Rippon attracted the eyes of the political world when he reportedly refused to attend a meeting with Pence before the Winter Games out of protest against the vice president's controversial track record on LGBT issues. "Can I share something with you guys?" Are you still for that lesbian couple that wants to get married? Host Andy Cohen asked Rippon whether he thought the rumors published by Page Six that Weir was jealous of Rippon's newfound success were true.

Ricciardo was quickest on the hypersoft tire - the softest compound - beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.353s as Mercedes ran the ultrasoft, and the Australian thinks he will be in the mix at the front at his home race. "We are in a decent place". "We will still work on a few weaknesses but generally it does not feel too bad". I think I'll sleep well tonight! "So it seems positive", the Australian continued.

Mahrez went AWOL after the proposed transfer collapsed - missing ten days of training and two matches - but he is now firmly back in the Leicester fold. The club handled it very well. Like I said, when my teammates and the club was behind me it was very easy to come back. However, it is understood the so-called "announcement", which did not appear on the 27-year-old's Instagram or Twitter pages, did not come from the player and Leicester are working with Facebook to have the post removed.

After being acquired by the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal at the trade deadline, Rose was promptly waived. He has been plagued by knee injuries, but did average 18 points per game two seasons ago with the New York Knicks. The Timberwolves are now sixth in the Western Conference and are trying to reach the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Butler, who a source said is pleased by the signing, is now rehabilitating from his own knee surgery after tearing his right ...

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are also through but Tottenham are out after defeat to Italian champions Juventus on Wednesday. Heading into this round of matches Klopp's side were the competition's top scorers with 28 goals and he believes that has already proved they can compete on their return after a three-year absence.

Prince William will be forced to boycott the World Cup if Russian Federation is behind the poisoning of two people in Salisbury, Boris Johnson threatened in the Commons . "Thinking ahead to the World Cup this summer, it is very hard to imagine how United Kingdom representation at that event could go ahead in the normal way, and we will certainly have to consider that", he said.

Man United have the option to extend De Gea's contract until 2020 and manager Jose Mourinho , who shares an agent with the goalkeeper, recently insisted the club are working hard on tying down his future. It appears the Red Devils are playing a unsafe game, with Real still interested in landing the Spain number one as a replacement for Keylor Navas. "The option, it's obvious that we're not going to let the option disappear", Mourinho said.

The man accused of stealing an Oscar from Best Actress victor Frances McDormand entered a plea of not guilty in court on Wednesday. She said a photographer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck - who was providing the catering - stopped the man and seized the Oscar, before the thief disappeared back into the ball.

Virginia Tech falls to 21-11, but by most observations has already done enough to extend their season into March Madness. "It was tough to go through something like we did, but ... He knew the defense was working. We didn't guard and they scored 45 points in the last 15 minutes. First half: The Hokies performed as expected. And one of their scores was a gift, an offensive rebound that fell into Austin Torres' lap for a routine layup.

Luis Enrique is another individual that has been mentioned in Paris circles, having recently made a trip to Doha, where the PSG owner resides, and with the support of several current PSG players who he has previously worked with like Dani Alves and Neymar .

But Italian champions Juventus struck with two goals in three second-half minutes from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala to deny Spurs a place in the last eight. "That we need to believe - when it's time to dig in, we're able to step up", he said. Today, three chances and they scored twice. Nine minutes in last night and Spurs hadn't conceded twice, which was a vast improvement on the previous match.

It was not clear who or which team asked Guice the question. "The Falcons coach, one of the coaches, was like, 'So, do you like men?' It was like the first thing he asked me", Apple said . The former LSU Tigers running back didn't reveal which team asked him this, but sadly, this is hardly shocking with the amount of insane questions that arise from the National Football League combine.

De Kock can't be banned but he will also be burdened in the future by demerit points unless his team appeal successfully. Gibson recalled the West Indies greats of the past, who "didn't have to (say anything) because they were aggressive with the ball and their body language, and that's what aggression is".

South Africa eventually lost the first Test by 118 runs on Monday as Australia took a mere 20 minutes and 22 balls to knock over the last wicket to take a vital lead. "The Aussies were pretty fired up at that time pushing for a victory". The remaining home hopes evaporated when du Plessis was clean bowled by Cummins, adding just four runs, and leaving South Africa reeling at 49-4.

The 54-year-old was heavily linked with the Socceroos job before and after Ange Postecoglou's tenure came to a premature end following the country's successful World Cup play-off against Honduras in November. "For such a critical appointment for Australian football, we have a big responsibility is to appointment people to the big positions in the game", he said.

