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The Magpies dealt a bitter injury blow; son of a gun no guarantees to return this week for Blues

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Adams will be assessed further in the coming weeks, but the influential clearance bulls will be watching from the sidelines for the remainder of the home and away campaign. Howe spent the last half of the final season against Port Adelaide on the bench after suffering a knee to the back but coach Craig McRae said after the game that the 32-year-old had not sustained a significant injury. Elsewhere, Richmond’s thrilling comeback win over Brisbane on Sunday was marred by a suspected hamstring injury by captain Dylan Grimes, which the player himself was not optimistic about. “He [Grimes] seem to think it’s bad, so we’ll wait and see what it looks like,” said coach Damien Hardwick after the game. “That’s the challenging thing about AFL football, isn’t it? It was a tough match and the fighters lost – especially the brave ones like Dylan.” Richmond has expressed concern over Dylan Grimes’ hamstring injury. Credit: Getty Images Hardwick sa...

Top Gun: Maverick Can't Stop, Won't Stop Making Money At The Box Office

Best Weapon: Maverick is the definition of a summer blockbuster. While the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the number of moviegoers going to their beloved theaters, it’s clear that many are eager to see this long-awaited sequel on the big screen. Here are the latest figures that prove it Best Weapon: Maverick can’t and won’t stop making money at the box office. As Collider shared, Best Weapon: Maverick still flying high at the box office, and we’re only at the end of July. In its ninth weekend, Tom Cruise’s films earned an impressive $16.4 million at the international box office in 65 markets, adding up to a total of $647.1 million in that category. Most of the weekend’s international revenue came from Korea, where the film has run over five weekends and has grossed $53.3 million. In other countries, Best Weapon: Maverick is in its ninth weekend, with fighter pilot films earning $2.4 million in Japan ($72.7 million total), $1.2 million in...

Why you shouldn't jump the gun to be disqualified for a wrong start

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Devon Allen did not jump before the starting gun in the final of the 110m hurdles at the world athletics championships, but he was still disqualified for a wrong start. The 27-year-old hopes to clinch a world title before starting a three-season wide receiver contract with the NFL Philadelphia Eagles. He qualified fourth fastest for the final but was too soon out of the blocks. This is what it means in the world of athletics. Did Allen really leave the starting block too early? Yes and no. He doesn’t leave before the gun starts firing, but sensors on the block measure “reaction time” which is the amount of time it takes a runner’s leg to leave the block after the gun explodes. Devon Allen has signed a rookie contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. ( AP: Ashley Landis ) Obviously, leaving the starting block before the gun explodes is not an act, but the rules also say it is a false start if a runner leaves in 0.1 seconds after gun — the idea that no one might r...