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The U.K.’s Sky News reported Farthing arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport on August 29 around 7:30 a.m. on a privately funded charter flight as part of Operation Ark, his campaign to evacuate rescue animals and staff at Nowzad in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. His latest operation has faced criticism for evacuating around 170 dogs and cats from Kabul before British nationals and Afghan workers. Scores of Afghans have been desperate to flee the country in fear of what the future holds for Afghanistan following the latest takeover by the Taliban....

Sam Northeast did not get to press on any further towards the 501 not out first-class best of West Indies great Lara as Glamorgan declared with him unbeaten on 410 before powering on to an innings victory over Leicestershire at Grace Road in the County Championship. However, Northeast’s incredible efforts still shattered a host of records and placed him in elite company within the sport’s rich and long history....

During the impeachment proceedings against Trump, Linick provided House members documents that the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani gave to the State Department. “As is the case with regard to other positions where I, as President, have the power of appointment, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, it is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspector General. That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General,” Trump wrote in the letter announcing Linick’s dismissal....

He’s got all kinds of experience at age 51. He played for two NFL teams, Washington and San Francisco. He was an assistant for six others, and started his time back in the league as a player personnel man for Ron Wolf and Green Bay. In between, Bowles worked with his old Redskins teammate Doug Williams on the staff that succeed the late, great Eddie Robinson at Grambling State. Based on how much Bowles has done, he was overdue for this opportunity....

Plenty will change in those five years, including the talent pool that makes up the U.S. squad. A generation of players is coming to the end, including legends like Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard, but their departures will open the door for new talents to emerge. As grim as things feel, there is talent in the pipeline, and whoever is ultimately hired to coach the team heading toward 2022 will have some promising players to mold into a team capable of not only qualifying for the next World Cup but actually having success in Qatar in 2022....

With every episode of Only Murders in the Building, Mabel (played by Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and viewers home come within an inch of uncovering who killed Bunny Folger (Jayne Houdyshell) before a new piece of evidence, a man covered in glitter or a New York City blackout turns the entire investigation on its head. For now, Mabel, Charles, and Oliver remain the key persons of interest but there are plenty more suspects floating around the Arconia building....

The first to go was The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp, and Monday (February 7) saw Olympic ice-skater Mirai Nagasu and actor Chris Kattan at risk. Elsewhere in the episode, some of the remaining housemates went head-to-head in a hilarious Power of the Veto challenge. Newsweek has everything you need to know about the second eviction of Celebrity Big Brother Season 3 and who is HOH....

With six weeks left in the competition, we are officially halfway through Season 24 of the CBS reality show and things are heating up for the Houseguests still in the running to win. The arrival of a new Head of Household for Week 6 of Big Brother means that two Houseguests have been nominated and could be at risk of going home—depending on how the Power of Veto competition plays out....

The Indian cricket team have enjoyed many memorable moments during Diwali. Way back in 1983, Sunil Gavaskar notched up 29th Test hundred against West Indies to equal Sir Donald Bradman’s world record. Moving on from there, India were victorious against Australia in the 1987 World Cup match held at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi. India enjoyed success against New Zealand and South Africa in 1988 and 1992 respectively too, on Diwali....

Cricketers and other sports stars from around the world took to Twitter to wish him a happy birthday. Raina, who is currently out of the side, has been an integral part of the squad for a long period of time. He played a huge role in India’s successful 2011 World Cup campaign with a couple of match-winning performances, especially against Australia in the quarter-finals. He has also shown his mettle in the T20 format as has proved to be one of the most successful batsmen in the shortest format of the game....

But Marcus Stoinis then produced one of the best counter-attacking innings of all time, smashing an 117-ball 146 to take Australia within touching distance of a win. Here are the reactions from the game: Australian captain Aaron Finch “That’s a rollercoaster. Probably one of the best one-day performances [from Stoinis]. Just couldn’t get over the line. You are aiming to get it deep, you never know what happens. I thought we were sloppy; the all-round performance....

The Beatles icon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, in a death that shocked the world and continues to inspire grief, anger and wonder. Upon returning home from a recording studio with his wife Yoko Ono, Lennon was shot four times in the back with a revolver and rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 11 p.m. He was 40 years old....

The Houston Rockets are a team in development and will be looking to add the best prospect possible based on roster demands if they end up with the No. 1 overall pick. NBA Draft Lottery 2021: Which players should the Houston Rockets go for if they land the No. 1 overall pick? If the Houston Rockets win the NBA draft lottery, they should pick USC center Evan Mobley with the No....

Fellow standup comic Penny Wiggins wrote on Facebook: On February 21, John’s wife Anastasia Synn had said that her husband was not responding and had apparently reached the final stage of his life after an “absolute nightmare” week. Anastasia said that her husband was strong and had requested his close friends to stop texting and calling him while he was under hospice care. She continued: Everything known about The Amazing Johnathan Born on September 9, 1958, The Amazing Johnathan’s comedy and magic acts mostly consisted of hijinks, interactions with audience members and quite a few legit magic tricks....

It goes without saying, of course: anything can happen. But there are some teams that look like they’re dead set on getting the No. 1 overall pick in 2023. That means not only are they not going to win a lot of games next year, it’s in their best interest not to. There are any number of reasons for a team to tank. But highest among them is the opportunity to land a prime player first overall....

The March 5 friendly carries so much importance for Jurgen Klinsmann’s preparations because it will be his last chance to see the Europe-based players before he calls in his preliminary World Cup squad for camp in May. It will also be the last chance for many fringe players to show Klinsmann they are worth monitoring over the next two months and calling back up in May. For that reason, cancelling the match altogether was never really an option, even with Ukraine in the throes of a revolution....

Callaway’s dismissal comes after two straight seasons ending before the October postseason. Despite being under contract until 2020, the Mets are planning to move in a different direction. The Mets finished this season with an 86-76 record, which improved Callaway’s two-year stint as head coach to 163-161. With Callaway fired, he becomes the first coach in franchise history to lose his job after completing a winning season. “We want to thank Mickey for his consistent work ethic and dedication over the last two seasons, and I’m certain these characteristics will serve him well in his next opportunity,” Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said in a statement....

After contestants like drone drivers Verge Aero and aerial performer Cyndel Flores were eliminated, NBC was left with a top two who fought it out for the title of the AGT spin-off’s first winner. That top two were wheelchair motocross rider Aaron Wheelz and stunt performers Alfredo Silva’s Cage Riders. After the two performed one last time, the audience voted, and host Terry Crews announced who had won the grand prize....

Martin Truex Jr. overcame an early-race brush with the wall and took the lead on the final restart with 25 laps remaining to earn his first victory of 2021 and first in 31 career starts at Phoenix Raceway. MORE: Watch NASCAR races live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Truex’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ultimately held off Joey Logano’s No. 22 Penske Racing Ford by a convincing 1.698 seconds for the win in the Instacart 500....

Matt Fitzpatrick (-6) earned his first victory on the PGA Tour in a major way, fighting off Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris (both -5) to become the first English golfer since Justin Rose in 2013 to win the U.S. Open. MORE: Watch U.S. Open golf live with fuboTV (get access now) Fitzpatrick and Zalatoris started the day tied atop the leaderboard at 4 under. The latter seemingly fell out of contention in the front nine with two bogeys in his first three holes....