Players of Chinese Taipei celebrate after scoring a point during their quarterfinal match against the Philippines in the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Laguna Province Sandro Wagner Deutschland Trikot , the Philippines, Aug. 16, 2017. Chinese Taipei won 3-0. (XinhuaRouelle Umali)
Weekly choices of Xinhua photo (Aug. 5 - Aug. 11)
Highlights of multinational drill in Georgia
People mark national Fitness Day around China
Aerial view of Gula Town in S China
Qiandao Lake: Home to 114 known fish species
Delicious in-flight meal for BRICS Summit
In pics: Daofu Tibetan houses in SW China's Sichuan
In pics: lotus flowers amid morning mist in E China
FLANKER Michael Hooper has replaced Stephen Moore as captain of the Wallabies after the veteran hooker elected to step down ahead of his retirement from international rugby at the end of the season.
Hooper would lead the rebuilding team into back-to-back tests against the All Blacks when the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship kicks off later this month and then onto the 2019 World Cup in Japan Toni Kroos Deutschland Trikot , his coach Michael Cheika said.
The abrasive back rower has long been groomed to step up to the role, having led the side throughout the 2014 season when Moore was injured and twice during the recent June internationals when the hooker was benched.
In 2014, as a raw 22-year-old Julian Draxler Deutschland Trikot , he became the youngest Wallabies captain after Ken Catchpole and guided the team to a whitewash victory over France in his first series in charge.
Now 25, Hooper has 68 tests to his credit and played a key role in Australia’s run to the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand when he and fellow openside flanker David Pocock teamed up in a powerful back-row combination.
“It’s a huge honor to step into this role,” Hooper said in Sydney yesterday. “I’ve learnt a lot from Stephen... Having him for the next four months is so critical for the team and so helpful for me.
“I’m so excited about learning and getting better in this role Sami Khedira Deutschland Trikot , there’s a lot of good times ahead.”
Hooper will lead the Wallabies during a tough period for Australian rugby and faces a baptism of fire against an world champion All Blacks side smarting from being held to a draw in their recent series against the British and Irish Lions.
The teams meet in Sydney on August 19, with the 2nd match of their Bledisloe Cup series in Dunedin a week later.
Australia’s provincial teams were unable to win a single match against New Zealand opponents during the Super Rugby season, while the Wallabies drew scathing criticism for their performances during the June internationals.
After overcoming Fiji Mats Hummels Deutschland Trikot , they lost at home to Scotland and suffered a huge scare against lowly Italy.
Hooper’s fitness to captain the Wallabies will also be questioned in some quarters, with former skipper Pocock set to return to the national setup next year after taking a year-long sabbatical.
Pocock could put pressure on Hooper’s hold over the starting No. 7 jersey and is seen by some pundits as the ideal man to lead the Wallabies to Japan.
Cheika, however Matthias Ginter Deutschland Trikot , saw no conflict in managing the two opensides. “It’s not like those two guys haven’t been in the same squad before. Right now David’s having time off. He’ll have to come back in, earn his stripes, get himself back in the side. I don’t see any type of issue with the combination of players Marvin Plattenhardt Deutschland Trikot , whatsoever.”
BERLIN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Police have closed off a section of motorway on the A6 in southwestern Germany on Thursday, after a truck collision led to risks of explosion Niklas Sule Deutschland Trikot , local media reported.
The accident took place at Walldorfer Kreuz in the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttenberg, when two trucks collided with each other.
One of the trucks was carrying dangerous goods, which police identified as brown coal dust. Casualties of the accident were unknown for now Kevin Trapp Deutschland Trikot , German Focus Online reported.
Xi meets Singaporean PM on advancing ties
China Focus: Beijing-Shanghai railway speed rises to 350 kph
Autumn senery of Huma County in NE China's Heilongjiang
Zhoushan Int'l Sand Sculpture Festival held in E China's Zhejiang
Highlights of 10th China Acrobatics Golden Chrysanthemum Awards
Wildlife paradise: Changtang National Nature Reserve in China's Tibet
PLA Navy frigates introduced to visitors at Port of Antwerp, Belgium
Aviation Expo China 2017 held in Beijing
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. (Xinhua)
by Xinhua Writer Tian Dongdong
BEIJING， May 8 (Xinhua) -- By lecturing Donald Trump， a near-lock Republican presidential nominee and archrival of his party's front-runner Hillary Clinton， about the seriousness of U.S. presidency， President Barack Obama has pulled his weight in the general election.？
However， his wording used to defend the "seriousness" of the White House has decayed the credibility of his lecture， because the presidential election is anything but serious. In other words， the election has become a reality show.
Choosing a president for the world's most powerful country does give the election some inborn nature of seriousness. However， the way its players run it did -- if not all -- turn one of the smartest design in U.S. history into a reality show， which is full of money politics， verbal confrontation and plot reversals.
Money alone surely cannot guarantee the ticket for the White House， but without money you don't even have the chance to start the journey.
The truth is that the presidential election is so increasingly dominated by big money that some analysts even label the electoral system as one "of the 1 percent (of the richest)， for the 1 percent and by the 1 percent."
As for verbal confrontation -- indispensable part of any show -. Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys China Free Shipping Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap NBA Jerseys Wholeasale Cheap College Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys From China Wholesale Jerseys From China Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Soccer Jerseys China