Chennai lost their second game and will be looking to get back on to the top of the table. Which fantasy game are you playing this year? StarPick is the new one on the block, and it has a lot of exciting features along with millions in prize money. You can create your StarPick team here. All-rounders: Avoid Maxwell Glenn Maxwell has been disappointing so far, only scoring 120 runs in 6 innings at an average of 20....
While Kings XI look stronger than ever with some big names, there are still certain temptations that you must resist in the fantasy game StarPick. After all, there is plenty to play for as you will find out here. It’s a big day for Kohli’s army as well as Royal Challengers Bangalore kick-start their campaign at a venue where they were trampled for a lowly 49 last season. The personnel at both camps have changed so that should come as a welcome relief for Kohli’s men....
Mukul Mudgal, the former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana and the head of the three-member probe committee, said in his report that the former BCCI president I.S. Bindra has also stated that he was aware of the alleged involvement of two reputed Indian players in match fixing. The names of these players have been handed over to the Apex court in a sealed envelope and thus have not been made public....
This was also the venue where SRH defeated RCB to lift their maiden IPL trophy in 2016. AB de Villiers of RCB has won the most number of Player of the Match awards in matches between these two teams at this venue - 3. SRH at the moment are fourth in the points table and a victory against RCB in this match will help them qualify for the playoffs....
In case you missed it… Virat Kohli’s recent performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League have been below par. The RCB skipper has had a horrific tournament with the bat thus far as he has scored just 78 runs in 4 IPL matches at a minimum average of 19.50. Kohli’s batting form has become a cause of concern with the Cricket World Cup 2019 around the corner and he will have to play a very important role if the Indian team has to win the tournament....
They’re talking about the sudden ubiquity of the iPod, the cigarette-box-size digital music player (and its colorful credit-card-size little sister, the Mini) that’s smacked right into the sweet spot where a consumer product becomes something much, much more: an icon, a pet, a status indicator and an indispensable part of one’s life. To 3 million-plus owners, iPods not only give constant access to their entire collection of songs and CDs, but membership into an implicit society that’s transforming the way music will be consumed in the future....
The new Israeli coalition government, currently led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, plans to extend Israeli sovereignty to West Bank Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley, representing some 30 percent of all West Bank land. The annexation will be part of President Donald Trump’s controversial peace plan, which has been dismissed by Palestinian leaders as an Israel-designed blueprint for permanent subjugation of the Palestinian people. In a letter sent to Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh published Tuesday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his nation would spare no effort in helping to “eliminate the evil threat posed by the fraudulent, usurping Zionist regime,” referring to Israel....
State news agency Tasnim said the commander of the special unit of Isfahan province, Ismail Chiraghi, was “martyred” after being hit by a bullet in the Khaneh neighborhood of Isfahan. Six people were killed in the Isfahan area, Al Jazeera reported, while reports of further deaths in Kurdistan increased Wednesday’s death toll to 15. In the deadliest incident, at least seven people were killed in the city of Izeh, in the southwestern province of Khuzestan....
The U.S. abandoned the 2015 Iran deal under former President Donald Trump, but Russia remains a party to the pact, as do China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Iran itself. The Islamic Republic has stepped down from certain commitments due to non-compliance from other signatories. Moscow has urged Washington to immediately lift sanctions, something Tehran has said would prompt it to reinstate key commitments. But with the two rivals at an impasse, Lavrov issued a recommendation to allow both sides to return to the accord officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, officially known as the JCPOA....
Iranian army chief Major General Abdul Rahim Mousavi oversaw what was described as surprise exercises designed to “measure the readiness, mobility and speed” of his forces in the country’s northwest. Without specifying the exact nature of the maneuvers, Mousavi explained in an official release that the results of the drills were positive. “This is a good message for the great Iranian nation that its soldiers and children are fully prepared to carry out their missions to counter any possible enemy movement,” Mousavi said, saying the troops are “at the peak of their readiness....
