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At least seven ministers are known to be in favour of the committee recommendations to allow abortion without restriction for 12 weeks. "Certainly, it went further than I would have anticipated a year or two ago", Mr Varadkar told journalists at Government Buildings.

While Whittaker vs. Rockhold was a compelling fight, the event features no other worldwide draws outside fan-favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt, who is set to face the unheralded Curtis Blaydes. He won the 185-pound championship in December 2015, but surrendered it to Michael Bisping in his first attempted defense. Rockhold and Romero competing for an interim strap further signals to said return, but Whittaker suffering an injury is unfortunate nonetheless.

There is good news regarding Joshua Kimmich , who has been deemed ready to at least be selected in the travelling party, even if there are still some doubts about his fitness following an illness. StarTimes subscribers this weekend will continue to enjoy live matches from the Bundesliga season as two giants of the Bundesliga, Bayern Leverkusen and Bayern Munich returned to action yesterday on StarTimes World football (channel 254 and 245).

She will play fellow Australian Daria Gavrilova, who had a walkover win over Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza when the Spanish player withdrew from her quarterfinal with a right thigh injury. Kerber's backhand, arguably her more reliable shot, is nearly exclusively played cross court but occasionally Kerber utilizes a backhand drop shot.

They rank 5th at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 13.1 percent), while the Knicks force the ninth-fewest turnovers in the National Basketball Association (opponents' turnover percentage of 13.5 percent). When allowing below 100 points, Chicago is 5-5 and NY is 9-1. Timberwolves 104, Thunder 88: Jimmy Butler scored 26 points, Andrew Wiggins added 19 and Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Minnesota to victory over Oklahoma City.

Rodney Hood was ejected in the third quarter of Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards after referee Tony Brothers heard enough of the Utah Jazz forward's complaints. The Magic have a 1-9 record during their last 10-game stretch and are 5-18 in away games this season. Evan Fournier led the team with 21 points on eight of 14 shooting, Bismack Biyombo and Marreese Speights each had 14 points while Mario Hezonja chipped in with 13 points off the bench.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe will hand late fitness tests to Josh King and Junior Stanislas. According to the Manchester Evening News , the Gunners have made a fresh offer to Özil in the hope of keeping the ex-Real Madrid man at the club for many years to come.

And ahead of their crucial clash at Anfield tomorrow, Starsport have taken a look back at the last 10 meetings between the two clubs. Pep Guardiola has challenged Sergio Aguero and Manchester City to banish their Anfield hoodoo when they face Liverpool on Sunday.

When the Jaguars fall down by 10 in a game, they are 0-6 on the season, and if you need a refresher, that is every single one of their losses. The Steelers managed just three field goals on 12 offensive possessions. The five interceptions are the most Big Ben has thrown in one game in his career. But Ertz's volume in passes over the middle against an aggressive Atlanta linebacking corps make him a solid play.

Leicester's Vardy would be the most expensive option of the three at around £35m, despite the England global turning 31 today. The Chile worldwide has been widely tipped to join Manchester City , either in the January window or when his contract runs out this summer, but United are reported to have entered the race.

I'm 33 now, this thing started when I was 15, so more. James has three kids with wife Savannah Brinson: LeBron Jr. The 133 points scored by the Raptors was a franchise record for most points scored in a non-overtime game, and it was the ninth time this season the team has topped 125 points, also a franchise record.

It would be more hard to extract Flores from Espanyol , however, although he is said to be tempted by the offer and would enjoy the opportunity to go back to the Premier League, having managed Watford in 2015-16. However, it remains to be seen if O'Neill will be willing to make the move after it emerged he was shunted down the the Stoke priority list and was playing second fiddle to Flores.

The Warriors outscored the Bucks 28-12 in the fourth quarter, with Milwaukee shooting only 5-of-20 (25 percent) from the field. Curry is averaging 27.9 points, the second-highest average of his career, in his ninth National Basketball Association season.

Now it's up to Bill Belichick and the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots (13-3) to slow down Henry on Saturday night in their AFC divisional game. "Not to us players", he said. "For me, he's helped me out". I feel like I go about my business like I have every year, and again, I like to speak for myself, because that's how - I don't want to speak on someone else's behalf or what their experiences are.

So, what has been James' biggest beef with Cleveland's last two losses? Not now, of course. The Cavs have now given up over 125 points in three straight games and have given up over 110 points in four of five games in January. Isaiah Thomas has returned from a hip injury, and they are still struggling. The schedule has been brutal, which gives flashbacks to last March when team meetings were happening weeks before the playoffs.

Set 208 for victory, India were bowled out for 135 in under 43 overs. Winning the next two matches and sealing the series would be a huge claim to make. Lively pitches have allowed Indian bowlers to be more potent, and their batting, which invariably had three world-class batsmen, would still get enough runs on such pitches.

King is attending the Australian Open for the first time in eight years, marking the 50th anniversary of her win over Court for the Australian title. When she talks about the children of transgenders that put me over the edge. 'That's what Hitler did, that's what Communism did, got the mind of the children.

That's it. Everything that he wants to do with me, I am happy with, no? Dimitrov said he's a better player than he was when he lost the semifinal here past year to Nadal , and Zverev is aiming to go deep into the second week for the first time at a major.

Over 1,000 structures were destroyed, including many homes, and an additional 280 were damaged. Firefighters have still not determined the cause of the fire. The wildfire's devastation also contributed to this week's mudslides in the Montecito area that killed 17 people and destroyed dozens of homes. The mountains above the coastal enclave appear darker, stripped of vegetation that would normally absorb help soil absorb rain.

P Chidambaram termed the raids against his son "a comedy of errors" and claimed the officers were left "embarrassed" and "apologetic" as they could not find anything at his house. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board approvals INX Media obtained in 2007 to receive funds worth Rs 305 crore from overseas.

The three-time major champion , who is riding a string of six consecutive top-10 finishes and had been installed as the favorite a week after a ninth place finish at Kapalua, declined to speak with the media following his round. "But I'll use that going forward". The leading duo was one stroke in front of a group of four players on a crowded leaderboard. Stanley capped his round with an eagle at the par-five ninth, rolling in a 41-footer.

That included catching two passes for 49 yards in Week 5. The No. 5 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft , Ramsey had four interceptions during the regular season and added a game-clinching pick in last week's 10-3 playoff win over the Buffalo Bills .

Del Potro is seeded 12th in the Australian Open with Bautista Agut 20th, but it was the Spaniard who was in command in Auckland . Del Potro had said beforehand he expected Bautista Agut would target his inconsistent backhand, but the Spaniard was also prepared to attack the forehand court when the opportunity presented itself.

Maryland shot 12 of 33 (36.4 percent) on 2-pointers. The Spartans had assists on all 16 of their baskets. Anthony Cowan is leading Maryland with 15.6 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while Kevin Huerter is adding 14.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest.

Dennison joined Buffalo shortly after Sean McDermott was hired as the team's head coach past year. Buffalo scored just three points in last weekend's wild-card round loss to Jacksonville, the franchise's first playoff game in 18 years. Under Dennison's watch, the Bills took a big step back with the same quarterback, running back, and most of the offensive line still in place. The play resulted in an offensive pass interference penalty on wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin and the Bills settled ...