The bottom joint system that will be used to moor Minesto’s DG500 tidal energy device to the seabed off Wales has been installed onto the gravity-based foundation.The bottom joint functions as a locking mechanism between the power plant’s tether and the seabed foundation.Dimensioned for Minesto’s needs, the system used for its 500kW installation is a version of Subsea Riser Products’ (SRP) Rocksteady.The bottom joint is articulated in two axis, which enables the kite to fly its full pattern while being safely linked to the foundation, according to the Swedish tidal developer.The device is made up of two parts, where one part is integrated in the seabed foundation and the other to the tether.The two parts are joined together with an hydraulic locking device. This integrated solution makes it relatively easily to connect and disconnect the bottom joint subsea, which in turn reduces cost of installation, service and maintenance compared to other available solutions, Minesto said.SRP is a UK-based company that designs and builds mechanical connectors, tooling and risers for the offshore energy industries. read more

The Antique National School in San Jose de Buenavista has suspended its afternoon classes due to typhoon “Tisoy.” Fourteen of the province’s 18 towns have suspended their classes on Monday. PNA/Annabel Consuelo Petinglay PAGASA expects “Tisoy” to make alandfall over Catanduanes, Albay, or Sorsogon, between Monday night and Tuesdaymorning.(With a report from PNA/PN) SAN JOSE, Antique – Fourteen towns ofthe province have suspended classes on Monday due to typhoon “Tisoy.”     He added all roads in the provinceremained passable. Public utility vehicles from Antique to Iloilo City andAntique to Aklan were on their regular operations. The PDRRM Operations Center,meanwhile, was on “blue alert” – which means local government agencies willhave a close monitoring of the situation. In its 11 a.m. severe weatherbulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical ServicesAdministration (PAGASA) said “Tisoy” was last seen 235 kilometers eastsoutheast of Virac, Catanduanes, or 250 kilometers east of Juban, Sorsogon. Train said fishermen were prohibitedto sail in open seas until the weather has improved.  Some municipalities ordered thesuspension of classes from pre-school to senior high school level while othershave suspended classes in all levels. Gov. Rhodora Cadiao urged residents totake precautionary measures as the typhoon approaches.  “Tisoy” packs maximum sustained windsof up to 150-kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to185 kph. It was moving west at 25 kph.  Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement (PDRRM) officer Broderick Train said as of Monday, classes had beensuspended in the towns of Libertad, Pandan, Valderrama, Sibalom, San Remigio,Hamtic, Tobias Fornier, Anini-y, Patnongon, San Jose de Buenavista, Belison,Caluya, Barbaza, and Tibiao.     read more

Batesville Freshman Football team improved to 2-0 with a 20-0 win vs Lawrenceburg.Batesville’s first score came from QB Eric Harmeyer from 2 yards out. (2pt conversion no good.) Their 2nd score was a 46 yard TD pass from Harmeyer to Jack Kellerman while their 3rd score was also from the same duo, but from 35 yards out. Ben Miller converted the 2 point conversion to make it 20-0.Defensively, Hunter Hon, Christian Prickel, and Logan Mears led the charge with some great tackling. Luke Schroeder and Harmeyer played very well in the secondary with Prickel also accounting for an Interception.Batesville will next be in action on September 25th at East Central.Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Eric Feller. read more

Loading… Spanish outlet Sport cited a precedent that allegedly exists between Fifa and the Swiss Court of Arbitration for Sport that would see Messi’s right to work “prevail” over the commercial dispute between the two parties. A report today argued that Barcelona will now take the six-time Ballon d’Or winner and City – should they sign him – to court if Fifa grants the move. Messi and his lawyers meanwhile are ready to battle on two legal fronts as they feel the Spanish giants do not have a leg to stand on. read also:Hasselbaink urges Messi to resist ‘strange’ Man City move His father and agent Jorge have since jetted into Barcelona from Argentina for showdown talks over his son’s future. When quizzed by reporters, Messi Snr admitted it will be ‘difficult’ for his son to stay at Barca, given the contract fall-out between both parties. His team-mates are also in turmoil over the superstar’s shock decision to quit Barcelona, admits Frenkie de Jong. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 Promoted ContentBirds Enjoy Living In A Gallery Space Created For ThemThe Very Last Bitcoin Will Be Mined Around 2140. Read MoreWho’s The Best Car Manufacturer Of All Time?What Happens To Your Brain When You Play Too Much Video Games?8 Weird Facts About Coffee That Will Surprise YouThe Highest Paid Football Players In The WorldCan Playing Too Many Video Games Hurt Your Body?Tarantino Wants To End His Career With This Movie?9 Facts You Should Know Before Getting A Tattoo10 Risky Jobs Some Women DoThe Top 9 Oddest Underwater Discoveries No One Can Explain10 Phones That Can Work For Weeks Without Recharging Barcelona have escalated their contract row with Lionel Messi by vowing to take their captain to court should he seal a free transfer away from the club, according to reports in Spain. Sport claim the Catalans will also begin legal proceedings with the club that signs the Argentine following links of a move to Manchester City. Messi last week stunned Barca bosses after handing in a transfer request, signalling his intent to leave the club after 16 seasons. The 33-year-old has claimed that a release clause in his contract allows him to quit for nothing with immediate effect. However, Nou Camp officials believe the stipulation expired on June 10, with the Argentine superstar under contract until the summer of 2021. And LaLiga have backed Barcelona insisting Messi’s £629million buy-out clause is still valid. The forward has since taken matters into his own hands and refused to turn up to training ahead of the new season. SunSport previously reported that City and Pep Guardiola could sign Messi on a provisional transfer.Advertisement read more

