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Apr82021 by adminNo Comments

Ajax ball boy launches football at Roma star Riccardo Calafiori during Europa League clash

Sports

Passions ran high during Ajax’s Europa League tie against Roma but not in the way you’d expect. Roma have the advantage in the quarter-final tie as they claimed a 2-1 win at the Johan Cruyff ArenA. It was the Ajax ball boy who let his passion spill over, however Davy Klaassen gave the Dutch side the lead in the first half but second half strikes from Lorenzo Pellegrini and Rober Ibanez turned the first leg on its head. The home side chased an equaliser in the closing stages but the Italians were unsurprisingly happy to let the match wind down. But that didn’t sit well with one Ajax ball boy, who took out his anger on Roma substitute Riccardo Calafiori. The ball boy aggressively threw the football straight at Calafiori’s chest as he prepar...

Jan32021 by adminNo Comments

Watch: International Space Station astronauts mark New Year’s with ‘ball drop’

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Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Five of the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated the New Year with a traditional "ball drop," but because of weightlessness, it headed upward rather than down. The astronauts quickly followed the zero-gravity twist, rising toward the top of their cabin as they wished those on Earth good wishes for a happy 2021 as they traveled 15,500 mph some 250 miles above the Earth. Advertisement The five, from Expedition 64 -- NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi -- took turns with their greeting to those below.[embedded content] Glover noted that one of the most famous New Year's Eve traditions is watching the ball drop from Times Square in New York City, ...

Nov282020 by adminNo Comments

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe’s Christmas album beats BTS to UK number one

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Nov182020 by adminNo Comments

NBA Draft: Edwards, Wiseman, Ball lead mock selections

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Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Twenty-six of the NBA's 30 teams are scheduled to make selections in the league's 2020 virtual draft starting at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday on ESPN. The event will be held on ESPN's main campus in Bristol, Conn., with NBA commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum in the studio and draftees featured in virtual appearances as a safety precaution because of the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement Georgia's Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball of Australia's National Basketball League, Memphis center James Wiseman and Iowa State's Tyrese Haliburton are among the top prospects in the class.[embedded content] Here are my predictions for the team's that own the first 30 selections in the draft order: NBA Mock Draft 1. Minnesota Timberwolves -- Anthony Edwards, G, Georgia 2...

Oct292020 by adminNo Comments

‘A true entertainer’: Cannon & Ball star Bobby Ball dies aged 76

Entertainment

Bobby Ball, one half of comedy double act Cannon & Ball, has died at the age of 76 after testing positive for COVID-19, his manager has said.A statement on behalf of Ball's wife Yvonne, his family and his long-time comedy partner Tommy Cannon said he passed away at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Wednesday evening at around 9.30pm. Image: Ball's death has left his friend Tommy Cannon 'devastated' The statement from Ball's manager Phil Dale said: "Bobby had been taken to the hospital for tests as he started with breathing problems. At first it was thought to be a chest infection but a test proved positive for Covid-19."It went on: "His wife Yvonne said the hospital and staff could not have been more wonderful, as they were outstand...