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The service was noted for the absence of Queen Elizabeth II who, it was announced last week, was “not expected to attend.” The monarch, who will turn 96 on Thursday, has reduced her number of public appearances in the wake of recent health scares and increased mobility issues. The last appearance the queen made in public was for the service of thanksgiving for Prince Philip—held at Westminster Abbey—which saw her face criticism for being accompanied by Prince Andrew....

I'm not going to write many words here because you're all just here for the pictures anyway, so let's get to it. Here's Upton with Giants Prince Amukamara and Steve Weatherford. With Jets D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Muhammad Wilkerson. A shirtless Victor Cruz Upton with a very happy trio of Woody Johnson, Al Kelly and Jonathan Tisch. [Photos via Fashnberry]

“The Bray Bomber” began her boxing career at age 12 and is one of the most decorated fighters out there. Taylor won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics, five gold medals in the World Championships, six in the European Championships, one in the European Games, and five in the EU Championships. Making her pro debut in 2016, the former Association Footballer is the current WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC, and The Ring lightweight champion....

A photo of the braidless Spurs star was posted late Tuesday night and quickly started making the rounds. MORE: LeBron James shows off ‘bald’ haircut NBA fans had a really hard time accepting Leonard’s new look.

However, even before she had entered the UFC octagon, the expectation from her was very high. Kay Hansen was someone who had made a big name out of herself having competed in the Invicta FC. Given her young age, people were already talking a lot about her as she took the center stage in the octagon for her fight against a former Invicta FC champion. Kay Hansen apart from all of this also had a deal of baggage regarding the betting odds in her fight....

Ariel Young was hospitalized after former assistant coach Britt Reid collided with the vehicle belonging to her family along with another car on February 4 on Interstate 435 at an entrance ramp close to Arrowhead Stadium, NBC News reported. One of the vehicles was stalled due to a dead battery and second belonged to a cousin that came to help, charging documents said. The crash occurred days before the Chiefs played in the Super Bowl, according to CNBC....

Following on the heels of the Elite announcement, it was revealed that Activision was also organizing a fan convention for their FPS franchise, the Call of Duty XP event - and, if playing Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer before the rest of the world wasn’t tantalizing enough, the publisher just announced that Kanye West will close-out the event with a concert. Admittedly, all proceeds from Call of Duty XP will be donated to the Call of Duty Endowment, the company’s NPO that assists soldiers in transitioning back to civilian life through employment opportunities - but, no doubt, the convention will make big money for Activision through increased awareness and consumer-loyalty....

West envisions NBA and NFL players eventually wearing his shoes, branded Adidas + Kanye West, when they compete, but Adidas does not yet have plans for that activation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. MORE: Check out Adidas’ ‘School Pride’ jerseys Eric Liedtke, CMO of Adidas, did say, “Our industry is so ready for disruption, the same signature lines have X player, Y player, Z player, so of course we’re going to have Kanye work with our guys to challenge that as well....

This franchise refresh was only announced fairly recently, as developer Tate Multimedia made the confirmation in January of this year. This combat trailer is the latest of several videos dropped on YouTube to give fans a glimpse at the game as the previous trailer revealed Kao’s companions in Kao the Kangaroo. These staggered videos have given fans more of an idea as time goes on what they’re in for when they experience Kao’s latest adventure....

While there have been demerits all over the pitch for Los Blancos, a large chunk of it though, have been the insufficiencies in front of goal. Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have both had horrible starts to the season and been badly misfiring in the La Liga this season. The criticism amongst the two, though, has come more in the way of the Frenchman. Benzema has so far scored five goals this season, with only two of them coming in La Liga this season....

Kross, who was recently released by WWE, will face one of the toughest challenges of his life on March 3 when he stands across the ring from Homicide. The former TNA star is one of the biggest names to come from the independent wrestling scene and recently challenged Jon Moxley for the GCW World title. The two will face off in Outlaw Championship Wrestling in what will be their first match against each other....

He certainly hopes it doesn’t take another three years to run his next sprint-car race. After a 2011 wreck where he flipped out of Williams Grove (Pa.) Raceway, Kahne ran a few more sprint-car races in 2012 before Rick Hendrick stopped approving him to compete in the open-cockpit cars that tend to flip more than a stock car. MORE: Larson’s dramatic Chili Bowl performance | New pit-crew officiating | Busch-Driscoll saga | Who is Patricia Driscoll?...

Uchida’s mistake in the second minute of Wednesday’s semi-final first leg looked set to cost Kashima, especially after Dejan Damjanovic doubled Suwon’s early advantage. However, Jang Ho-ik put into his own net to halve Suwon’s lead, before Serginho levelled things up with six minutes to play. And there was still time for a late twist as Uchida fired home a third for Kashima in the 93rd minute, putting them in the driving seat ahead of their trip to South Korea on October 24....

Beckinsale is perhaps best known for her other action-heavy role as leather-glad vampire Selene in the Underworld franchise. Beckinsale starred in four of the five Underworld movies, starting with the first one in 2003. The first Underworld is one of those movies that define the early 2000s, a time when every action movie was clearly influenced by The Matrix. The franchise helped push the oxford alum into the spotlight, allowing her to star in other action films like Van Helsing and the 2012 Colin Farrell remake of Total Recall....

The partnership announced on Wednesday will see Federer and Kate attend a special pre-Laver Cup tennis event in East London where young people aged 8 to 15 who work with the charities of which Kate is patron will take part. No date for the event has been officially announced but it is expected to take place shortly before the Laver Cup’s practice day on September 22. The Laver Cup is a unique tennis tournament that sees 12 of the world’s top male tennis players split into two teams to compete against one another....

The dancing sharks haven’t let the newfound fame go to their heads. In fact, they’re ready to get back to their day job. MORE: Katy Perry’s performance | Left Shark commits to Boise State | Sharks get NHL jersey The identities of the two sharks were revealed during ESPN’s latest “This is SportsCenter” commercial. So who were they? Mystery solved: It was none other than SportsCenter host Bram Weinstein and his compadre John Anderson....

During his time with the Spurs, Leonard was named 2014 NBA Finals MVP as San Antonio won the championship, made two All-NBA First Teams and was twice named the Defensive Player of the Year. However, the two-time All-Star was jeered in his first match at AT&T Center since being traded to the Raptors in a deal that sent DeMar DeRozan the other way. Leonard got 21 points and five assists while DeRozan posted the first triple-double of his career (21 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists) as the Spurs came out on top....

No matter how many times you read that out loud, it’s a shocking move considering Leonard was expected to either stay with the Raptors or join the Lakers. Leonard, the 28-year-old Southern California native, captivated the NBA throughout that championship run. Quirky tales about the Board Man’s personality piled up as he averaged 28.5 points and 9.8 rebounds while ruining the Warriors’ bid for a three-peat. MORE: NBA players react to Kawhi, PG-13 joining forces...