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About a week after the United Kingdom seized an Iranian supertanker accused of carrying oil to Syria past U.K.-controlled Gibraltar, a number of outlets based in the U.S. and U.K. reported Wednesday on an alleged encounter in the Persian Gulf where the U.K.’s Duke-class frigate HMS Montrose was said to have chased off vessels of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as they approached the British Heritage oil tanker. Amid Iranian denials, State Department spokesperson Judd Deere told reporters Thursday that President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after the incident....

In a statement, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that the video showed an unmanned aerial device commanded by their aerospace division as it monitored the movements Thursday of U.S. warships, including the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer that was said to have destroyed the drone that same day, and five other ships sailing in through the Strait of Hormuz. The statement said that the drone had conducted surveillance for up to three hours and “observed no unusual or threatening actions by the terrorist U....

On Tuesday, both Reuters and The Washington Post reported that Iran had promised to restock Putin’s depleting weapons and ammunition, citing senior Iranian officials and United States security officials, respectively. The deal was first reached on October 6 during Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber’s visit to Moscow, according to Reuters. Among the arms Iran has reportedly agreed to deliver are the first Iranian-made surface-to-surface missiles. Yet on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the country “has not and will not provide any weapon to be used in the war in Ukraine....

It was the everyday circumstances of the event that made it so shocking to many Iranians. You’d be hard pressed to find an Iranian of any background who hasn’t had a relative arrested due to ‘improper hijab.’ People from all walks of life knew Mahsa could have been their own sister, daughter, or friend. Things moved rapidly. On Sept. 17, Mahsa’s funeral in her native Kurdistan province was accompanied by massive protests which soon spread all over the country with slogans that targeted not just the hated morality police but the entire Islamic Republic of Iran....

Elliot went off having suffered the injury making a diving save after 14 minutes in Dublin and his Premier League club said in a statement he would be ruled out for “a number of months”. “Newcastle United can confirm that goalkeeper Rob Elliot has sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament,” the club said on their website (www.nufc.co.uk) on Wednesday. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill, whose team are preparing for the June 10-July 10 European Championship in France, offered a gloomy assessment of 28-year-old Elliot’s injury after the game....

This will also be England’s third visit to Dublin, the previous two being in 2013 and 2015, and the visitors are yet to face a defeat at this venue. Despite being Ireland’s home ground, the hosts have not garnered much success here and have won just two out of 13 ODIs they have hosted since 2013. Both wins have come against Scotland in 2014. Broadcast and Live Streaming As per release, Sky Sports have been granted the official broadcasting rights for the one-off ODI between these two nations, and they telecast it exclusively on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main....

ITV2, the British channel that airs Love Island, announced Sunday’s cancelation on Instagram Sunday. Officials said the return episode on Monday will include a dedication to Flack, who served as the show’s host for five seasons. “Many people at ITV knew Caroline well and held her in great affection,” the representatives said in a statement Sunday. “All of us are absolutely devastated at this tragic news. After careful consultation between Caroline’s representatives and the Love Island production team and given how close we still are to the news of Caroline’s tragic death we have decided not to broadcast tonight’s Love Island out of respect for Caroline’s family....

Spielberg has insisted he is not trying to remake or reboot the original movie but instead focused on bringing the original material in the 1957 Broadway musical to life, he told ABC News. He has made very few changes to the story, with all of the musical’s songs making an appearance and all of the original characters. However, a new twist in Spielberg’s adaptation is the addition of Valentina (played by Rita Moreno), who is the widow to Doc (Ned Glass), the candy store owner the Jets hung out in....

Thus, the odds seemed to be stacked against Ajinkya Rahane, considering that the Australians had smelt blood and intended to ground the Indians into submission. Yet, at that juncture, the Delhi Capitals batsman produced a fightback of historic proportions, notching up a stupendous first-innings ton, which paved the way for a remarkable series triumph. Consequently, a major chunk of the cricketing fraternity was effusive in its praise for Ajinkya Rahane and to be fair, that bit of adulation wasn’t too dumbfounded either....

