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• Gary Anderson rules out Michael van Gerwen in bold World Matchplay prediction Gary Anderson fancies a new World Matchplay winner this year (Picture: Getty Images)Gary Anderson expects there to be a new name on the World Matchplay trophy this year, describing Jose de Sousa as ‘something else’ on the practice board. The Flying Scotsman booked his spot in round two, where he will meet Nathan Aspinall, with a comfortable 10-5 win over Stephen Bunting, despite playing nowhere near his brilliant best. Just three seeds have fallen in the first round – James…
• Alexander: 1981 Dodgers’ World Series journey should sound familiar When members of the 1981 Dodgers assemble at The Ravine on Sunday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their World Series title, members of the current champs should pay close attention. One parallel is obvious. Much like the 2020 Dodgers, whose core lost two World Series and had a streak of unhappy finishes before winning it all, the veteran core of that 1981 team had endured multiple stumbles: World Series losses in 1974, ’77 and ’78, a loss in a…
• Liverpool stripped of world heritage status because of waterfront development Liverpool’s famous waterfront is threatened by overdevelopment, UNESCO fear (Picture: PA)Liverpool’s waterfront has been stripped of its World Heritage status due to concerns about overdevelopment. The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO voted on Wednesday to remove the area from its list of world heritage sites, citing concerns about plans for a new football stadium. Premier League club Everton are set to build a new ground on the site, with construction beginning on July 26, and the committee fear this could have…
• Florida’s COVID-19 surge continues, adds 73,199 cases in week The Department of Health reported 73,199 new coronavirus cases in the week ending Thursday -- up 60% from last week’s increase and more than three times the number of new cases seen just two weeks ago. The state is now averaging 10,457 new cases each day. Duval County’s cases went up 6,430 in a week -- the second-highest increase since the pandemic began. The largest per-capita increases in the past week were in Nassau, Baker and Duval counties. !function(e,i,n,s){var t="InfogramEmbeds",d=e.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else…
• UNESCO chides Australia over Great Barrier Reef proposal The Chinese host of this year's meeting of the U.N, World Heritage Committee on Sunday defended the body's proposal to label the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” against Australian government suspicion that China influenced the finding for political reasons. The committee, which is meeting both virtually and in the Chinese city of Fuzhou for the next two weeks, will consider the draft decision on Friday. “Australia, as a member state of the World Heritage Committee, should ... attach importance…
• An Olympics that keeps the world away? It hardly seems worth it They are not calling off the Olympics at this point. Damn the ventilators, full speed ahead. Nor does it really matter. On July 8 they announced there would be no fans permitted inside the venues in Tokyo. That means there will be record times and record distances and gold, silver and bronze provided for the elite, although the winners must drape their medals around their own necks. Endorsement contracts will flow from that, along with historical certainty. But there won’t…
• UK restaurant named world’s best in Tripadvisor’s 2021 awards Get your fine dining fix in Cumbria (Picture: Getty Images)A Lake District restaurant has today been named the best fine dining restaurant in the world as Tripadvisor announces the winners of its 2021 Travellers’ Choice ‘Best of the Best’ Restaurants awards. And you don’t need to travel too far to try out many of the winners, including The Old Stamp House Restaurant, which won top spot in two categories worldwide; fine dining and date night. At the heart of the…
• Peter Wright reacts to stunning win over Michael van Gerwen in World Matchplay classic Peter Wright turned in an immense performance to beat Michael van Gerwen at the World Matchplay (Picture: Getty Images)Peter Wright stormed into the final of the World Matchplay with a sensational 17-10 victory over Michael van Gerwen on Saturday night, in which he averaged over 110. Snakebite was pushed hard by MVG, who averaged 101.55 himself, but the Dutchman just could not keep up with the Scot. Wright’s 110.66 is the sixth highest in Matchplay history and the highest ever…
• Collin Morikawa giving Cal men’s golf ‘world recognition,’ coach says BERKELEY – It wasn’t long after former Cal star Collin Morikawa tapped in for par on the 18th green at Royal St. George’s to win the 149th Open Championship that messages of congratulations poured in on social media from around the golf world and beyond. Golf legends like Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Gary Player, and Greg Norman all commended Morikawa on Twitter, as did J.J. Watt, Jimmy Fallon, Pat McAfee and other non-golf celebrities. “Congratulations on becoming the Champion Golfer…
• Jack DorseyWhen billionaires get together to chat about anything, it seems like one thing they might not acknowledge is having billions of dollars in the bank automatically lifts you out of everyday reality. Some billionaires live in a reality where you might — like Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey — believe that Bitcoin could one day save us all. CNBC reports that Dorsey participated in a Bitcoin webinar on July 21 called "The B Word," which also included Tesla CEO…