A court case has been dismissed after it was found that the plaintiff hadn’t played enough Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare to back up claims made about the game.
Back in November, 2021, Brooks Entertainment sued Activision Blizzard – the maker of the Call Of Duty franchise – in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, for allegedly stealing the identity of Brooks Entertainment’s founder, Shon Brooks, for 2016’s Infinite Warfare (via Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Kotaku).
A document from Court Listener says Brooks Entertainment owns the trademark for Shon Brooks, and that it makes graphics and content for video games that are “aimed at empowering youth” – like games stock picker and Save One Bank.
Brooks Entertainment then says it was working with both Activision Blizzard and Rockstar Games to create a game between 2010 to 2015. Infinite Warfare then released in 2016, with Brooks claiming that Activision Blizzard used “Sean Brooks as its main character in ‘Call Of Duty‘” and that “this character uses the likeness, persona and name of Plaintiff’s owner Shon Brooks and further infringes on Plaintiff’s trademark for Shon Brooks.”
Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Credit: Activision Blizzard
Of the copyrighted material allegedly stolen by Activision Blizzard, Brooks Entertainment listed the following:
Sean (Shon) Brooks has missiles at [his] disposal;
Save One Bank is uniquely played in First Person Shooter and Third Person Shooter and Call Of Duty copied the same format and is played in First Person Shooter and Third Person Shooter;
Both games are played offshore;
The main characters of the games both bring thieves to justice;
Those who have played Infinite Warfare will know that Sean Brooks isn’t the protagonist of that game, Nick Reyes is, and that the game didn’t in fact copy the third person shooter format, as the game is exclusively first person.
Then, in January of this year Activision Blizzard’s counsel told Brooks Entertainment counsel that the complaint “contain[ed] serious factual misrepresentations and errors, and that the claims set forth therein are both factually and legally frivolous,” adding that it would file for Rule 11 sanctions – requesting Brooks pay a fine for submitting unsubstantiated arguments.
Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Credit: Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard called the claims delusion, with the court recording one of the publher’s arguments as well: ““Sean Brooks” is a common name and Activision’s character is “Sean,” not “Shon” like Plaintiff. Activision’s “Sean” is “an armored Irish space marine,” while the Plaintiff “Shon” is “an African American San Diego-based financial consultant and cigar salesman.””
The court then said in its ruling that Brooks Entertainment’s counsel “could have easily verified these facts prior to filing the factually baseless Complaint, just as the Court easily verified them within the first hour and a half of playing the game.”
Brooks Entertainment cannot file the claim in the same court, which ordered it to pay Activision Blizzard for the time and money wasted, this was written on July 12 this year.
“The court basically finds the whole argument crazy,” said Richard Hoeg, a lawyer in contact with Kotaku . “Brooks Entertainment even included Rockstar Games for no reason (which didn’t help their cause with the judge). So, the sanctions here are Brooks Entertainment [has] to pay for Activision’s legal fees and costs.”
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Payne Haas could be tempted to make a shock cross-code switch after receiving big-money offers to play rugby union in Europe.
Haas is contracted to Brisbane until the end of 2024, but his future beyond this season is clouded. The NSW prop sought a release from his Broncos contract in May after the club opted not to accept a proposal for a new deal that would allow him to leave if team performance targets weren’t met. The Broncos knocked the request back and the parties subsequently agreed to reconvene at the end of the campaign.
Arguably the best prop in the game, Haas is slated to earn $750,000 this season, $800,000 in 2024 and $850,000 the following year under the terms of his Broncos deal. The 22-year-old could command up to $1 million on the open market, although no NRL clubs could afford to pay him that much next year unless players were moved on to free up the required salary cap space.
However, there would be no issues earning a seven-figure annual salary in rugby, where cashed-up franchises in Europe could easily stump up the funds required. Several European clubs have already registered an interest should Haas become available.
