Hard Core Mayo Cyclists Putting Their Hearts Into Climbing Mount Everest “Virtually”.
The Mayo cycling league with the help of the on-line app “Zwift” stepped up and set up a weekly league consisting of 8 rounds. Some evenings there were over 60 riders racing each other virtually….A select group of hardened (mad in the head) cyclists dreamed up a unique challenge for themselves, this is to virtually climb Mount Everest from their own homes…. It sounds crazy but with a bit of planning and a lot of suffering the 13 Mayo riders will have raised a lot of funds for Croí Heart and Stroke come next Saturday evening May 30th. For the past ten weeks cyclists all over the country have been locked-down as restrictions have stopped them from cycling any further than 2 kilometres from their homes. Lately this has been increased to 5 kilometres. The weather has been abnormally good for the time of year, so for cyclists who are used to logging daily spins in-excess of 100k‘s it’s the equivalent of a kid been stuck in a sweet shop and not been allowed to take a sweet. The challenge…vEveresting13 riders scattered around the county of Mayo will attempt to ride the same amount of vertical meters as climbing Mt Everest using the on line app Zwift connected to a direct drive turbo trainer to simulate the real thing virtually… it will take 14 hrs of nonstop Hell … glued to a saddle in their own homes climbing away for hours looking at their laptop screens… it’s 9 times up and down Alpe du Zwift…The team…Belmullet CCAlan Concannon Annagh WheelersDarragh Delaney Eoin Waldron Westport Covey WheelersAidan Gill Keith MulroyRob FlynnBryan HylandTom BourkeAidan CampbellWestern Lakes CC Colin Loughney Janis Blinovs Kieran Heneghan Pádraig MarreyThese are the riders and are the biggest known group from the one area to attempt such a feat virtually… On Saturday May 30th starting at 5am..Anyone who would like to support them on there own bikes can simple join one of the participants VIRTUALLY for one or more of the climbs to see what its like.. To donate https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/vEveresting
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Injured Liverpool playmakers Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah are doubtful for Friday’s FA Cup match against Merseyside rivals Everton after missing their side’s 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley on Monday, manager Juergen Klopp has said.Salah, Liverpool’s top scorer who has notched 17 goals in 21 games, missed the trip to Burnley with a groin strain. The Brazilian Coutinho, who has netted seven goals in 14 league matches, was ruled out due to a thigh injury.“Phil are Mo are injured, not massively but enough for today (to be) no chance. And (they are) a doubt, at least a doubt, for Everton,” Klopp told reporters after the dramatic victory.Sadio Mane was the only one of Liverpool’s “Fab Four” to start against Burnley, and the Senegal international along with Egyptian Salah will travel to attend the Confederation of African Football awards in Ghana on Thursday.Klopp has no worries about his key attacking players travelling on the night before the Everton game, saying that he respected the prolific duo’s decision to attend the ceremony.“We have everything organised. We have two of the three best African players in our squad. We have to show them respect. If it had been a match day, they wouldn’t have asked,” Klopp said.“We sleep in a hotel, they sleep in a plane. That is all the difference… If Mo is not fit (for the Everton game), it will not be for that. For our side, it is just a sign of respect.”The German boss also said newly-signed defender Virgil van Dijk would not be rushed into action for Liverpool as the Merseyside club’s aim to get the Dutchman match ready
Taal evacuees make the most of ‘unusual’ clothing donations, leaves online users laughing Olympic rings arrive in host city on barge into Tokyo Bay Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Kerr said he was not aware Obama would attend until “a little while” before he spoke to the media and recalled the Warriors’ visit to Obama’s White House after the team’s 2015 NBA crown as a great moment.“The White house visit, for sure, after the 2015 championship,” Kerr said. “That was quite a thrill to visit there and have the whole team there. It was a treat to experience that.”What went unsaid was the team’s decision not to visit US President Donald Trump in the White House after winning the NBA titles the past two seasons.No visits to TrumpWarriors star guard Stephen Curry said after Golden State’s 2017 title that he wouldn’t go to the Trump White House. A White House invitation was later rescinded by Trump after Curry and others had already said they wouldn’t attend.That prompted NBA star LeBron to call Trump a “bum” on Twitter and add, “Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!”Last year, Warriors stars Curry and Kevin Durant and James said during the finals they would not attend a White House celebration if their team won.Kerr called Trump a “blowhard” and “ill-suited” to be president in 2017.Kerr was an 18-year-old college freshman in January 1984 when his father Malcolm, then president of American University of