“Coutinho has an injury to his right thigh and he is expected to be out for around three weeks,” Barcelona said on their website. Coutinho, 25, will be officially unveiled by Barca later on Monday, completing a 160-million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool, making it the third richest transfer in history. The Brazilian midfielder could in theory make his debut on January 28 when Alaves visit the Camp Nou in La Liga...
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 19 August 2019. Philippe Coutinho joins Bayern Munich on loan Nobody expected Philippe Coutinho’s career to go on a downward trajectory following his much-hyped move to Barcelona. However, life hasn’t been kind to the Brazilian and after spending a rather forgettable season and a half at Catalonia, Coutinho has now joined Bayern Munich on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy for £109....
The former Liverpool star has suffered a loss of form since making a big-money move to Barcelona in 2018 and will now have the chance to reinvent himself in the Bundesliga. While Bayern have chased Leroy Sane throughout the transfer window, it appears Coutinho and Ivan Perisic - signed on loan from Inter - will be the players tasked with replacing Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. Niko Kovac must also fill the creative void left by James Rodriguez’s return to Real Madrid and Coutinho, who is accustomed to playing centrally, could be anointed chief playmaker....
On Wednesday, the Infowars founder and podcaster Jones was found liable for defamation after spending years describing the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, in which 20 first-graders and six school administrators were killed, as a hoax. As a response, M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi Arulpragasam, wrote on Twitter, “If Alex jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?” She tweeted separately, “Alex jones lying and Pfizer lying both trending ....
One of these studies, published on June 16, focused on two hospitals in Wuhan, China, the initial epicenter of COVID-19. Researchers analyzed IgG and IgM antibody levels in four groups of the population: 3,800 medical workers who were initially exposed to the virus, 20,000 members of the general population, 1,600 hospitalized patients (who were not hospitalized for COVID-19), and 1,500 patients with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Although 90% of COVID-19 patients tested positive for antibodies while the virus was still active in their body, only 4% of previously-exposed healthcare workers presented with these IgG antibodies....
The study, which was published by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), found that as of January 26, over 3,000 Americans per day died of COVID-19 during the month. The report said COVID-19 accounted for 3,049 daily deaths this month, followed by heart disease, at 2,068, and cancer, with at least 1,639 deaths per day. “That number is staggering compared to other leading causes of death and is nearly 50% higher than the next leading cause,” the report said....
The experts say that robots have the potential to carry out some of the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” tasks involved in fighting an infectious disease pandemic, reducing the chances of human exposure to pathogens. However, the authors note that while robots are already being used in limited settings around the world, in many countries, the technology required to carry out some of these tasks is some ways away from being ready for widespread deployment due to a lack of research, development, and funding....
As Haiti grapples with a new infection spike that is proportionally large for its pandemic numbers to date, the need for reliable figures takes on a new urgency for Haiti’s COVID-19 preparedness. Haiti reported fewer than 400 deaths since the start of the pandemic and about 16,500 total infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). That compares with about 3,700 deaths and more than 300,000 infections in the Dominican Republic, Haiti’s neighbor on the island of Hispaniola....
Igor Shepherd is manager of readiness and countermeasures at the Department of Health. He spoke at an event in Loveland, Colorado on November 10 organized by a group called Keep Colorado Free and Open. Shepherd referred to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as a “so-called pandemic” and spoke for more than an hour about his role in Wyoming, warning that a vaccine is a Communist ploy. Russia has begun rolling out its own COVID vaccine, which it claims is 95 percent effective, but this is very unlikely to be used in the U....
Posted yesterday, the enormously viral video has reached an audience of over 54 million and has amassed more than 9 million likes. It’s not hard to understand why. In the video, @l.thomas2020—also known on the platform as LT—shows the several steps involved in pampering her beloved animal. She scrubs her hooves with a toothbrush before polishing them, gives her coat a deep brushing, and then lays milk-soaked strawberry slices across the blissed-out cow’s head and back....
ESPN's Christ Mortensen later reported that Romo has a herniated disc and will need surgery. MORE: Vegas reacts — Eagles now a touchdown-plus favorite over Cowboys Meanwhile, Dallas coach Jason Garrett said at his afternoon news conference that Romo's status for Sunday's game had not been determined. Romo was able to grind through and play through the injury, leading the Cowboys over the Redskins 24-23 after his team trailed 23-14 in the fourth quarter....
The play, a reverse to Cedrick Wilson, resulted in a 1-yard loss and a turnover on downs. COWBOYS-WASHINGTON: Scoring updates, highlights Washington scored on the next play and went on to tally 21 unanswered points to roll to the victory. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy told reporters postgame that the play call was “solid” and insisted that teams cannot worry about negative outcomes on such plays. “You won’t get anywhere if you’re thinking about negatives all the time,” McCarthy said....
Dallas led the regular season in penalties, and continued that trend against San Francisco, as it tied a playoff record for the most penalties in a postseason game. The Cowboys were called for 14 penalties, amounting to 89 yards. While the 49ers were far from clean themselves, called for nine penalties and 58 yards, Dallas’ penalties frequently came at crucial points in the game, either taking away big plays by the offense or giving San Francisco another chance....
That might be the best illustration, ever, of what a ridiculous construct the NFL seeding system can be. The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 12-5 record as a member of the NFC East, which produced the top seed Eagles and the wild-card entrant Giants. The Bucs won the NFC South but with an 8-9 record, making them only the fourth team with a losing record to enter the playoffs in this century....
They entered the fourth quarter of their “Sunday Night Football” game trailing the Cowboys by two points and with a real chance of pulling off an upset on the road. Fifteen minutes of football later, they left the field in shock. The scoreboard read Dallas 54, Indianapolis 19. The astonishing final quarter by the Cowboys — in which they outscored the Colts 33-0 — tied for the second-most points scored by one team in a fourth quarter (the Lions hold the record with 34 against the Bears in 2007)....
Online sportsbooks such as Pinnacle, 5Dimes and Bookmaker pushed Dallas to about a three-touchdown favorite over Miami not long after the initial lines were posted Sunday, per Sportsbook Review. The spread had jumped to as high as 21.5 points as of 8:45 p.m. ET after being around 16.5 during the late afternoon games. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds at Sportsbook Review Games involving the rebuilding Dolphins will be seen as huge mismatches until further notice....
Tinordi, a Coyotes defenseman, is suspended for 20 games without pay for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program, the team announced Wednesday. MORE: Five takeaways from trade deadline day | World Cup of Hockey rosters “Late yesterday afternoon, we were made aware of the situation regarding Jarred Tinordi,” general manager Don Maloney said in a statement. “The Arizona Coyotes organization fully supports the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program....
The Coyotes have their first home game of the 2022-23 season on Friday, as the team hosts the Jets at Arizona State’s Mullett Arena. The college rink is the temporary home for the organization, as Arizona will be sharing the rink for three seasons with the Sun Devils’ hockey programs. As the home opener date has slowly approached, fans have begun to see what the set up is like behind the scenes at the facility, and for an NHL team, they are less than stellar....
Nick Schmaltz’s goal 33 seconds into overtime gave the Coyotes a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night after they trailed 4-2 midway through the second period. It was the third time in Arizona’s last eight wins that it was down two or more. “It’s a good character win,” said Schmaltz, who added an assist and has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) since being acquired from Chicago on Nov....
While a loss in this game will not be the end of the road for these teams, as the top two they get another shot of qualification for the final against the winner of Playoff 2, both sides are targeting a win here to ensure a final appearance. Rovman Powell of the Jamaica Tallawahs, a breakout star of this Hero CPL, says they want a win to get themselves one step closer to the franchise’s second title....
