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Marcus Morris Sr. Assesses Celtics Title Chances After Boston’s Game 5 Win

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

BOSTON — Marcus Morris Sr. has played in the conference finals twice over the course of his lengthy NBA career. One of those times came with the Boston Celtics. Morris was in his first of two seasons with the Celtics when Boston advanced to the Eastern Conference finals in 2018. Morris saw the Celtics get […]

Arrow McLaren 2024 Indianapolis 500 Day 2 Practice Report

Track Side Online 

Arrow McLaren 2024 Indianapolis 500 Day 2 Practice Report Indianapolis Motor Speedway Practice date: Tuesday, May 14 Round: 5/17 Total laps: 200 Total race distance: 500.0 mi/804.7 km Length: 2.5 mi/4.0 km Number of turns: 4 Session start times:  TUNE IN: Sunday, May 26, 11:00 a.m. EST on NBC Alexander Rossi, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet Practice 1: P5, 00.39:5632 Total laps: 64

South Africa: Govt Supports Caster Semenya in Legal Battle

AllAfrica.com (sport) 

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has expressed that it stands in solidarity, with unwavering commitment, to seek justice for Caster Mokgadi Semenya as she is back in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in France.

IndyCar race winner bristles at rookie

Sydney Morning Herald 

Andretti Global driver Colton Herta wasn’t happy with rookie Christian Rasmussen’s attempted pass in practice for the Indianapolis 500.

Re: Arsenal: Top of the divers league

Red and White Kop 

Quote from: deano2727 on Yesterday at 07:14:26 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up with fewer points next season.

Almost everything went right for them this season, and it still wasn't enough. Their best season in decades (that too following a huge bottle job the year before). That will take a toll on ev...

Trash Paddler: An Elusive Moswetuset Hummock

Playak 

I needed to extend my paddling week by adding a make-up day yesterday in order to accomplish my objective for the week reaching Moswetuset Hummock by boat.  I had stumbled upon mention of it in an article The 'Indianized' Landscape of Massachusetts by Mark Jarzombek which included a great map of the Colonial Frontier ca. 1650.

Sunil Chhetri, Indian football legend and captain, to retire on June 6

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement after the World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait. Currently, Chhetri has the third-highest total of goals scored for his country. He has won six AIFF Player of the Year awards and the Padma Shri in 2019.

Rights group sees surge in cross-border repression of dissidents in Thailand and its neighbors

Voice of America 

Bangkok — Thailand has grown increasingly dangerous for foreign dissidents seeking shelter in the country over the past decade, and more repressive of its own dissidents abroad, Human Rights Watch says in a new report. The U.S.-based human rights group dates the start of the surge to Thailand’s 2014 coup, which swapped the country’s democratically elected government for an authoritarian military regime. Tainted elections in 2019 returned Prayut Chan-ocha, the ex-general behind the coup, to power... Читать дальше...

Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue

BangkokPost.com 

SYDNEY - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest.

Premier League in the US? FIFA weighs allowing overseas games

France24.com (en) 

Football's world governing body on Wednesday agreed to set up a 10-15 strong working group to examine the idea and make recommendations. The Premier League and La Liga, with their vast global followings, have long mooted the idea of playing matches outside their home territories. The new FIFA committee will "gather further information and issue recommendations to the Council regarding potential amendments to the FIFA Regulations Governing International Matches (FRGIM)", the body said in a statement. Читать дальше...