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The youngster the pair saved was 7-years-old, and said to be incredibly shaken up by the incident, as he repeatedly shouted that he was “too young to die”, reports the BBC. The rower swam over to the young boy, rescuing him and bringing him back to shore. Son Croyde helped guide the young boy’s grandfather to safety, as both of them expressed their gratitude after the incident. The incident occured at a beach in Croyde, North Devon with which the Olympian’s son shares his name, and where the family own a home....

Kuwait was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in October 2015 after the government was accused of interference in its national Olympic Committee, which has subsequently been dissolved. A month later, the long-term agreement for the OCA to have its headquarters in Kuwait City was unilaterally torn up by the government. The OCA Executive Board met on Saturday and decided to set up regional offices in Bangkok, Almaty, Delhi and Nansha, China as well as in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home of the IOC....

On Monday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told USA Today that the committee has decided to postpone the summer games due to the ongoing global pandemic with the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided. The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know,” Pound told the newspaper....

The hosts have had mixed results this season, falling behind in the race for European football. Lyon returned to competitive action with a 4-2 win at Stade Brestois before losing 1-0 at home to Clermont Foot in Ligue 1 on New Year’s Day. Lyon are five-time winners of the cup competition, last winning the trophy in the 2011-12 campaign. Metz, meanwhile, endured a difficult start to their Ligue 2 campaign but have begun picking up points as they target a return to the top flight....

Muscat hospital, the main COVID-19 center, surpassed 90 percent occupancy and its intensive care ward is full. “People are waiting to receive beds,” Dr. Nabil bin Muhammed al-Lawait, the Muscat field hospital director, told state-run media. “There is great pressure on hospital beds…and a shortage of medical staff.” Health officials report 1,800 COVID-19 infections and 19 deaths as of Monday. Severe cases, when the patient’s oxygen levels plummet, have increased to 400 a day, up from less than 50 daily cases in February....

Fans had a little hope in Indian football when India thumped Thailand 4-1 in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup when few expected them to do so. The Blue Tigers’ successive losses to UAE and Bahrain to bow out of the competition was considered unfortunate. Fans believed there could be new dawn if Stephen Constantine was relieved of his duties and a coach with international experience and exposure was handed over the reins....

Cardinals catcher A.J. Pierzynski gave it to him, and the longtime St. Louisan nailed it. MLB Network, for whom Costas called Tuesday’s Cardinals-Reds game at Busch Stadium, posted edited video of the adventure (and by edited, we mean took out the request for another pitch). MORE: Celebrity first pitches Seems like bad form to not embrace the initial fail, though. And, hey, Jon Hamm needed only one try Monday night....

Since then it changed the way we communicate. Now that it turns 20, it looks like text messaging fad is over. SMS messages in the UK plummeted by 38.5 billion in the second quarter, down from 39.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. It seems Whatsapp and Imessage have become the latest trend of messaging. This is due to ease and economy of messaging involved with these apps....

Why does former President Barack Obama disparage the efforts of President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the Supreme Court replacement for the recently departed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg? After all, at the end of his term in 2016, Obama named—and exhorted the Senate to vote on—a nominee to replace the then-recently departed Justice Antonin Scalia. Why does Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insist there will be a vote on Barrett when there was not one on Obama’s?...

They did. Bush and advisers had chosen the GOP event as an opportunity to unveil his new stump speech for his reelection campaign. After months of feigning indifference to electoral politics while Democrats pounded away at his record, the president was finally in the arena, telling the country why he deserved four more years in office. The speech he delivered was broad and expansive–reflecting on his record in issues foreign and domestic and looking forward to the challenges to come....

This is a throwback weekend for more than just the paint schemes. With Sprint Cup drivers taking on the track known as both “Too Tough to Tame” and the Lady in Black, the racing itself will be a bit of a throwback. This is still a place where the drivers race more than one another. The biggest challenge come Sunday could be the track itself. MORE: Throwback designs | Five things to know | Weather threat...

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder has been following the Brazilian’s career since he burst onto the scene as a precociously-gifted teenager at Santos. He has gone on to become a talismanic figure for club and country since moving to Camp Nou in 2013. Neymar’s Clasico ban appeal rejected Now 25, Neymar has reached 100 goals for Barca and shown that he is ready to join a talent group at the very top of the global game which is currently dominated by his club colleague Messi and Real Madrid talisman Ronaldo....

It’s the first province in the country to make this move as the “Freedom Convoy” of truckers continues to protest against vaccine mandates in Ottawa, the nation’s capital. For Saskatchewan’s population of nearly 1.2 million, vaccine passports will no longer be required starting February 14 and masks will no longer be required indoors by the end of the month. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said at a COVID update on Tuesday the costs of the vaccine passport mandate outweighed the benefits, as it has created a deep political divide....

But the 36-year-old says he is far from done and wants everyone to tune in to his next fight. In a recent interview with ONE Championship, Aung La N Sang reminded fans that he’s still a legitimate threat to anyone in the weight class. Aung La N Sang goes head-to-head with former adversary Vitaly Bigdash at ONE: Full Circle, which broadcasts live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium this Friday, February 25th....

The two female MMA world champions of ONE Championship are set to clash at ONE on Prime Video 2 on Friday, September 30, on US primetime. The event will take place inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium and will be streamed live via Prime Video. Teo, the two-time ONE women’s strawweight world title challenger, made a successful debut at atomweight at ONE 161. The 32-year-old proved that she is still a formidable force despite moving down a weight class....

Through the deal, which was first announced back in early December, ONE Championship will be streamed exclusively on B/R Live, Turner Sports’ live sports streaming service, and it begins with ONE’s first card for the year, ONE: ETERNAL GLORY on Saturday, 19 January. “ONE Championship is one of the most popular mixed martial arts organizations in the world, with a high concentration of passionate, millennial fans that make it a perfect fit for B/R Live and TNT....

There was doom and gloom when Barca missed out on La Liga to Real Madrid last season and saw their Champions League hopes ended with a second successive quarter-final exit as Luis Enrique left the club. Messi hat-trick 13/2 v Valencia And that was only the start. In a turbulent transfer window, Barca not only failed to bring in top target Marco Verratti, but also lost Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain in a move that shocked the football world....

While the game’s delay may have set back the game’s momentum, there’s no denying that fans are desperately waiting to see how things turn out with the new game. It’s definitely great to see developers experimenting with new possibilities in the same space, but some things do remain the same. It might not hold true for every franchise, but there are some mainstay features that will definitely have a place in Far Cry 6....

A homeowner in Cave Creek spotted the 4-foot-long Western diamondback “cruising their backyard,” a snake catcher working for relocation service Rattlesnake Solutions, Justin Bagby, told Newsweek. When Bagby arrived, the snake was stretched out on the grass. “He was very calm. This animal likely came in through the large gap under their gate. He made it to their patio and just hung out there. This animal was very relaxed and wasn’t too alarmed by my presence, even during its capture....

Before going any further, there will be a few manga spoilers right up ahead, particularly from the Wano Country arc. Please keep that in mind when reading this One Piece article. Anyways, now that Yamato has been recruited into the Straw Hat Pirates, it’s time for a retrospective look into past contenders for the role. For one reason or another, fans believed these characters would’ve had a great dynamic with Luffy’s pirate crew....