'Game of Thrones' Season 4 New Trailer: Vengeance and Justice

Another Sunday brings another sneak peek at the new season of "Game of Thrones". Though much shorter than the 15-minute preview released last week, the second trailer debuted on February 16 does share some brand new footage.

Aptly titled "Vengeance", it highlights the characters' agenda to take revenge for the death of the persons they love and the betrayals. Arya (Maisie Williams) mentions the names of those she will kill and her sister Sansa (Sophie Turner) shares how she wakes up in the night thinking of how her father, mother and brother died.

Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) is determined to reclaim the throne and rule Westeros, Jon Snow will bring justice and Cersei (Lena Headey) talks about how death will be paid. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) is in no position to put up a fight despite facing a public humiliation, but the Lannisters face a bigger threat.

Based on the second half of George R. R. Martin's "A Storm of Swords", "Game of Thrones" season 4 will premiere April 6, at 9 P.M. on HBO. New characters to be introduced in the upcoming season include Red Viper a.k.a. Prince Oberyn (Pedro Pascal), Tycho Nestoris (Mark Gatiss), Styr of the Thenn (Yuri Kolokolnikov), and Hizdahr zo Loraq (Joel Fry). 

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Chiwetel Ejiofor beat Tom Hanks and others to win best actor for 12 Years a Slave at the BAFTAs

Finally! After all the Best Actor nominations for his role in Steve McQueen's slavery drama 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor has finally won one award. He won Best Actor at the 2014 BAFTAs which was held yesterday evening, beating Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale and Bruce Dern. 

Pictured above with at the award is his model girlfriend, Sari Mercer. 

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Real Madrid restore La Liga order

You got the sense that things got back to normal in La Liga this weekend.

Victories for Atletico Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday, over Real Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano respectively, were followed by a 3-0 win for Real Madrid at near neighbours Getafe. The top three all secured three points and won at a canter to remain locked on the same points at the top of the table while the rest of the division scrap it out amongst themselves.

It took Madrid just five minutes to make their mark at a sunny Coliseum as Jese Rodriguez returned to the fold following his midweek cup break and continued where he’d left off with a sublime finish from a Gareth Bale assist. Just before the half-hour mark Karim Benzema doubled Madrid’s lead with his eighth goal in ten games since the return from the winter break and Luka Modric wrapped things up in the 66th minute just as it looked as though the hosts could find a way back into the contest.

It was another win for Carlo Ancelotti’s men, the 21st victory from a 25-match unbeaten run in all competitions, but it was a different win. The fixture calculator has been favourable to Madrid since the turn of

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Rihanna Sued by a Photographer Over Her 'S and M' Music Video

Rihanna is being sued by a photographer over the music video for her single "S&M". Daily Mail reports that Philipp Paulus, a 22-year-old photographer from Germany, claims some scenes in the pop star's clip are based on his fashion photography series "Paperworld".

Paulus' work features a red-gown clad woman being pressed up against a wall with transparent plastic marked with black Xs. That's similar to Rihanna's video, which sees the "Umbrella" singer standing in front of a blue wall while being wrapped with plastic.

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Arsenal finances show massive surplus

Arsenal have announced an impressive set of financial figures for the period ending Nov. 30th 2013, with the accounts revealing the club boasts a huge 120.6 million-pound cash reserve.

With operating profits to 22.2 million pounds for the year, up from the 4.4 million surplus in 2012, the figures suggest Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had plenty of financial firepower in the last transfer window, even though he opted not to make any fresh signings.

Arsenal were heavily linked with a move for Schalke’s Julian Draxler last month, yet the reported 37

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Kanye West Blasts DJs During a Concert Rant

Kanye West has slammed two radio DJs, who previously called the rapper "egoistical" and "narcissistic" in recent interviews, during a concert rant. The rapper was having a show in University Park, Pennsylvania when he stopped his performance and talked about the two in a 3-minute expletive-filled rant.

"If I go to a radio interview, SHUT THE F**k UP!!! ... Diss me, talk sh*t. What the f**k did you do? What have you done with your motherf**kin' life, Charlemagne? Sway?" West said. Kim Kardashian's fiance also mentioned how hard he worked on his music.

