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Jan142021 by adminNo Comments

Nets, NBA investigate Kyrie Irving videos as mysterious absences stack up

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Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The NBA and Brooklyn Nets have began a review into videos, which show Kyrie Irving without a mask while at a party, league and team officials said. The Nets guard hasn't played since Jan. 5 due to personal reasons. Videos of the gathering surfaced Monday on social media. Irving can been seen not wearing a mask while in a room with family members and several other people. Advertisement The interior of the building matches that of a New Jersey venue where Irving has hosted parties and mentioned it on social media. "We are aware of a video on social media featuring Kyrie Irving at a family gathering," Nets general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday. "We are reviewing the circumstances with both Kyrie and the NBA in order to determine compliance with health and safety protocols...

Dec282020 by adminNo Comments

Wonder Woman nets biggest US opening since COVID shut cinemas – but fraction of usual takings

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Wonder Woman 1984 raked in around $ 36.1m at cinemas worldwide over the Christmas holiday weekend, Warner Bros has said.It is believed that $ 16.7m of that came from US and Canadian venues. That makes it the highest domestic box office opening since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered cinemas in March, though the numbers were a fraction of those typical for a big-budget action movie. Image: Gal Gadot reprised her role as Wonder Woman in the new film. Pic: Warner Bros Pictures To put that into context, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hauled in $ 374m globally during the weekend of its release in December 2019.Millions of people also watched WW84 - a sequel to 2017's Wonder Woman - at home in the US, where the movie was made available t...

Dec142020 by adminNo Comments

Nets’ Kevin Durant scores 15 against Wizards in return from Achilles injury

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Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant, who spent almost two years rehabilitating a serious Achilles injury, returned to the basketball court for the first time in 552 days for a preseason game against the Washington Wizards on Sunday. "I was anxious, nervous," Durant said after the game. "I visualized this moment for so long. Nine, ten months of thinking about how it would be -- this next phase of my career. I felt like I was chomping at the bit. Especially once COVID hit because I didn't see a future -- when the season was going to start in the future. I was going through it. Advertisement "So, to go through this felt solid." The Nets' first points in the game came from a ferocious Durant dunk in the first quarter. He followed up his slam with an assist to center DeAnd...

Nov92020 by adminNo Comments

FTSE 100 nets £70bn injection as vaccine hopes spark stock market surge

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The FTSE 100 and other global stock markets have rallied sharply on growing hopes of a coronavirus vaccine - building on gains in reaction to Joe Biden's US election victory.The FTSE hit its highest level since August after US drug firm Pfizer announced that early data from phase three trials showed its vaccine was more than 90% effective against COVID-19. It followed overnight gains in Asia, where Japan's Nikkei hit a 29-year high, after the confirmation of the US election result over the weekend which also bolstered values across Europe. :: Subscribe to Divided States on Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and SpreakerThe FTSE closed 276 points or 4.7% up at 6,186 while the CAC in Paris was more than 7% higher - both coming off the boil slightly late in Monday's session. ...

Sep202020 by adminNo Comments

Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool: Sadio Mane nets double against 10-man Blues

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Liverpool delivered a powerful statement of intent about their desire to retain the Premier League title with a comfortable dismissal of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on another nightmare day for keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.Jurgen Klopp's champions were already in complete control even before Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen was correctly shown a red card on the stroke of half-time.Referee Paul Tierney initially opted for a yellow card but reviewed Christensen's desperate challenge on Sadio Mane as he raced on to Jordan Henderson's pass.Mane then punished Chelsea with two swift goals after the break to confirm Liverpool's vast superiority, the second of which was the result of another calamity for Kepa.Mane headed in Roberto Firmino's cross after 50 minutes then chased down Kepa, whose botch...