March 03, 2021 11:02 Five Koreans will play in Major League Baseball in the upcoming season as infielder Kim Ha-seong and pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong have newly joined the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers. The other three are Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays, Kim Kwang-hyun of the St. Louis Cardinals and Choi Ji-man of the Tampa Bay Rays. Choo Shin-soo, who played for the Rangers, left the club to play in Korea. They are now taking part in spring training, for which exhibition games started on Sunday. Kim Ha-seong went 1-for-4 in his first two exhibition games for the Padres in Arizona but hit all four balls hard. In Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs, he lined a ball directly at the left fielder in his first appearance before hitting a hard single his second time up, while on Sunday he flied out to the outfield twice against the Seattle Mariners. "Four plate appearances, four barrels. He's off to a really good start," Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. ... » Learn More about 5 Koreans Preparing to Make Mark in New MLB Season
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‘Ninnila Ninnila’ review: For the love of food
There are two approaches to cooking — one that follows recipes to the minute detail by measuring at every step, and one where ingredients are combined with an intuition and practised sense of smell and taste rather than by the measuring spoon. Whatever be the method, good food nourishes the soul. Ani I V Sasi’s Ninnila Ninnila (simultaneously dubbed in Tamil as Theeni ) shows a bit of both methods and roots for the second one. Food, here, reminds the central characters of people they have loved and lost. Food also helps to revive or forge new connections, heal, and find a new purpose in their lives. Ninnila Ninnila Cast: Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, Nithya Menen Direction: Ani Sasi Streaming on: ZeePlex Ani Sasi juxtaposes two unlike people who will soon cross paths. An insomniac and pot-bellied Dev (Ashok Selvan) whose life has been thrown out of gear after a loss, and Tara (Ritu Varma) who hopes to fill a void by mending a broken bond. He is a mess, suffers sporadic ... » Learn More about ‘Ninnila Ninnila’ review: For the love of food
Tennis round-up: Federer to miss this month’s Miami Open
IMAGE: Roger Federer will make his long-awaited return to the court at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha next week. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Roger Federer will not compete at this month's Miami Open as the Swiss maestro continues to work his way back to fitness after two knee operations in the past 12 months, the Miami Herald reported on Monday. Federer will miss out on defending his Miami Open title at the March 22-April 4 Masters 1000 event, although Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are expected to take part along with Serena Williams and Rafa Nadal. The 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer will make his long-awaited return to the court at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha next week and the 39-year-old may play an event in Dubai after that his agent, Tony Godsick, confirmed to the Miami Herald . But after those events, Federer will take a training break, the paper reported. He last played in the 2020 Australian Open, where ... » Learn More about Tennis round-up: Federer to miss this month’s Miami Open
‘Didi vs All’: Shiv Sena extends support to TMC in Bengal
After Rashtriya Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party, the Shiv Sena on Thursday extended its support to the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, and said it would not contest assembly elections in Bengal. Hailing Banerjee as the "real Bengal tigress", the party, which had earlier said that it would join the electoral battle in the state, vowed to "stand in solidarity" with the TMC camp. Senior Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, in a tweet, made the announcement and said that the decision was taken following discussions with party president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Raut took to Twitter and said "at the moment, it appears to be a Didi vs All fight". "A lot of people are curious to know whether Shiv Sena is contesting West Bengal polls or not? So here's the update after discussions with party president Uddhav ji Thackeray." "All 'M's -- Money, Muscle and Media -- are being used against 'M'amata Didi. Hence, Shiv Sena has ... » Learn More about ‘Didi vs All’: Shiv Sena extends support to TMC in Bengal
Long Covid is now becoming the focus of attention: Dr. Kumud Dhital
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Dr. Kumud Dhital , Sr Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Director, Heart & Lung Transplantation and MCS Program, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad to know more about the implications of long term Covid and the need for policies to manage them. Covid-19 : The Lingering Problem Currently, everybody’s focus is on Covid, the immediate impact and where we are pretty much in a war zone which occasionally truces and skirmishes but it looks like we are coming towards the end at least. And that brings us to a very different perspective in two ways, one is that Covid, unlike other infections, is causing lingering problems in terms of healthcare to the patients who have been so affected. We have three categories, those who seem to recover with very minimal symptoms and some asymptomatically seem to recover. They remain in the community, but for those who have required hospital attention and those with therapy have gone home recovered. ... » Learn More about Long Covid is now becoming the focus of attention: Dr. Kumud Dhital