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This week marks the 25th anniversary since iconic three-time world champion Senna tragically lost his life as a result of a high-speed crash in the San Marino Grand Prix. Just 24 hours before, Ratzenberger lost his life during qualifying at Imola after careering into a wall when a broken front wing that had lodged under his car meant he could not make a turn into the Villeneuve corner. The tragic incidents led to a series of reviews on improving safety standards in F1, including for head and neck support, enhancing the ability of cars to withstand heavy impacts and alterations to track designs....

The background Australia will host the ICC T20 World Cup in October 2020. The inaugural champions India have not lifted the trophy since 2007 and hence, the fans will expect Virat Kohli and co. to bring the cup back home next year. Besides, India’s veteran wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni has been away from the cricket field since the World Cup semifinal. In his absence, Rishabh Pant has taken over the role of the team’s wicket-keeper, however, the Delhi-based youngster has not cemented his spot in the squad yet....

Stax is one of America’s true cultural treasures. A Memphis institution in the 1960s and 1970s, the label nurtured and fostered the original generation of soul musicians. Otis Redding recorded for Stax. Isaac Hayes and Dave Porter wrote many of the label’s biggest hits, including Sam & Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Coming.” “Soul Man” is a Stax tune. Booker T. and the MGs served as both a de facto house band and stars in their own right....

That’s understandable. The weight of the irony would be a lot for anybody to support, even a future Hall of Famer. PHOTOS: Anthem protests around the NFL Lewis, an honorary captain for the game against the Jaguars, brought a ton of history to his action on the Wembley Stadium sideline. A better term might be “baggage,” to borrow an overused term that dominated the offseason debate over barring players for their social activism....

In a post on his official Instagram account, the famed Ubisoft developer explained that he recently came across a statue of Rayman in a second-hand store. Ancel seemed to be quite moved by the statue, saying that Rayman looked “pathetic”, “far from his time of glory” and appeared to be “looking ahead for help”. While it’s understandable that Rayman’s creator has such fondness for the character, Ancel went as far as to say that “we’ll need to bring [Rayman] back again” for Rayman 4....

Turns out, the Rays and Baltimore Orioles both had reason to smile Saturday night after playing two games and enduring a lengthy rain delay. In the opener, Hess pitched six effective innings for Baltimore in his major league debut and Jonathan Schoop hit two home runs in a 6-3 victory. Then, Brad Miller and C.J. Cron homered off former teammate Alex Cobb, and Tampa Bay breezed to a 10-3 win to earn a split and snap a five-game losing streak....

MORE: GolfDigest.com leaderboard | Golf’s new rivalry | Incredible LPGA win It’s Furyk’s first win of the season, and 17th of his career. He got off to a blazing start turning in an inward nine of 6-under-par 30 at Harbour Town Golf Links, and stayed strong on the back nine to shoot 63. Furyk won this event in 2010 in a playoff over Brian Davis, back when it was still called the Verizon Heritage....

The RBC Heritage is played at the Pete Dye designed Harbour Town Golf Links, which measures out to a 7,100-yard, Par-71 layout. Harbour Town is a classic Pete Dye design in that it rewards precision over power and is one of the more difficult courses on tour. Harbour Town is a tight course, with tree-lined fairways, deep bunkers, and the smallest greens on the entire Tour. Most players will look to club down off the tee to try and keep the ball in the fairway and out of the trees....

Jamie Redknapp (Former England team mate of Southgate’s) “I don’t know why it’s taken them this long to do it, that pretty much sums up the FA. The audition went well, we played pretty well. I’m not sure who else is out there to be honest. I like Gareth, he is a good guy. He should have been appointed a long time ago and we could have all got on with it....

So when she again refused to answer the question, sticking to her line that overall costs would go down, other candidates answered for her. Pete Buttigieg said it. Amy Klobuchar said it. Beto O’Rourke said it. Even Bernie Sanders said it. “As someone who wrote the damn bill,” the Vermont senator cut in, “I do think it is appropriate to acknowledge that taxes will go up. They will go up significantly for the wealthy and for virtually everybody, the tax increase will be substantially less....

