Djokovic joined Pete Sampras on 14 grand slams after a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 win over Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday’s final at Flushing Meadows. It also marked the Serbian’s second straight major success, while he holds a 26-2 win-loss record since his quarter-final defeat at the French Open. Djokovic said a hike up Mont Sainte-Victoire after his shock defeat to Marco Cecchinato at Roland Garros helped turn his season around....
Tuning up for the defence of his Australian Open title, Djokovic helped Serbia recover from the loss of the first singles rubber, when Roberto Bautista Agut scored a 7-5 6-1 victory over Dusan Lajovic. With the pressure growing late on Sunday evening in Sydney, Djokovic rose to the occasion against world number one Nadal and landed a 6-2 7-6 (7-4) success for a 29th win in the pair’s 55-match career rivalry....
The Serbian is now due to contest both the Tie Break Tens at Melbourne Park on January 10, and the Kooyong Classic, an invitational competition staged at the former home of the Australian Open. According to a statement on Djokovic’s website, a decision will be made about his participation in the first major of the year after the two warm-up events. Djokovic has not played competitively since withdrawing from the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in July....
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler recently reported that DK Metcalf could be had for the the “right price” with the Seahawks and their star receiver seemingly at an impasse in contract extension talks. According to a new report, the sticker price could be very, very expensive. According to radio personality Howard Eskin, the Jets offered the No. 10 overall pick for the Seahawks wide receiver, which Seattle turned down. MORE: DK Metcalf trade rumors — Jets among best fits for Seahawks WR...
What Is PKG? The PKG file format is commonly used by Apple on its mobile and computing devices. It’s supported by both macOS and iOS and includes software packages from Apple. It’s not exclusive to Apple devices, though, as Sony also uses PKG for installing software packages on PlayStation devices. The contents of the PKG file format can be extracted and installed using the Apple Installer. It’s very similar to a zipped file; you can right-click on the file to view the contents, and the files are compressed when packaged....
Original story: DMX is still on life support and his family will make a statement later today, his manager has confirmed following more rumors the rapper had died. A number of people posted condolences to the rapper—whose real name is Earl Simmons—overnight, including comedian Luenell. However, the 50-year-old’s manager Steve Rifkind posted a video confirming he is still alive and urged people to stop spreading rumors. “Everybody posting these rumours, DMX is still alive, he is on life support,” Rifkind said in the video, which was posted to Instagram....
Liverpool travels to the Emirates to face Arsenal in the second leg of their semifinal series, a week after Chelsea dusted off Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on aggregate after two victories (2-0 and 1-0). Arsenal somehow held on at Anfield Road in the first leg despite a Granit Xhaka red card leaving then with 10 men for 66 minutes. LIVE BLOG: Arsenal vs. Liverpool semifinal 2nd leg There’s obviously a chance that the two teams finish deadlocked again in Thursday’s second leg....
How do dating sites work? As much as we’d like to think that they give everyone a fair chance at finding love, the truth is that dating sites actually use an attractiveness scale to determine, in part, who appears as a potential match. Some algorithms will rate your attractiveness based on your photos, while others will rate it by user response to your profile. While that’s not exactly encouraging, especially to those who feel that their looks may not be their strong suit, or those who feel that their look is too unique to be lumped in with the general population’s, these algorithms also often take into account the details you provide on your profile, such as your intentions, interests, and hobbies, and the distance between you....
Say “yes” to every invitation you get. Being social and building your other relationships is a great way to forget about your ex. Stay active. Exercise and get out of the house every day. Not only is it good for your body, but it’s good for your mental health as well! Throw yourself at your schoolwork or job. Tackling something on your plate will put you back into control and make you feel like the best version of you....
Kiva.org is perhaps the leader in the field of microcredit online. Launched just over a year ago by two California idealists, Kiva (“unity” in Swahili) started out listing just seven Ugandan entrepreneurs as applicants, and has since brokered $2.5 million in loans to thousands of businesses. By 2008, it expects to surpass $10 million. With as little as $25, users lend to business owners of their choice, whether a seamstress in India or a juice seller in Mexico....
Such problems have sparked a boom in private schooling throughout the developing world. In 2000, James Tooley, an administrator for Orient Global, a Singapore company that invests in education for the poor, went walking in Hyderabad, India, and was startled to find private schools on virtually every corner. He launched a full-scale study in India, China and Africa, and everywhere, officials and aid agencies told him such schools for the poor didn’t exist....
According to credible research, practicing yoga may reduce stress, elevate mood, prevent emotional eating, and foster a sense of community. All of these effects may aid in weight reduction and maintenance. Yoga improves your body awareness and interpersonal relationships. Instead of binging on foods that can cause you to gain weight, you will start looking for nutritious foods. Can you lose 20 pounds in 30 days? Whether you want to shed five or twenty pounds, it might be challenging to lose weight....
Vezina Trophy finalists Ben Bishop, of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Boston’s Tuukka Rask pre-gamed the awards show with a little red carpet bubble hockey. Give us more! We need more!
Floyd died while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) on May 25 last year after being apprehended on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. His arrest was caught on camera by a bystander, whose video showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, while the other two officers pinned him down. In the footage, which went viral and sparked nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, Floyd can be heard pleading with officers saying “I can’t breathe....
Destiny’s recent April update, beyond the small but enjoyable additions made to gameplay, apparently brought with it the inclusion of a new piece of in-game lore. The new Grimoire card is hidden within a dead Ghost, which can be found in the Prison of Elders after gamers have completed a full run of the raid. The guide that led gamers to this discover was posted by a redditor named Rezyl Azzir, who uploaded the instructions just 16 minutes after the April update went live - implying that he somehow downloaded the update, ran through the Prison of Elders, and uncovered the new lore addition in that timeframe....
Just under the two-minute mark in the fourth quarter, Harris goes to set a screen. Aldridge attempts to fight off this screen, and in the process we see Harris go down, clutching his private area. He struggled to run back to the other side of the court, still holding his privates, so he was clearly in pain. NBA PLAYOFFS: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels for every series Thankfully there were plenty of replays available on this play to find out what happened....
Du Plessis was found guilty of indulging in ball tampering during the recent Test against Australia at Hobart in a hearing presided over by ICC match referee Andy Pycroft here on Tuesday. The South African batsman was found to be in violation of clause 2.2.9 of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) code of conduct, which deals with changing the condition of the ball and was fined his entire match fee....
Although there was no big reveal at Gamescom either, gamers are still holding out hope. Rockstar Games, seemingly not wanting to let those fans down, has now taken to Twitter to tease Red Dead Redemption 2. [HTML1] On Sunday morning, a simple image from Rockstar sent fans into a tailspin. Although the post, which was shared on both Twitter and Facebook, contained no words and just included an image of the Rockstar logo on a red background, many have taken it as a sign that Red Dead Redemption 2 is about to be announced....
He scored 5 minutes into his introduction, gelling back with the team as though he never went away, he had swapped London for Madrid in a £57m move last summer but couldn’t play alongside his new teammates, if most of them can be called new, due to the registration ban placed on the club. Stuck in limbo, he had been forced to train with the team and watch them play from the director’s box, it was damaging for the player who only wanted to play, his smiling eyes surely belying his crying soul....