Beirut, was shot in the back of the head.As a player, Kerr won five NBA titles, three with the Chicago Bulls and two with San Antonio. He has coached the Warriors to three titles in four seasons and seeks another this year.Kerr, a Liverpool supporter, did strike a lighter tone in congratulating the club for beating Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wears a “Vote for our Lives” shirt to a news conference before Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Sunday, June 2, 2019. (Neil Davidson/The Canadian Press via AP)Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Sunday urged Americans to vote for gun-control candidates in the wake of a US shooting rampage that left 12 dead and four wounded.The tragedy spurred action by Kerr, whose university president father was fatally shot in 1984 in Lebanon by a Shia militia known as Islamic Jihad.ADVERTISEMENT MOST READ Deandre Ayton shines as Suns pound Knicks Gretchen Barretto’s daughter Dominique graduates magna cum laude from California college Will you be the first P16 Billion Powerball jackpot winner from the Philippines? “My novice analysis was it was not a particularly well-played game, but again, the result was the desired one for Liverpool fans,” Kerr said.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles01:43Who are Filipinos rooting for in the NBA Finals?01:53Pentagon suspends Saudi students’ flight training02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award03:05Malakanyang bilib sa Phivolcs | Chona Yu
11 nabbed for shabu, drug den busted in Maguindanao Solon urges Solgen to reconsider quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN WATCH: Kawhi Leonard’s 34 not enough in Game 2 Rio’s unsafe Olympic Park ordered closed by Brazilian judge According to the Washington-based Gun Violence Archive monitoring group, it was the 150th mass shooting, with four or more people shot or killed, in the United States this year.Kerr, whose Warriors are facing the Toronto Raptors for the NBA crown, wore a T-shirt with the message “Vote For Our Lives” on the front to a pre-game news conference ahead of Sunday’s second game of the best-of-seven championship series.“The shirt has everything to do with the tragedy in Virginia Beach a couple days ago and how devastated so many families are and so many people are,” Kerr said.“The shirt is a reminder that the only way we can get out of this mess is to actually vote, and to vote for people who are going to be willing to create some change in our gun laws in our country.”Kerr’s remarks came only minutes before the tipoff of a contest in Toronto which former US President Barack Obama was slated to attend.ADVERTISEMENT Kerr, guiding the defending champions in the NBA Finals for the fifth year in a row, said he hopes a younger US generation that has lived under the fear of mass shootings might force a change in American gun-ownership laws.“The young generation, the March For Our Lives generation, has really inspired me,” Kerr said.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGolden State Warriors sign Lee to multiyear contract, bring back ChrissSPORTSCoronation night?SPORTSThirdy Ravena gets offers from Asia, Australian ball clubs“So I offer my support to them and to all young people, and hope that we can create a change where we don’t all have to walk around scared we’re going to get shot in our country.”Police say the shootings Friday at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia, were by public works department engineer DeWayne Craddock. LATEST STORIES NBI, BIR , PNP raid Illegal cigarette factory run by Chinese in Pampanga View comments
No need to wear face masks in Metro Manila, says scientist Leonardo DiCaprio, Taika Waititi, other stars react to Oscar nominations Thailand reports case of coronavirus from China MOST READ Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. LATEST STORIES Lava gushes out of Taal Volcano as villagers flee Microsoft ends free Windows 7 security updates on Tuesday Takahashi earlier lost to Indonesian Ayu Kakihara via wazari (a one-point win) in the division where only three judokas took part.But Kakihara eventually lost to Suratara also via wazari.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSAndray Blatche has high praise for teammate Kai SottoSPORTSBig differenceSPORTSAlmazan status stays uncertain ahead of Game 4“That’s a weird win because all three had one win and one loss each, but Mariya’s win held more weight because she won via ippon,” said Philippine Judo Federation president Dave Carter.The Philippines now had three golds in the sport and Carter said they are expecting more on the last day of competitions on Saturday. SEA Games: Paalam gets back at 2017 tormentor, enters light flyweight final Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next ‘People evacuated on their own’ FILE -Mariya Takahashi of the Philippines competes against Surattana Thongsri of Thailand in the finals of the women’s -70kg class of the 29th Southeast Asian Games judo competition. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/SEA GAMES MEDIA POOLNEW CLARK CITY — Nineteen-year-old Mariya Takahashi gifted the Philippines its third gold medal in judo after ruling the tough women’s 70kg division in the 30th Southeast Asian Games Friday.Takahashi, the defending champion in her division, beat Thailand’s Thongsri Suratara via ippon which is counterpart of knockout in boxing and is worth 10 points.ADVERTISEMENT NFA assures ample rice supply in ashfall, eruption-affected areas View comments Taal Volcano’s lava fountain weakens, but Phivolcs says it’s not sign of slowing down Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles02:11SEA GAMES 2019: PH’s Nesthy Petecio boxing featherweight final (HIGHLIGHTS)08:07Athletes treated to a spectacle as SEA Games 2019 officially ends06:27SEA Games 2019: No surprises as Gilas Pilipinas cruises to basketball gold05:02SEA Games 2019: Philippines clinches historic gold in women’s basketball05:21Drama in karate: Tsukii ‘very sad’ over coach’s bullying, cold shoulder03:24PH’s James Palicte boxing light welterweight final (HIGHLIGHTS)
– charged with drug traffickingThe bus driver who was early on Sunday morning discovered with a large quantity of cocaine and cannabis while transporting passengers to Lethem was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday, charged with the offence of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.Garfield Parker and the quantity of drugs reportedly unearthed from his vehicleGarfield Parker, 55, who hails from Tabatinga, Lethem, denied the allegation levied against him.The charge alleges that he, on October 1, 2017, at the Mabura Police Checkpoint, Linden, was found to be in possession of 24.9 kilograms of cannabis and 200 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.The accused, unrepresented by legal counsel, was remanded to prison and will return to the Linden Magistrates’ Court on October 11, 2017.On the day of the discovery, Parker was attempting to pass through the above mentioned checkpoint at about 04:00hrs when the discovery was made.His vehicle was thoroughly searched by ranks, who had received a tip, and the drugs were unearthed. As such, he was taken into Police custody, and was later charged.
The 35-year-old was keen to move back to London, where he was born, and he has decided to rejoin QPR boss Harry Redknapp, who handed him his professional debut when the pair worked together at West Ham.Ferdinand revealed the prospect of turning out for a club he admired as a boy also persuaded him to move to Loftus Road, where his brother Anton and cousin Les both played with distinction.“I used to sit in the stands, my dad used bring me here as a young boy. There are great memories for me here and for my family,” Ferdinand told QPR’s website.“Anton had nothing but good things to say about QPR and I watched Les (Ferdinand) here as a boy, with the likes of Ray Wilkins, Clive Wilson, David Bardsley and Alan McDonald.”Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League during his 12-year spell with United, is Redknapp’s first close-season signing after guiding QPR back into the Premier League via the Championship play-offs.And the former England centre-back admitted he had turned down several more lucrative offers from across the world to sign for QPR.“I spoke to Harry and (owner) Tony Fernandes at length. I think they both looked me in the eye and knew that I still have something to offer — that I had a genuine desire to come here and play football,” Ferdinand added.“I had a lot of offers from all over the world — some in places with a better climate than here. But the draw for me was to play in the Premier League and back here where it all started.“It’s not about money. I had loads of more lucrative offers available to me.“I still feel I’ve got something to offer and I’m excited about helping this club cement its place in the Premier League.”Redknapp has no doubts Ferdinand can still be an effective performer at the highest level despite some underwhelming displays for United last season.“Rio’s a fantastic player and a great professional. I’m delighted we’ve been able to bring him here,” Redknapp said.“I signed Rio as a 14 year-old. He was class on the field and off the field then, and he’s continued in that manner throughout his career.“During his time at Manchester United, he was the best defender in Europe, if not the world.“To bring him to QPR – when he’s still got so much to offer in terms of his quality, class, experience and know-how – is a remarkable coup for the club.”Redknapp appears to have found a central defensive partner for Ferdinand after agreeing a fee with Cardiff to sign their England international Steven Caulker.“We’ve agreed a fee for Steven Caulker, who I like very much,” he told Sky Sports News. “I had him at Tottenham as a player and he’s done very well.“I think Rio will be a big influence on him. I think for Steven it will be the best education he could ever have in his life to play with Rio.”0Shares0000(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today) 0Shares0000LONDON, July 17- Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand signed for Premier League new-boys QPR on a free transfer Thursday and revealed he had turned down more lucrative offers in order to return to London.Ferdinand agreed a one-year deal with the Hoops, ending his search for a new club following his release by United when his contract expired last month.