After reviewing the DOJ’s proposed redactions on Thursday, Judge Bruce Reinhart ruled that prosecutors showed compelling reason why portions of the affidavit should remained sealed and agreed with the narrowly tailored redactions. He ordered that the redacted version be released on or before noon on Friday. The court order came more than two weeks after FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago, seizing 11 boxes of records—including classified materials—and four other sets of documents during their probe, according to a copy of the property receipt....

Real Madrid have appeared far more relentless and free-flowing under Zidane than they were under their previous gaffer, Rafael Benitez. All the simmering tensions that were hovering over the club have thawed out and hope has been reinstated. The club is slowly climbing its way out of the lurch and is on its way to the top. El Glorioso were battered 5-0 by the Whites when the sides met in the league earlier this season, and considering their recent struggles, are staring down the barrel of the gun again....

Real Betis are in fine form with two wins to start the season and will be confident when Los Blancos come to town. Real Madrid, meanwhile, are looking for their first win of the season although a trip to Seville is hardly an easy task. Manuel Pellegrini has overseen Betis’ improvement with Los Verdiblancos looking unrecognisable from the side that finished 15th last season. Real Betis may have only defeated Deportivo Alaves with an injury-time goal in their opening fixture, but they were in good nick against Real Valladolid....

The Wildcats remain in the pole position, favored following their victories over Hampton and Cincinnati to continue on through the Midwest Regional in Cleveland and then to Indianapolis to be crowned at the Final Four. But which teams are the most likely to take them down, based on talent, offensive and defensive efficacy, NBA-level talent and elite coaching? We’ve ranked them right here, 2-16 behind UK. 1. Kentucky Kentucky’s defense has continued to improve as it has approached the most important games of its season, but the offense has continued to be vulnerable against opponents packing the lane with bodies....

1. Upper deck down the lines at Polo Grounds IV, New York The Giants (1911-57), Yankees (1911-22) and Mets (1962-63) all called the Polo Grounds home. With its horseshoe shape, this ballpark was definitely an anomaly. For most of its life, it was only 279 and 258 feet down the left and right field lines, respectively. There also was a 21-foot overhang in left making it possible to hit a virtual pop-fly home run....

Raonic, runner-up in 2018, has returned to action at this tournament having withdrawn from the French Open due to his failure to overcome a knee injury sustained at the Miami Open in late March. The sixth seed hit 24 aces as both players struggled to make any great inroads against serve. Marton Fucsovics will be the world number 18’s opponent in the quarter-finals, after the Hungarian saved three match points to beat fourth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 7-5....

The big-serving Canadian has hired three-times Wimbledon champion McEnroe to help during the grasscourt season and their partnership got off to a winning start as Raonic won 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 to move into the second round. Rain on Tuesday meant their match had been locked at one set apiece overnight. On the resumption with the sun shining at the west London club it was level pegging until 4-4 when Kyrgios served two double-faults to gift Raonic a break....

Toronto saw its healthy 18-point third-quarter cushion dwindle, little by little, allowing the Cavaliers to take the lead in the fourth quarter. But this time, Toronto didn’t fold as they have so many times before, riding Kyle Lowry’s scoring touch and Bismack Biyombo’s rebounding and defense to a 105-99 win to tie the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. MORE: | Worst playoff chokes of all time Lowry exploded for 35 points and added five assists for the Raptors, who looked like an entirely different team than the one that dropped two games by a combined 50 points to open the series in Cleveland....

Leonard played just nine games for the San Antonio Spurs last season due to a right quadriceps injury, but Toronto head coach Nick Nurse assured the two-time NBA All-Star is not dealing with any lingering issues. Instead, the Raptors are keeping the bigger picture in mind with so much of the regular season still to come. “The plan is for a little while here to not let him play [both games of] the back-to-backs,” Nurse said of Leonard after the Raptors’ 107-98 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday....

Rodriguez signed with WWE in 2016 and made her debut on NXT as an enforcer for Dakota Kai. The two-time NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion shocked the WWE Universe when she first appeared on the main roster during the April 8, 2022 edition of SmackDown. Speaking on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio, the star opened up about her main roster debut and revealed some of her dream opponents: Raquel also praised Natalya and mentioned how she wants to face The Queen of Harts in the future....