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Lazio threatens legal action after claims that teenage footballer is 41

Italian giants Lazio have been forced to release official documents to prove that their player, Joseph Minala is actually 17 years old and not a man in his 40s. Most people don't believe Joseph is a teenager. He sure doesn't look like one. (Read the initial story here)
Lazio also threatened legal action after a Senegalese news reported that the Cameroonian footballer was actually 41. Lazio and Minala's agent have produced paper work to prove Minala is actually 17. 

"Lazio denounce this latest attempt from hostile figures to throw a sinister light on this club. We reserve the

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Sir Tom Finney dies aged 91

Former Preston and England forward Sir Tom Finney has died at the age of 91.

Preston confirmed the news in a statement on Friday night which paid tribute to the club's most famous son, who emerged as one of this country's greatest talents in the post-war era.

"Preston North End have been informed of the extremely sad news of the passing of Sir Tom Finney,'' the statement read. "Sir Tom was the greatest player to ever play for Preston North End and one of the all-time greats for England.

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Britney Spears Performs 'Alien' at Las Vegas Show (Video)

Britney Spears added a new song to the setlist of her Las Vegas show "Piece of Me" on Wednesday night, February 12. For the first time since kicking off her two-year residency in late December, the singer treated the crowd at the Planet Hollywood with the live performance of "Alien".

In a video taken and uploaded on YouTube by a fan, Spears is seen keeping the performance simple and nice. The star, who recently dyed her hair brown, sings the song while sitting on a chair in front of the audience before walking down the catwalk.

Spears co-wrote "Alien" with William Orbit, a British producer who has previously worked with the likes of Madonna and Blur. The song has been rumored to be the third single off her latest album, "Britney Jean", which debuted and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard 200 after it was released two months ago.

Spears hasn't confirmed or shot down the rumor, but she has revealed that "Alien" will definitely be a single in the future. In an E! documentary, she said that she'd be use the song for the second set of her Las Vegas show. "It will be a single. I think it just makes more sense to put it out then," she explained.

 

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Houston Based Nigerian Noel Tochukwu Assassinated During Nigeria Trip

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“Imo youths condemn murder of Prince Noel Tochukwu Unegbu; urge security agencies to unravel his killers.

We, the youths of Imo State, operating under the aegis of “Noel: Bring the Killers to Justice Coalition“, have condemned the gruesome murder of Prince Noel Tochukwu Unegbu in his hotel room (name withheld) at Amakohia, Owerri, Imo State, on the wee hours of Tuesday, February 4, 2014, by unknown gunmen.

His death raised so many questions about the security of the people of the state, especially the youths.

We however wonder what could be the cause of the death of the USA-based show business promoter, who just returned to his home state to organize a show that would add value to the youths of the state, only to be murdered in cold blood two weeks upon return.

While no tangible reason has been given about the actual cause of his untimely death, we, the youths of the state in a well attended meeting on Saturday February 8, 2014, resolved as follows.

OUR DEMANDS

1. That explanations be given by the management of the Hotel, where Prince Noel Tochukwu Unegbu was gruesomely murdered in his room on February 4, 2014.

2. That we are angry with the said Hotel management and security agencies in the state for lapses which led to his unfortunate death.

3. That a delegation should be sent to the Commissioner of Police and the Director of State Security Service.

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Premier League: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool have advantage in title race

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool have the advantage in the Premier League title race due to their absence from the UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool's 3-2 win at Fulham on Wednesday evening put them four points behind leaders Chelsea in the table with 12 matches remaining.

The Blues - as well as second-placed Arsenal and third-placed Manchester City - all have two-legged Champions League last-16 ties coming up, whereas Liverpool only have the FA Cup as an additional distraction.

Mourinho feels this could be pivotal over the final weeks of the season, but believes there will be more twists and turns to come in the Premier League with every team fighting to win vital points.

"When I say we're not the top candidate everyone thinks 'here he is again, with what you like to call the mind games'.

"But it's just my feeling.

"The league is amazing - it is difficult for every one of us.

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Most tattooed Argentinian couple in the world - most inked lovebirds

Tickled ink: Argentinian lovebirds Gabriela and Victor Peralta have the Guinness World Record for being the most modified married couple with around 75 per cent of their bodies covered in tattoos

He has 90 per cent of his body covered in tattoos. She a mere 65 per cent.

And with some 50 piercings between them, it's no surprise Gabriela and Victor Peralta are a match made in heaven.