Republic of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill has jokingly congratulated England counterpart Roy Hodgson for “putting the pressure on” Jack Grealish to make a decision over his international future. Press Association Solihull-born Grealish has previously rejected opportunities to join up with the Republic senior squad having already represented the country at age-group levels up to Under-21, boosting England’s hopes of getting the nod. However, Hodgson is growing impatient and appears to have set a deadline. He said on Sunday: ”I’m not 100 per cent certain of what he is waiting for. ”I would like him to come out and say, ‘I’ve thought about it, I’ve got the two possibilities and I’m opting for England’ and then he will be available for selection. “But he has been injured, to be fair, so he wouldn’t have been selectable for any team during these September fixtures. Now maybe before the October fixtures he might make that decision.” The 19-year-old Aston Villa midfielder has kept both England and Ireland waiting for an answer as he decides which of the two nations to represent, prompting Hodgson to urge him to decide. Asked for his reaction after Monday night’s 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifier victory over Georgia, O’Neill said with a smile: “Well, that’s encouraging, it’s encouraging, anyway. Roy is not going to hang around, so well done Roy, putting the pressure on.” read more

For all the Latest Sports News News, Cricket News News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps. New Delhi: Rohit Sharma is on the cusp of achieving something special when he steps into the Arun Jaitley stadium against Bangladesh on Sunday. Rohit will be playing his 99th Twenty20 International and this will make him the most capped India player in Twenty20 International history, going past the mark of 98 set by MS Dhoni. Rohit will also be the captain of the Indian team and he will be hoping for continued success in the format, having led India to successes in the Nidahas Trophy 2018 and in the Asia Cup. It has been a remarkable journey for Rohit in Twenty20 Internationals. He is seven runs away from becoming the leadiing run-getter in the format while he is already the leading six-hitter in T20Is with 109, going past Martin Guptill’s tally of 103. Ever since his debut in the 2007 World T20, Rohit summed up his journey and gave an interesting perspective on captaincy ahead of the pre-match press conference. “My job as a captain here is very simple. I am not a regular captain so my job is to take the team forward from where Virat has left. What I have done in my limited opportunities is trying to maintain what Virat has done previously with the team. Whenever I have been a part of the team, it’s been about taking the team forward, whatever messages given to the boys, just to remind the boys what needs to be done,” Rohit said.Rohit advocated the need to shift from chop-and-change policy in order provide the youngsters a sense of security. Whenever India’s top-order fires, the team stays in a good space but a weak middle and lower order has been exposed a number of times when that does not happen. Also Read | Toxic Air, Shakib Ban Dominates India Vs Bangladesh T20I Build-UpAsked if the team has zeroed in on, on this aspect, ahead of the World T20 in Australia, Rohit said, “We have lot of options. They need to get more games under their belt to be more confident and getting the job done. The team, a few years ago, was very much settled so there was not much room for a younger player to come and grab that opportunity,” Rohit said ahead of first Twenty20 against Bangladesh. There has always been a chop and change between that number 4,5,6 and 7 as well. So now this is the best time for us to try these guys. Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey then Rishabh as well. There are a lot of guys who can do the job,” Rohit said.  read more

