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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Pitcher Austin Gomber threw an 0-2 slider off the plate and Judge hit it toward center field to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the first inning.The 32-year-old Judge reached the 50-home run milestone for the third time in his career, the last time coming in 2022 when he set an AL single-season home run record with 62 and was named AL MVP.The ninth-year veteran added his 51st home run in the seventh inning, following consecutive homers…
For three days, the entertainment mecca, located on 34th Street and 11th Avenue, was packed with cosplayers dressing up as their favorite fictional characters. Photo: Dean Moses Sign up for amNewYork’s email newsletters to get news, updates and local information delivered straight to your inbox. Thousands of manga and anime characters took over the Jacob Javits Convention Center over the weekend of the 2024 Anime NYC convention. For three days, the entertainment mecca at 34th Street and 11th Avenue was packed with cosplayers dressing up as their favorite fictional characters. From comic book heroes to video game villains, people of…
During the Nanenane anti-government protests on August 8, 2024, a group of young people protested with flags along Accra Road in Nairobi. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] A new report finds that the majority of young people are unaffiliated with any political party. This suggests that young people are not interested in joining political parties as a means of democratic political activism. Representation or participation. The survey, released by grassroots social movement organisation Inuka Kenya Ni Sisi and the Civic Voices Initiative, was conducted between March and May 2024 among a total of 1,535 respondents aged between 18 and 35 years old…
Share this article Share Tweet Text Email Link Facebook Twitter Text Message LinkedIn Email Share https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/08/floyd-mayweather-vs-john-gotti-iii-full-fight-video-highlights August 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET Boxing great Floyd Mayweather returned to action on Saturday in an exhibition bout against the son of notorious American gangster, John Gotti III. The rematch, which took place at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, was contested over eight two-minute rounds and was the main event of the DAZN pay-per-view event. The day after the match, DAZN released the full match highlights video, which you can watch above. Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie Instagram page…
During the Nanenane anti-government protests on August 8, 2024, a group of young people protested with flags along Accra Road in Nairobi. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] A new report finds that the majority of young people are unaffiliated with any political party. This suggests that young people are not interested in joining political parties as a means of democratic political activism. Representation or participation. The survey, released by grassroots social movement organisation Inuka Kenya Ni Sisi and the Civic Voices Initiative, was conducted between March and May 2024 among a total of 1,535 respondents aged between 18 and 35 years old…
Macklemore has cancelled a planned concert in Dubai. The Hind Hall rapper, 41, made the announcement in a lengthy Instagram post on Saturday. Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore, said fans made him feel the need to “take stock of the situation.” “Over the past few months, several people have reached out to me asking me to share resources, cancel shows in solidarity with the people of Sudan, and boycott doing business in the UAE for the role they are playing in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in the region. It was important for me to…
Wages are also a big issue when it comes to Sancho, with United so far not receiving a formal approach from Chelsea for the winger, who would prefer to sell but are aware of the interest.Negotiations have progressed further with Juventus to sign Sancho before Friday’s 11pm deadline, with the Serie A club currently seen as the more likely destination.United would like to receive around £40 million for Sancho, but a loan move with an obligation to buy seems the most likely offer at this stage.Still, few clubs are likely to want to foot the full bill for Sancho’s wages,…
Justin Bieber’s father, Jeremy Bieber, is celebrating the birth of his first son with his wife Hailey Bieber.On Saturday, the pop star father posted a short reaction on X, formerly known as Twitter, to the couple welcoming their son, Jack Bruce Bieber, the day before. “Daddy,” he wrote, as if shouting out that the “Baby” singer is now a new father. Justin Bieber’s mother, Pattie Mallette, also posted her reaction to the heartwarming news. “😭😭😭😭😭😭 🥹🥹🥹🫠🫠🫠 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Congratulations @justinbieber & Hailey,” she wrote to X. “Love you forever baby Jack!!”Hailey Bieber’s father, Stephen Baldwin, also excitedly responded by reposting Mallett’s…
Final Round Leaderboard-7 L Ko (New Zealand); -5 N Korda (US), R Ying (Chn), L Vu (US), Jia Yi Xin (Kor)Choices: -1 L Ward (Eng*); +1 C Hull (Eng); +2 G Hall (Eng); +4 L Maguire (Ire)Full LeaderboardLydia Ko ended her eight-year major championship drought by winning the AIG Women’s Open in a tense match in windy conditions at St. Andrews.The New Zealander, who won Olympic gold earlier this month, birdied the final hole to finish with a three-under 69 and finish at seven under par for his third major victory.Last year’s winner, Lilia Vu, missed a 15-foot birdie putt…
LAS VEGAS – Jacqueline Cavalcanti couldn’t understand the scorecards being read out loud at UFC on ESPN 62. One judge had opponent Josiane Nunes win all three rounds, while the other two judges had rounds two and three in Nunes’ favor. It was a closer decision than Cavalcanti (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) would have liked, but she still won by split decision over Nunes (10-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC). “I was like, ‘Oh my God, did this person even watch the fight?’ Because I thought I won rounds two or three,” Cavalcanti told MMA Junkie and other reporters during Saturday’s post-fight…