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The dominance of sports commentary in Hindi continued till the mid-1980s. Live commentary of India winning the 1975 Hockey World Cup & the 1983 cricket world cup were heard by most cricket fans in India in Hindi. For the older generation, the names of commentators in Hindi such as Jasdev Singh, Suresh Saraiya, Narottam Puri and Ravi Chaturvedi still bring back memories of the 1970s and early 1980s when words created action happening on the cricket field....

But just how far can The Process take them? — Was a 52-win season that ended with a five-game loss to the Boston Celtics in the conference semis just part of the learning curve on the way toward NBA titles? — Or are the Sixers destined to become a Toronto/Indiana-type of franchise where strong regular seasons end up with postseason disappointment and championships? Those are suddenly fun problems for a team to have only two years removed from a 10-win season and serious doubts about the future of a rebuilding plan both condemned and praised by zealots on both sides....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) It’s been reported for years that the two never really got along, but both players had made a public effort to display a united front. Now, following Simmons’ trade to Brooklyn, Embiid has been not so subtle in his digs towards his former teammate. First came an… intriguing (but hilarious) social media post following the announcement of the trade....

The team has placed the numerical team name inside a thick block ring in a similar fashion to what the Nets did with their logo. MORE: Explaining the Bucks’ new logo | Evolution of the Clippers’ logos While the team’s primary logo went mostly unchanged, the addition of Ben Franklin dribbling a basketball as their secondary logo is welcomed and fun. The image was initially leaked in June 2014, but at the time the team decided not to use it....

RELATED: Games With Ridiculously High Development Costs (& How Well They Did) These games are not only for photography lovers but for any gamer who enjoys mood-boosting games with stunning visuals and fun stories. Fans can choose to get lost in realistic worlds or explore completely different ones filled with wonder and magical creatures. While photography games usually have imaginative gameplay they’re also usually pretty chill and aim to provide a calming and entertaining experience for all types of gamers....

RELATED: The Best Open-World PC Games, Ranked Microsoft hasn’t only treated Game Pass to their Xbox player base, as it’s also available for PC. The Xbox and PC iterations of Game Pass share a very similar catalogue of games, though there are a handful on each system that are exclusive, including some fantastic titles that are only playable on PC. 8 Spore It’s easy to forget now, but in the build-up to Spore’s release, it was one of the most highly anticipated arrivals of the 2000s....

These reptiles are very versatile and can live in multiple environments, including lakes, rivers, freshwater bodies, salt water and brackish water (a salt and freshwater mix). Here are eight interesting facts to know about these extraordinary creatures: They Are the Largest Reptiles on Earth Cros were around before the dinosaurs; and while they might not be as big as a T-Rex, they have lasted a lot longer. The saltwater crocodile is the largest aquatic reptile on Earth....

The 32-year old woman who owned the snake—named “Cody”—said she woke up on Thursday to find that the snake was no longer in its tank. She reported the incident to local authorities. Vancouver Police said in a statement Thursday: “An 8-foot Colombian boa snake has been reported missing near Granville and 14th. Owner went to sleep and awoke to missing snake. It is believed to be docile but please take care in the area and report any sightings to police....

RELATED: Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Will Be Scarier On Non-Handheld Consoles Fatal Framehas been dormant since 2014. The last entry in the series, Maiden of Black Water, was released as a Wii U exclusive and was received well by most outlets. After nearly a decade of radio silence, Koei Tecmo is putting the game back into the spotlight with a remastered version for eight and ninth-generation consoles alongside a PC launch....

Whatever the reason, the idea here is that you need a gift for a specific date, but nearly everything that can be ordered won’t arrive in time. A gift card is an obvious choice, but these ideas try to add a little more style and flair to the mix. Some of these suggestions even allow for a very specific and personal gift in digital form. If you prefer giving a physical gift instead of a purely digital one, there are those options here, too....

