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Nov252020 by adminNo Comments

Football fans in Argentina and Naples flock to streets to mourn death of football icon Diego Maradona

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Football fans in Argentina and Naples were visibly upset by Diego Maradona’s tragic death on Wednesday. The football icon died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Tigre. AFP or licensors People were in tears over Maradona’s death AFP or licensors Maradona’s death has rocked Argentina Maradona captained his country to World Cup glory in 1986 and had successful spells with Napoli, Barcelona, Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors. He will be remembered as one of the greatest footballers to play the game. Maradona scored 81 goals in 188 league games for Napoli between 1984 and 1991 and his fans gathered at the top of the Quartieri Spagnoli in Naples to pay their respects on Wednesday even...

Jun72020 by adminNo Comments

Conor McGregor QUITS: Funniest quotes and best press conference moments as UFC icon announces retirement yet again

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If this really is the end of Conor McGregor’s UFC career, then at least the Irishman will have left us with some brilliant memories. ‘The Notorious’ has been, without doubt, one of the most electrifying talents in the world of mixed martial arts. But it can be argued the 31-year-old is even more entertaining with a microphone in his hand. A Conor McGregor press conference is always a huge occasion Following the news of McGregor’s third retirement in four years, talkSPORT.com has decided to delve into the archives to find his best moments behind the mic and from his press conferences. “Sixty G’s baby!” McGregor entered into the UFC as nothing more than a hungry and talented Irishman, keen to make a mark. After dispatching with Marcus Brimage with consummate wi...

May92020 by adminNo Comments

Boxing legend Mike Tyson once tried to fight NBA icon Michael Jordan at boozy dinner, ex-manager reveals – ‘He looked like he’d seen a ghost’

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Mike Tyson’s ex-manager has revealed details of a run-in between the boxing legend and NBA icon Michael Jordan at a dinner in 1988. Both sporting heroes have dominated the news in recent weeks, with Tyson announcing a return to the ring for charity and Jordan at the centre of popular Netflix docuseries ‘The Last Dance’. Getty Tyson and Jordan were two of the biggest names in sport in the late eighties Back in the eighties, the two Americans were at the top of their game, but despite being the undisputed and undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson was also battling with inner demons. His violent marriage to Robin Givens, and their subsequent divorce, caused Tyson’s personal life to eventually spiral out of control. Jordan briefly dated Giv...

Apr302020 by adminNo Comments

Bollywood icon Rishi Kapoor dies from leukaemia aged 67

World

Bollywood is mourning its second loss in as many days after the death of leading Indian actor Rishi Kapoor at the age of 67.Kapoor, part of one of Bollywood's most famous families, was admitted to hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday and died on Thursday. He had returned to India last September after undergoing treatment for leukaemia in the US for almost a year, and was admitted to hospital twice in February. Image: Kapoor (L) and Amitabh Bachchan promoting a film in 2018 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan tweeted: "Rishi Kapoor gone….Just passed away… I am destroyed."Kapoor's father Raj and grandfather Prithviraj were doyens of Bollywood, the vast Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. ...

Oct82019 by adminNo Comments

ICON satellite to study the ionosphere, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space

Science

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Inside the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere, billions of negatively charged electrons bounce freely for long periods of time before being tamed by positive ions. The layer, the ionosphere, and its highly variable plasma waves can disrupt GPS signals and other radio-wave-based communication systems. To better understand the ionosphere and pinpoint the forces responsible for its variability, scientists at NASA are sending a specially equipped satellite into space to observe the enigmatic layer. The Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, developed by a team of scientists and engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, will be carried into space this week by Northrup Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket. "ICON is built specifically to understand the connection between...