An Introduction to ARCore and ARKit Android’s ARCore and Apple’s ARKit are the platforms that allow developers to create and users to access AR experiences on mobile devices. They require access to your device’s software and hardware including the camera and location information. How ARCore Works ARCore is Android’s platform for mobile AR app building and experience. Unlike ARKit, ARCore relies almost exclusively on the main camera and the device’s built-in motion sensors....

Ahead of the team’s contest against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Kohli expressed his gratitude for the franchise and noted the importance of constantly improving as the game evolves. In an interaction with RCB’s social media handle, Virat Kohli spoke about the occasion of his 200th game for the franchise, he said: Kohli recently stepped down from his role as captain of India’s T20 side. His captaincy career in the shortest format of the game will come to an end with this edition of the IPL....

The cricketer-turned-coach shared a picture of a goat dressed in an orange-coloured printed shirt. Most ardent cricket fans were able to guess KKR’s Dinesh Karthik as one of the players. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s dress sense came into the limelight during his recent commentary stint with Sky Sports. Many netizens were left scratching their heads while figuring out the second player. A number of people guessed it to be either RCB captain Virat Kohli or dynamic batter AB de Villiers, as their fans fondly refer to the two to as G....

Delhi were helped by a fantastic knock from Prithvi Shaw (82 off 41), which saw him blast six fours off Shivam Mavi’s first over. His knock was studded with 11 fours and three sixes. Shaw was ably assisted by Shikhar Dhawan (46 off 47) who was happy to play second fiddle as Shaw toyed with the Kolkata bowling attack. KKR stuttered at 75 for 4, losing wickets in a heap before Shubman Gill (43 off 38) and Andre Russell (45* off 27) took the side to a respectable total of154 for 6....

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are not known for spending lavishly at auctions, but this time they went for pacer Deepak Chahar and shelled out ₹14 crore to buy him back. Apart from his ability to swing the ball, his significantly improved batting must also have played a role in his enhanced evaluation. Shreyas Iyer (₹12.5 crore), Liam Livingstone (₹11.50 crore), Shardul Thakur, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, and Nicholas Pooran (all ₹10....

There are fewer contests which are more one-sided than ones where the margin for victory is 10-wickets. More so in the shortest version of the game where matches, by default, run close. CSK’s same margin of win over KXIP in Mohali highlights the domination asserted by the men in yellow. They were in control of the match all the time except for a period of time when David Hussey and Gurkeerat Singh strung together a 50-run partnership....

The Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors India have played each other four times in IPL so far. The former holds an edge with a 3-1 win-loss record. While the Mumbai Indians were on the winning side on both the occasions in 2011, both the teams shared the spoils in the following season winning a game each. Mumbai Indians defeated their rivals in the previous meeting by only one run; interestingly it was only the fourth time such result took place in the IPL....

Now that all the teams have released players, the focus shifts to the player auction and the first thing that the teams will do is to figure out players they need to target from the pool of released players. A player not performing well for a particular team does not mean he won’t be useful to the other. Considering the current team combinations, here is the list of one released player each team should consider targeting at the auction....

The longest winning streak in matches between these two teams is four. SRH won four consecutive matches against Delhi between IPL 2013 & 2014. No player has won more than one Player of the Match award in matches between these two teams. Amit Mishra, Ashish Nehra, David Warner, Irfan Pathan, Naman Ojha, Siddarth Kaul, Vijay Shankar & Yuvraj Singh have played for both these sides. On that note, let us now take a look at some of the key stats from DC vs SRH matches in the past....

Iran finished with 65 points after winning 5 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the event. The team from South Korea were the runners-up with 52 points after bagging 5 gold and 2 silver medals. Hosts Uzbekistan had to settle for third place with 40 points with 2 gold and 7 bronze medals in their tally. Taekwondo poomsae is a combination of basic actions and movements exercised with imaginary opponents....