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close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 4 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Meghan Markle is still trying to make sense of the media scrutiny she’s enduring just days before her sit-down with Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to air. On Thursday, royal expert and "Finding Freedom" author Omid Scobie told Harper’s Bazaar that the Duchess of Sussex was "speechless" when her team informed her that a small group of palace aides contributed to a "takedown" of her character in The Times London . "Harry and Meghan knew that it would get ugly in the run-up [to the Oprah special], but seeing such an obvious attempt at destroying her character was distressing and upsetting," a friend of the royal couple told the outlet. "I know that Meg would feel awful if she knew that someone felt that way about working with her, but I also know that no … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle was ‘speechless’ by ‘takedown’ of her character by palace aides in UK report, pals say

However, the other Indian Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, who also secured a direct entry into the main draw alongside 2006 Commonwealth Games champion Sharath, suffered 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 loss at the hands of star African paddler and World No. 20 Aruna Quadri in the Round-of-32. The World No. 32 Sharath, who was up against an international opponent for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, struggled initially when he was seen trailing by five points in the first game before recovering well with a strong counter attacking display to take an early 1-0 lead in the match. Despite losing the next game, nine-time national champion kept firing attacking shots to bag the third set comfortably. Sirucek, a World No. 51, who was the chief architect during India’s loss at the Team Olympic Qualifier last year, managed to come back in the fourth game and kept his challenge alive. However, the seasoned campaigner Sharath held his nerves in the deciding game and completed a remarkable 3-2 win. … [Read more...] about Sharath off to a flying start at the WTT Contender Doha; Sathiyan bows out

While the World No. 95 Sutirtha registered a dominating 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 victory over her opponent Ala Mohamed from Qatar, World No. 131 Ahyika notched up an easy 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 win over Qatar’s Maha Faramarzi. With these wins, both the players moved into the second qualifying round of the tournament. Meanwhile, bronze medallist at the recently concluded National Championship Sreeja Akula went down fighting in a 5-gamer against Japan’s Sakura Yokoi. She was seen trailing by 2-1 before making a strong comeback to make it 2-2. However Akula couldn’t sustain the momentum and lost the match 12-10, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11. Later on Saturday (March 6), Diya Chitale and Archana Kamath will be in action in the women’s singles qualifying round one. Among men, World no.73 Harmeet Desai and World no.99 Anthony Amalraj will begin their campaign in the first round in the singles qualifying. Achanta Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, who are ranked 32 and 37 in the world respectively, … [Read more...] about Paddlers Sutirtha and Ahyika make winning starts at WTT Star Contender Doha

Soldiers patrol in Bacho district in Narathiwat. Facebook drops accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in the southern region run by the Internal Security Operations Command. (Bangkok Post file photo Facebook Inc has taken down 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military, the company said on Wednesday, the first time it has removed Thai accounts with ties to the government. The Thailand-based network removed in the latest sweep of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on the platform included 77 accounts, 72 pages and 18 groups on Facebook and 18 accounts on Instagram, Facebook said. The company said the accounts were linked to the army and targeted audiences in the southern provinces of Thailand, where conflict has flared on and off for decades as insurgent groups continue a guerrilla war to demand independence. The army spokesman declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, citing a … [Read more...] about Facebook removes military-linked information influencing accounts

While a long lay off away from the sport due to pandemic, the Doha tournament will be a different experience for all the players as they resume playing at international circuit. "It's an unbelievable feeling to restart over here. I feel the same butterflies in my stomach when I played my first ever senior tournament. Though this time I'm more prepared. And it's a surreal feeling to be back here where I played the tournament [Qatar Open] just before the pandemic hit the world," Mudit said. During lockdown , the 20-year-old paddler Mudit worked on his technique and fitness. "The break gave me an opportunity to work a lot on strength training, technique, body movements and physical aspects. I also worked on my third-ball technique and service receive. "That is something I look forward to seeing how it works out in the game," Mudit, who clinched his first senior international medla in US Open last year, said. The third-ball attack is a trick players use to gain points while serving … [Read more...] about Feel same butterflies in stomach as my first senior international event: Indian paddler Mudit