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Former Manchester United reserve team coach Warren Joyce has been appointed at the helm and has the task of transforming a talented squad into a consistent performing team. The injury absence of star striker Bruno Fornaroli until December further complicates matters. 2016-17 finishing position: 4th Coach: Warren Joyce INS AND OUTS Ins: Eugene Galekovic, Scott Jamieson, Iacopo La Rocca, Stefan Mauk, Bart Schenkeveld, Marcelo Carrusca, Marcin Budzinski, Ross McCormack....

Friday began completely normally. Breakfast with my family and helping my youngest with her online schooling. With that done, I wandered up the hill in the late-morning sunshine to catch up with Warney, Neo, Gaz and Fred who had arrived at the resort the night before. Anybody that knew Shane knew his warmth, his caring, his incredible sense of humour, his laugh, the twinkle in his eye and that glare from those glowing, unnaturally white teeth....

Looking back on those bizarre days, a conversation between Diana and the queen has particular resonance. The queen explained to her daughter-in-law that the instability in the Waleses’ marriage was an overriding consideration in any musings she might have about abdicating the throne in favor of Charles. With Diana’s death, such reasons are no longer relevant. At the same time, the question of succession is now more sharply debated than ever....

Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who won her maiden Australian Open crown, capped off a magnificent fortnight by also claiming the top slot in the WTA rankings. In the process she became the first woman since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to win a Grand Slam immediately after her maiden Grand Slam triumph. Osaka is the youngest World No. 1 since Caroline Wozniacki in 2010. She also created history of another kind when she became the first tennis athlete from Asia - male or female - to reach the top spot....

Uh, no, not that hot dog. Here, we’re considering the other Great American HotDog, known on the slopes as the aerial skier. These are the brave, friendly guys and gals who flip, twist, spin and somersault themselves backward into the sky and somehow land on a horrifyingly steep precipice without rearranging their rib cages or breaking their faces. Next week, for the first time in Olympic history, an official will drape medals around these red-hots, putting the sports establishment’s imprimatur on an event that was once the exclusive province of renegades....

Consider three recent movies that are giving psychiatrists fits. In “The Prince of Tides, " Barbra Streisand not only treats her suicidal patient’s twin brother, Nick Nolte, but falls in love with him. Sex seems to be part of the cure-hers as well as his. Though professionals cried foul, moviegoers didn’t bat an eye. Even more bizarre is the homicidal, bisexual psychologist (Jeanne Tripplehorn) in “Basic Instinct, " whose affair with her patient Michael Douglas seems to be winked at by her colleagues....

We know what you’re thinking: in the name of Richard Hatch, what channel is that on? Well, put down your TV Guide. “The Contenders,” a reality-television show in which six randomly chosen players must kill each other until there is one (ahem) survivor, is not real. It’s the fictional centerpiece of a new film called “Series 7,” a mordantly funny satire by first-time writer-director Daniel Minahan, and it owes as much to Shirley Jackson as it does to tricky Rich....

The Chicago Tylenol murders not only claimed the lives of seven people but also nearly destroyed McNeil Consumer Products, a subsidiary of behemoth drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and the maker of Tylenol. In what is now routinely used as a crisis management case study, at the height of the Tylenol panic, McNeil Consumer Products issued mass public warnings and recalled all existing Tylenol bottles, 31 million in total. McNeil Consumer Products also assured the public that all tampering occurred outside the factory....

Although the second part of A Couple of Cuckoos has numerous mediocre episodes, a couple of gems manage to slip through the crack and onto our screen. Last week’s episode 17 is one of those gems. It’s not even a stretch to say that episode 17 is one of the best episodes in this part of the series. As usual, being the next act after the best performance of the day is always difficult....

Recent episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos have been quite good. It’s not even a stretch to say that the last two episodes are some of the best ones in the second part of the series. Interestingly enough, both of them have their own way of presenting the balance between dramatic romance and hilarious comedy. This means the showrunners have been tinkering to find the best story structure for the series....

Many party insiders say Clark is really playing another game: angling for the vice presidential nomination. According to this analysis, Clark can’t possibly raise the money to sustain a candidacy this late in the game. “It’s preposterous,” sniffs one rival strategist. (The same financial burden holds for another possible late entry: Sen. Joe Biden.) Clark doesn’t completely reject the veep scenario. He’s “honored” to be considered, but insists that’s not his goal....

GARANG: That does injustice to the real situation. In the SPLA we have lots of Muslims. It is more of a religious war from the other side, because they are the people who have declared jihad. But you cannot put it in a one-dimensional way. There are religious elements, historical elements, cultural elements, definitively economic elements to it. Actually, the economic aspect concerning oil is begging to take prominence. In the end of the day, it is a struggle for the definition of the Sudan....

Variants of a gene called SYCP2 could be the reason why some men struggle to conceive with their partners, according to the authors of a study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. So far, they have pinpointed them in four men with fertility problems. Back in 1991, a 28-year-old man who had been unable to conceive for two years and had a very low sperm count was referred to the authors of the study....

Despite all the complaints about lousy pitching, Braves artiste Greg Maddux now has a remarkable 1.56 earned-run average. It’s only the third sub-two ERA since Tom Seaver’s 1.76 with the ‘71 Mets. When Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig finally missed a game in 1939, he snapped a string of 2,130. His “unbreakable” record is in jeopardy: shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. has played in 2,009 consecutive Orioles games. The last Triple Crown winner – leading the league in home runs, average and runs batted in – was Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox, in 1967....

In fact, what happened to Schindler last October is still a mystery. Officials in Japan have denied all requests for interviews in order to avoid “jeopardizing the investigation and the military justice process,” said a spokesman at Yokosuka naval base. The details that have emerged are horrifying. Schindler’s mother, Dorothy Hajdys, says he was so badly beaten that she had to identify him by his tattoos. Eight of his ribs were broken, his skull was battered and his penis was lacerated....

Given that it is originally in Korean, LOOKISM is a series that has various translations including an official English translation that is found on the official WEBTOON. This translation also features localization of the first names of all the characters, meaning that the names of characters are completely different from their original Korean names, which can be confusing, so here’s a guide to map the English names of LOOKISM characters to their original Korean names, which will be used in the upcoming anime adaptation of the original manhwa by Park Tae Jun....

Oh, and Sister Jean and Chicago-Loyola giving hope to underdogs everywhere by reaching the Final Four. A new season starts Tuesday, and it’s been a long seven months to wait for a sport that seems to top itself every year. To get you ready, we’ve got a guide on the top teams, players and other tidbits to look for in 2018-19: TOP TEAMS Kansas. Bill Self has another strong recruiting class, a preseason All-American in Memphis transfer Dedric Lawson and a No....