The 29-year-old Vernon joined the Browns last season after coming over from the New York Giants in the blockbuster trade involving wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. In a video posted on Instagram, he said his post “was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community,” He added that he ”just probably never should have posted anything Hitler did, because Hitler was a bad person.” The team and the NFL both issued statements condemning Jackson’s posts. NFL-BROWNS-VERNONCLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells the Associated Press the Cleveland Browns have re-worked defensive end Olivier Vernon’s contract for next season. Vernon’s future with the Browns seemed uncertain as he was set to make $15.25 million in 2020. But the club reworked his deal and the source says he’ll earn $11 million. DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma and Texas officials are cautiously optimistic that their annual football showdown still will be played at the Cotton Bowl in the Fair Park in Dallas, despite the announcement Tuesday that the fair would be canceled.Oklahoma-Texas is one of the longest-running and most intense rivalries in college football. This year’s game is scheduled for Oct. 10.VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOCCERMLS match postponedORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Soccer has postponed Wednesday night’s match between Nashville and Chicago. On Monday, the club announced two people had tested positive for the coronavirus without providing further details on whether the two were players, coaches or staff. Prospect Hunter Bishop and pitcher Luis Madero, in the 60-player pool, already tested positive. This means no simulated games as planned for Tuesday, and Giants manager Gabe Kapler had said Monday he considered his club fortunate to not be dealing with any interruptions thus far.In other virus-related developments from baseball:— The reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals have resumed training camp after canceling workouts Monday because of COVID-19 testing delays. General manager Mike Rizzo said the team felt confident about getting back to Nationals Park for practices after receiving all player and staff test results from Friday. The American League champion Houston Astros also canceled workouts Monday and resumed Tuesday. A handful of players did not take part in the Nationals’ workouts, including Starlin Castro, Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick and Victor Robles. Without naming names, Rizzo said two players tested positive for the coronavirus and that any players and staff who came into contact with them had to be re-tested— The Cleveland Indians are keeping outfielder Franmil Reyes away from training camp after they spotted him on social media attending a weekend holiday party without wearing a mask. Manager Terry Francona said Reyes is not in any trouble with the team. But by not practicing social distancing or wearing a mask, he says Reyes exposed himself — and his teammates — to infection, and the team is being overly cautious. Francona said Reyes, who was traded to Cleveland last season from San Diego, will have to be re-tested for the virus “when it’s appropriate.” Durr detailed her struggles with COVID-19 in a post on Instagram. The former Louisville star says she hasn’t fully recovered.The second pick of the 2019 WNBA draft averaged 6.7 points in her rookie season, starting 15 of her 18 appearances before being sidelined for the season with a hip injury.VIRUS OUTBREAK-RAVENS QUARTERBACKJackson to hold annual event amid Florida spikeBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson announced he will hold his annual “Funday with LJ” event in Florida amid the state’s spike in coronavirus cases. VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE BASKETBALL-LOUISVILLETwo in Louisville program test positiveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two members of Louisville’s men’s basketball program have tested positive for COVID-19 and the team has suspended voluntary activities for two weeks.A news release from the school did not specify whether it was players or staff members who tested positive. It added that those impacted are being quarantined and proper protocols are being followed.VIRUS OUTBREAK-WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Update on the latest sports Women’s British Open to take place without fansUNDATED (AP) — Organizers are going ahead with the Women’s British Open at Royal Troon without spectators.The Women’s British Open is set for Aug. 20-23 at Royal Troon along the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It would be the first major on the LPGA Tour schedule that is played this year and it would be the week after the Ladies Scottish Open on the other side of the country just east of Edinburgh.Qualifying for the AIG Women’s British Open has been canceled. The field will be made up of leading players from the women’s world ranking and recognizing top performances at recent events on the world’s leading tours.VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE FOOTBALL-OKLAHOMA-TEXAS Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditVIRUS OUTBREAK-MLBGiants suspend workoutsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants say they are “suspending workouts at Oracle Park, pending the results of tests conducted this past weekend.” VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBABeal, Dinwiddie won’t playWASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie won’t take part in the restart of the NBA season.Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff injury. Dinwiddie announced that he is still testing positive for coronavirus and won’t participate.Washington, Orlando and Brooklyn are the three teams left in the race for the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots. If the Wizards finish within four games of whichever club finishes eighth, then two games will be played to determine the No. 8 seed. But with Beal and Davis Bertans out, a Wizards team that has been without John Wall all season will have to replace more than 40 points a game if it is to somehow get into that postseason mix. MLS says five Nashville players have received positive tests for COVID-19 since arriving in Orlando. Two players received positive results during the weekend, while three others got their positive results Monday night. Four other Nashville players need further testing after receiving inconclusive results.The league is continuing to evaluate Nashville’s participation in its tournament. FC Dallas withdrew Monday after 10 players tested positive for coronavirus.VIRUS OUTBREAK-WNBADurr will miss seasonNEW YORK (AP) — New York Liberty guard Asia Durr will miss the upcoming WNBA season after testing positive for the coronavirus on June 8. A flyer posted on Jackson’s Instagram page Monday says the event will be held in a park in his hometown of Pompano Beach in Broward County. The city’s website says social gatherings in groups of more than 10 people are currently not allowed. The announcement comes more than a week after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said interactions among young people are driving the surge in confirmed cases. Florida’s Health Department says there are more than 21,000 positive coronavirus cases in Broward County.NFL-EAGLES-JACKSONJackson apologizes for anti-Semitic postsPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend. Associated Press July 7, 2020 read more