Iker Casillas kept a clean sheet on what could turn out to be his final Champions League appearance - his 171st in the competition, a figure which no other player has reached. We don't mind. We are not afraid. "There is a good development in Liverpool at the moment, it is a nice moment, but if you don't show up in a competition like the Champions League then no-one realises it", he said.

I also hope to meet many more of the people that enjoyed our radio broadcasts in the 40 years I was privileged to be the "Voice of the Tar Heels". Durham was a North Carolina graduate who served as the voice of Tar Heels football and basketball from 1971 to 2011.

And knowing the nature he's displayed over the last 20 years, it still wouldn't be surprising if come Masters time he's in the hunt on Sunday. They were carted to the seventh tee, where they started to get ahead of some other groups on the course.

The media voted Westbrook MVP even though the Thunder only won 47 games; then Westbrook was a chucking disaster (38% FG shooting; 26% 3FG shooting) in a 1st round playoff loss to the Rockets. Rajon Rondo added 13 points and nine assists, Nikola Mirotic scored 13 and E'Twaun Moore added 10 points and nine rebounds. He briefly left after banging bodies with DeAndre Jordan going for a rebound.

Ricciardo had the most laps among all drivers with 165. "I think it will be all three of us against each other". "On the tyres, if you look at the lap time , Red Bull did a test this morning, [they] put on new mediums [and then] new softs".

Of course we have five away games left having now won eleven of our fourteen. "We have to believe, have the mentality that we can do it, but there is no real tactical plan behind it". With only 14 matches remaining in their season, Basel will need to treat this match with City as an afterthought and go on an incredible run if they want to win their ninth straight league title.

Officials said the break happened early Wednesday morning in a 48-inch transmission main in the 5700 block of Buford Highway, between Longmire Road and McElroy Road. The DeKalb County Emergency Operations Center remains open. "We had no water like everyone else", he said. Medical services have also been impacted by the break.

National Party spokesperson for Disability Issues Nicky Wagner is today headed to Pyeongchang to support our Kiwi Paralympians at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. The PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games will feature 670 athletes from 25 countries, an increase from 539 competitors in Sochi in 2014. The visit came a day after Seoul announced the results of a South Korean special delegation's two-day trip to Pyongyang.

Bellerin was rested for the defeat at Brighton last weekend but developed an injury in training earlier this week and scans on Wednesday showed he had inflammation in his left knee. "We have (had) a bad period and did not have the results we wanted". Wenger is under increasing pressure, and has told his players to forget about their recent struggles and focus on the simple things.

It is important to note that Victoria Azarenka beat Heather Watson in her last tournament and that the win over Watson is still the last time that Azarenka has won a professional tennis match. That, and the chance to stick it to those who've tried to put her and her fellow females down all her life. "It's been really, really hard, but I keep going, and I know that I might not be at my best yet, but I'm getting there and every day is a new day and every day I should be getting better".

Sri Lanka , India and Bangladesh are now playing Nidahas Trophy which is basically a tri nation T20I competition. Sri Lanka will take on India in the first match of the tournament. Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik went big in the final few overs to take the visitors to a promising total. Lanka is on a high after thrashing neighbours Bangladesh in all three formats during their February 2018 tour, that also saw an end to their bad run.

People were cheering me on. "I gave my 100 per cent, but sometimes things don't work out for you", said Shubhankar, who was paired with legend Phil Mickelson. O'Donoghue also spends time with Pawan Munjal, CEO of the Hero Motocorp , one of India's most powerful companies and one of golf's biggest sponsors.

Eddie Jones has warned his England players "no one is indispensable" as he considers his options ahead of Saturday's game with France . Well hold your horses because this is merely thinking out loud at this point. "And if he's willing and able - things you'd have to work out - he'd be on the list, probably another dozen would be too". As a result, Whitaker admitted that Jones would be put on any list he was expected to draw up.

One of the premier pace bowlers of the Indian side, Mohammed Shami , has apparently found no contract to his name in the recently announced list of the BCCI . The central contracts mark a departure from a year ago when Test specialists were mainly kept in the top category. Wednesday's contracts announcement comes a few months after the Committee of Administrators met Kohli, Dhoni and head coach Ravi Shastri , in the presence of BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, to discuss players' salaries and the ...

IN (36-27) enters the game in fourth place, a half-game ahead of Washington while Milwaukee (34-29) sits in seventh but only two games behind the Pacers . Myles Turner added 12 points and 13 rebounds for IN, which nearly gave away a 17-point lead but never trailed. Smith scored 23 points with eight assists , but he shot just 9 of 22 from the floor.