), S K Ienger, Uttam Gupta, Kamal Mukherjee and Suman Mukherjee bounced back into the reckoning and finished at the top with 137.71 victory points (VPs) at the end of the 10-round swiss league on the second day....

Nimble-footed as ever, the girls pad the balls away moving deftly from one side to another even as they receive instant feedback and instructions, as their coach makes his observations known. The veteran goalkeeper turned tutor spends just as much time with Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera, and Krishan Pathak as he does with the girls ensuring that the goalkeepers in both camps are fit, fast, and match-ready. Bharat Chetri, the man who led the Indian side at the 2012 Olympics has witnessed several ups and downs in a chequered career but continues to serve the game he loves....

He has won more than 100 medals at the national-level athletics meet. He has also clinched gold medals at the World Railway Games, South Asian Athletics competition. In case you didn’t know… The issue about doping in India came into the limelight in the preceding days to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games held last month. Needles were discovered in the rooms of two Indian athletes from the boxing contingent and they were asked to leave the venue....

“We hope that we come back with medals and we have moments to celebrate. We go in with a chance in every event and very rarely this happened with the Indian team. We hope that we do well at the Games although this been a tough year for us,” Gopichand told reporters at the official send-off ceremony. The players, the coaches, the support staff all of them put in efforts to be in good shape, he said....

As scientific efforts to wipe out SARS-CoV-2 intensify, so do the structure and activities of the virus. We are doing everything we can to keep SARS-CoV-2 off the map, so it is doing everything in its power to stay on it. Primarily: it is mutating. What do these mutations mean? Will they prove more harmful to us than the original virus, or are they benign occurrences? Most importantly, how will these mutations affect our current treatment and vaccine efforts?...

The reason being that the Jailer killing Sylvanas would have been predictable, with Asmongold going on to say that the best ending for Sylvanas has her become the Lich King. Either way, Asmongold shared this information on Twitter and then went live on Twitch to discuss it further. There, he described the current World of Warcraft storyline as something like Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, though he also notes how the Jailer pales in comparison to Thanos....

Both teams will be playing their first matches of the season after a successful domestic T10 league. The All Saints Pythons has various in-form and experienced players, whereas the Combined Schools comprises of a young squad of promising players. The Combined Schools will give it their all to win the match, but the All Saints Pythons are expected to win this nail-biting encounter. ASP vs COS Match Details The 4th match of the ABCA T10 Splash will be played on January 7 at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St....

Most notably, South Dakotans voted against the legalization of recreational marijuana use in 2022––after voting for it in 2020. Many counties that previously favored it flipped to oppose it. For instance, Pennington County, the state’s second largest county, flipped from 58.5 percent yes in 2020 to 50.1 percent no in 2022. Bob Burns, a professor at South Dakota State University, explained to ABC that “Since medical [marijuana] has been put in place we have a certain segment that is reconsidering their stance on recreational....

The most common ASAX file is the global.asax file (also called ASP.NET Application File) that’s used for handling certain functions like when the application starts up or shuts down. A web application can only have one of these ASAX files, and it’s completely optional to include with the application. Below the following section is some additional information on ASAX files. How to Open an ASAX File Microsoft’s Visual Studio software can open ASAX files....

This week’s episode is another relaxing breather after the relatively action-packed events of the previous episode. Myne finishes up the Spring Prayer with no more issues, and she even gets to go home after having to stay at the cathedral for several months. Things seem to be progressing on the bookmaking front, and being with her family makes Myne happier than she’s been the last few months. At the same time, it can’t be said that the danger is over....