Several union coaches have liked Haas to Billy Vunipola, the Saracens forward who has earned 64 Test caps for England. They believe the Kangaroos representative could make the No.8 position his own if he transferred to the 15-man game.
If rugby is a path he wants to pursue, it will spark further comparisons with his friend Sonny Bill Williams. There are already a number of parallels: both were considered the best young forward in the game when they made their way into first grade; both attracted attention for occasional transgressions off the field; and both then found the Muslim faith.
Blues prop Payne Haas is a man in demand.Credit:Jessica Hromas
However, Haas – who averages 168 running meters a game, more than any other prop in the NRL – is his own man. He has not requested a release from the Broncos since the rugby interest intensified and he may choose not to do so.
The former Australian Schoolboys star clearly has options should he wish to pursue another challenge or not come to terms to remain at Red Hill.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Judith Durham, Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79.
Durham died in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on Friday night after suffering complications from a long-standing lung disease, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement on Saturday.
She made her first recording at 19 and rose to fame after joining The Seekers in 1963. The group of four became the first Australian band to achieve major chart and sales success in the UK and the United States, eventually selling 50 million records.
International hits included “The Carnival is Over,” “I’ll Never Find Another You,” “A World of Our Own” and “Georgy Girl.”
Durham embarked on a solo career in 1968 but recorded with The Seekers again in the 1990s.
“This is a sad day for Judith’s family, her fellow Seekers, the staff of Musicoast, the music industry and fans worldwide, and all of us who have been part of Judith’s life for so long,” said The Seekers’ management team member Graham simpsons.
Her bandmates in The Seekers — Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy — said their lives had been changed forever by losing “our treasured lifelong friend and shining star.”
“Her struggle was intense and heroic, never complaining of her destiny and fully accepting its conclusion. Her magnificent musical legacy from Ella Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share, ”they said.
Tributes flowed for the beloved singer, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describing Durham as “a national treasure and an Australian icon.”
“Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” Albanese wrote on Twitter. “Her kindness of her will be missed by many, the anthems she gave to our nation will never be forgotten.”
In her home state Victoria, Premier Dan Andrews said Durham had conquered the music world both in Australia and overseas.
“With her unique voice and stage presence leading The Seekers, the band became one of Australia’s biggest chart toppers,” he said.
Rohan Dennis will not take part in Sunday’s road race at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after being taken to a local hospital for tests and observations.
The Australian Commonwealth Games team and AusCycling announced Dennis’ absence on Sunday morning but gave no details of his problems.
AusCycling said Australia will contest the men’s road race with four riders: Luke Durbridge, Luke Plapp, Miles Scotson and Sam Fox. Caleb Ewan had already pulled out of the race after failing to recover from recent surgery to remove a surgical plate from his collarbone.
“Rohan Dennis will take no further part in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games following medical advice,” a brief statement from AusCycling said just hours before the men’s road race in Warwick near Birmingham.
“Dennis, who took gold in the Men’s Individual Time Trial on Thursday, woke up on Saturday morning in discomfort and was taken to a local hospital to undergo tests and observations.
“As a precaution, Dennis was advised to withdraw from today’s road race, but remains comfortable and under observation. The team at Commonwealth Games Australia alongside AusCycling wish him a quick recovery.”
Dennis won the gold medal in the men’s individual time trial at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, beating Geraint Thomas and Fred Wright.
Dennis was not selected for the Jumbo-Visma Tour de France squad and his last race with his professional team was the Tour de Suisse, where the team withdrew due to a COVID-19 breakout.
Four riders were said to have tested positive although they have not been named, while Dennis reportedly had stomach issues at the start of the race.
The standoff between China and Taiwan (and the US) has heightened tensions to their highest level in decades but — so far at least — economic observers haven’t seen a worst-case scenario.
The island’s crucial semiconductor industry has dodged a direct hit and, while China currently has Taiwan effectively blocked, that is expected to end this weekend.
