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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex politely refused permission when asked by the New South Wales government. They expressed gratitude for the “kind offer” but said Archie had “not yet entered public life,” according to Australia’s Sunday Telegraph. The move re-enforces the couple’s previous suggestion they are eager to protect the 11-month-old from the limelight. However, the committed feminists may be pleased with the alternative, as the Rural Fire Service Large Air Tanker was last August named after Marie Bashir, the state’s first female governor....

Royal fiction won out over royal fact when the Netflix series and its stars won 11 awards during last night’s ceremony. Meanwhile, Oprah With Meghan And Harry: A CBS Primetime Special was nominated for “Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special.” The awards were a potential opportunity for the television industry, which Meghan previously worked in as an actress on Suits, to hand her a symbolic victory over the monarchy she left behind....

The Duke of Sussex’s Spare became the fastest selling non-fiction book ever after shifting 400,000 across hardback, ebook and audio formats based on pre and first day sales, according to publisher Transworld Penguin Random House. The book and interviews he gave around it also provoked a storm of criticism, which may sound like nothing new to anyone who has followed the world of royal commentary for the past few years or watched Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix documentary....

The Duke of Sussex spoke about his fears for his wife’s mental health during an interview for his docuseries The Me You Can’t See on Apple TV, created with Oprah Winfrey. The show premieres this Friday. He described how Meghan was left suicidal by the pressure of negative media coverage and said that was “one of the biggest reasons to leave” Britain. Harry said: “I was ashamed that it got this bad....

Video footage published by The Sun shows, Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, out for dinner inside at Isabel restaurant in Mayfair, and the newspaper claims she was with people from five households. London restrictions ban eating at restaurants indoors unless everyone in your group lives in the same household as you. Work gatherings are allowed only when “reasonably necessary.” Beatrice, Prince Andrew’s oldest daughter, was out with longstanding friend Peter Dundas, a fashion designer who dressed Beyonce at the Grammys in 2017....

The Canadian health care facility, the Ottawa Hospital, said in a statement that it apologized to staff about the email, which was intended as an invitation for unvaccinated employees to complete a COVID-19 vaccine education session. The system-generated email was sent on September 8 from the hospital’s human resources department. According to CTV News Ottawa, the letter was sent to “employees who have declined the COVID-19 vaccination,” and it included staff email addresses in the “To” section and not as blind carbon copies....

The Class of 2022 may not have the same star power that the combined Class of 2020 and 2021 had, with Peyton Manning taking center stage, but there are still plenty of quality players being immortalized. This includes offensive tackle Tony Boselli, receiver Cliff Branch, safety LeRoy Butler, linebacker Sam Mills and two defensive linemen, Richard Seymour and Bryant Young. Also being enshrined are coach Dick Vermeil and former supervisor of officials Art McNally....

However, team coach Kasinathan Bhaskaran is confident that the team will qualify for the semifinal. While speaking to SportsKeeda, Bhaskaran accepted that in the beginning, the team was searching for the right combination, which, according to him, they now have. “In the beginning we were searching for the right combination for first 7, and now we have foung the perfect combination. We also had some new players like Sonu Narwal and Kuldeep (Singh) who are now playing at their best....

In the end, a total of Rs 46.99 crores was spent on 227 players, a huge jump from the season 4 auction. The highest bid went in favour of Nitin Tomar, who was bought by the new yet-to-be-named Uttar Pradesh side for Rs 93 lakhs. Among the foreign players, it was Jang Kun Lee who had the highest payday after netting a cool Rs 80.3 lakh sum, thanks to the dynamic pricing system....

Pawan Sehrawat became the top scorer from Bengaluru after garnering 11 points. Both the young guns, Banty and Saurabh Nandal also contributed heavily to the team’s victory. From the U Mumba squad, Abhishek Singh and Athul MS added 10 and 9 points respectively to their team’s total. On the defensive front, Surinder Singh made a mark with his three tackle points. Athul MS went for the inaugural raid and was instantly sent off the mat by Saurabh Nandal....

Rahul Chaudhari made a sizzling debut for the Thalaivas against his ex-franchise with a handy Super 10 while Manjeet Chhillar put up an authoritative show in his first game with a High 5 that applied constant pressure on the Telugu Titans. Dabang Delhi, on the other hand, held their nerve in a riveting encounter to overcome a whopping 18-point effort from Telugu Titans’ debutant Suraj Desai to claim a nail-biting one-point victory over the hosts....

U Mumba’s home leg started with the ‘Great Maharashtrian Derby’ against Puneri Paltan. Home team U Mumba defeated Puneri Paltan 33-23 in the first match held at Dome @NSCI, SVP stadium. In the second match, they lost to defending champions Bengaluru Bulls 26-30. After that, UP Yoddha handed them their third defeat of Season 7 with a 27-23 win. U Mumba ended their home leg on a winning note as they beat Gujarat Fortune Giants....

The Jaipur-based franchise were in the top six of the Pro Kabaddi points table before the final Triple Panga of the season got underway on Saturday (February 19) evening. They needed only one win to cement their place in the next round, but the Pink Panthers lost their most important match and crashed out of the tournament. The Jaipur Pink Panthers will be keen to make a strong comeback in the ninth PKL season....

However, in recent times, one country that has come close to challenging Indian supremacy in kabaddi is Iran. The war-horses from the Middle East have constantly been improving in every aspect of the game, in order to overthrow the Indians from their perch. Their trademark skill is probably the swiftness and agility with which they go about their business on the kabaddi mat. With the introduction of the Pro Kabaddi League, a new window of opportunity has opened up for the budding Iranian players in order to hone their talent, and train with some of the best players from India, and they have seized the chance with both hands....

They were up against Tamil Thalaivas, a team already out of the tournament. The southern outfit can’t bank on much for motivation but they looked refreshingly focused for a side with nothing to play for. Both teams began on an equal footing, consistently trading blows in what was an intriguing affair. However, as the game stretched into the second half, Bengal Warriors began to up the ante as they kept peeling away from the Thalaivas....

At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Yardage: 7,354; Par: 72 UNITED STATES 6½, INTERNATIONAL 5½ Foursomes International 3, United States 3 Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States, def. Jason Day and Graham DeLaet, International, 4 and 3. Ernie Els and Brendon de Jonge, International, def. Bill Haas and Hunter Mahan, United States, 4 and 3. Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth, United States, def. Branden Grace and Richard Sterne, International, 2 and 1....

The Wallabies passed a test of character with their first win in the Rugby Championship, but are suffering from “captain’s curse” with Will Genia out for six months, commentators said Monday. Australia came from behind to win the Test against the Springboks in Perth on Saturday 26-19, a welcome return to winning ways after their embarrassing 22-0 loss to New Zealand in Auckland a fortnight ago. But the win came at a cost to the Wallabies, with skipper Genia Australia’s third successive Test captain to suffer an injury that keeps him out of the game for a prolonged period when he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee late in the game....

EVIAN, France (Reuters) - Germany have promised that their attack will pack a bigger punch when they face Northern Ireland on Tuesday after struggling up front in their first two Euro 2016 matches. The Germans will definitely go through to the tournament’s last 16 with a win or a draw in their final Group C game but they will need to be more clinical in front of goal, having scored just twice in their two matches so far....