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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 1, 2019 Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his victory at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, after the final race of the Formula One Grand Prix season.  (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he is “completely overcome with rage” about racial injustice in the wake of the death of George Floyd. It is the second time this week that Britain’s six-time world champion has spoken angrily about the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man who died on May 25 during an arrest in Minneapolis. “This past week has been so dark. I have failed to keep hold of my emotions,” Hamilton said in a statement posted Tuesday on his social media accounts. “I have felt so much anger, sadness and disbelief in what my eyes have seen,” he continued, after days of protests that have gripped cities across the US prompting curfews and the use of force by law enforcement agencies. “I am completely overcome … [Read more...] about Lewis Hamilton ‘overcome with rage’ over racial injustice

Running back Carlos Hyde #30 of the Seattle Seahawks rushes for a third quarter touchdown against the Washington Football Team at FedExField on December 20, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP The Seattle Seahawks punched their NFL playoff ticket on Sunday, rushing for 181 yards and thwarting a late Washington rally in a 20-15 victory. Seattle is back in the postseason for the ninth time in 11 seasons under coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks appeared to be cruising toward victory when they took a 20-3 lead early in the third quarter. Chris Carson, Carlos Hyde and quarterback Russell Wilson all topped 50 yards rushing. Hyde scored one of the Seahawks’ two touchdowns on a 50-yard run and Wilson connected with tight end Jacob Hollister on the other. But a turnover and a spell of offensive doldrums opened the door to Washington backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who engineered two fourth-quarter touchdown drives. Sacks by Seattle defenders L.J. … [Read more...] about Seahawks hold off Washington, clinch NFL playoff berth

A 29-year-old transgender woman beat out a 13-year-old competitor to win a June 25 skateboarding contest in New York City, according to the competition’s results. Los Angeles-based Ricci Tres, a biological man who identifies as a female, beat out five biological females in “The Boardr Open at New York City Women’s FINALS Presented by DC,” according to the organization’s results . Tres won the women’s division of The Boardr’s open street skateboarding competition and a $500 prize. The transgender adult beat out 13-year-old Florida native Shiloh Catori, who came in second place and won $250 in prize money. The 29-year-old also competed against Juri Iikura, a 10-year-old who took fifth place in Friday’s competition. Four of the six finalists listed on The Boardr’s results page are under the age of 17. Tres is globally ranked a 833, while Catori is globally ranked at 133, according to Boardr’s website. Male wins women’s skateboarding finals and money at the Boardr Open NYC … [Read more...] about Trans 29-Year-Old Beats 13-Year-Old Female In New York Skateboarding Competition

- A + A IPOH (June 28): Another 98 5G network sites would be beaming in Greater Ipoh region covering the Kuala Kangsar Municipality, as well as Kampar and Batu Gajah District Councils by October. Perak Youth and Sports, Communications and Multimedia Committee chairman Khairul Shahril Mohamed said the fast 5G internet access is expected to cover the entire state, in which Ipoh would be the first town in the northern region to have access at the speed of 1 gigabit (GB) per second. “Since the launch in April last year, Ipoh City Council (MBI) had kicked off 12 projects including the main project, Ipoh Smart City project, which is the Ipoh Integrated Command Centre (IIOC), was jointly mobilised with Telekom Malaysia (TM). This command centre is the pulse of the Ipoh Smart City Action Plan, which will be a smart control centre that has the ability to process Big Data using Artificial Intelligence (AI) software, Internet of Things (IoT), thus smoothing MBI's urban … [Read more...] about 98 5G network sites by October in Perak