The Browns entered Saturday’s preseason game with starting tackles Jedrick Wills and Jack Conklin still on the mend from the injuries which shortened their 2023 campaigns. Several other O-linemen were banged up during the loss to the Vikings, but Cleveland is not seeking out additional depth at this point. Germain Ifedi suffered a hand injury on Saturday, but head coach Kevin Stefanski indicated he should not miss practice time. The case is different, however, for James Hudson and Hakeem Adeniji. Ankle and knee injuries, respectively, will keep those blockers sidelined for a stretch; Stefanski said Adeniji will be on the…
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The Italian takes his seventh victory of the season at the Red Bull Ring to reclaim the riders’ championship lead.Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia has won a third successive Austrian MotoGP to complete a dream sprint-race weekend double and take the outright lead in the world championship. Jorge Martin, who went into the weekend atop the riders’ standings, had to settle for second with Enea Bastianini completing the podium at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria on Sunday. Bagnaia’s seventh race win of the season on the factory Ducati bike matches his tally from last season with nine…
With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown on Friday, Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped to again make her country proud in the future. The football-obsessed North African country has given Khelif the celebrity treatment since she returned to Algiers earlier this week. Nowhere has this been more true than Tiaret, the largely rural region in central Algeria where she grew up and learned to box. She and track star Djamel Sedjati were honored by local leaders and then paraded through the streets atop a…
Dear Sir When universal adult suffrage was introduced to Saint Lucia in 1951 it paved the way for the creation of political parties that promised to work for the improvement of the quality of life for all Saint Lucians. The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) was then founded on the promise of increasing access to Bread, Justice and Freedom for the majority of daily paid plantation workers; people who needed representation in their interaction with the state or protection from powerful business interests in a “plantation society.” But by the 1960s, as the world economy changed and SLP seemed incapable…
Enzo Maresca has explained his reason for not including Raheem Sterling in the Premier League team news against Manchester City which ended in a defeat at Stamford Bridge The game was clouded with Enzo Maresca’s decision to leave out Raheem Sterling from the team news against Manchester City. There were several reports that the future of the England international was in doubt at Chelsea following the club’s decision to bring in Pedro Neto from Wolves .However, Enzo Maresca confirmed during his post-match press conference after the game against Manchester City that his decision to leave out Raheem Sterling was tactical.…
Crazy but true stat: Six of the last eight Heisman Trophy winners have been transfers.Since the NCAA transfer portal officially launched during the 2018 season, it’s become rather common for highly skilled players (particularly quarterbacks) to leave one school for another and find greater success at their new destination.Here are three current transfer quarterbacks considered among the favorites to win the 2024 Heisman. Dillon Gabriel, OregonThe Oklahoma transfer finished last season at the top of the Big 12 passing leaderboard with 3,660 yards and 30 touchdowns. Joining head coach Dan Lanning and an enhanced offense in Eugene, Ore. will set…
Thousands march in streets of Kolkata as authorities struggle to contain demonstrations calling for justice.Some Indian junior doctors have remained off the job as they demanded swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered in a hospital, despite the end of a strike called by a large doctors’ association, as street protests continued. Doctors across the country have held protests and candlelight marches and refused to see nonemergency patients in the past week after the killing of the 31-year-old postgraduate medical student in the early hours of August 9 in the eastern city of Kolkata. In solidarity with…
Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza. While Vice President Kamala Harris has energized crowds of supporters as she prepares to accept the Democratic nomination, progressive activists maintain their mission remains the same. Activists say they learned lessons from last month’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and are predicting bigger crowds and more robust demonstrations in Chicago, a city with deep social activism roots. Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday he expects the demonstrations to be…
NEW YORK, USA – The global tax system needed reform, and the UN answered the call on Friday with a blueprint for a new universal tax accord that represents an historic step towards changing the financial landscape. The aim is to help nations around the world boost economic growth and achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 goals. Here’s what you need to know about the UN tax convention now and what it means to people around the world: Why does a new convention matter? A UN tax convention represents a major shift in how international taxation is approached,…
Napoli’s director Manna in a recent interview has opened up on clubs interested in signing the top Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. Victor Osimhen’s future at Napoli has become a focal point in the transfer market, with several top European clubs expressing interest in the prolific striker. Many have questioned the striker’s next move as Napoli’s asking price seems to be a lot more than any club is willing to offer.In an interview with Sky Sports, Napoli’s director, Manna finally addressed questions asked on Victor Osimhen’s future and the clubs who have shown interest in signing him, he said: “Osimhen? The…