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Ajax full-back Dest made his first two USA appearances in a pair of friendlies in September but was not included in the squad for this month’s CONCACAF Nations League games against Cuba and Canada. USA boss Gregg Berhalter confirmed he had held “positive” talks with the 18-year-old but Dest is not ready to commit to featuring in competitive matches, which would him bind him to the nation he represented at several youth levels....

Netherlands international Blind could be set to leave Old Trafford after falling out of favour under Jose Mourinho. The versatile 28-year-old made just seven Premier League appearances in his fourth and potentially final season in England. Van der Sar, who won four league titles during his spell with United, is hoping to reunite Blind with the club that gave him his professional debut in 2008. “I think Daley is a fantastic player,” the Ajax chief told Omnisport, speaking courtesy of Adidas....

The 16-year-old Akash, who trains at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, showed courage to down Canadian Benjamen Lee in the shoot-off of his round one contest in the recurve cadet men’s individual event. Trailing 3-5 after fourth set, Akash shot two perfect 10s in the fifth set to level 5-5 and take the battle into the shoot-off where both shot 9-all but the Indian was adjudged winner with his arrow closer to the centre....

The duo were part of the initial 30-man list released in November but couldn’t make the final list composed of Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, Senegal captain Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon. “We just have to improve our football in the country if we want to make meaningful impact," Akunnor told The Finder. “If Ghana had qualified to the 2018 World Cup which takes place next year, probably one of the players could have been part of the final three names that were shortlisted....

Take his voyage into the treacherous crosswinds of the maritime industry. If there’s any part of the federal government that needs to be reinvented, the sprawling apparatus that oversees the shipping industry is it. “The structure of maritime policy was developed in the mid-1930s in preparation for war,” notes Washington lawyer Gerald Seifert. There’s a Maritime Administration, which hands out subsidies and manages a reserve fleet for wartime; a Federal Maritime Commission to regulate international service; the coast guard, responsible for safety and navigation, and bureaucrats tucked away in places like the Agriculture Department and the Agency for International Development, who make sure that most government cargo sails on U....

Power in the center of power. A capital-sized All-Star Game. Baseball unveiled the rosters for its midsummer showcase Sunday night, featuring an imposing AL lineup and Harper starting at his home ballpark in Washington. Reigning AL MVP Jose Altuve was one of five All-Stars from the World Series champion Houston Astros, matching the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians for most in the majors. The New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves each had four, including rookie Gleyber Torres from the Bronx Bombers and fellow second baseman Ozzie Albies from the surprising Braves....

NEWSWEEK: You were arrested for DUI in Las Vegas in January. Was that a shock? Or did you know before then that you had a problem with alcohol? Al Unser Jr.: It was not a shock to me in January. It was a shock to me, however, in 2002. I was in Indianapolis, and me and my girlfriend, who is now my wife, got into an argument. It was late, we were driving home....

Reedy and Amy Long and their three young children were not at home at the time of the fire as they were spending Easter with family, according to WRBL. Their children are 10-year-old Tucker, 7-year-old Machaiah and a toddler named Owen. The Longs had lost their previous home during the 2019 tornado outbreak that devastated the area from Beauregard through Smiths Station in Alabama—largely rural communities—as well as Talbotton, Georgia....

WIAT, a local CBS affiliate, reported that more than two dozen nurses at UAB Hospital refused to clock-in for the night shift on Monday. Gathered outside the hospital, nurses spoke about the toll that the health crisis is taking on their profession. “It has been very overwhelming,” one nurse told WIAT. “We don’t feel appreciated. We want someone to come down and be willing to negotiate with us.” Another worker told WVTM13 that the staff has gotten to the point where they are “extremely defeated....

Nick Saban provided the reason: “Jake Coker has a minor foot injury that we think will keep him out of practice for several days. Our physicians anticipate a full recovery.” MORE: Road to 2015 playoffs | SEC babies are the best | Top 10 SEC matchups Coker and four other quarterbacks are vying to replace Blake Sims and Saban has voiced his frustration. “Somebody’s gotta make it happen. I can’t make it happen," Saban said of the position battle....

This is far from the first time that M.I.A., whose real name is Maya Arulpragasam, has been critical of efforts to vaccinate against COVID-19. In fact, she’s posted her thoughts about the pandemic for years, once tweeting that she would rather “choose death” than get the jab. On Wednesday, M.I.A. railed against the coronavirus vaccine on Twitter, writing: “If Alex jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?...

In our in-depth AfterShokz OpenMove review we help you decide if bone-conducting headphones are for you, and if so, whether these are the right ones for you to buy. Setup Pairing with a smartphone (an iPhone 12 Pro) proved straightforward: you enter pairing mode by turning off the headphones and holding the volume+ button until the LED flashes red and blue, then select the headphones in the phone’s Bluetooth menu....

Not long after the four-time Pro Bowl quarterback and reigning NFL comeback player of the year announced his shocking decision to retire at age 29 on Saturday night, Indianapolis quickly went from the heavy division favorite in sportsbooks to having the worst odds behind Houston, Jacksonville and Tennessee. For most teams, having to turn to a backup QB so close to the regular season indeed spells last-place doom. But the Colts aren’t most teams....

Agger, who played 57 minutes against Southampton last week had to sit out of the Capital One Cup match against Manchester United. “We hope that Daniel Agger will come back into the reckoning. He’s trained over the last couple of days,” said Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. Liverpool have suffered an injury blow to their defense after right-back Glen Johnson and left-back Aly Cissokho picked up injuries along with a groin strain to Kolo Toure, thus, forcing Rodgers to give Martin Skrtel a run at centre-back....

Overview Neuroendocrine tumors are tumors which begin in neuroendocrine cells. They may occur in the digestive tract, the lungs, or the brain. In the digestive tract, they may involve the stomach, the pancreas, the small intestine, colon, and rectum. Unfortunately, unlike some other types of colon cancer, the prognosis has not changed much in recent years with colon cancer screening. Neuroendocrine tumors have been increasing, with a fivefold increase noted from 1973 to 2004 and a continued increase since that time....

Victory at a simulated Circuit de Catalunya went to Britain’s George Russell, racing for the Williams team, who fended off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a gripping finish. The battle of the footballers went the way of Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois though, with the Belgian’s Alfa Romeo placing 12th after the 33-lap contest. Manchester City striker Aguero marked his debut in the eSport with a solid 14th place, having been battling with golf’s Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter at one stage, and the Argentinian said his debut was “not bad”....

However, he was just provisionally suspended back then. The suspension has come into full effect now and will last until next month. Officially, he has been banned for four months, however, the ban begun in July. Hence, it will end by November. Shehzad last played an ODI for the national side in October last year. He has not played a Test since Pakistan’s tour of West Indies in 2017 as well....

In a September study published in Science of the Total Environment, researchers found evidence of particulate matter from traffic-related air pollution in the placentas of 15 healthy, pregnant women in London. The research, which was led by a team at Queen Mary University of London, indicates that particulate matter inhaled from the air can travel through the lungs to distant organs, reaching the placenta. “We suspected we would find some external particles in placental cells, but we didn’t expect to see them in all samples, so I guess that was the most unexpected,” Norrice Liu, MD, a pediatrician and clinical research fellow at Queen Mary University, who co-authored the study, tells Verywell via email....

If your car is affected, the recall repair is free and many dealerships are offering free towing and loaner vehicles. Toyota said in a statement: “We are striving to make this recall remedy easy and convenient, including emphasizing to vehicle owners that the repair is free and takes about an hour for most vehicles. To that end, we are offering alternate transportation during the repair, towing to the dealership, or vehicle pickup at no cost to the vehicle owner....