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John McEnroe ranks Serena ‘700 in the world’ on men’s tour. WOW!

“Maybe at some point a women’s tennis player can be better than anybody – I just haven’t seen it yet,” says the tennis legend.

Tennis legend John McEnroe says Serena Williams would be “like 700 in the world” on the men’s circuit.

In an interview with US broadcaster National Public Radio, the seven-time Grand Slam winner was asked about a line in his new book, But Seriously, in which he describes Serena Williams as the best female player ever.

Asked why he needed to add the word ‘female’, McEnroe said he had great respect for Williams but added: “If she played the men’s circuit she’d be like 700 in the world

Source: John McEnroe ranks Serena ‘700 in the world’ on men’s tour

Trump confirms he is being investigated over Comey firing

President Donald Trump, in a furious Friday morning message, confirmed that he is being investigated for his role in firing former FBI Director James Comey and seemed to accuse the deputy attorney general of overseeing a “witch hunt” against him.

“I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director!” Trump said on Twitter, calling the probe into him a “Witch Hunt.”

It wasn’t immediately clear to whom Trump was referring, though the man who wrote a memo recommending Comey’s firing, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, was also the official who approved the appointment of a special counsel to look into Russian election meddling.

Trump’s tweet Friday reflected the first official confirmation that he is being investigated by the special counsel for the reasons he fired Comey last month. Trump conceded in an interview after the episode that he was thinking about the Russia controversy when he made that decision.

It was not clear if Trump’s comment was based on news reports or if the White House had been given official notice.

Earlier this week, the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller appeared to move closer to Trump. The Washington Post reported this week that Mueller is investigating whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice when he suggested Comey drop an FBI investigation into Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, as well as when he fired Comey…

Source: Trump confirms he is being investigated over Comey firing – CNNPolitics.com

Scandlines ferries EVACUATED after mysterious ‘threat’ to vessels sailing between Germany and Denmark

FERRY operator Scandlines today briefly evacuated all its ferries in the Danish town Rodby and suspended ferry traffic between Denmark and Germany following a telephone threat. “All ferry operations have been suspended, and the ferries will be emptied as soon as the police allows them to go to port,” a Scandlines spokesperson said.

The local police said the suspension came after it had received a telephone call, but declined to elaborate.

However, cops later announced they had searched and cleared the first ferries at the Danish ports Rodby and Gedser and allowed them to resume operations.

Ferry routes between Denmark and Sweden, which had also been suspended due to the threats, were resumed shortly after, police said.

More: Scandlines ferries EVACUATED after mysterious ‘threat’ to vessels sailing between Germany and Denmark

Trump Signs Waiver Barring Move Of U.S. Embassy In Israel To Jerusalem

The president is backing down from a controversial campaign promise — at least for now.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a six-month waiver that will keep the U.S. Embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv, at least temporarily backing down from a controversial campaign promise, according to White House officials.

The waiver to the Jerusalem Embassy Act ― the 1995 U.S. law that declared Jerusalem Israel’s capital and required that the American embassy be officially relocated there ― was set to expire on June 2. Since the law’s adoption, every president has signed the recurring waiver.

Trump had vowed during the presidential campaign to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem “fairly quickly” after taking office, a promise welcomed by many of his supporters, including the new U.S. ambassador to Israel and the country’s government.

The president had already cast doubts over an immediate move in recent months, and a little over four months after the inauguration, Trump appears to have decided the move would complicate his diplomatic efforts in the region.

Palestinians and Israelis both consider Jerusalem their capital, but moving the embassy would be seen as an acknowledgement that the Trump administration is siding with Israel.

Source: President Trump Signs Waiver Barring Move Of U.S. Embassy In Israel To Jerusalem | HuffPost

Valtteri Bottas wins first ever F1 race at #F1 #RussianGP 🇷🇺

Valtteri Bottas won the Russian Grand Prix like a rocket at the start and like a limpet at the finish. In doing so he poured a can of worms all over Lewis Hamilton’s head.

The victory was established at the first couple of corners, where the Finn charged bravely on the outside of pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel through the gentle first curve and, travelling at 220mph, was far enough in front by the tight second bend to zip across and cover the racing line.

It was a bravura display from the 27-year-old from Nastola, southern Finland, where he cuts holes in the ice to bathe in the long cold days of winter. Ice veined, one might say.

He needed those qualities as Vettel piled on the pressure towards the end, just after Vladimir Putin arrived in the sun-kissed complex. It got nervy, edgy out there on the Tarmac, but Bottas held on to win by half-a-second.

By now Putin was in place to present the prizes, having sat between F1 bosses, Mr Bernie Ecclestone and Mr Chase Carey, the deposed and the desposer, during the race.

Bottas became the first Finnish grand prix winner since Kimi Raikkonen in Melbourne just over four years ago and is the ninth of his countryman ever to achieve the feat. The idea that he is a patsy at Mercedes no longer holds up to scrutiny.

Instead, it was Hamilton who finished a struggling, miserable fourth on a weekend to forget and on a day when he had several borderline fractious exchanges with his pit wall. Why was he overheating? Why this, why that? He asked for updates. Every inquiry, bar a Freedom of Information request.

Everything he tried, and he tried hard, was unavailing.

So at the end of the race – the fourth of the season – Vettel, who finished second, a place ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, has a lead of 13 points over Hamilton in the drivers’ standings. Bottas comes next, 10 further points behind.

In truth this race on the Black Sea had languorous phases. The outcome was secured in those opening moments. But for pit stops the top four remained in their positions throughout.

Jolyon Palmer’s race ended through no fault of his own on that self-same second corner, home of drama caused by heavy braking going into the right-hander.

Romain Grosjean’s Haas caught him and Palmer then collected his destroyer as they both spun out of the race. Palmer, who started 16th after a crash in qualifying, could hardly believe luck was running so cruelly against him as he tried to salvage his weekend.

‘He jumped the kerb and ended up going into the side of me,’ said the Brit. ‘He was too ambitious. If you come in from the inside, it always bunches on the apex. I had cars outside me. I had to turn the corner and hope he used his brain.’

It was another dire day for McLaren, who seem unable to start both cars. It was Stoffel Vandoorne who missed out in Bahrain a fortnight ago, and this time Fernando Alonso conked out during the formation lap and had to walk back to the paddock.

This is beyond an embarrassment for McLaren. Heads might have to roll.

Alonso, who later watched glumly from a virtually empty McLaren hospitality area, said: ‘It’s obviously frustrating. Four races into the championship, four DNFs. This time we did not even make the start. That’s sad but there’s nothing we can do.

‘I come here, drive as fast as I can to try to help the team. We just hope the next race will be better.

‘I’m just a driver. I help the team but the team have to look at the bigger picture.’

Source: Valtteri Bottas wins first ever F1 race at Russian GP | Daily Mail Online

Egyptian pyramid dating back 3,700 years uncovered by archaeologists

An Egyptian excavation team has discovered the remains of a new pyramid that dates back to the 13th Dynasty some 3,700 years ago, a top antiquities official said. The remains were located north of King Sneferu’s bent pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis south of Cairo, the head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afifi, said in a statement.

Due to the bent slope of its sides, the pyramid is believed to have been ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.

The necropolis was the burial site for courtiers and high-ranking officials.

Adel Okasha, the head of Dahshur necropolis, said the remains belong to the inner structure of the pyramid, including a corridor.

Source: Egyptian pyramid dating back 3,700 years uncovered by archaeologists | The Independent