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In the final script, Crowe’s character Maximus Decimus Meridius, “father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife,” has his vengeance in this life before dying from his wounds. Among other changes, the largest difference from the original script is that after getting his revenge, Maximus lives and simply goes on with his life. RELATED: Uncharted Movie Release Date Changed Yet Again, Coming Out Sooner Than Expected For Crowe and director Ridley Scott, this was a problematic conclusion to Maximus’s character arc, which they saw as a man with nothing left to live for but avenging his family....

The West Indies all-rounder belted seven sixes as he made an unbeaten 48 from just 13 deliveries, helping the Knight Riders overhaul their opponents’ total of 205-3 with five balls to spare. Having arrived at the crease with the score at 139-4 in the 16th over, Russell managed a single from his first four legal deliveries as the Royal Challengers appeared on course to break their duck in this season’s competition....

With the juicy Thunder vs. Warriors matchup Thursday night, the obvious storyline is how Durant left Oklahoma City to create a super team at Golden State. Then there’s the obvious fractured relationship, which Durant candidly spoke about recently. MORE: NBA award predictions: Russ isn’t our MVP pick When Westbrook was asked about those comments Wednesday night after a win over the Clippers, he made it clear that his message from October stands....

With his 32nd triple-double against the Jazz, the Thunder guard passed Wilt Chamberlain for the second-most triple-doubles in a single season. Oscar Robertson holds the NBA record for triple-doubles in a single season (41 in 1961-62). MORE: Triple-double talk aside, Russell Westbrook won’t win NBA MVP Westbrook grabbed his 10th rebound with 8:50 to go in the third quarter against the Jazz to notch the triple-double. With averages of 31....

Russell Wilson is known for improbable throws and Tyler Lockett has established himself as a key part of the Seahawks’ offense, but during their “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Rams the two paired up for a nearly impossible to complete touchdown. Wilson dropped back and seemingly had plenty of time to throw, but the Rams brought the pressure and forced Wilson outside. It looked as if Wilson was simply throwing the ball away to avoid a loss, but Lockett was waiting in the corner of the end zone for an incredible catch that put the Seahawks ahead by one point after the first quarter....

On the surface, the comment seemed innocuous. But it can be traced back to when the Broncos faced the Seahawks in Week 1. After the Seahawks’ 17- 16 win, Carroll said that Seattle’s defensive strategy included making Wilson move to his left. He said that stats show that Russell Wilson is much less successful throwing while moving to his left. In that loss to the Seahawks, Wilson went 29 of 42 for 340 yards passing and a touchdown....

What happened? First, Russia’s independent television channel NTV succumbed to a hostile takeover. As the new management moved in, dozens of rebellious journalists moved out, insisting that they wouldn’t be able to work freely under their new bosses. Then came the news that the newspaper Sevodyna was facing closure. And finally, earlier this week, the editorial staff of the newsmagazine Itogi-the Russian-language weekly published in cooperation with NEWSWEEK-found itself locked out of its office....

The country recently conducted a weapons test on an old satellite that allegedly caused more than 1,500 pieces of junk to enter space. U.S. officials said that Russia intentionally conducted the strike toward the satellite as it was near the International Space Station, which the Associated Press reports is currently orbiting at 17,500 miles per hour. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that Russia “despite its claims of opposing the weaponization of outer space, is willing to…imperil the exploration and use of outer space by all nations through its reckless and irresponsible behavior....

Estimates from Russia’s Federal Customs Service (FCS) reported by the business publication RBC, show that in April and May this year, Russian companies exported 66.4 tons of the precious metal, worth $3.58 billion. This exceeded the $2.4 billion worth of pipeline gas that state energy monopoly Gazprom sold over those two months. While data for June, which would complete the second quarter, were not yet available, separate figures from Russia’s central bank estimated that the full quarter would only see an estimated $3....

Oleksiy Hromov, deputy chief of the main operational department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said at a briefing Thursday that since September 21, Russia has already conscripted 100,000 people. “We understand that the announced figure of 300,000 is not final. The number of mobilized conscripts will most likely be far larger,” Hromov said, according to an English translation of his comments. In announcing the partial draft, Putin said that only Russian citizens currently in the reserves and those who have served in the Armed Forces with “certain military specialties and relevant experience” will be included in the mobilization....

