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President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming cabinet members and other political appointees have been targeted with bomb threats , a transition team spokeswoman revealed on Nov. 27. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. NY Post reporter Josh Christenson shares this story.Speedster, painter, musician, author and rebel. These diverse labels sit easy with Henry Olonga. However, the former Zimbabwean seamer and current Australian citizen, would rather be known as a man with a heart. His fingers smudged with paint, Olonga, was busy drawing a picture of a stadium at the Adelaide Oval’s Village Green area here on Saturday. Next to him a lone vocalist and a musician belted out songs. Olonga is comfortable in this universe of arts. He also stays in touch with cricket, a game he played at the international level from 1995 to 2003. Twenty one years ago, Olonga and Andy Flower wore a black armband to protest the atrocities committed by the then Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. At the India vs Aus test in the Village to memorialise the Adelaide pink test in a painting. It's gonna be rockin here pic.twitter.com/5ObyU2d7wt Their careers ended and Olonga moved to England, and later to Australia. This tale of exile is a constant: “I was born in Zambia and had a Kenyan father and I felt even when I played for Zimbabwe I was considered an outsider.” He now feels at home Down Under: “I love Australia. I am married to an Australian wife and I have got two children.” He does multiple things, cuts music albums, delivers speeches, paints for causes, is a casual coach with the South Australia Cricket Association and is an umpire at weekend games. “A lot of Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis play and much later they get to know who I am,” he said. A fast bowler with soft-skills may seem an anachronism but Olonga insisted that he was always into aesthetics: “I always had that soft side and I never saw it as different or odd. I always liked variety. I get bored doing one thing.” And the decision to protest and quit cricket? The answer is quick: “I stood up for what I believed. It meant the end of my career, but there are things more important than the game. When I lived in a country with a man (Mugabe), who slaughtered so many of his own people, I got to say something. No regrets.” For Indian fans, Olonga stirs a memory in association with Sachin Tendulkar. In the 1998 Coca-Cola Cup at Sharjah, the pacer dismissed the maestro cheaply but in the final, it was payback time and a century (124 n.o.) was hammered. “Everyone remembers because it is on YouTube. I got him out and then in the final, he went crazy, I went for plenty of runs (6-0-50-0) and he smashed it,” Olonga recalled. As the conversation wound to a close, the 48-year-old conscience-keeper said: “A lot of people say, stay out of politics. But, sportspeople are human beings and have strong ideas. You should not be excluded from using your voice to convey strong feelings.” But cricket cannot be far when Olonga is around and he is quick to praise the Indian pacers: “They are amazing. (Jasprit) Bumrah is the best bowler, has got a bit of hyper-extension, which gives him a crack. He reminds me of Wasim (Akram) of the short run-up.” Published - December 08, 2024 12:41 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
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NASSAU, Bahamas — Justin Thomas was long off the tee and made a few long putts on the back nine to overtake Scottie Scheffler with a 6-under 66 and build a one-shot lead Saturday over golf's best player going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge. Thomas is trying out a 46-inch driver — a little more than an inch longer than normal — that he previously used for practice at home to gain speed and length. He blasted a 361-yard drive to 8 feet on the par-4 seventh hole and led the field in driving distance. But it was a few long putts that put him ahead of Scheffler, who had a 69. Thomas was on the verge of falling two shots behind when he made an 18-foot par putt on the par-3 12th hole. On the reachable par-4 14th, he was in a nasty spot in a sandy area and could only splash it out to nearly 50 feet. He made that one for a most unlikely birdie, while behind him Scheffler muffed a chip on the 13th hole and made his lone bogey of a windy day. People are also reading... Scheffler never caught up to him, missing birdie chances on the reachable 14th and the par-5 15th. Thomas hit his approach to 3 feet for birdie on the 16th after a 343-yard drive. Scheffler made an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th to close within one. Scheffler missed birdie chances on the last two holes from the 10-foot and 15-foot range, while Thomas missed an 8-foot birdie attempt at the last. "I had a stretch at 13, 14, 15 where I felt like I lost a shot or two there, but outside of that I did a lot of really good things today," Scheffler said. Thomas hasn't won since the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills, and a victory at Albany Golf Club wouldn't count as an official win. But the two-time major champion has made steady progress toward getting his game back in order. "I'm driving it great. I've had a lot of confidence with it," Thomas said of his longer driver. "I feel like I've been able to put myself in some pretty good spots going into the green. I'm still not taking advantage of some of them as much as I would like, but that's golf and we're always going to say that." Thomas was at 17-under 199 and will be in the final group Sunday with Scheffler, who is trying to end his spectacular season with a ninth title. Tom Kim put himself in the mix, which he might not have imagined Thursday when he was 3 over through six holes of the holiday tournament. Kim got back in the game with a 65 on Friday, and then followed with 12 birdies for a 62. He had a shot at the course record — Rickie Fowler shot 61 in the final round when he won at Albany in 2017 — until Kim found a bunker and took two shots to reach the green in making a double bogey on the par-3 17th. Even so, he was only two shots behind. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley (68) was four back. "Feel like I've been seeing signs of improvement, which is what you want and that's all I can do," Thomas said. "I can't control everybody else or what's going on, I've just got to keep playing as good as I possibly can and hope that it's enough come Sunday." Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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