The Senegal international completed his medical on Tuesday before personal terms were agreed and a work permit was secured on Wednesday. The 27-year-old has been capped seven times by his country and will be eyeing a starting berth for the Potters’ trip to Bournemouth on Saturday. “It’s a very good team in England, so I’m very happy and proud,” Ndiaye told Stoke’s official website. “I’m really, really happy. As I said, I wanted to join Stoke City....
Both Pittsburgh (3-7) and Indianapolis (4-6-1) enter Monday’s meeting on the outside looking into the NFL playoffs. The Steelers find themselves at the bottom of the competitive AFC North, while the Colts somehow are in second place in the South to the 7-3 Titans. Either way, both teams will need to see a massive reversal of fortunes in the back half of the season if they want to make the playoffs....
The biggest difference however, is the fact that the Spectrum 7XB drops the cumbersome and lengthy wires in favor of wireless technology, with its volume, power and mic controls built right into the exterior of the right earcup. For the Xbox 360, players now have wireless sound and communication to go with their wireless controller. No mess. The Spectrum XB works by via a detachable wire that connects directly into the right earcup with a molded, fitted end that fits perfectly into official Xbox 360 controller designs, not unlike the attachment cables of the first wave of official headsets that shipped alongside the console....
Tsitsipas led 6-2, 2-0 at one stage and was within touching distance of going a double break and 3-0 up. But some clutch shotmaking and serving from Hurkacz helped him stay in the second set, before he eventually ran out a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victor. Later in his post-match press conference, Stefanos Tsitsipas lamented the missed opportunity and highlighted how a small stroke of fortune changed the complexion of the match....
Who was that athlete? Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Curry is reportedly the only name mentioned in the 429-page Tax Cuts and Jobs Act document. It didn’t take long for Curry to notice the mention and have a little fun with it on Twitter. The partnership would be perfect. Curry already has plenty of experience on bikes.
The former Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ died by suicide on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed to Newsweek. He was 40 years old. Boss’ wife, Allison Holker, announced his death in a statement on Wednesday. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” the 34-year-old told People. “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him....
The 41-year-old Los Angeles Lakers legend died alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others on January 26, 2020, after the Sikorsky S-76B flown by pilot Ara Zobayan got into trouble during foggy weather. The Bryants were joined by their friends—John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester and Christina Mauser—as they flew from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, to a basketball tournament at Kobe’s Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks....
The Nationals ace said Gwynn was "like a god to me growing up" in San Diego. Strasburg went on to pitch for San Diego State, where Gwynn coached from 2007-09. Strasburg always made a point of going to see Gwynn when he got back to San Diego in the offseason. "It became pretty tough the last couple of years with health issues and everything," he said. "Every time we'd come into San Diego I'd make sure to try and stop by and say `hello,' and obviously I'd come by a lot in the offseason....
The US 13th seed’s comprehensive triumph in tricky wind conditions over the former world number one ensured Stephens reached the last four at Key Biscayne for the first time. It also means the reigning US Open champion will finally be named in the world’s top 10 when the WTA release their rankings next week. She will meet two-time Australian Open champion Azarenka for a place in Saturday’s final after the Belarusian beat fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-3....
Last May, Halliwell burst the bubble herself. The singer, who’s 5 feet 1 inch tall, kicked off her platform shoes, parted ways with the Spice Girls and pondered a solo career that officially begins this month with the fun, Madonna-ish album “Schizophonic” (EMI). Halliwell had planned on staying through last summer’s tour but ended up bolting months earlier. There were rumors of infighting. Halliwell, however, insists she left prematurely because she’d been demoralized when her Spice Girl duties conflicted with an interview she wanted to give about breast-cancer awareness (she’d had a benign lump removed when she was 18)....
The ex–senior counselor to former President Donald Trump went on a rant against tax avoidance by the nation’s wealthiest people during his War Room podcast on Thursday. Bannon’s remarks came after ProPublica published a lengthy report this week examining the tax records of some of the country’s richest individuals, finding that many paid little or no income taxes in various years over the past decade. “Over five years with a half a trillion dollars of assets, they’ve paid collectively under $15 billion in taxes,” Bannon said, arguing that this is “the reason the game is rigged....
Appearing on Bannon’s podcast War Room to promote his book In Trump Time, Navarro used football terminology to claim Bannon sought to stop the ballots in key states such as Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin being certified by then Vice President Mike Pence, so they could be investigated over false claims of voter fraud. During the conversation with Bannon, Navarro also disputed the work of the House select committee investigating the events of January 6 and suggestions that Trump’s actions that day amounted to criminal obstruction of Congress....
Steve Kerr will not coach in his team’s season opener against the Pelicans, GM Bob Myers said Saturday. MORE: 9 burning questions in the Western Conference | Classic photos of Stephen Curry Kerr, who is recovering from multiple offseason back surgeries, will likely miss the team’s ensuing two-game road trip as well, according to USA Today. Assistant Luke Walton will continue to lead the team as he has since Kerr first took a leave of absence earlier this month....
A former teammate of Ferry and a former general manager for the Suns, Kerr is familiar with Ferry’s character and the task of breaking down scouting reports GMs must sift through. But Ferry’s comments, which included stereotypes about Luol Deng’s African heritage, are hard to defend. MORE: Deng does not think Ferry, Hawks are racist | Ferry audio | Deng statement Instead, when asked about Ferry, Kerr addressed what he has the most experience with — Ferry himself....
A classic embodiment of the ultimate evolved cricketer. Steve Waugh’s cricket is a tale of grit, strength and rising up to the challenge whenever it matters the most. A genuine leader of the pack, Steve Waugh led from the front. One of the best players and captains the game ever saw. A modern legend by every sense of the word. Not so humble beginnings The tale of the Waugh is beautiful but not all rosy – his career is laced with numerous instances where he could have easily been sidelined and eventually erased from the cricketing world....
Gerrard, who has previously only worked with Liverpool’s Under-18s, takes the helm of the giant club who have fallen on hard times in the past decade despite winning a record 54 Scottish titles. Celtic – under Brendan Rodgers, Gerrard’s former boss at Anfield – are bidding for an unprecedented successive treble and are unbeaten against their Old Firm rivals in 11 games but Gerrard said he could not wait to get his teeth into the new role....
Alongside Smith, his deputy David Warner was also handed over a one-year suspension while Cameron Bancroft, who acted as per orders from his leaders, was given a ban for nine months. Both Warner, who has also been stripped from leading Australia ever again, and Bancroft, who, like Smith, cannot captain the national side for the next two years, are yet to declare if they will be attempting to challenge CA’s verdict....
The Celtics suffered a 116-91 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks to bow out in the Eastern Conference semi-finals with a 4-1 series loss. Boston had been expected to be among the championship contenders this season, only to endure a difficult campaign. Speaking after their Game 5 loss, Stevens accepted he would take some of the blame for Boston’s season. “I’ve been a head coach for 12 years and we let go of the rope more and cracked more than we probably should’ve and we need to be better than that,” he told a news conference....
He was trackside in Iowa at the Knoxville Nationals. The three-time Cup champion has not once wavered in his commitment to sprint car racing despite the crash in Iowa last August that led to a broken right leg. He marked the anniversary Tuesday night with a post on his Twitter account, noting his life changed one year ago: “Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to get me back to where I’m at today....
