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Yes, you read that right. The Thunder point guard watched “Sister Act 2” instead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Cavaliers and Warriors. Screenshots from Westbrook’s Snapchat account started circulating around Twitter as the Warriors put the finishing touches on a blowout victory. NBA FINALS GAME CENTER: Full Game 1 stats and box score Westbrook made a wise choice with Golden State leading the majority of the second half by 20-plus points....

First-year coach Nathaniel Hackett will keep the first-year signal-caller out in an attempt to keep him from exacerbating an injury he suffered in the team’s Week 7 “Monday Night Football” game vs. the Chargers. That injury, coupled with the short turnaround, reportedly contributed to Hackett’s decision. Wilson has not had the greatest of starts through the Broncos’ 2-4 start, completing 116 of 198 passes (58.6 percent) for 1,448 yards and five touchdowns to three interceptions....

How else can you describe what he pulled off for his girlfriend Ciara? The Seahawks QB surprised Ciara with a friend-filled Batman exhibit to celebrate her 30th birthday. (Serena Williams, Beyonce and other famous pals were in attendance, according to People.) MORE: Must-see NFL photos from Week 7 | NFL players’ wives and girlfriends More from People on how the night went down: “According to a source, Ciara was given a list of “carefully planned instructions, a Catwoman suit and a mask to quickly change into” before the Seattle Seahawks quarterback whisked her off in the car to the Batman exhibit on the lot, where around 100 of her closest family and friends were waiting for her....

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez called President Donald Trump’s administration out Thursday on Twitter, arguing that “#US sanctions against Iran´s maritime entities are another violation of International Law” in response to the State Department’s announcement of further restrictions against the Islamic Republic’s efforts to ship oil. He said that these “coercive measures preventing the movement of Iranian oil affect the brother peoples of #Iran and #Syria and threaten #Peace in that [volatile] region....

Some of the greatest moments, this time, came not from teams such as Brazil, Argentina and the like but from less-known underdogs. We witnessed great moments like World Cup debutants Iceland holding former champions Argentina to a draw, Japan making favourites Belgium work hard to go through in what looked to be a one-sided affair on paper, and Russia pulling off one upset after another in their historic tournament run during which they famously knocked out Spain in the Round of 16....

Russia was a controversial choice when it was handed the rights to the world’s most watched event in a 2010 vote now tainted by bribery charges. That choice is possibly only more controversial today. The years since have seen Moscow clash with the West over everything from Syria and Ukraine to the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in England. Russia was even banned as a country from this winter’s Pyeongchang Olympics after being accused of state-sponsored doping at the Sochi Games it hosted four year earlier....

A Monday morning update from Ukraine’s armed forces said Kyiv defenders “are deterring Russian troops trying to break through the defense from the northwest and east in order to take control of the key roads and settlements.” Neither the extent of the new attacks nor their ultimate goal were immediately clear. Russian forces near the capital have been on the backfoot in recent days in the face of Ukrainian counterattacks....

In the most dramatic change at the top since the start of the war, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov has been tasked to head the campaign, taking over from Sergey Surovikin, who had only overseen what Moscow calls the “special military operation” since October. The surprise move was the fourth time Putin has reshuffled the command of his war, and while Gerasimov helped plan the invasion, he had not been seen much publicly, with only one reported visit to the command center inside Ukraine....

Under Russian authorities’ approval, the new Sputnik Light vaccine will be marketed and given separately alongside the country’s existing COVID-19 vaccines. Human testing of Sputnik Light began in January. Studies on human trials of Sputnik Light are still underway and the dose is the same as Sputnik V’s first dose. Sputnik V will be Russia’s primary vaccine, according to Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev, whose organization backs the vaccine financially....

The incident took place as officers worked to get civilians out of Demydiv in the Kyiv region as Russia’s invasion entered its 14th day on Wednesday. “Today, during the evacuation of people from the occupied Demydiv, a policeman from Kyiv region, senior sergeant Oleksiy Ponomarenko, heroically died,” Andriy Nebytoc, the police chief of the Kyiv region said in a post on Facebook. “The invaders opened fire in the direction of law enforcement officers and civilians,” Nebytoc said....