“The coronavirus pandemic has become a major challenge to mankind, and it has accelerated structural changes, the preconditions for which were already in place,” Putin said during a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. “We have every reason to believe that the tensions might be aggravated even further,” he continued, citing experts who compared the current state of global affairs to the late 1920s and early 1930s. Putin added that parallels could be drawn between the past and present in terms of the scale of what he called systemic “challenges and potential threats....

Russia’s athletics federation, Paralympic committee and anti-doping agency (RUSADA) remain suspended after reports commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) alleged state-sponsored doping. WADA in August called on Russia’s anti-doping authorities to accept publicly the findings of the WADA-commissioned McLaren investigation, which found evidence of widespread doping and manipulation of doping tests by Russian athletes and officials. Public acceptance of the report by Russia is a condition laid down by WADA for RUSADA’S full reinstatement, but Russian authorities have always denied the state’s role in the scandal....

Major General Andrei Sterlin, head of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian military’s general staff, told Moscow’s lower house of parliament Thursday that the U.S. may have accelerated preparations to place medium or intermediate-range missiles in Romania after both countries suspended their commitments to the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The deal banned land-based weapons ranging between 310 and 3,420 miles. “It is possible that the Pentagon has decided to step up facilities preparations without waiting for legal procedures concerning the INF Treaty to complete,” Sterlin said, arguing that Washington has rebuffed Moscow’s attempts to resolve their dispute, the state-run Tass Russian News Agency reported....

A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) panel recommended last week the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) be declared non-compliant again over inconsistencies in anti-doping data discovered during an investigation. WADA’s independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) recommended strong sanctions be imposed on Russia, including a four-year ban from competing in and hosting major sporting events. However, even if a ban is upheld – and backed up by the Court of Arbitration for Sport if Russia opt to go down that route – the nation’s place at the tournament will not be affected as the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS), the body which sets out rules on anti-doping breaches, does not list UEFA as a ‘major event organisation’....

Ukrainian leaders who spoke with Newsweek said the country has become a “test ground” for new cyber weapons and tactics, noting that Kyiv’s ongoing close cooperation with foreign partners offers NATO, the European Union, and others a rare opportunity to learn about Russian capabilities. “We have de facto been at war with Russia for eight years already,” State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine Chairman Yurii Shchyhol told Newsweek....

U.S. officials are identifying other natural gas supplies from areas including North Africa, the Middle East, Asia and at home. “A disruption in the physical energy supplies transiting Ukraine would, clearly, most acutely affect natural gas markets in Europe,” an unnamed senior administration official said during Tuesday’s call. “And so, we’re engaging our European allies to coordinate our response planning, including talking to them how they deploy their existing energy stockpiles, which are, obviously, at significantly low levels this year due to the reduced Russian supplies over the last several months....

The Ka-52 helicopter, introduced in 1996 and known as the “Alligator,” is an all-weather attack helicopter owned and operated by the Russian Air Force that can destroy both armored and unarmored targets, low-speed aerial targets and military personnel. It is also deployed as a surveillance platform and aerial command post for a group of attack helicopters. The daytime attack by Ukrainian personnel included up to 10 group airstrikes on Russian troops positioned “in several operational directions....

“The Ukrainian crisis is becoming, without exaggeration, a turning point in the history of international relations,” Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek. Antonov said that the developments of the past eight years, beginning in 2014 with the uprising that brought to power a pro-West government in Kyiv and a pro-Moscow separatist uprising in Eastern Ukraine, “is a subject of scrupulous study by diplomats, analysts, and political scientists and will be widely reflected in history books....

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Despite the large size of Putin’s military, it has suffered significant losses due to Ukraine’s strong defense, alongside military aid from allies such as the United States. Moscow has largely failed to achieve any of its major goals, with Ukraine over the weekend saying they took back more than 1,000 miles of formerly occupied territory. Russian military leaders have struggled to recruit and maintain experienced forces....

The senator made his comments about Russia and Ukraine this week as he addressed the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, according to 1819News.com. Additionally, Tuberville claimed Russia is a communist country and said Putin, at the present time, is unable to feed his people, which is why he needs “more farmland.” “He can’t feed his people. It’s a communist country, so he can’t feed his people, so they need more farmland,” he said....