Month: February 2017

Meryl Streep denies she refused Chanel Oscar dress over getting paid

It’s a separate practice than a house signing an exclusive contract with a particular actress, like Jennifer Lawrence’s arrangement with Dior in which she appears in the house’s advertisement and exclusively wears Dior on red carpets. Lagerfeld claimed that days after his team had started working on an embroidered gray silk dress for the Florence Foster Jenkins star, someone from Streep’s team allegedly called him and said, “Don’t continue the dress”.

Malaysia: North Korea leader’s half brother suffered quick, ‘very painful death’

The official postmortem report came as Malaysian authorities question a number of detained suspects, including a North Korean national suspected of producing the VX used to kill Kim. A police chief in Malaysia announced on Saturday that authorities will seek an arrest warrant for the second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, who is wanted for the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, if he does not submit to investigation .

Truckers send seven wrestlers to districtAbdullah Silmi takes home…

One tough heartache was placed on Sandusky senior Leondre Cooley a year ago at the Division II district tournament. Opening with two wins at 113 pounds, he then saw all of his hopes for a return trip to state – was the lone Blue Streak qualifier in 2015 – go by the way side with two back-to-back shutout losses on Day 2, while he watched four of his teammates move on to all place at state a week later as the Blue Streaks earned a top 10 team finish.

Murray recalls shingles struggle after Australian Open exit

Top-seeded Andy Murray said Sunday he is back to his best ahead of the Dubai Tennis Championships after recounting his struggles with shingles following his early exit from the Australian Open last month. “I was a bit sick for 10 days, a couple of weeks, after I got back from Australia,” said Murray, who will play Malek Jaziri of Tunisia in the first round in Dubai.

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The medal comes on the heels of a gold and silver for Guay at the recent world championships in Switzerland. Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Invermere, B.C., was 10th, Ottawa’s Dutin Cook was 32nd and Calgary’s Tyler Werry was 44th.

Red Bull unveil Daniel Ricciardo’s car to take on Mercedes

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Cleveland Browns: Breaking down the potential pursuit of Kirk Cousins

Oct 2, 2016; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins prepares to throw the ball against the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FedEx Field. Washington Redskins wins 31 – 20. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The Cleveland Browns are looking for a quarterback, and Kirk Cousins could be an option if the Browns want to commit to a long-term option.

Clough: Burton Albion would have taken five points at start of busy week

Nigel Clough says Burton Albion would always have taken five points from a hectic week in the Championship – and not letting Blackburn Rovers make up any ground was the key target on Friday night. Ahead of their home clash with play-off chasing Norwich City on February 18, the Brewers sat 21st in the table after 31 games – just two points above the relegation zone.

Rate The Ref – Posh v Rochdale – Chris Sarginson

What did you think to Chris Sarginson`s refereeing performance in the Sky Bet EFL League One match between Peterborough United and Rochdale? Referee Chris Sarginson stole the headlines with three red cards in this match between Posh and Rochdale. Admittedly Sarginson was whistle happy but we do have to say he got all three decisions correct! Rochdale boss Keith Hill was critical of the official`s performance while Posh boss Grant McCann didn`t want to discuss the man in the middle! What did you think to the referees performance? To rate the referee, there are four categories to score the official on: A. Decision Making B. Consistency C. Fitness and Positioning D. Control and Authority Each category is out of 25 .

Smith claims top position; Kohli, Ashwin retains spot in ICC Test rankings

Steven Smith has not only consolidated his position at the top of the Rankings for Test Batsmen but has also attained rating points which are the sixth-best ever after Don Bradman A IANS Dubai: Captain Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at second, while off-spinner Ravichandaran Ashwin held on to his top position in both the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ list of the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday. The Indian team, which lost the opening Test in Pune to Australia on Saturday, was unaffected by the debacle at least in the ICC rankings.

Herath to lead SL in Test series against BAN

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will be leading the Sri Lanka Test team when Bangladesh come over for a full series starting March. The decision to appoint Herath as the skipper came after Sri Lanka’s usual skipper Angelo Mathews was ruled out due to a hamstring injury which he sustained in the series against South Africa at Johannesburg.

India vs Australia: Sunil Gavaskar terms hosts as ‘careless’

Pune: After the massive 333-run defeat to Australia within three days of the opening Test here, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday termed the Indian cricket team’s approach as “careless”. Gavaskar also criticised the lack of fight by the Virat Kohli-led side, which could only master 105 and 107 in both their innings against the visitors’ 260 and 285 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.”

First-place Sydney FC returns to winning ways in A-League

Bobo scored twice as Sydney FC rebounded from its first loss in the A-League to beat Melbourne City 3-1 and remain well ahead in the standings. Sydney’s ambitious attempt to become the first team to end the regular season unbeaten ended last week when it was defeated by Western Sydney Wanderers in a fractious local derby, repercussions of which continued through the week.

Cricket: Australia hails the Pune win no one saw coming

The catalyst of the Pune massacre was the wholly unlikely figure of Steve O’Keefe, centre, – a left-arm finger spinner written off as a “safe” option before the Test by an unimpressed Shane Warne. Photo – Reuters The catalyst of the Pune massacre was the wholly unlikely figure of Steve O’Keefe, centre, – a left-arm finger spinner written off as a “safe” option before the Test by an unimpressed Shane Warne.

Cricket: No point in dwelling on poor New Zealand performance, says Hesson

Wellington: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen once quipped that it was probably better to “flush the dunny and move on” after a poor performance against Italy in 2009 and his cricket counterpart Mike Hesson expressed similar thoughts on Sunday. Hesson’s team were comprehensively outplayed by South Africa in the third One-day International at Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday as they were bundled out for 112 and lost the match by 159 runs.

Boxing: Pacquiao to fight Britain’s Khan in ‘super fight’

London: Multiple world champion Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Britain’s Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan on April 23, both boxers said on Sunday. The 38-year-old Pacquiao had said four days ago that he and Khan’s management were in discussions for the fight, despite an earlier announcement the Filipino’s next bout would be against Australia’s Jeff Horn in Brisbane.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans game preview, odds, and prediction

Ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans’ season finale, both franchises took advantage of a ripe trade-deadline market to reshape their rosters. And while New Orleans’ post-All Star game swap for DeMarcus Cousins garnered headlines, perhaps the Thunder’s less-heralded move to obtain Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott for Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow, and Joffrey Lauvergne was a more immediately fitting transaction.

Chaos at boardroom level, Galacticos over cantera – are Barcelona turning into Real Madrid?

With expensive signings, no midfield plan and a cold relationship between players and club chiefs, the Blaugrana have started to resemble their rivals The roles have reversed. Not so long ago it was Real Madrid who were known for their policy of signing superstars and their turmoil in the boardroom, while Barcelona bolstered their strength in depth by plucking players from their youth system.

Sharks down undermanned Canucks 4-1

With a roster ravaged by a virus that cut a swath through their locker-room, the Vancouver Canucks valiantly hung with San Jose for the better part of 40 minutes on Saturday night. They battled back from a 1-0 deficit, hit two posts and had a number of other point-blank opportunities on Sharks goalie Martin Jones.

Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread

I was going to go with a completely different blurb before the Sunday show guest list, but I found out late last night that Chez Pazienza, of Deux Ex Malcontent , The Daily Banter and The Bob and Chez Show podcast, passed away at the much, much too young age of 47. He leaves behind two daughters, a fiancee and thousands of fans of his writing and podcasting. I’m frankly more than a little tired of us losing good guys while these craptastic schmucks just keep on going like the Energizer Bunny.