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Adventure dogs Hugo, 5, and Spencer, 2, love running around the hillsides with their owner Hollie Jenkins, 26. Jenkins, from Edinburgh, Scotland, got into hiking during lockdown at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and climbed her first munro, Ben Nevis, for her 25th birthday last year. A munro is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height of over 3,000 feet. At the time, Jenkins didn’t know what a munro was but she quickly caught the bug for hiking up them....

Police confirmed Tuesday that Paislee Shultis, 6, was found alive in a makeshift room under a closed staircase that leads to the basement of a home inhabited by her non-custodial parents, Kimberly Cooper and Kirk Shultis Jr. in the town of Saugerties, New York. Paislee Shultis had been reported as missing from her Cayuga Heights, New York, home in July 2019. At the time, she was 4 years old....

Following their win over current Group 2 table-toppers India, South Africa are in pole position to make the semi-finals. A win on Thursday would take the Proteas to seven points and into the final four, allowing them to rest and rotate during their final Super 12 clash against the Netherlands. Pakistan, meanwhile, need to win. A shock one-run loss to Zimbabwe, following their capitulation at the death against India, has pushed them to the brink of elimination despite their fairly convincing win over the Netherlands....

It’s hardly a routine mission. Officially there are no foreign troops in Pakistan other than a few logistical-support personnel. The Pentagon has confirmed only that on April 30 it launched an operation code-named Mountain Lion, using unspecified numbers of elite British, Australian and U.S. 101st Airborne troopers, to seek out possible Qaeda hideouts. For the record, officials won’t even say where the forces are searching. But military sources privately confirm that U....

There are 19 Pakistani players who are centrally contracted to PCB. They are divided in three categories – A, B and C. Players who are in category A get PKR 0.8 million per month, while those who are in category B and C get PKR 0.5 million and PKR 0.35 million respectively. According to a statement released by the PCB, the players will be imposed a fine of 15% on their monthly salary if they don’t pass the fitness test with the required results....

Hafeez had already been reported twice for illegal action and was suspended both times. Hafeez was first suspended from bowling in December 2014. The match officials’ report, which was handed over to the Pakistan team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 37-year-old’s bowling action, after yesterday’s ODI. “Hafeez’s bowling action will now be scrutinised further under the ICC illegal bowling regulations. He is required to undergo testing within 14 days, and, during this period, Hafeez is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the assessments are known,” the ICC said in a statement....

This is the first time since the start of the mega event in 1971 that Pakistan have failed to qualify to compete in the event, officials said. Former Olympian Chaudhary sent his resignation to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) saying it is the right time for leaving the position for younger people. “I have served Pakistan hockey enough and now is the time for young people to come forward and contribute in the revival of the game,” Chaudhary told the media....

Yasir hasn’t played a T20 tournament since 2011 but was included in the squad due to his recent consistency. He was the highest wicket-taker in the Test series against Sri Lanka, with 24 wickets at an average of 19.33, and took a career-best 4 for 29 in the third ODI. Irfan has been out injured since the World Cup but was picked for one-dayers against Sri Lanka. Till now he has bowled twenty-seven overs and taken a wicket...

A reliable source in the federation told PTI that Oltmans, who has coached the team before in 2003-2004, was in Oman where Pakistan is playing a triangular tournament with Japan and the hosts. “Oltmans is in Oman to have talks with the PHF president and secretary and if he agrees to take up the new assignment, he will be leading the Pakistan team in the Commonwealth Games in April,” the source said....

Opener Imam’s 128 from 134 balls provided the platform for the tourists to post 308-7 after being put into bat at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Fakhar Zaman contributed 60 in a patient opening stand worth 113, while the returning Babar Azam - back in action after suffering a broken arm during Pakistan’s tour of England - made 30. However, it was Asif Ali who provided some late impetus in the closing stages of an innings that had meandered along, the right-handed batsman marking his debut by blasting 46 from just 25 deliveries....

Van Aanholt would reportedly be a target for the Serie A champions were they to sell Alex Sandro, the left-back having been linked with Manchester United, while Kwadwo Asamoah has joined Inter. Netherlands international Van Aanholt hit five goals from left-back last term as Palace recovered from a dreadful start to stay in the Premier League. And the former Sunderland defender shrugged off suggestions he could look to leave Selhurst Park for Turin before Thursday’s transfer deadline....

Palestinian officials faced heavy criticism online after the deal was announced, with many accusing them of accepting vaccines that might not be effective. The newly sworn-in Israeli government said it was set to transfer the doses in exchange for a similar number of doses later in the year. About 85 percent of Israelis are vaccinated, and the country has fully reopened. Palestinian officials, however, said the deal was reached directly with Pfizer as a way of speeding up its delivery of 4 million doses for which the Palestinian Authority (PA) had already paid....

A U.S. Census Bureau report published in March said the rate of households homeschooling their children rose to 11 percent by September 2020, whereas six months prior, the rate was 5.4 percent. Families gave a variety of reasons for switching to homeschooling. Some said they had children with special education needs, while other families sought out a faith-based curriculum while some said they felt their local schools are flawed. Commonly, however, families tried homeschooling temporarily due to the pandemic and found it beneficial to their children....

But wait, Brown was knocked down by the Bears before the ball even got to him. After a scrum for the live ball, Brown stands up, dusts himself off, scoops up the ball and carries it to the end zone for an easy six points. MORE: LIVE Week 5 NFL scoreboard Brown goes down. Brown scores touchdown. Don’t question it.

After trailing by three goals, the Panthers roared back and beat the struggling Detroit Red Wings 4-3 when Huberdeau scored the only goal in a shootout Monday. Florida, which has won six of eight, was down 3-0 after the opening period. “We showed some resiliency and we stuck to our plan,” coach Bob Boughner said. “We told the guys after the first period that we weren’t that bad, but they got some breaks and they ended up in our net....

Then, this happened. With 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Panthers trailing, 23-13, Carolina’s Philly Brown was back to receive a Pittsburgh punt. MORE: Scoreboard | Must-see images | Don’t look now, but Stanton has Cardinals at 3-0 Brown muffed the original kick, then tried to pick it up and run with it. He fumbled it again, and multiple Panthers players tried to fall on the ball, each time bumping it farther and farther back toward the goal line....

The undefeated Panthers gave us another reason to love them Friday when the team surprised emergency workers in Charlotte, N.C., by delivering Papa John’s pizzas to local firefighters and police officers. MORE: NFL players doing good deeds | Greatest Panthers of all time Several players, including defensive ends Frank Alexander and Arthur Miley, surprised the emergency workers as a way of thanking them for “serving and protecting the city,” according to the description of the video posted on YouTube by the organization....

Speaking to WDRB, Schnatter alleges the conference call in which he used a racial slur that forced him to resign last year was “fabricated” by others in the company who conspired againt him. “I never dreamed that people that I cared about, that I loved, that I made multimillionaires, would do what they did,” Schnatter said. “Shame on them.” Schnatter admitted to using the n-word during a media training call in May 2018, as well as describing graphic violence against black people....

While Nintendo has since provided more clarity about Paper Mario: The Origami King’s battle system, which is completely new and another departure from the original games’ more traditional turn-based combat, some feel that we’re still in the dark concerning some of the more minor details, like party members and such. RELATED: Paper Mario: The Origami King Video Collects Gameplay Clips Paper Mario: The Origami King is out very soon as well, which means reviews will soon begin to trickle in to provide more clarity on the final product....