But White House officials and other observers say that doesn’t mean Taiwan’s economy and world markets are getting off scot free. There are three key economic ripples — from global shipping to cyber attacks to trade wars — that may be felt across world markets in the weeks and months to come, even if tensions don’t get any worse.
“We will not seek, nor do we want, a crisis,” NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters Thursday, but he was clear that China’s actions “erode the Cross-Strait status quo” on both economic and military issues.
Here are some of the immediate economic effects likely to be felt even if China stops short of full scale economic (or actual) warfare following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to the island.
FILE – In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen gesture during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. China is staging live- fire military drills in six self-declared zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own territory. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)
China’s effective blockade of the island
Pelosi was the highest-level American politician to visit Taiwan in 25 years and, according to the White House, China launched an estimated 11 ballistic missiles towards Taiwan in response as part of a dramatic show of military force. The drills have taken place all around the island’s coastline and had the effect of instituting an effective economic blockade.
But even with military tensions at the highest level in decades, there may be limited economic implications if China’s fleet of ships eventually heads back to their home ports as they are scheduled to do this weekend.
Video screenshot taken from Chinese state media shows a missile launched targeting designated maritime areas on the east of Taiwan on Aug. 4. (Xinhua via Getty Images)
In the meantime, airlines are adjusting with some flights to Taipei being canceled completely while others appear set to go ahead by avoiding certain contested airspace in the waters around Taiwan.
Ships in and out of Taiwan, though, are largely at a standstill, though are expected to be back on the move soon. Even if they do, one longer term economic consequence could be shippers that are less likely to wade into the waters around Taiwan, especially if China continues to let its dissatisfaction known to ships passing through.
Herbert Lin, senior research scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford, told Yahoo Finance Friday that, “You could easily imagine if the shipping lines going into and out of Taiwan are threatened in any way [then insurance rates could go up] and that’s a BFD.”
For her part, Speaker Pelosi made increased economic ties and trade between the US and Taiwan a centerpiece of the trip, noting how she told the Taiwanese “our CHIPS and Science Act will go a long way to strengthening both our economies, as well as expressed our support for a 21st Century trade framework.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Congressional delegation depart Taipei Songshan Airport after their visit to Taipei on August 3. (Taiwanese Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
chinese cyberattacks
Another closely monitored area is any change in China’s ongoing campaign of cyber warfare against Taiwan.
China and its allies are suspected of being behind cyber attacks to disrupt Taiwan’s society and economy for years. In recent days alone, it has apparently hacked everything from 7-Eleven stores to Taiwan’s presidential office to show their displeasure with the visit.
The question is whether China will increase the ferocity of attacks in the coming days and whether the US could get dragged into that conflict.
On Thursday, Kirby was asked about the cyberattacks and declined to weigh into any specific measures, but made it clear that the US was monitoring the situation closely. “For lots of good reasons, we do n’t talk about steps we take either unilaterally or bilaterally in cyberspace,” but he immediately added “we are committed, as we have been now for decades, to Taiwan’s self-defense [and] I’ll leave it at that.”
Professor Lin notes that increased cyberattacks might continue for a long time.
“It’s really expensive to keep on conducting large-scale military operations like they’ve been doing,” he said of China, noting that missile launches could tail off but cyber warfare is “a cheap and easy way of expressing your dissatisfaction.”
Experts have also often reminded that, if the conflict were to drag out, Americans are also never safe from direct cyberattacks. American business vulnerabilities in the cyber arena from both the Chinese and Russians governments — as well as unofficial actors — have been demonstrated repeatedly in recent years.
economic coercion
Economic coercion efforts are another continued risk.
Kirby brought such efforts up from the White House podium on Thursday, and Beijing has announced it will indefinitely block selected imports such as citrus, fish, and other foods from Taiwan, even after the effective blockade ends.
Still, China has notably said it will continue allowing semiconductor imports from Taiwan. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) is the world’s biggest semiconductor company, with its products powering countless electronics in China and around the world.
Experts have noted the divided response from Beijing to suggest economic coercion efforts may not have as deep an effect as some might fear.
