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Bathtub ballet: Synchronized swimmer Svetlana Romashina shows off her skills in the bath during COVID-19 lockdown (VIDEO) The world of sport may be at a standstill, but Russian synchronized swimmer Svetland Romashina was able to show off her elite-level skills in a somewhat smaller pool than usual as she strutted her stuff in the bath. The graceful starlet of the swimming pool hopped into her bathtub to perform a miniature version of the routine. Also on rt.com Hot work: Bellator starlet Valerie Loureda works up a sweat as she shadowboxes on her Miami balcony (VIDEO) The five-time Olympic champion has also earned 21 gold medals at world championships and 10 golds at European championships. But performing in h...

'She would have been the best player': Vanessa Bryant praises basketball bosses as daughter who died with Kobe is honored in draft Vanessa Bryant has spoken of her pride that her daughter, who died with Kobe in a helicopter crash in January, will become the youngest ever pick when the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft honors her next week. NBA legend Bryant had applied to trademark rising star Gianna’s nickname, "Mambacita," just a month before they died alongside two of Gianna's teammates, their parents and the pilot on their way from their home to his basketball academy on January 27. Known as Gigi, Gianna was the frequent focus of her mother’s social media posts, allowing fans to follow her triumphs at youth tournaments and watch...

New York sees lowest Covid-19 death toll in April, but reopening would require ‘ARMY’ for contact tracing and more tests New York had its lowest death toll from Covid-19 since April 1, but Governor Andrew Cuomo warned a lot is still required before the state can start to reopen, including an ‘army’ of tracers and more coronavirus tests. Though announcing 540 new Covid-19 deaths at his daily press briefing represents a fairly sharp decline from past weeks, Cuomo warned the numbers are still “soul-crushing,” and coronavirus hospitalization rates remain steady at about 2,000 new patients a day. Remember: We still have about 2,000 new COVID hospitalizations daily.And we lost 540 New Yorkers yesterday. That is a soul-crushing loss.When you fee...

Just for kicks: Raheem Sterling heads cast of stars lining up for ePremier League FIFA 20 tournament A host of Premier League stars have signed up to represent their respective clubs in the ePremier League Invitational tournament as English football's top flight looks to raise money for the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The tournament will pit Premier League stars head-to-head in video game competition, as they compete in a FIFA 20 tournament from their respective homes. The tournament will run from April 20-25, with a host of top names already confirmed for the competition. Also on rt.com From the pitch to the pits: Thibaut Courtois swaps sports as he gets set to compete in F1 Esports Chinese Grand Prix (VIDE...

'I'll never lose to a white boy': Boxer Devin Haney brags that Vasyl Lomachenko's RACE means he will never beat champ (VIDEO) In an echo of the racial slur made by Bernard Hopkins before his loss to Joe Calzaghe in 2008, WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney has said he will never lose to the likes of rival Vasyl Lomachenko or any other white opponent. Rising star Haney is undefeated in his 24-fight career and became one of the youngest title holders in history when he became WBC lightweight champion last year, but his surprising comments are unlikely to win him many new fans after what may have been an attempt to provoke Ukrainian Lomachenko to fight him. Haney has spoken of his belief that more established fighters are using his age – he turned 21 in...

Wary of US? Peru keeps Covid-19 medical shipment route SECRET over CONFISCATION fears Peru is being “cautious” in not disclosing the flight path of a plane loaded with Covid-19 testing kits, its disease response chief has said, with the US accused of “confiscating” supplies meant for other nations. Pilar Mazzetti, who leads Peru’s operational center for Covid-19 response, told Reuters that a plane carrying masks and 300,000 testing kits is due to arrive in the country from China on Monday or Tuesday next week. However, the aircraft’s route is being kept “secret” out of fear that the vital shipment could be “confiscated” midway and diverted to a third country, she said. “Logically speaking, the plane’s flight path must exclude stops in any country tha...

At least 2 troopers killed in militant attack on paramilitary police in Indian-controlled Kashmir At least two paramilitary police have been killed by unknown assailants in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region, local media reported. The attackers fled the scene, prompting a manhunt. Unidentified militants reportedly opened fire on a joint patrol of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police in the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, wounding a number of troopers. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, where at least two CRPF personnel were pronounced dead on arrival. Other media reports indicate that the third trooper died at the hospital shortly afterwards. The attackers fled the scene and a manhunt ope...