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Rarely, if ever, does the runner-up find himself in a better position as the one who came up short. But that doesn’t mean that his or her story is any less important. In the case of Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs, his narrow but definitive loss to the sport’s most popular and highest paid pugilist can be seen as a minor setback for an individual who was on the brink of paralysis just over a half decade ago due to osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer....

In fact, Washington’s interest goes well beyond geopolitics: 40,000 American expats in Hong Kong far outnumber their British counterparts, and U.S.-Hong Kong trade exceeds $24 billion a year. And Chinese pols, who have their own best interests in mind, have signaled that they get the message. ““Chinese leaders have decided they want to work with us,’’ said one senior administration official. President Jiang Zemin, in particular, has a big stake in improving the relationship....

BERLIN (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele narrowly missed out on a new world record when he out-sprinted Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang to win the Berlin marathon in the second fastest race of all time on Sunday. The triple Olympic champion weathered Kipsang’s blistering early pace before he attacked with two kilometres left, crossing the line in an official time of two hours, three minutes and three seconds, six seconds off Dennis Kimetto’s world record....

Earlier this month, the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, announced there would be a joint regional grouping of 70,000 Belarusian troops and up to 15,000 Russians in response to what he described as increased tensions on its western borders. Belarus has stayed away from direct involvement in the war in Ukraine so far, although its location north of Ukraine was used as a springboard for Russia’s invasion in February. Russia has also amassed some troops and tanks in Belarus, while Lukashenko has relied on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay in power, after claiming victory in the 2020 election that was condemned as fraudulent....

World Cup Squad Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Atletico Madrid), Laurent Ciman (Standard Liege), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St Petersburg), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich), Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham). Midfielders: Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele (both Tottenham), Steven Defour (Porto), Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg), Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj (both Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin Mirallas (Everton), Divock Origi (Lille), Axel Witsel (Zenit St Petersburg)....

In Rio’s August sweltering heat, the Belgian demonstrated his endurance and dashed out in the last kilometre to clock a winning time of six hours ten minutes and five seconds for the glory, reports Xinhua. Jacob Fuglsang of Denmark took the silver in 6.10.05 hours, while the brozne went to Rafal Majka of Poland in 6.10.10. The route for the 2016 Rio Olympic men’s cycling road race is 237.5 km in length as it begins and ends at Fort Copacaban, and 144 cyclists competed in the race....

The BBC ran a recent interview with the star where they talked about the series and what was coming next for the mushroom-headed zombie franchise that’s already earned massive accolades. Ramsey gave a humorous interview in which she spoke about recently failing her driving test—while being distracted seeing her face blown up and plastered all over billboards which she said she found way weirder in her native England than in downtown Los Angeles which is wall-to-wall show and movie adverts....

Rory McDonald took on Neiman Gracie in the Welterweight Grand Prix semi-finals which also was for McDonald’s Welterweight strap. MMA veterans Lyoto Machia and Chael Sonnen squared off against each other in the co-main event of the evening. ‘The Bad Guy’ drew curtains on a memorable career as he announced his retirement after the fight. The highly-rated Aaron Pico was also featured on the card and he suffered another crushing loss against Adam Borics....

The Spaniard is currently nursing an ankle problem and will play no part in the Gunners’ Premier League meeting with Manchester United on Saturday. He has, however, become a key figure under Arsene Wenger, having made the most of unfortunate knocks to others during the 2014-15 campaign. Mourinho takes shot at Wenger Still only 21 years of age, Bellerin is fast closing in on 100 competitive appearances at club level, and already has three senior caps for his country....

In the latest Schmozone podcast, Ben Askren was asked his opinion on the UFC Lightweight title picture and whether Conor Mcgregor should be made the champion. Ben Askren didn’t mince words and said, “…I don’t think you can put the strap on Conor McGregor, he is way too unreliable. He can’t keep his d**k in his pants who knows what’s gonna happen with him. You don’t want to put the strap on him, I don’t think…”...

The senator has undergone surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, but it is not clear when he will return to the chamber to cast votes. His absence could prove a problem in the evenly divided Senate. Without Luján, the Democrats do not have enough votes to break a tie if all 50 Republicans oppose them. This comes at a crucial time as President Joe Biden considers his nominee to the U....

The Steelers quarterback announced in a video released Thursday morning that he is calling it a career after 18 seasons in the NFL. The video featured Roethlisberger speaking with his family on a couch in his home as footage from throughout his career played. “I don’t know how to put into words what the game of football has meant to me, and what a blessing it has been,” Roethlisberger said....

Most of the Steelers talk heading into the 2015 season has been about Antonio Brown, LeVeon Bell and Martavis Bryant, but Roethlisberger believes a different player will steal the headlines offensively this season. MORE: Steelers camp battles to watch | DeAngelo Williams hates his diet “I think Markus Wheaton is our breakout player of the year,” Roethlisberger said on Sirius XM NFL Radio, via fantasypros.com. “I want that. I want him to have that pressure....

Speaking on ABC News’ This Week Sunday, Sasse called out the Biden administration for failing to have a plan to complete evacuations from Afghanistan, as the August 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops looms. “There is clearly no plan. There has been no plan. Their plan has basically been happy talk,” he said. The Nebraska senator then went on to criticize an earlier This Week interview with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who cited private and public assurances from Taliban leadership to allow free travel after U....

In a post on Twitter a few days ago, the official Back 4 Blood account announced the system requirements needed to run the game upon release. There are some of the usual bits of information that’s to be expected from these things, such as needing to have Windows 10 with DirectX 12, and as always, the requirements for the recommended and the minimum specs. However, there is one thing that some have noticed, more specifically related to the graphics card....

The tragic suicide of Adm. Jeremy (Mike) Boorda last week as two NEWSWEEK reporters waited to question him about his medals shook not just the military but American journalism. Beyond the tragedy itself lies a startling gap between the views of the media and at least some of the public. Reporters were more shaken by Boorda’s death than the press-haters imagine. “I feel sick about this,” says Evan Thomas, NEWSWEEK’S Washington bureau chief....

Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: No Way Home picks up immediately where Spider-Man: Far From Home left off, as Peter Parker seeks Doctor Strange’s help in restoring his secret identity after the world finds out who Spider-Man really is from Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). After a botched magic spell, Parker must then deal with multiversal consequences and stop visitors from other universes from wreaking havoc on his world. RELATED: Benedict Cumberbatch Says He’s ‘Thrilled’ For Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Success And Doctor Strange 2 Hype...

Porel collapsed after being struck by a fierce shot by Prinan Dutta of Bhowanipore. He managed to trudge off the field, and was immediately admitted to the Nightingale Nursing Home. MRI scans have been done on him and sources from the nursing home have confirmed that the cricketer is out of danger. He, however, has not been released yet, being kept for further observations. The left-handed top order batsman has been playing club cricket in Bengal for many years, and has played 10 first class matches for Bengal....

According to Bengals.com, Green’s MRI was negative and he should be ready to return after the bye week for the Oct. 5 game in New England. Green missed practice time during the week with an injured toe on his right foot. He started against the Falcons but came to the sideline after a few plays to have the foot examined. He walked off without assistance, limping slightly. He did not return....

“I hate Pittsburgh,” Burfict said after practice Wednesday, via Triblive.com. “It’s not personal. That’s just the way it is.” MORE: How every NFL playoff team can win Super Bowl 50 | Picks: Straight up | Against the spread Burfict has already made himself a top nemesis of the Steelers, especially this season. He was accused by Steelers offensive lineman Ramon Foster of trying to intentionally injure Le’Veon Bell in Week 8....