One of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s semiconductor fabrication plants is pictured in Taichung, Taiwan (REUTERS/Yimou Lee)
In the past, China has banned Taiwanese imports of things like sugar and wax apples and pineapples but the actions are often limited to more symbolic products — as opposed to exports that would severely disrupt either economy.
This week’s action was another example in that trend.
On semiconductors, for example, Beijing is not seen as likely to institute a ban anytime soon. Sarah Kreps, a professor and director of the Cornell Tech Policy Lab, recently told Yahoo Finance that “chips have become almost a third rail,” which China is not keen to touch.
Ben Werschkul is a Washington correspondent for Yahoo Finance.
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Newcastle has alleviated pressure on under-fire coach Adam O’Brien, holding on for their first victory in more than a month with a 14-10 win over Wests Tigers.
In Sunday’s earlier match, North Queensland consolidated second place on the ladder with a 28-14 win victory over Canterbury in Bundaberg.
After leading 14-0 at halftime, the Knights were forced to protect a two-point lead through a nervous final 16 minutes at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
They did it without David Klemmer, who remained sidelined following last week’s controversial incident involving a Newcastle trainer.
The victory marked their first since round 16, while it was just the club’s third success since April.
And it came after a week where pressure had intensified on O’Brien as the embattled club dealt with the fallout from the Klemmer drama, the Knights’ poor form and the coach’s post-match press conference after their loss to Canterbury
But it did not come easy.
After keeping their 14-point lead through to the 53rd minute, the Knights cracked when Dominic Young failed to take an Adam Doueihi bomb and Brent Naden collected it on the bounce to score
With 17 minutes to play it was 14-10 when Jock Madden put on a nice long ball to send Asu Kepaoa over, as the Tigers enjoyed the majority of the play on the Knights’ line.
With 30 seconds left the Tigers received a set restart for a ruck infringement on the last tackle of the set, giving them four more plays to try to snatch the game.
One play was wasted when Jock Madden opted not to pass, Fa’amanu Brown ran another straight out of dummy-half and Daine Laurie dropped the final chance on the siren to end the match.
Realistically, it summed up a frustrating afternoon for the Tigers.
After pushing North Queensland a fortnight ago and beating Brisbane last week, the joint-venture club was back to looking like the team that sits 15th on the ladder.
The Tigers missed 39 tackles and their only linebreaks came in Kepaoa’s try and from Kelma Tualagi in the last minute to put them on the attack.
They were also clearly beaten out of the blocks, as Enari Tuala bagged a double on the left wing courtesy of a Jake Clifford grubberkick and pass
Tex Hoy also brushed Adam Doueihi aside for another first-half try, creating something out of nothing to help set up a 14-0 halftime lead.
Still, the result would have come as a serious relief for O’Brien as the Knights kicked clear of the wooden-spoon battle and left the Tigers still dueling it out with Gold Coast.
Cowboys continue charge
North Queensland have consolidated their push towards a top-two NRL finish with a grinding 28-14 win over Canterbury in Bundaberg.
The Bulldogs, chasing a third straight win under interim coach Mick Potter, tested the second-placed Cowboys for nearly the duration of the contest before running out of gas on a warm day in sub-tropical Queensland.
The Cowboys burst away from the Bulldogs in the second half.(Getty Images: Albert Perez)
They led 14-12 when Jacob Kiraz soared above Scott Drinkwater to set up Kyle Flanagan early in the second half, firing back after Valentine Holmes kicked a penalty goal to edge them in front, but North Queensland’s forwards then came to the fore.
Powering through the middle with the wind at their backs, Jason Taumalolo, Luciano Leilua and Reuben Cotter sucked two, three and sometimes four tacklers into the ruck to open up space for their edges.
Leilua was the first to benefit on the left edge with 63 minutes played as he charged through three tacklers and scored his first try in Cowboys colours.
Reece Robson zipped out of the ruck in the 69th minute after Cotter’s barnstorming run for Drinkwater to cross.