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No one would blame the USC men’s volleyball team if, with the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season title wrapped up, it approached this upcoming road trip to Honolulu as a vacation.Stepping up · Senior opposite Murphy Troy and USC will try to slow down Hawaii’s Jonas Umlauft, a candidate for National Player of the Year. – Carlo Acenas | Daily Trojan But this team holds itself to a higher standard, as No. 1 USC (18-1, 17-1), is off to its best start since 1991.“There’s no change in how we’re going to do this,” said USC coach Bill Ferguson. “We’re not emptying the bench or anything like that. We’re going to use this as an opportunity to get better because we’re still a little ways off from where we want to be.”No. 8 Hawai’i (14-11, 12-8) has two indisputable star players in All-Americans Jonas Umlauft and Joshua Walker.Umlauft has emerged as the frontrunner for the National Player of the Year award, improving his average kills per set to an NCAA leading 5.59 after a weekend in which he registered 49 kills in seven sets against Cal State Northridge.Upon comparing that figure to celebrated senior opposite Murphy Troy’s 4.14 kills per set, it is clear why Umlauft will be the focus of the coaching staff’s attention during pre-match meetings.Walker, for his part, has been a worthy sidekick, averaging 3.58 kills per set, along with a respectable .338 hitting percentage.“They’re a unique combination,” Ferguson said. “They’re both very different. Umlauft [6-foot-9] is much taller than Walker [6-foot-2]. Both of those guys can hit Hawai’i out of almost any situation. They’re used to hitting against two- and three-person blocks all the time.”To limit these two stars, the Trojans will look to their two stalwart middle blockers: senior Austin Zahn and junior Steven Shandrick. If USC’s middle defense can remain disciplined and make the appropriate reads, Hawai’i will be hard-pressed to score consistently.“The middles really have to be patient and technically sound,” Ferguson said. “We’re not going to be able to cheat or to hedge against one side of the court or another. They’re going to have to set the tone for us. If our middles take their middles out, we can be in for a good night.”USC plays a weekend set against the Warriors Friday and Saturday.Both matches begin at 7 p.m. read more

Dalung said there is a challenge of funding facing the NSF scheduled to hold between December 6th and 16th after over six years of postponement.Nigeria has been given 21-day notice by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to be de-listed for non-compliance with the need to setup an independent anti-doping agency in the country.“Basically, these are the issues I discussed with Mr. President. The president took note of it and assured that everything will be done to ensure that some of these avoidable challenges are given prompt attention.“We had our budget at N900, 000, 000 to be raised by government and we were thinking of getting N400, 000, 000 from our partner but with the failure, it means the federal government will now bankroll N1.2bn budget.“We have challenges with the funding. Initially, we signed a memorandum of understanding with a sponsor who was going to contribute one third of the fund, but unfortunately he could not make it, so I need the support of Mr. President for further funding to augment the space created by that vacuum and the president had graciously given approval to the request. We will submit it in writing soonest.“On the issue of the fate of the 21-day notice and the legislation at the national Assembly, the president can interface with the leadership of the National Assembly and because of the exigency of the situation, knowing too well that most of them are sport loving Nigerians, they can even abridged their recess and give it an urgent attention because it is an issue of national importance. So, I think that is what will happen,” Dalung stated.He added that “another thing I briefed the president has to do with the progress in our AFCON competition where our team has qualified just like the last World Cup with a game to spare.“So, I assured him that we will continue to do everything possible to ensure that the team maintains its dominance of African football. I also mentioned to him, the challenges we are facing with late release of funds, which sometimes affect the morale.”Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram Shola Oyeyipo in AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari is currently looking into some of the major challenges confronting the Nigerian sport sector, particularly as regards the N1.2bn needed to host the National Sports Festival. Buhari has also intervened toensure that Nigeria is not de-listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung told State House correspondents in Abuja yesterday assured that President Buhari has given him assurances to step in to address issues confronting the sport sector. read more