Is interest in Afghanistan and other international news a short-term trend? Orville Schell, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, has his hopes set on the latter but his bets placed on the first. A contributing magazine writer and author of 14 books, Schell will moderate a session on “Media & Terrorism: Changing the Ground Rules” at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week....

Though the medication is commonly used to treat sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Trump has repeatedly mentioned that some doctors use it in combination with the anti-malaria medication hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus patients. Demands for azithromycin have been highest in New York, the U.S. hotspot with over 222,000 confirmed cases, according to Paula Gurz, the senior director of pharmacy at health care service company Premier. As a result, doctors who would like to prescribe azithromycin for conditions like chlamydia are having trouble obtaining the drug, according to Christopher Hall, chairman of the clinical advisory council for the National Coalition of STD Directors....

The 700 nurses started the work stoppage at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, March 8 over staffing issues, and eventually the strike became an issue of whether the nurses would be able to return to their old jobs after the hospital hired replacements. The Massachusetts Nurses Association said the vote is scheduled for Jan. 3, and it will not release the terms of the agreement with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare until the details are shared with and voted on by the nurses participating in the strike....

Officers scrambled to the child’s North Austin home on Wednesday at 1.45p.m. where they found Ashton Lipscomb lying motionless and bleeding from a head wound. The child was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2.29p.m. that afternoon. The Chicago Tribune reported that officers went to a second-floor bedroom where they found three guns. One of the weapons, a revolver, had a spent shell casing in the cylinder....

Wyatt Barber was participating in a non-contact practice at Eastern High School in Reedsville, Ohio. During a break, coaches found Barber unconcious and not breathing. They immediately started CPR and called an ambulance, which transported the boy to Holzer-Meigs Emergency Department. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 “The staff, the students, the community of Eastern Local, we all again would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family,” Scot Green, the Eastern Local School District superintendent, said, via WTAP TV....

With Cena, who had just been put through a table, recovering from its after-effects, Punk, with a microphone in hand, would sit on the entrance ramp and deliver what we now call ’ The Pipebomb'. CM Punk’s promo was a rant against the company and its practices. The Straight Edge Superstar would target some of the top names in the company during his promo, most notably The Rock and Vince McMahon....

The 96-year-old World War II veteran was recently tasked with singing the national anthem for the West Michigan Whitecaps, a Minor League Baseball team based in a Grand Rapids, Michigan suburb—and now, a video from the event, found here, has gone viral on social media. Hailing from Grand Rapids, Pylman enlisted in the Air Force in 1943 and was stationed in England, reported MLive. Upon his return, he went to college and became the principal of Wyoming’s Rogers High School, where he stayed for 23 years, from 1957 to 1980....

Meanwhile India will look to win more gold this year compared to their 5 gold medal winning performances from the last Asian Games in Guangzhou which included athletes like Joseph Abraham, Preeja Sreedharan, Ashwini Akkunji, Sudha Singh, Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur and Sini Jose. India had finished 2nd in the medals table in that event with 12 overall medals. The following is the list of athletes competing in this year’s event:...

According to a notification by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Sanofi Pasteur, the largest company that exclusively produces vaccines, delayed delivery of the flu vaccine by three to four weeks. The delay affects Fluzone Quadrivalent, Fluzone High-Dose, and Flublok Quadrivalent. According to CDC data, these products make up approximately 40 percent of the U.S. flu vaccine market. The production of the yearly flu vaccine is an ever-evolving task: Influenza mutates rapidly, and each of the three or four strains delivered in the vaccine needs to be carefully evaluated....

RELATED: Best Modern Slasher Movies To Watch This Halloween Many directors have made a name for themselves with brilliant horror films over the years. It would be a mistake to underestimate their independent movies, though. Like all indie films, indie horror is often imaginative and clever since it relies on a great script rather than expensive special effects. As a result, there are plenty of great indie horrors that fans of the genre should check this Halloween....