The essay—entitled “How to Avoid Another World War”—appears in the new issue of The Spectator. In it, Kissinger lays out several opinions on the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched on Ukraine in late February. The German-born political consultant, who served in the cabinets of former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, compares the situation in Ukraine to World War I, which he called “a kind of cultural suicide that destroyed Europe’s eminence....

“Today we face the threat of a radiation disaster,” Antonov said in an article posted by the Russian embassy on the Telegram messaging app. He doubled down on Russia’s claims that Ukraine intends to use a “dirty bomb,” although both Ukrainian and U.S. officials have rejected claims Kyiv was plotting to explode such a device. “Detonation of such radiological explosive device will have the magnitude comparable to an explosion of a low-yield nuclear weapon,” Antonov said....

Ambassador Andrei Kelin told Russia’s Tass state news agency on Thursday that he expects a “coordinated campaign” to accuse Moscow of meddling in the U.S. election. Russian diplomats have previously tried to dodge blame for meddling in Western elections—including the 2016 presidential election and the 2018 midterm elections in the U.S.—by alleging Russophobia. Lawmakers and intelligence officials have warned that Moscow is again seeking to sway the 2020 election away from Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden, as it did against Hillary Clinton in 2016....

The war between Ukraine and Russia has recently passed the six-month mark with no clear end in sight. However, according to a Business Insider Germany report that has been translated into English, Russia has already moved 10 of its fighter jets from Crimea back to Russia. Business Insider Germany has seen the secret NATO report that details the situation. Crimea, which most countries recognize as Ukrainian but which has been occupied by Russia since 2014, has suffered attacks in recent weeks....

In an interview with Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets published on Sunday, Shoigu said Russian armed forces were more concerned with defense of the country rather than force projection, and would prioritize weapons to level the playing field with the U.S. military. Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen a significant increase in the nation’s military budget, seeking to modernize the armed forces and become a world leader in military technology. The country now has the sixth highest military expenditure in the world at some $61....

On Wednesday, the U.S. placed sanctions on Russian companies and ships because of their work on a European natural gas pipeline. In addition, Russia-based hackers are seen as responsible for the recent ransomware attack on a major U.S. fuel pipeline, and other tensions between the U.S. and Russia involve Ukraine and the Arctic. “Our position is very simple,” Lavrov said. “We are ready to discuss all the issues without exception, but under perception that the discussion will be honest, with the facts on the table, and of course on the basis of mutual respect....

Beloborodova, who previously competed under her maiden name Lysenko, won world titles in 2011 and 2013 and Olympic gold at London 2012. “The IAAF can confirm that Tatyana Beloborodova (Lysenko) is provisionally suspended. As with all ongoing cases the IAAF will not comment further until its conclusion,” world athletics’ governing body told Reuters. Russian state media reported on Monday that a sample Beloborodova gave at the 2005 world championships, where she took the silver medal behind Yipsi Moreno of Cuba, was positive after a retest....

This article looks at 14 reasons you may have a runny nose, how to deal with it, and when to see a healthcare provider. The common cold can be caused by over 200 viruses, with rhinovirus being the most common. When you have a cold, fluids can pass more easily than usual out of your blood vessels and into your nose. The running usually starts within the first two to three days after you pick up the virus....

The fan had made a Tweet tagging both Rusev and Lana saying ‘Ur just an annoying c*** we shud call u th***’. This comment was not taken well by Rusev, understandable and he hit out at this fan by calling him out publically on Twitter. The fan in question had the display picture of himself along with his child. Rusev commented by asking what kind of a father is this person and what will her child learn from him if he behaves in such a manner....

The Egypt international leads the Premier League scoring charts with 29 goals and is just three short of setting a record for the most goals scored in a single 38-game campaign. Salah, 25, took his tally across all competitions to 38 with the opening goal in Liverpool’s 3-0 Champions League quarter-final victory over Manchester City at Anfield on Wednesday, catching the eye yet again. And Rush – who scored a record 346 goals for Liverpool – believes if he can maintain his current form Salah can reach the heights of Messi and Ronaldo....