Former Cote d’Ivoire gaffer and current Morocco coach, Herve Renard joined Salomon Kalou and Michael Essien in sending birthday wishes to the Phoenix Rising star. Drogba started his professional career with Le Mans in France before forging a name for himself at Guingamp and Marseille. He switched to Chelsea in 2004 where he won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and the Champions League in his two stints with the London club....

Struck by its distinctiveness of color and texture, Parker contacted Scott Burns, a professor of geology at Portland State University and the president of the Tualatin Ice Age Foundation, according to a Skanska press release. Founded in 2018, the organization works to educate residents of the eponymous city about the impact of the Ice Age on the local landscape. When he arrived at the site to examine the rock, Burns confirmed Parker’s suspicions....

Factors That Affect Your Eye Health Taking care not only of your eyes but your body as a whole will help keep your vision sharp and support your ocular health through the years. Factors that affect your eye health that you can have some influence on include: Proper nutrition: Your eyes rely on vitamins and nutrients to protect against blinding eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Exposures: Eye damage can result from ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun as well as toxic chemical exposures at home or on the job....

Eye strain has especially become a concern with the heavy use of smartphones, tablets, and other such devices. Eye fatigue related to use of these items is called digital eye strain. Eye strain is usually temporary and should improve on its own if the eyes are given a chance to rest. Eye strain does not permanently harm your eyes or affect your vision. This article discusses eye strain and its causes....

They conclude that Washington’s attempts to postpone the cut agreed upon earlier this month by the expanded group of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) was rooted in domestic political considerations related to the price of energy ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. And while these analysts argue that the U.S.-Saudi relationship would likely withstand the current deterioration, which began nearly as soon as Biden took office early last year, they also asserted that Riyadh was prepared to continue pursuing its own policy path independent of Washington, no matter the “consequences” that the White House has vowed to unveil....

You can guess the reasons. One, he’s a Texan playing in San Antonio. Two, he’s the highest-ranked player in the field. At No. 6 in world golf rankings, Spieth is playing well in his run-up to the Masters. MORE: Valero Texas Open preview | Rory McIlroy’s Masters prep | This season’s PGA Tour winners In addition to Spieth, San Antonio Express-News staff writer John Whisler lists these players to watch during the tournament: Jimmy Walker, a Texan; Phil Mickelson, the highest-profile player in the field; Jim Furyk, an every-week contender; and Dustin Johnson, whose meteoric rise since his return from suspension has him No....

Elliott shared a statement on Twitter confirming the meeting, saying he is working hard to ensure he stays out of trouble in the future. “Earlier today, I met with the Commissioner to share with him what occurred in Las Vegas and what I have learned from that incident,” Elliott wrote. “I’ve worked hard to make better decisions and to live up to the high standard that are expected of me....

That doesn’t mean Dallas isn’t prepared to handle Elliot’s absence and can’t overcome it. There’s really no team in the league better equipped to lose its bell cow. Him not playing for a while may end up working out well for its NFC title chances. The Cowboys can both handle a favorable early schedule without him, and just got forced into better managing his touches in his second season....

In a letter to Elliott, the NFL stated the domestic violence allegations against him were strong enough to warrant punishment, despite there being no charges filed on the Cowboys back. The letter also stated two medical experts felt the photos of injuries suffered by Elliott’s girlfriend, Tiffany Thompson, matched her descriptions of the alleged altercations. MORE: NFL’s letter to Elliott | Fans react to news Here is Elliott’s response, via his representatives, in full:...

Nope, it’s not the quarterback who won the Big Ten Championship, the Sugar Bowl and the first College Football Playoff national title in his first three starts. And it’s not the record-breaking quarterback he replaced – or the quarterback who was at the top of the depth chart to start the season for the Buckeyes. MORE: Heisman Trophy all-time winners | The Muschamp effect | The year of the California QB...

After the F1 season-opener a couple weeks ago, Ferrari is looking to get back on pace, especially considering Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix the last two years. Ferrari surprisingly failed to podium in the opener, as Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton secured a one-two finish with Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen finishing third. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, though, set a new track record in qualifying and will start the Bahrain Grand Prix the pole, with Vettel starting second....

The five-time world champion aims to become the first driver to win the British Grand Prix six times, just days after it was confirmed that Silverstone will host the event until at least 2024. Hamilton’s run of four wins in a row came to an end two weeks ago in Austria, when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen became the first non-Mercedes driver to win a race this year. Hamilton finished fifth as Mercedes struggled in high temperatures, but he will still be the man to beat this weekend....

The German Grand Prix in 2019 returns to the iconic Hockenheimring. The 17-turn, 4.574-kilometer course first hosted a Formula 1 race in 1970 and, despite a reconfiguration in 2002 that cut down on the distance, remains a relatively fast course for F1. Sunday’s German Grand Prix is scheduled for 67 laps and a total distance of 306.458 kilometers. Only Monaco (66), Italy (69) and Great Britain (70) have hosted more F1 races than Germany (63, alongside Belgium)....

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took the pole for the Monaco Grand Prix with the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday. His teammate, Valterri Bottas, will start second in Sunday’s race. While Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel had a solid qualifying run and wlll start the Monaco Grand Prix fourth, his teammate Charles Leclerc, the hometown kid in Monaco, had a miserable first qualifying session and failed to advance to Q2. He will start the Monaco Grand Prix 16th....

Wenger: Too much pressure on youth players Independent leading counsel Kate Gallafent QC has been tasked with assisting the FA and overseeing the process. English football’s governing body has stressed it is working closely with police to support its investigations alongside its own review. “The FA has instructed independent leading counsel Kate Gallafent QC to assist it with a review into the abuse cases which have recently come to light,” the FA said in a statement on Sunday....

The announcement was made at Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C., where the company elucidated measures it’s taking to prevent outside electoral interference during the upcoming 2020 election cycle. The company also spoke about its general current attitude about political speech on the platform while maintaining its commitment to “Facebook’s fundamental belief in free expression and respect for the democratic process,” Clegg added. Other measures the website will undertake to ensure there will be no electoral interference include cracking down on fake accounts and expanding its staff by 30,000 people....

There were more than 170,000 followers of the “Police Lives Matter” page, which shared provocative viral content supporting U.S. police officers and included pages with the titles “All Lives Matter,” “I Support The Police US not Criminals” and “Blue Lives Matter USA.” To drive online traffic, the network, which had more social engagement than established media outlets like Bloomberg, Vox and BuzzFeed, also ran pages about cute animals, including “Happy Animal Club” and “3-Minute Animal Stories....

Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed to CNN that the post was removed for breaking the social networking’s guidelines on spreading misinformation about the virus and COVID-19. “Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu,” Trump tweeted the morning after he returned to the White House after being hospitalized at the Walter Reed medical center for his coronavirus infection....

The plant-based “Beyond Fried Chicken” nuggets were rolled out in partnership with Beyond Meat, a soya- and pea-sourced protein producer, in response to rising consumer demand for meat-free, sustainable food options. The Claim “After an incredibly successful pilot with plant-based partner Lightlife in 2019, vegetarians and flexitarians everywhere can now experience KFC’s delicious taste at their local restaurant,” the company announced on January 29. The announcement has been met with generally positive feedback on social media, with users praising KFC’s new “vegan chicken....