The Argentinian lovebirds are the world's most modified couple with a total of 77 bodily alterations that also include four microdermals, 11 body implants, five dental implants, four ear expanders, two ear bolts and one forked tongue.

 

'We love each other very much': Gabriela, 42, and Victor, 43, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been together for 13 years and say they are 'perfect' for each other

And they hold the official Guinness World Record for the most modified married couple to prove it.

Gabriela, 42, and Victor, 43, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been together for 13 years and say they are 'perfect' for each other. 

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Egypt dig unearths 3,600-year-old mummy

A sarcophagus with a mummy inside that dates back to 1600 B.C. has been unearthed in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor.

Archaeologists say they unearthed a rare find during a dig in Egypt: a sarcophagus that's 3,600 years old -- with a mummy still inside.

 

Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported Thursday that a team working on a routine excavation at a tomb in Luxor uncovered the painted, human-shaped sarcophagus.

It dates back to 1600 B.C., when the Pharaonic 17th Dynasty reigned in Egypt, the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities said.

Men dig up the sarcophagus in Luxor. The sarcophagus belonged to a top government official, reports say.

The sarcophagus belonged to a top government official, whose mummy was enclosed inside, Al-Ahram said,

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The 70-year-old body builder - 'Age is nothing but a state of mind'

Let off steam: He started out 27 years ago when going to the gym seemed the perfect way to let off steam when his marriage began to fall apart

Is this the body of a 70-year-old? Sonny started bodybuilding when he was 44 years old

Sam 'Sonny' Bryant says he's as old as he feels. Feel him, though, and you'll never guess his age.

That's because the iron-pumping pensioner has pecks that men half his age would only dream of. His biceps are bulging and his legs are like logs of oak. And the only pills he takes are his vitamins.

At 70 years old, Sonny is a champion bodybuilder from Georgia ... and he has no plans of hanging up his singlet just yet.

'People ask me when I'm going to retire,' he says. 'I say "never". More people die retired than people do working. I love to work, I love to work out. I've been doing this for 27 years.'

Sonny works the graveyard shift at personal-care emporium Kimberly-Clark as a forklift driver and works out twice a day to maintain the body that has won him more titles and trophies than he can count.

He started out aged 44 when going to the gym seemed the perfect way to let off steam when his second marriage began to fall apart. 

He says he'd never lifted a weight before in his life but soon got the knack and entered his first competition just 11 months later in Columbus, Georgia. 

He arrived with the wrong outfit – a red, white and blue Speedo – and says he had no idea how to pose.

'The judge called out for a pose, and I had to see what everybody else was doing,' he told the Chronicle.

Against the odds, he came third in the novice competition and fourth in the master competition. Now he can deadlift 425lbs with out a grunt.

'I was just like a crack addict - I was hooked,' he told Augusta.Chronicle.com. 'I had two trophies, never having won anything before.

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Former Chelsea Striker 'Didier Drogba' helped Chelsea sign Hazard

 

Roma boss Rudi Garcia has revealed Chelsea used Didier Drogba to open the door that eventually led to Eden Hazard joining the Premier League side.

Hazard, 23, moved to Stamford Bridge from Lille in the summer of 2012 in an estimated 40 million euro deal.

The highly sought-after Belgium international had a host of clubs chasing his signature, but opted for Chelsea after former Blues forward Drogba contacted fellow Ivorian Gervinho, who was Hazard's teammate at Lille at the time, to help pave the way from northern France to west London.

"Didier Drogba is an important player for Ivory Coast, but also in all the clubs he has been at. It's true that [Chelsea owner] Roman Abramovich, via Didier Drogba, created that contact to sound out Eden Hazard a little bit," Garcia, who has Hazard's coach at Lille for four seasons, told RMC.

"They weren't the only club interested in him, but he's at Chelsea, a club with which he is currently doing great things. He's a great talent. He's very effective, which is what he's being asked to do. It's not a surprise."

Hazard is currently Chelsea's top scorer in the Premier League this season with 12 goals, three more than he scored in the competition for the whole of the last campaign.

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Is Mesut Ozil fading-off?

Amid the excitement that greeted his August arrival, Mesut Ozil felt like more than just another player. Here was a symbol of Arsenal's cash-rich future. This was a signing to sweep away the gloom of that opening day defeat to Aston Villa and carry the Gunners into the heart of a genuine title race. So it is somehow appropriate that Ozil's waning form should be intertwined with the team's fading dream of topping the Premier League table. 