2 Watch Lucas Perez’s goals for Deportivo Arsenal fans will finally have another striker playing for the club, something they have been craving for a long time.Deportivo La Coruna’s Lucas Perez is the man linked with the Gunners and it is being reported the 27-year-old will join in a £17m deal.He has already scored one and created on in the Spanish Liga this season, while last term he scored 17 league goals and set up eight.It has been a long road for Perez, who despite being from A Coruna, only joined his local side on loan in 2014 before making the move permanent in 2015. Before that he played for Rayo Vallecano, then spent time in Ukraine and Greece. 2 Have a look at this wonder goal he scored in a 2-2 draw with Athletic Bilbao in October 2015.
targets Ayoze Perez is one of those untouchable #NUFC cult heroes in my head (like Jonas, Coloccini or Cisse in recent years). Gutted he’s gone but we all know the club is poison now. Hope he does well for himself at Leicester.— Ryan (@rycxnnxr) July 4, 2019 We will be relegated this year it’s all in fat Mike’s plan asset stripping the club down to the bare minimum get in fringe players at bargain basement prices relegation take the parachute payment sell the club and he is 400m+ better off.— the toon tank (@Bencroz) July 4, 2019 Ayoze Perez has followed Rafa Benitez out the St James’ Park exit door Getty Gonna miss him in the black and white. Great player who has a good eye in front of goal! Leicester have a great player on their hands #LCFC #NUFC #AYOZE #PEREZ https://t.co/C9gkZ1ehvP— Stevie gardiner (@s91g) July 4, 2019 deals punished LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS boost Really can’t blame Perez can you? The word being used is “ambition”. Remember that?Thanks for the memories @AyozePG. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/5zjEAefWgg— If Rafa Goes We Go (@IfRafaGoesWeGo) July 4, 2019 New job Really pleased for you!! 🤐🤔 https://t.co/NlfM37frEz— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) July 4, 2019 Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Ndidi bid, targets named, Ozil is ‘skiving little git’ Liverpool news live: Klopp reveals when Minamino will play and issues injury update If you are unsure about the takeover or renewing. Ask yourself this:Why would the likes of Ayoze Perez and Ayoze Perez want to leave this regime if a takeover was indeed close??They might be kept in the dark, but other than that there is no reason to leave….#nufc— Erik Bjerke (@nordicgeordie) July 4, 2019 Could be wrong but does the Ayoze Perez transfer put us at a +£60m net spend for the past 3 years?? That is actually disgusting if that’s the case 😤 #NUFC #AshleyOut— Max Local (@M_Local17) July 4, 2019 Solskjaer gives Pogba fitness update and calls him world’s best all-round midfielder After signing the Spaniard on a four-year deal, Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers said: “Ayoze will be a wonderful addition to the squad. He’s a player who will excite our fans. “He’s quick, has a good eye for goal and he’s experienced in the Premier League too.”Leicester supporters are understandably delighted at the deal for Perez, but misery is the predominant emotion on Tyneside right now.Here is how some Newcastle fans reacted to Perez’s exit… Lampard appears to aim dig at Mourinho for handling of Salah and De Bruyne at Chelsea 
LATEST The biggest market value losers in 2019, including Bale and ex-Liverpool star Nearly every single Newcastle fan has been left devastated by Ayoze Perez’s move to Leicester.The Foxes announced the signing of Perez on Thursday, having triggered the Spanish forward’s release clause earlier this week. Former Crystal Palace and West Brom manager Pardew takes over at Dutch strugglers Tottenham issue immediate ban to supporter who threw cup at Kepa TROPHY JIBE Announce relegation— Andrew Youngman (@PtYoungers) July 4, 2019 Good luck @AyozePG 🍀I’ll have great memories of you in black and white shirt!! ⚪️⚫️#AyozePerez #NUFC #LCFC #HowayTheLads #GoodLuck #Leicester #Newcastle #Toon #Geordies #WeAreUnited pic.twitter.com/MfAZQproSq— Paolo Mossini (@MossiniPaolo) July 4, 2019 1 Where every Premier League club needs to strengthen in January pic.twitter.com/k4rEx6EpmD— DW (@dwright_98) July 4, 2019 Perez becomes the first Newcastle player to leave in the wake of manager Rafa Benitez’s departure at the end of last month. Magpies chiefs were unable to agree a new contract with the popular 59-year-old, who took charge of Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang earlier this week.Perez, who joined Newcastle for just £1.5million from Tenerife in 2014, was the club’s leading scorer last season with 13 goals – and he’ll be sorely missed at St James’ Park. latest REVEALED Liverpool update ‘Champions Wall’ after ending 2019 as European and world champions Man United transfer news live: Haaland ‘wants a change’, two players off in January Don’t blame Ayoze Perez in the slightest for leaving honestly #NUFC— Lewis (@Lewis516_) July 4, 2019
