4 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Kai Havertz shares hospital bed snap wearing knee brace as he releases statement on ‘physical and mentally tough’ injury
KAI HAVERTZ has shared an update from the hospital bed after suffering a season-ending injury.
The Arsenal forward tore his hamstring during the club’s training camp in Dubai last week.
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The 25-year-old has now released an update from the hospital following a successful operation.
Taking to social media, he said: “The last few days have been tough to process both physically and mentally.
“But yesterday was a good day. A successful op and a win.
“Thanks for all the messages of support over the last few days, it’s really helped.
“I’m now focused on my journey to full fitness and giving all the support I can give to the team in the background.”
More to follow.
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4 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Alexa users fear first ever FEE is coming in days as Amazon prepares huge announcement on new devices
A HUGE upgrade to Alexa is expected to be announced in days – but it could come at a price.
Amazon has been working to infuse AI into the popular voice assistant used on devices including Echo speakers and more.
Amazon is hosting a special event on February 26Amazon
The online retail giant is in a race to catch up with rivals such as Google‘s Gemini who have already got a head start on enhanced voice assistants that can answer more complex questions.
But many charge for the privilege of using AI – and Amazon is widely expected to follow suit.
Alexa 2.0 could come with a subscription, allowing you to do things like giving the voice assistant a personality, recall conversations, order takeaways or call a taxi, a report claims.
A special Alexa event is being held by the company on February 26 where new products are set to be revealed.
But the public release of the new Alexa may not come until more than a month later, sources told the Washington Post.
Amazon revealed in September 2023 that it was working on new models for the voice assistant, little after ChatGPT burst onto the scene and shocked the world.
But users have been nervous about the prospect of paying for Alexa.
“I use my Alexa everyday for “weather, flash briefing (I enjoy speaking up in the most depressing way possible), and timers” other than that music randomly and maybe occasionally a random piece of trivia or information,” one person wrote on Reddit.
“I don’t want to pay for that.”
Another wrote: “I’m sure it’ll be subscription based. So, no thanks anyway.”
A third accused the company of making “alexa dumber on purpose over time to encorage people to switch tp an AI based subscription service”.
Much like Google’s Gemini voice assistant, it’s likely Amazon will have different tiers for Alexa including a free one with all the existing tools at no cost.
Apple‘s recently updated Siri, which also uses ChatGPT for certain queries, is free to use.
NEW FREE ALEXA FEATURE
Amazon recently announced a new free feature for all Alexa users - bedtime stories for kids.
The new science-backed bedtime story, iswritten by TV personality and children’s author Vogue Williams.
Tumbles and Stripes follows two young tigers going through their own bedtime routine with their mother.
To listen, users simply need to ask “Alexa, help my child fall asleep” and Vogue’s will begin to narrate the sleep story.
Amazon has also launched a supporting bedtime Alexa Routine.
When activated and paired with a customers’ smart home, the routine can automatically play Vogue’s sleep story, turn on brown noise and dim the lights, which also help to nod off.
4 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Rihanna shares very raunchy Valentine’s Day video with rapper beau A$AP Rocky
POP beauty Rihanna has got pulses racing and shared a spicy video of her and A$AP Rocky.
The superstar singer shared the throwback footage from a trip to Paris with her rapper boyfriend.
X/RihannaThe Valentine’s Day video has shocked fans[/caption]
X/RihannaThe pair can be seen in some athletic poses[/caption]
“Get u a valentine that still writes love letters,” she wrote alongside the post on social media.
Work singer Rihanna, 36, can be seen getting down and dirty as she bends over, wearing a jacket labelled Be Dumb, while Rocky smacks her behind.
The musicians bump and grind in a range of suggestive poses on the floor of a hotel.
The loved-up couple put on a more romantic show as they hold hands while walking round the French capital and posing in front of the Eiffel Tower.
A$AP Rocky, who has been charged with shooting a friend several times in a standoff, has started his trial and is facing up to 24 years behind bars.
The rapper has pleaded not guilty and claimed he was spotted with a prop weapon.
Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayer, has been charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm for a 2021 incident in Hollywood.
Rocky, 36, allegedly shot his former school friend A$AP Relli in a car park near the W hotel in Hollywood in November 2021.
Rocky turned down a plea offer of a six-month jail term, with a seven-year suspended sentence, and three years of probation.
Meanwhile, Rihanna has showcased her brand’s new Valentine’s collection.
Riri can be seen in recent new snaps in a photoshoot wearing striking red lingerie.
The Barbadian beauty – who has been in a relationship with the father of her two children, A$AP Rocky since 2020 – is no stranger to posing in items from her intimate collection.
Rihanna launched Savage X Fenty in 2018 – just one of the arms to her Fenty Corps business.
As well as her undies collections, the beauty and skincare brands alone she’s set up are now valued at an estimated £2.2billion, to which Ri owns a 50 per cent stake.
The Valentine’s collection comes ahead of the Umbrella singer’s hotly anticipated ninth album in 2025, after her a nine-year hiatus and having two baby boys.