Drinkwater then completed a second double in consecutive weeks, with the Bulldogs’ goal line defense opening up for the fullback to score the Cowboys’ third in 10 minutes.
While Drinkwater was in stellar form again it was Todd Payten’s interchange forwards who did the damage, with Cotter and Leilua running for 160 and 132 meters respectively and Griffin Neame scoring their first.
They ran away with the result late on but Sunday’s contest didn’t start easily for the Cowboys.
Holmes put the kick-off to start the match out on the full, and Canterbury’s first attacking set was a success when Matt Burton grubbered at Josh Addo-Carr, who gathered ahead of a hesitant Peta Hiku to open their account.
The Bulldogs then defended their line valiantly as North Queensland peppered their edges with 60 per cent possession through 15 minutes.
Taumalolo’s error in contact then gifted the Bulldogs another attacking set, and this time from a middle scrum Burton got on the outside shoulder of Hiku to score their second in 20 minutes.
But an Addo-Carr penalty and some weak middle defense got the Cowboys rolling and Neame cracked Canterbury’s defenses in the 30th minute.
He charged on to a quick play-the-ball for his second try in as many weeks before his side struck again when Chad Townsend and Leilua combined for the former to score his first try of the season.
North Queensland enjoyed the better territory, possession and run meters all with the wind in their face in the opening half. They attempted a field goal to take a slender lead into the sheds but Townsend missed to the left, leaving it 10-all at the break.
Senate Democrats are embracing a “Don’t Test, Don’t Tell” policy this weekend as they try to ram a $764 billion spending bill through the 50-50 chamber — knowing that even one COVID-19 positive could blow up their plans.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has set a Saturday test vote for the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which needs all 50 Democrats on board so Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tiebreaking vote in its favor.
“They’re not going to delay it if a member has gotten COVID,” a senior Senate aide told Puck News. “Counterparts are saying they’re not going to test anymore. It’s not an official mandate but we all know we’re not letting COVID get in the way. The deal is happening. Less testing, just wear masks and get it done.”
Another source told the outlet that even if a senator did catch the virus, “you can bring your ventilator and still vote.”
Unlike the House, the Senate does not allow proxy voting, meaning members who cannot make it to the floor due to illness are out of luck.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set a test vote on Saturday for the Inflation Reduction Act.AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib
Earlier in the week – before moderate Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) got on board with Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) climate and energy plan – the Democratic leader insisted his party was “going to stay healthy” ahead of a potential vote.
“We’re not talking about a plan B,” Schumer said at the time.
Concerns about having all 50 Democrats and Democrat-voting Independents present on the Senate floor have grown in recent weeks, as several senators have tested positive for COVID or been absent for other health reasons.
In late June, Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) fell in his Virginia home and broke his hip – keeping him out of Washington until this week. He ultimately underwent two surgeries.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema agreed to a compromise for the spending plan — likely giving Democrats 50 votes for the bill in the Senate.AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteFile
Just a week before, Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota seriously injured his hand during a yard work incident.
In early July, Schumer and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) tested positive for COVID-19, both reporting mild symptoms. Days later, Manchin and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska also reported positive tests.
Ironically, Schumer accused Senate Republicans of not taking COVID-19 seriously in the fall of 2020, when a spate of positive tests threatened to derail the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
“Every Senator and relevant staff must have negative tests on two consecutive days and have completed the appropriate quarantining period, and there should be mandatory testing every day of the [confirmation] hearing,” Schumer said in a statement on Oct. 5 of that year. “Testing must be administered by an independent entity, such as the Attending Physician of the United States Congress. Failure to implement a thorough testing approach would be intentionally reckless, and could reasonably lead some wonder if Chairman [Lindsey] Graham and Leader [Mitch] McConnell may not want to know the results.”
If the bill clears the planned Saturday test vote, a series of debates and votes on Republican amendments is expected to follow before a potential vote on final passage sometime Sunday. The legislation would then go to the House.
