Image copyright Getty Images Team sport players are as good at endurance as long-distance runners and as powerful as bodybuilders – and it is down to their blend of training, a study suggests. The key is to combine strength and endurance training, researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University say. Cycling, running or swimming is recommended for […]
Power and endurance training ‘key to all-round fitness’ Read More »
Rookie slugger Pete Alonso said he began the season not thinking about hitting homers or setting milestones. That’s becoming more difficult with every prodigious swing. Alonso hit his 26th homer to set the NL record for most homers before the All-Star Game as the New York Mets routed the Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Saturday. He
Alonso hits record 26th HR, Mets rout Cubs 10-2 Read More »
WASHINGTON — United States Cyber Command on Thursday conducted online attacks against an Iranian intelligence group that American officials believe helped plan the attacks against oil tankers in recent weeks, according to people briefed on the operation. The intrusion occurred the same day President Trump called off a strike on Iranian targets like radar and
U.S. Carried Out Cyberattacks on Iran Read More »
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday outlined a $50 billion Middle East economic plan that would create a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab state economies, and fund a $5 billion transportation corridor to connect the West Bank and Gaza. The “peace to prosperity” plan, set to
Jared Kushner Unveils Economic Portion Of Middle East Peace Plan Read More »
David Ortiz’s wife says he has moved out of intensive care. Tiffany Ortiz said in a statement distributed by the Red Sox on Saturday that the ex-Boston slugger remains hospitalized and in good condition, almost two weeks after he was shot in the back while at a club in the Dominican Republic. Ortiz was flown
Wife: David Ortiz in good condition, out of intensive care Read More »
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday sought to reassure abortion-rights activists about his commitment to protecting access to the procedure, vowing that if elected president, he would reverse the Trump administration’s policies limiting abortion rights and would seek to codify Roe v. Wade in federal law. Making his first appearance before an
Biden Talks Up Support for Abortion Rights at Planned Parenthood Gathering Read More »
The revamp of the New Jersey Devils now includes one of the top defensemen in the NHL to go along with No. 1 overall draft pick Jack Hughes. The Devils made the biggest move of the second day of the NHL draft Saturday before any picks were made by acquiring All-Star P.K. Subban from the
Devil of a deal: New Jersey lands P.K. Subban from Nashville Read More »
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Saturday that it hoped to raise more than $50 billion to improve the lot of the Palestinians and their Arab neighbors, releasing an economic plan titled, “Peace to Prosperity,” that reverses the actual sequence of its peacemaking efforts in the Middle East. The blueprint sets the stage for
White House Unveils Economic Portion of Middle East Peace Plan Read More »
Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez will play Gilles Simon in the Queen’s Club final after rallying to beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. The semifinal between the 37-year-old Lopez and 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime saw the biggest age differential in an ATP semifinal or final since the 43-year-old Ken Rosewall defeated 23-year-old American
Feliciano Lopez, 37, through to Queen’s Club final again Read More »
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport undocumented families, but threatened to have Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents resume the raids in two weeks if Democrats do not submit to changes in asylum law they have long opposed. Immigration agents were planning to sweep into immigrant communities in 10
Trump Says He’ll Delay Deportation Operation Aimed at Undocumented Families Read More »