Things could hardly have started better with Ozil a conspicuously transformative figure in Arsenal's turnaround. An assist on debut at Sunderland was followed by two more on his home bow. Indeed, the seven chances created in that performance against Stoke remains the most by anyone at the Emirates Stadium so far this season. The German was widely regarded as the catalyst for a fine run of form that saw Arsenal win six and draw one of his first seven Premier League games for the club.

Of course, statistics only tell part of the story. To see Ozil in action is art not science. Ballet, poetry, take your pick. There is the sublime touch and expert weight of pass. The serene movements as he glides around the pitch, barely seeming to leave an imprint on the turf. But the rhythm is not flowing as it once did. The end-product of goals and assists is proving a chore rather than an inevitable consequence of his brilliance. The question that needs answering is simple: "Why?"

Perhaps the starting point of the search for an explanation comes from looking back to Ozil's three-year stay at Real Madrid. The former Werder Bremen playmaker was a popular figure at the Bernabeu with supporters so incensed by talk of his sale that calls for him to stay at the club were even a feature of Gareth Bale's stage-managed welcoming party. Cristiano Ronaldo was candid in his belief that Ozil's exit would be a

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Shroud of Turin: Could Quake Explain Face of Jesus?

The authenticity of the Shroud of Turin has been in question for centuries and scientific investigations over the last few decades have only seemed to muddle the debate. Is the revered cloth a miracle or an elaborate hoax?

 

Now, a study claims neutron emissions from an ancient earthquake that rocked Jerusalem could have created the iconic image, as well as messed up the radiocarbon levels that later suggested the shroud was a medieval forgery. But other scientists say this newly proposed premise leaves some major questions unanswered.

The Shroud of Turin, which bears a faint image of a man's face and torso, is said to be the fabric that covered Jesus' body after his crucifixion in A.D. 33. Though the Catholic Church doesn't have an official position on the cloth, the relic is visited by tens of thousands of worshippers at the Turin Cathedral in Italy each year.

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Paul Walker's 'Brick Mansions' Gets Full Action-Packed Trailer

After a teaser trailer dropped Tuesday, the first full trailer for Paul Walker's last completed movie "Brick Mansions" now arrives. It gives a longer look at David Belle and Walker working together to infiltrate an apartment building that houses a bunch of criminals including a dangerous drug lord with a sinister plan.

Directed by Camille Delamarre and produced by Luc Besson, the film is based on Besson's 2004 French action film "District B13". Walker plays a detective tasked to take down the kingpin, while Belle from the original movie is brought back for the remake to reprise his role as an ex-convict who helps the cop in his mission.

The two were originally reluctant to be partners, but when the drug lord (RZA) plans to use a neutron bomb to devastate the city, it's up to them to stop him. A barrage of intense action scenes includes gunplay, grenade, hand-to-hand combats, Belle's impressive parkour stunts, and Walker's car chase.

The actioner will be released in the United States on April 25.

U.S. Trailer:

International Trailer: 

 

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Eden Hazard: West Brom draw a point gained

Eden Hazard has claimed Chelsea’s result at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday should be viewed positively.

Victor Anichebe’s late header gave relegation-threatened Baggies a 1-1 draw that many observers suggested they merited, with Chelsea’s in-form Belgium midfielder recognising that his side’s failure to win wasn’t all that bad.

“It’s still a point, even if many people are disappointed,” Hazard said to Chelsea’s official website. “I think this is a point that will count. There were some good things but others less so.

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Am 17 years old - Joseph Minala from Cameroon (Lazio player)

This Lazio player pictured above says he's 17 years old and no one believes him. Joseph Minala from Cameroon was forced to shut down his instagram and Facebook accounts following abuse over his age. People think he is a guy in his 30s claiming to be 17.
The midfielder tried to convince his followers that he didn't lie about his age by sharing a pic of his passport which showed his birth date on his instagram page but that didn't convince anyone. The abuse continued and he was forced to shut down his instagram page. He also filtered out Twitter pictures of himself and deleted his Facebook profile.

"Envy is the weakness of man, and those with a poor soul hurt others when you are in Serie A. Love you! Forza Lazio." Joseph tweeted after deleting his Facebook page.

Minala joined the Italian giants in December 2013..

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