Sinema agreed to support the measure on Thursday after a provision taxing profits earned by hedge fund, venture capital and private equity executives known as carried interest was removed. In exchange, a 1% tax on corporate stock buybacks was added.
Despite its name, several economic experts — and even the White House — have suggested the Inflation Reduction Act would have little impact on the historic price spikes being felt across the country.
Australia took home a stunning nine gold medals on Saturday and there are plenty more chances to add to the tally on Day 10 of the Commonwealth Games.
Foxsports.com.au has you covered with live updates from all the key events, which you can follow below!
DAY 9 WRAP: Aussies claim nine gold in staggering Commonwealth Games blitz
MEDAL TALLY: Aussies’ gold rush after Poms turn up heat in Comm Games race
Hoare bags SENSATIONAL 1500m Gold! | 00:32
AUSSIE WINS SILVER IN FIRST-EVER GAMES
In his first Commonwealth Games, Lin Ma has secured a silver medal for Australia in the men’s table tennis singles Classes 8-10.
Ma sadly lost to Wales’ Joshua Stacey, who won by three sets to two.
BAKER WINS GOLD!
Georgia Baker has won Australia’s first gold medal of the day after taking out the women’s road race in cycling.
It was a grueling race that pushed the six-strong Australian contingent to the brink, but Baker finished first over the line in what was her third gold medal in Birmingham.
Baker is joined on the podium by fellow Aussie Sarah Roy, who came third.
JUMPING JENNEKE JUST SHY OF PB IN HURDLES FINAL
Michelle Jenneke was unfortunately outclassed in the women’s 100m hurdles final, as Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan took home the gold medal.
Jenneke was right in the mix at the very start, but the heavy hitters eventually pulled away.
However, the Aussie was still all smiles after the race after finishing fifth with a time of 12.68.
Gold medal winner Amusan crossed the line at 12.30, setting a new Commonwealth Games record.
Celeste Mucci, the other Australian competing in the race, came second-last but gave everything she had in the final.
HEARTBREAK AS AUSSIE STAR HOSPITALISED
Australian cycling star Rohan Dennis has unfortunately been forced to withdraw from the men’s road race, joining Caleb Ewan on the sidelines.
An Aus Cycling statement read: “Rohan Dennis will take no further part in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games following medical advice.
Dennis, who took gold in the Men’s Individual Time Trial on Thursday, woke up on Saturday morning in discomfort and was taken to a local hospital to undergo tests and observations.
As a precaution, Dennis was advised to withdraw from today’s road race, but remains comfortable and under observation.”
Australia’s six-man team for the event is now down to four, with Luke Durbridge, Luke Plapp, Miles Scotson and Sam Fox set to compete.
Australian Michelle Jenneke came fifth in the 100m hurdles final. Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corp Australia
ATHLETICS
It all kicks off on the track with the men’s triple jump final, with Julian Konle competing at around 7.15pm.
Elsewhere, after Jemima Montag’s heroics in the women’s 10km race walk, fellow Australians Rhydian Cowley, Kyle Swan and Declan Tingay will also be going for gold in the men’s event at 8.20pm.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Kelsey-Lee Barber will then be competing in the women’s javelin final at around 8.35pm (AEST).
Barber won bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and silver in 2018, aiming to go one better this time around and claim gold.
She is in fine form, coming off a historic defense of her javelin world championships title in Eugene, Oregon.
Fellow Australian Mackenzie Little will also be competing for a medal in the final.
The men’s 4×100 relay final may have ended in heartbreak for Australia but the women will have a shot at a medal when they take to the track at 9.54pm.
Browning FALLS, relay goes begging! | 00:28
Of course, there will be plenty of support for peter bol too, who is competing in the men’s 800m final at around 4.35am.
Jessica Hull is also a strong chance at a medal when she competes in the women’s 1500m final alongside fellow Australians Abbey Caldwell and Linden Hall.
