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The actress, who has homes in both Australia and the U.S., said early Tuesday on Twitter that she will give up her U.S. green card and return to living permanently in Australia in a bid to cut her carbon emissions. Stone played Litchfield inmate Lorna Morello in all seven seasons of OITNB on Netflix. The series ended in 2019. “Not environmentally ethical to build a life across two continents. Time to make a sacrifice,” wrote Stone, 34, alongside a video explaining her decision....

The highly-anticipated Boxing Day Test between Australia and India began today at the MCG in Melbourne. Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first on a batsman-friendly pitch. Mayank Agarwal, who made his debut, was the top-performer for India on Day 1, with 76 runs to his name. Cheteshwar Pujara too scored a patient half-century while Virat Kohli remained not-out on 47. India finally ended the day on 215-2....

The Russian third seed edged past France's Alize Cornet 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia. MORE: Hot images from Australian Open | Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard up Sunday Sharapova played the longest women's match of the tournament so far — three hours, 28 minutes — in a tough win over Italian Karin Knapp in the second round. She admitted to being affected by that long match in her clash against Cornet, which she battled to close out....

The 74-year-old Brazilian was admitted last week to the Albert Einstein Hospital, his third hospitalization in less than a year. MORE: International soccer rivalries | Sepp Blatter pranked with shower of fake money He had previous stays in the hospital last November with a urinary tract infection and then again in May for prostate surgery. But a medical report from the hospital confirmed that he is progressing with his post-operative recovery, “within the expected normality....

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian former soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai were comfortably ahead in partial presidential election results announced on Saturday, and look set to contest a run-off next month. Weah and Boakai lead the 20-candidate field to succeed Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in what would be Liberia’s first democratic transfer of power in more than 70 years. Weah received 39.2 percent of roughly 1....

Australia became one of the first World Cup-bound nations to speak out against Qatar’s same-sex relationships laws and treatment of migrant workers ahead of next month’s tournament. Via a video produced through Professional Footballers Australia, 16 Socceroos players called for Qatar to legalise same-sex marriage and improve the rights for migrants in the Persian Gulf nation. MORE: Socceroos call for Qatar to legalise same-sex relationships, improve migrant worker rights ahead of World Cup | Injuries and form favouring Socceroos ahead of World Cup 2022...

Almost all of Atlus’s original properties blend different game genres into cohesive experiences. While this isn’t unheard of in the video game industry, the way Atlus games present themselves with such style and confidence makes them feel like they reinvigorate both the genres they pull from and the video game landscape itself. So while Atlus may be great at combining aspects of different genres, one can only imagine what would happen if the company focused all of its efforts on a single type of game - the dating simulator....

Gimelstob, a winner of two grand slam mixed doubles titles, was sentenced to three years of summary probation after he pleaded no contest to one misdemeanour count of battery with serious bodily injury last week in a Los Angeles court. The 42-year-old broadcaster, who has previously coached John Isner, was also given 60 days of community labour and a week of anger-management classes after an alleged attack on his former friend Randall Kaplan last October....

RELATED: Attack On Titan: Most Honorable Characters, Ranked Attack on Titan is not for the faint of heart since the show does get violent and fairly bloody many times. It’s also one of the best anime like Berserk and is a great choice for fans who’re looking for an anime with great plot twists and outstanding storytelling. 8 Ymir Jaw Titan Even in her human form, Ymir was already one of the most inspiring female characters in Attack on Titan with great fighting skills....

Wenger, who announced on April 20 that he would leave the club at the end of the season, saw out his 1,235th and final match in charge with a 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town on Sunday. Aubameyang, who scored the only goal at John Smith’s Stadium, has enjoyed working under the 68-year-old and concedes he did not expect him to leave. “I thought he would be at Arsenal for years,” Aubameyang told Standard Sport....

Auburn defeated LSU, 73-70, in a quarterfinal matchup of the SEC Tournament that included plenty of missed free throws, a near fight and a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that sent the game to overtime. MORE: New ‘SEC Storied’ trailer released | Wisconsin survives Michigan | A coach makes his case KT Harrell and No. 13 seed Auburn (15-19, 4-14 SEC) trailed for all of regulation against No. 4 seed LSU (22-10, 11-7 SEC)....

About 150 hockey players from around the world, including 95 Indians, will be a part of the auction for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League. The auction though, is set to happen behind closed doors, away from the glare of the public and the media. According to Narinder Batra, Secretary General of Hockey India and Chairman of the Hero Hockey India League, it will present franchises with an opportunity to buy new players to compensate for withdrawals and retirements from the existing squad of players....

The biggest problem the ratings board is having with approving Diablo 3 has nothing to do with its violence, which is typically a deal breaker for many country’s ratings boards, but centers around the game’s new auction house feature. You see, to combat selling products through outside sources like EBay and Craigslist, Blizzard has created a marketplace for players to sell their wares for real cash. The cash that would be trading hands has to first jump through a few hoops before becoming useable currency, but it’s still possible to sell virtual items and turn an actual profit – and it’s that “cash out” option that the South Korea ratings board is continuing to struggle with....

However, they do have some downsides which may put some users off. Then there’s the spanner in the works where by the excellent Cambridge Audio Melomania 1s are now the same price. Price The asking price of the Audio-Technica CK3TW wireless earbuds is one of the stand out things when looking at the wider market. They come in at £99/ US$99 meaning that many pairs from big brands cost over twice the amount, including the Sony WF-1000XM3 and Apple AirPods Pro....

On April 10, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) announced that it had observed strong geomagnetic storms at around 1 a.m. ET that morning. The storm was described as G3-strength according to the G-scale used by the SWPC to measure the strength of geomagnetic storms. The scale runs from G1 at the weakest to G5 at the most extreme. That morning the SWPC warned that the storm could cause a range of phenomena including: voltage irregularities in power systems; increased drag on spacecraft in low Earth orbit; intermittent problems in satellite navigation systems and radios; and aurora in states such as Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Oregon....

“This will be my last Test as head coach of the Australian cricket team,” Lehmann told a press conference on the eve of the match. “Saying goodbye to the players was the toughest thing I have ever had to do. “After seeing events in the media today with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, the feeling is that Australian cricket needs to move forward and this is the right thing to do....

Nothing was unexpected in the manner the Australians coasted to victory but it was all about how much resistance Zimbabwe would offer in their own conditions, Xinhua reports. There was little of that as the tourists battered Zimbabwean batsman all over the park to register the biggest score at Harare Sports club by racking 350 runs after losing the toss. There was no centurion in the Australian line up, but Glen Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh could have achieved the milestone with a bit of discipline....

Australia is currently in the middle of an extensive review into the way its classification boards handle R18+ censorship. As it stands, all games that fall into this category are almost certain to remain unrated in the country, meaning they cannot be sold to the public. This has been the bane of many gamers existence down-under, as they are left with heavily edited games. Now the Australian Home Affairs and Justice Minister Brendan O’Connor says information gained from the government’s review will be passed onto other censorship ministers....

At the Games Norman split US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos to snatch silver in a 20.06 seconds, setting a national record for the 200-metre sprint that still stands after 50 years. The AOC said it was Norman’s decision to stand in solidarity with Smith and Carlos during their silent civil rights protest on the medal dais that further etched him into Australian Olympic folklore. During the award ceremony, Smith and Carlos both put a black-gloved fist in the air....