There will be Electronic Line Calling (ELC) at all ATP Tour-level events from 2025, eliminating the possibility of human error on line calls. On the evidence of Tuesday night at the Cincinnati Open, a Masters 1000 tournament one level below a Grand Slam, it appears not. In a first-round match between Americans Taylor Fritz and…

Universal Pictures I had somehow never seen Frank Oz’s hilarious Hollywood satire “Bowfinger” until last night, and it was only just now, as I write this, that I realized the movie celebrated its 25th anniversary yesterday. Weird timing! Anyway, “Bowfinger” is fantastic, with comedic masters Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy…

Ramachandran, a married father, was jailed for two years for various offences  By Andrew Levy Published: 17:07 EDT, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 17:12 EDT, 14 August 2024 An NHS radiographer who groomed a 12-year-old girl into meeting him outside a school was snared by a group of paedophile hunters posing as children online. Father-of-three…

Kevin Durant has become the latest American sports star to invest in European soccer. On Monday, The Athletic reported that the two-time NBA champion and Phoenix Suns forward had bought a minority share of French soccer giants Paris Saint-Germain. According to sources with knowledge of the agreement — who, like all spoken to for this…

Marvel Studios “There is no God! That’s why I stepped in!” declared the megalomaniacal High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” Powerful line, but oh how wrong he is. The Marvel Universe (of both the comic and cinematic flavors) is home to many gods;…

The former first lady of Argentina said she was pressured by the future president to get an abortion years prior to his election because “he wasn’t ready” to be a father. Fabiola Yáñez made the shocking revelation Monday from the Argentine consulate in Madrid, where she now resides, during a Zoom hearing with a federal prosecutor…

French prosecutors opened an investigation into a complaint made by Algerian boxer and Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif about online harassment over her gender and presence at the Paris Games. The Paris public prosecutor’s office confirmed in an email that it received a complaint from Khelif on Monday and referred the matter to the OCLCH,…

Disney will continue their No. 1 2024 YTD domestic box office domination this weekend and show that’s there’s still flash in their inherited 20th Century Studios logo with the latest rendition of the Ridley Scott produced sci-fi franchise Alien: Romulus. That movie per industry sources is expected to do $40M in U.S./Canada. Together with a…

One of the most in-demand jobs in tech isn’t a software engineer – the high-paying position that has convinced many young people to study computer science. Instead, the role of data center technician is the hottest tech job, and getting hired doesn’t even require a costly four-year degree, the Wall Street Journal reported.  Deborah Martinez Castellanos,…

The Polish anti-doping agency (POLADA) said on Wednesday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that led to false details of positive tests from a number of athletes being leaked. Many of Poland’s most high-profile athletes were listed in the supposed leaks, including tennis world No 1 Iga Swiatek and Barcelona striker Robert…