Caldwell and Hall progressed to the final after finishing inside the top four of their race with times of 4:13.59 and 4:14.08 respectively while Hull had a time of 4:16.13.
CRICKET
Australia won a thriller in the opening pool game against India but will they be able to get past their fierce rivals when it matters most?
The two will face off for the gold medal in the T20 final, with that game scheduled around 2 am.
Hot favorites Australia toppled New Zealand by five wickets in their semi-final while India edged England by four runs in a thrilling contest.
Ash Gardner was the hero when these two sides met in the pool stages, striking an unbeaten 52 from 35 balls to help the gold medal favorites chase down a 155-run target.
Australia struggled early in that game, with Indian seamer Renuka Singh recording 4-18 in just four overs as the top-order fell apart before Gardner’s heroics saved the day.
Hoare bags SENSATIONAL 1500m Gold! | 00:32
netball
It all comes down to this for our Aussie Diamonds, who will take on Jamaica in the gold medal match at 5.30am.
Australia gave up a six-goal lead in a stunning 57-55 loss to Jamaica in the pool stages, with international superstar Jhaniele Fowler starring in the upset win.
The West Coast Fever sensation scored 47 goals and backed it up with a perfect 54 from just as many attempts as a perfect shooting night saw Jamaica take down the Silver Ferns in the semis.
Australia booked its spot in the final with a 60-51 win over England in a spiteful game in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Gretel Bueta was the standout in that victory, with 43 goals at 98 per cent accuracy.
Gretel Bueta in action. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
HOCKEYROOS
And as if the cricket and netball finals were not enough, the Hockeyroos will also be in action against England in the women’s gold medal match.
That final is scheduled for midnight, with Australia booking its spot in the decider after defeating New Zealand and India.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
There are two chances for Australia to claim gold in beach volleyball, with the first final at 1 am ace Paul Burnett and Chris McHugh take on Canada.
Later in the early hours of the morning, attention will turn towards the women’s doubles final. Mariafe Artacho of the Solar and Taliqua Clancy took home silver for Australia at Tokyo and will be looking to make it gold at Birmingham when they face defending champions Canada at 6 am.
CYCLING
Four men will be representing Australia in the men’s road race at 9:30pm.
BADMINTON & TABLE TENNIS
Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen and Gronya Somerville will be looking to progress through to the gold medal match when they play England in the women’s doubles semi-final.
In the table tennis, Lin Ma will have a shot at gold when he competes in the men’s singles class 8-10 final at 7.10pm.
Meanwhile, Yangzi Liu will be going for bronze in the women’s singles table tennis at 8.05pm before Finn Luu and Nicholas Lum do the same in the men’s doubles event at 10.05pm.
Gronya Somerville of Team Australia celebrates winning a point. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
BOXING
There are plenty of chances for gold in the ring too, with kaye scott and Callum Peters both in action in finals at 8.15pm and 8.45pm respectively.
Edgardo Coumi, Caitlin Anne Parker and Tina Rahimi all lost their semi-finals on Saturday.
DIVING
14-year-old starlet Charlie Petrov and veteran Melissa Wu took gold in the women’s 10m synchronized dive and there are more opportunities for medals on Sunday.
All eyes will be on Brittany O’Brien, Madison Keeney and Georgia Shehan as they compete for a medal in the women’s 3m springboard prelims at 8.44pm.
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BALTIMORE — A 29-year-old man was shot during the incident Friday afternoon at MPI Label Systems, which is located in the 1200 block of Bernard Drive, according to authorities.
The gunshot victim was taken to an area hospital, where he is listed in serious condition, police said.
Officers responded to the warehouse around 3:54 pm
One employee, known as Julie, told WJZ that she hear four loud pops.
“I heard the four shots that were—they were not normal sounds. So it gave you that kind of weird feeling in your chest,” she said. “And it was, like, a shot, a pause, and then three more shots.”
