#collective-effort

#collective-effort

A blind local councillor is to take on her first triathlon in the hope it inspires others to believe they too can tackle challenges no matter what level you are at.Ellie Southwood, 41, a Labour councillor in Queen's Park, London, is the only blind participant competing in the Super Sprint at the Blenheim Palace Triathlon, which takes place from June 3 to 4. The event will see her complete a 400m open water swim, 2.9km run and ride a tandem around the 10km course, alongside running coach Sophie Barnard, who will be tethered to her for the run and swim and who has never guided in a triathlon before.

Celtics "We want to make sure that we stayed together."Jaylen Brown and the Celtics were well aware of the stakes involved on Tuesday night down in Miami.Beyond a crushing season-ending defeat, the Heat had the opportunity to usher Boston into a painful (and potentially transformative) offseason.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The leader and deputy leader of Sinn Fein are meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the need for the institutions in the North to be restored without delay.

Of all the dishes at Dunsmoor restaurant in Glassell Park - cooked over a hearth at chef-owner Brian Dunsmoor's ode to regional American dining - the one that might leave the greatest impression is a humble bowl of stew.Tender chunks of pork shoulder are braised in an aromatic broth of onions, garlic, serrano chiles and, most notably, green Hatch chiles, which cut through the rich stew with their distinctive piquancy.

The companies behind the tarnished Golden Globe Awards are pushing forward with a rehabilitation effort on Monday, announcing nominations for a televised ceremony on Jan. 10.Who will show up to collect the trophies is another matter.NBC canceled the 2022 telecast amid an ethics, finance and diversity scandal involving the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the unorthodox organization that bestows the Globes.

Which Washington Commanders have the potential to significantly move the needle when the 2023 campaign arrives?For everyone across the Washington Commanders to enjoy better fortunes in 2023, it must be a collective effort.The pressure will be on in no uncertain terms if Dan Snyder sells the franchise as expected, but their task won't be easy given how competitive the NFC East looks set to be once again next season.

New Zealand's winegrowing regions are reeling in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.The storm drove heavy wind and rain across much of the North Island and down the east coast on February 12, killing at least 11 people and displacing thousands more.Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, New Zealand's second and third largest wine-producing regions, were ravaged by floodwaters and torrents of silt.

Improbably, through multiple coaches, dozens of players, different playstyles and multiple iterations of the Lakers, the one common foe that has continued to derail the team has not been an opposing player or team, but third quarters.There isn't much logic to it, unless you subscribe to some wild belief that the cost of the Lakers winning a title was losing every third quarter LeBron James and Anthony Davis played in the years after.

BOSTON - Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins aren't one to shy away from creativity when it comes in the form of pregame outfits before the organization's most thrilling events.Bergeron and company made that crystal clear yet again Monday as they unloaded the team bus and headed onto the field at Fenway Park in none other than Boston Red Sox throwback uniforms ahead of the 2023 NHL Winter Classic.

It's still going to take quite some time to digest Germany's shock exit from the World Cup in Qatar in the group stages.It's the second consecutive World Cup where they've suffered the same fate, having lifted the title in 2014 in Brazil after years and years of working from the grassroots levels up in Germany to produce top quality talents domestically.