X/RihannaThe loved-up duo can be seen wearing matching jackets[/caption]
X/RihannaRocky carries Rihanna on his back in one of the shots[/caption]
X/RihannaThe retro video shows them kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower[/caption]
X/RihannaThe singer posted the video for Valentine’s Day[/caption]
4 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Moment ‘cash-for-crash’ idiot runs up to car & shamelessly rolls himself over bonnet – as driver taunts ‘it’s on camera’
DASHCAM footage has captured the moment a teenager ran up to a slow-moving car and threw himself over the bonnet.
A group of friends appear to stroll pass the driver until one of them gestures in the direction of the car.
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SWNSOne of them can then be seen rolling over the bonnet[/caption]
SWNSHe limps off, holding himself as if he has been injured and claims to have been struck by the car[/caption]
SWNSThe driver has spoken out about the relief he felt from having the moment captured on camera[/caption]
The video shows three boys and one girl – believed to be teenagers – targeting Alan Watling, 77, while he was visiting a flat he owns in Maidstone, Kent.
The retired engineer can be seen driving past the group before parking his Ford Focus at the forecourt of the three-storey property near Maidstone Barracks railway station.
It is at this point the girl appears to point at Mr Watling’s stationary car before one of her friends runs up to it and rolls over the bonnet.
Mr Watling, who lives in the nearby village of Allington, says he did nothing to provoke the group prior to the incident.
He said: “I went past them and there was nothing untoward to start with until I stopped.
“I was just carrying out a routine check at the flat, but as I pulled into the forecourt and was stationary this young man made a beeline for me at some speed.
“He jumped on the bonnet and was directed by the young lady with the red coat who gestured with her hand to get him to come towards me.
“When I got out, I said ‘what’s the matter?’ and then the young lad said ‘you hit me, you hit me’ and repeated that.
“I told them it was all on camera and then he said ‘paedo, paedo, paedo’.
“They stayed around for a bit longer before going off about three minutes later.”
Mr Watling admits the strange encounter, which happened at 2.30pm on Wednesday, has left him feeling “annoyed”.
But he says he is relieved the dashcam footage paints the true picture of what occurred.
He added: “It wasn’t nice and one can only speculate what could have happened.
“I was quite philosophical about it at the time, but afterwards now I’m a bit annoyed.
“I think about what the repercussions could have been without the footage – perhaps something quite serious as I would have been out on a limb.
“Did he want compensation? If so that would have been fraudulent.”
4 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Burnley may be the clean-sheet kings but free-scoring Leeds can regain top spot in the Championship by downing Sunderland
Illan Meslier stand between Sunderland and the Leeds goal (Picture: Getty Images)
Leeds United may have some way to go to match Burnley’s new Championship record of 11 consecutive clean sheets but their defence is still pretty watertight after six successive league games without conceding.
And if they extend their current purple patch in defence by keeping promotion rivals Sunderland at bay in their big Monday night showdown at Elland Road it will send them back to the top of the table by vaulting over Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United.
It won’t be an easy task as the visiting Wearsiders are still on the coattails of the automatic promotion race and will be desperate to win as they will be eight points off the pace if they lose this fixture with a play-off place looking more likely than a straight ticket to the Premier League.
The Black Cats have won five and drawn three of their last eight games in English football’s second tier, but Leeds have fared even better with ten wins and four draws since their last defeat at the end of November.
They have also won 13 and drawn two of 16 games on home soil where their rearguard has only been breached on seven occasions while Sunderland have been patchy away from the Stadium of Light, where they are unbeaten, with seven wins and five draws alongside four defeats on their travels.
They have become reliant on Wilson Isidor, who has scored six in his last ten outings, while Daniel Farke’s team spread the goals around with Joel Piroe bagging 14 league goals alongside valuable contributions from Daniel James, Brendan Aaronson and Manor Solomon.
Their 66 league goals is 15 more than any other team in the Championship with United chalking up 13 in their last three league games.
Chris Rigg opened the scoring when Sunderland drew 2-2 with Leeds in October but the Black Cats won’t be so lucky this time around (Picture: Sunderland AFC via Getty Images)
Leeds, are heavy odds-on favourites to win the title and just 4/7 with William Hill and Betway to return to the top of the table with a victory against Sunderland but a 2-0 scoreline looks good at 6/1 with bet365, Betfred, BoyleSports and Sky Bet.
Under.25 goals is 10/11 with bet365 and Betfred and Leeds are 6/4 with bet365, Sky Bet and StarSports to win without conceding. Pirloe, meanwhile, is 22/5 with Unibet and BETMGM to put the hosts on the road to victory and 43/20 with the same firms to score at any time.
• Ireland, our ante-post selection, can move another step closer to winning the Six Nations for a third year on the spin by beating Wales by between 16 and 20 points in Cardiff on Saturday at 6/1 with William Hill and bet365.
Not many saw England’s win against France coming at Twickenham last time out but they can build on that spirited success by leading HT/FT at 8/11 with Ladbrokes and Coral when Scotland travel south of the border for the Calcutta Cup at the weekend. England are the same price with FedEx to win by more than 7.5 points.
• Jannik Sinner has been banned for three months after the World Anti-Doping Agency reached agreement with the world No.1 and accepted he was inadvertently contaminated by a banned substance and ‘did not intend to cheat’.
The decision has sparked controversy with many regarding the punishment as too lenient and conveniently ending in time to leave the Italian free to play at the French Open in May. He is 11/4 with bet365 and Bet Victor to add the Roland Garros title to last month’s Australian Open crown.