Another woman, known as Kelly, said she tried to tend to the gunshot victim’s wounds using the rag that was in her hands. She said it was clear that he was scared and wanted to run from the danger.
#NEWS: (GRAPHICS) Kelly works at MPI Label Systems… around 4pm she was using this rag to clean up when she heard 4 gunshots and ran outside, down the street, w/ the rag still in her hand
Staff pulled the fire alarm after gunshots rang out and ran outside believing that they would have a better chance of surviving an active shooter if they had multiple directions in which they could run.
Employees have not been able to leave the active crime scene. They have been shaking and crying amid the flurry of police activity.
Another employee told WJZ that he has worked for the company for over two decades and will never come back to work at that location. The employee said he and his colleagues have been unable to reach their boss following the shooting.
The Kookaburras’s semi-final win against England at the Commonwealth Games came in highly contentious circumstances. Pic: Getty
Furious England fans have taken to social media in droves after seeing their team denied a spot in the men’s hockey final at the Commonwealth Games in controversial fashion.
Australia’s Kookaburras survived a rare off night in Birmingham, with the gold medal favorites forced to come from 2-0 down to seal a remarkable, albeit highly contentious 3-2 victory.
‘STUFF OF LEGENDS’: Aussie Ollie Hoare in staggering Comm Games feat
‘GUTTED’: Aussies left shattered after Comm Games ‘disaster’
UPROAR: Hockeyroos into Comm Games final after shootout controversy
Boasting a 39-1 Games record and all six titles, Australia were expected to have few troubles against an England side buoyed by a raucous home crowd.
However, the Aussies were pushed to the brink by the hosts, who shot to a 2-0 lead before peppering the Kookaburras with corners and genuine chances in the final quarter.
Following an astonishing fightback by the Aussies, it was a highly controversial goal to Daniel Beale that proved the difference.
The Aussie’s strike was allowed to stand only after a video review, with England protesting that Kookaburras teammate Jacob Anderson hadn’t stopped the ball dead before playing on after the referee’s whistle in the lead-up to the goal.
England coach Paul Revington was heard offering the officials a scathing review after the loss and Beale admitted they weren’t confident, before the goal was allowed to stand.
“One of the most timely goals in my career and very happy for the referral to stand,” he told reporters.
“You don’t know how they’re (reviews) going to go at the moment.
“So the minute it goes upstairs you just have to trust that on-field decision remains then deal with whatever happens.”
England pulled their goalkeeper with two minutes to play and wildly scrambled in the final seconds but fell to the ground in despair as time expired.
Australia’s contentious winner sparked angry backlash from England fans on social media, who insisted the team was “robbed” by officials.
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England started like a team possessed, seemingly rattling the heavy favorites and breathing belief into a rowdy home crowd that needed no convincing.
An English fast break produced the first goal, Phillip Roper’s shot sailing between Andrew Charter’s legs.
Jake Whetton’s yellow card for a sloppy tackle didn’t help, Zachary Wallace’s penalty stroke successful after defender Josh Belz had used his body to deflect a shot on goal.
Roper’s yellow card for back chat was a welcome one for Australia, who had struggled to find any rhythm.
A bullet Blake Govers drag flick into the bottom left corner helped settle some nerves though and make it 2-1 at the break.
Australia’s Blake Govers (centre) celebrates after scoring in the men’s hockey semi-final against England at the Commonwealth Games. Pic: Getty
England’s William Calnan was yellow-carded early in the second half for more nuisance behavior and teammate Thomas Sorsby’s ensuing green card briefly made it 11-on-nine.
Australia couldn’t convert though, waiting until England had their full complement to equalize.
Belz plucked a pass then beat two men, sending the ball forward for Anderson to hammer home his tomahawk shot before Beale’s go-ahead goal.
Coach Colin Batch said his side would take enormous confidence from digging themselves out of a huge hole against the English.
“I’m not sure we were rattled but certainly doing uncharacteristic things,” he said.
“We weren’t as calm and it took a long time to settle into the game.”
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