31 August 2012 The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope and its precursor, the MeerKAT, will create enormous opportunities while helping to change the image of South Africa and the continent, says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor. Speaking at The New Age Business Briefing in Johannesburg on Friday, Pandor highlighted the importance of the SKA. She said it would be most significant radio telescope ever built with the building to take place in South Africa and eight partner countries, along with Australia and New Zealand. The SKA would change perceptions of Africa, with international experts now coming to Africa to do their best research. “Who comes to South Africa to actually do their best research? They come here to examine us, to find out how poor we are … It’s an absolutely different image of the continent,” Pandor said. “[They will] not be here to exploit our diamond, gold and platinum but to say, I want to do iconic research on an iconic telescope.” South Africa is preparing to build the 64-dish MeerKAT, a precursor to the SKA, alongside the planned SKA site in a radio astronomy reserve near the small town of Carnarvon in the Northern Cape. Also known as the Karoo Array Telescope, the MeerKAT will be the most sensitive centimetre-wavelength radio telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, constituting 25% of the first phase of the SKA’s mid-frequency array. Pandor said plans for the construction of the MeerKAT telescope had begun and the laying down of the antennae would start early next year. Observation time on the MeerKAT has already been booked far in advance by astronomers from around the world – indication of the capabilities of South Africa’s engineers and scientists, Pandor said. “We are really thrilled that the science of astronomy can be a boost for building the level of science interest and careers we want to see in our country.” The SKA also provided massive opportunities for South African-based high technology content companies, she said, adding that building a knowledge-based economy would give South Africa a basis for sustained economic growth. Source: SANews.gov.za
LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 12: Quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. #4 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers leads the team on the field before the game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Memorial Stadium on November 12, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)Tommy Armstrong Jr. is going to be back playing quarterback in Nebraska soon.Armstrong, a Texas native, played for the Huskers from 2012-2016, starting in 43 of his 45 appearances over four years after redshirting his first season on campus.He threw for 8,871 yards, 67 touchdowns, and 44 interceptions for the Huskers, completing 53.3-percent of his throws throughout his career.He was also a threat on the ground, rushing for 1,819 total yards and 23 touchdowns.Now, Tommy Armstrong Jr. is set to play for the “Nebraska Danger.”The Danger compete in the Indoor Football League, which was founded in 2008.The team plays its games in the town of Grand Island, and started play in 2011. Other teams are located throughout the Midwest, with a few teams down in the Southwest.According to the Omaha World-Herald, the Danger announced the signing yesterday. The team begins play in February.Interestingly, Armstrong previously confirmed that he had signed on to play in the Alliance of American Football in its inaugural season.Just blessed with another opportunity!!! Ready to Roll!! @TheAAF https://t.co/XSC2FK7h7L— Tommy Armstrong Jr. (@Tommy_Gun4) November 10, 2018It is unclear if he’ll be playing in both leagues. Either way, it looks like Husker fans will have ample opportunity to see the popular former Nebraska quarterback under center again in the near future.[Omaha World-Herald]