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Mark Allen is going to savour every moment of retaining the Northern Ireland Open title.The Antrim man couldn’t hide his delight in the Eurosport studio after he successfully defended the Alex Higgins Trophy in style, reeling off eight frames in a row to beat Zhou Yuelong in front of his raucous home crowd at the Waterfront, Belfast.Last year, Allen recorded a dramatic 9-8 victory over John Higgins to take the prize in Belfast. But, as he admits, that success was marred by problems away from the snooker table. Just days after his 2021 triumph, Allen pulled out of the Champion…

A 3-year-old boy tumbled from a second-story window in Brighton Beach on Sunday and is in critical condition, according to authorities. The incident occurred around 1:12 p.m. at 89 West End Avenue in Brooklyn, the NYPD said. The child was taken to Staten Island University Hospital.Gregory P. Mango The incident happened in Brighton Beach.Gregory P. Mango The child was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital in critical condition. No criminality is suspected in the fall, police said, though details surrounding it were not immediately available. The investigation is ongoing, cops said.    Source: New York Post

Bill de Blasio has apparently been testing out changes to his image after earning the title of New York City’s worst mayor. De Blasio was spotted in Brooklyn last week with a head of what seemed to be dyed-brown locks, sparking speculation that he was trying to reinvent himself post-congressional campaign or appear younger for his Harvard teaching gig. The 61-year-old pol — who previously wore a slightly longer gray ‘do when he was in office — was seen leaving his Park Slope home with the closer-cropped dye job Friday afternoon. He was spotted at Bar Toto, one of his…

He claims to have reached 102 backers, although only 57 MPS had publicly declared their support for himBoris Johnson has pulled out of the Tory leadership contest – leaving his arch-rival Rishi Sunak in pole position to be ‘crowned’ PM within hours. The former premier abandoned his dream of returning to No10, confessing he would be too divisive as a new leader. In a sensational 9pm statement – published at exactly the same minute as an article by backer Nadhim Zahawi entitled ‘Get Ready for Boris 2.0’ – he admitted: “This is simply not the right time.” He had jetted…

Max Verstappen dedicated his United States Grand Prix to Red Bull’s co-owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz.The 79-year-old died this weekend, and his death cast a shadow at the event, where there was a round of applause in his honour.Many figures in Formula One, including prominent members of the Red Bull team, had paid tribute to Mateschitz already this weekend, and Verstappen was pleased to mark the moment with a win.United States Grand PrixHamilton optimistic after coming ‘so, so close’ to first win of 202220 MINUTES AGOSpeaking to Sky Sports, the world champion was ultimately content with a win that he…

Two pilots were killed when a Russian fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, less than a week after another Russian warplane crashed in a residential area in southern Russia.The Su-30 fighter jet was reportedly on a training flight when it struck a two-story building, but five residents who live there weren’t home at the time and no casualties were reported on the ground, according to the Irkutsk region’s governor, Igor Kobzev. Irkutsk, an industrial city with more than 600,000 people, has an aircraft manufacturing plant that makes Su-30s, a twin-engine, two-seat jet.…

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Discovering if love is blind or blurry. Bartise Bowden has been caught in a messy love triangle on Love Is Blind season 3. “You know what’s f—ked up?” Bartise, 27, told the Love Is Blind men during the season 3 experiment, which premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, October 18. “Yesterday, this time I was working on it for a different girl. And then we had some dates and s—t, [things changed].” The senior analyst found instantaneous connections with both Nancy Rodriguez and Raven Ross, enjoying his dates with each woman. Despite feelings for the 29-year-old Pilates instructor, Bartise ultimately pulled the plug after realizing…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday called for a global ban on the Russian state-controlled news outlet RT after one of its commentators called for Ukrainian children to be drowned for viewing Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union. The comments from RT presenter Anton Krasovsky came last week during a discussion with Russian science fiction writer, Sergei Lukyanenko. Lukyanenko, recounting his first visit to Ukraine in the 1980s, recalled children telling him they would live better lives if Moscow was not occupying Ukraine.  “They should have been drowned in the Tysyna (river),” Krasovsky interjected. “Just down those children, drown…

Lewis Hamilton praised his team after coming, ‘so, so close,’ to victory at the United States Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver ultimately finished in second after giving up the top spot to world champion Max Verstappen on lap 50 of 56, after looking close to landing his first Grand Prix win of the 2022 season. “Firstly, I just want to give a huge thank you to the crowd here, we have had such an amazing crowd,” he told Sky Sports. United States Grand PrixMax Verstappen: ‘This one is definitely dedicated to Dietrich’10 HOURS AGO”Secondly, I want to give a big shout…