IRGC naval, air and land forces have been conducting joint drills this week, Iranian state media reported, which IRGC officials said included the use of indigenous smart bombs, cruise missiles, drones, and ballistic missiles. IRGC chief Major General Hossein Salami described the drills—named Payambar-e Azam 17, or “The Great Prophet”—as “precise” and as showcasing the “quality, effectiveness and accuracy of the systems,” according to the Mehr News Agency. The commander of IRGC naval forces, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, told reporters on Tuesday that the second day of exercises were designed to test Iranian defense of islands in the Persian Gulf....
In a recent example, two rockets targeted coalition forces at Mission Support Site Conoco in northeast Syria on Jan. 4. Although no group claimed responsibility, Iran and its partner militias frequently launch munitions from the area where these projectiles reportedly originated. Then on Jan. 20, three drones targeted the U.S. garrison at Al-Tanf, Syria, a frequent focus of Iranian-backed attacks. In that incident, two drones were shot down while the third injured two members the U....
IRGC figures are hoping to capitalize on a conservative wave, buoyed by the failure of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal, former President Donald Trump’s punitive “maximum pressure” campaign on Tehran, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s desire to secure the future of the Iranian theocracy. American sanctions and diplomatic isolation have choked Iran’s economy, which has also struggled to stay afloat amid the chaos unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic....
“They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,” protesters chanted during the demonstrations, Al Jazeera reported. On Saturday, Iranians had staged similar protests, chanting “death to the dictator,” referring to Khamenei. Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 took off from Tehran’s airport bound for Kyiv last Wednesday, shortly after the IRGC carried out missile strikes against military bases in Iraq that housed U.S. troops. There were 82 Iranians aboard the flight, as well as 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians – including crew members, four British citizens, four Afghans and three Germans....
Malaysia goes into a final international friendly against Bhutan today, looking to achieve their first win in over 12 months but the mood in the camp is a positive one despite last Tuesday’s defeat to Lebanon. Having surprised the nation with massive changes to the squad prior to the team flying out to Beirut last week, Tan Cheng Hoe’s boys produced a spirited showing against the group winners and Irfan Zakaria was one of many who shone on the day....
The Irish Football Association’s sponsorship deal with Vauxhall Motors has been extended for four more years, which means that the British vehicle manufacturer remains the Lead Partner to the Northern Ireland national teams. The sponsorship extension includes the FIFA World Cup Finals in Russia and follows Vauxhall’s decision to extend its partnership with the Scottish FA last month. The contract between Vauxhall and Irish FA began in January 2011 and is now extended till July 2018....
Iron Maiden, the English heavy metal band that has been performing for some 49 years, has taken issue with the game being named Ion Maiden. The band claims that both the logo for Ion Maiden and its marketing is ‘an effort to confuse consumers into believing [the] Defendant’s products and services are somehow affiliated with or approved by Iron Maiden’, and has asked for the Ion Maiden website to be removed or handed over to the band, along with a hefty $2 million in damages....
The idea was to spur ratings and give Rather time to do big stories in the field. Chung had long scored high in popularity tests among viewers. But almost from the start this was no Huntley-Brinkley. Newscast ratings have fallen from second to last. While many things contributed to that, “there was just no chemistry between them,” said one CBS executive. As always, the divorce was anything but sweet. With New York’s tabloids in a frenzy, it turned into a bitter series of charges and countercharges....
Kyrie Irving had 31 points and 14 assists and was voted the game's MVP, Carmelo Anthony made an All-Star record eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points, and the East rallied for a 163-155 victory over the West on Sunday night. "It's a great honor," Irving said. "We had a few MVPs. Everyone out here today is an MVP." In addition to Anthony's mark, the East broke — and the West tied — the previous All-Star record for most points scored by one team (155), and the 318 total points scored easily surpassed the previous record of 303 points....
This article will review genetics’ role in the development of ALS, types of ALS, genetic testing, and potential environmental causes. Is ALS Genetic? The vast majority of ALS cases are sporadic, meaning that the condition occurs randomly and without any knowns risk factors or family history of ALS. About 5–10% of all ALS cases are genetic or “familial.” This means that the person inherits the disease from a parent. Familial ALS usually only requires one parent to carry the disease-causing gene....
