it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . a plane flying from new york to london heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream . british airways flight 114 , a boeing 777-200 jet , took off from jfk at 10.50 pm eastern standard time -lrb- est -rrb- , and landed at 9.06 am local time at london heathrow . the total flight time was five hours and 16 minutes , well short of the estimated minimum six-hour journey . scroll down for video . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for thursday , friday and sunday , according to his official website . he was then scheduled to perform in cork , ireland next tuesday . a publicist for brown 's uk tour said the shows in england , scotland and ireland were canceled `` due to issues surrounding his work visa . '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday : . `` u ever feel like the storm clouds are too thick for any sunshine to get through ? '' `` think ima go away !!!! '' brown was sentenced last august to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in `` labor-oriented service '' for the assault conviction . a british airways flight from new york to london heathrow took only five hours and 16 minutes due to flying through a powerhouse jet stream -lrb- file photo -rrb- . the difference in temperature between the equator and the north pole means pressure and winds are greater thus reducing flight times between the us and the uk -lrb- jet stream in purple -rrb- . by comparing the flight path here to the graph above , you can see the plane was bang in the jet stream . what 's more , the flight was reported to have flown at speeds of 745mph relative to ground speed . the speed of sound at sea level is 761mph . several flights are reported to have made the journey from new york to london yesterday in around five hours 20 minutes due to the 200mph north atlantic jet stream . how the stats measure up for the supersonic flying ba jet from new york to london heathrow . the conditions around the north atlantic have meant the us have been feeling the effects of a polar vortex . passengers leaving jfk heading to london yesterday were treated to a reduction in flight duration . a british home office official told cnn that `` because of his felony charge , it might not be a very good idea '' to allow brown into the country . the official asked not to be quoted by name because he was not authorized to speak to the media about the matter . it is not unexpected for the jet stream to intensify during the winter months , with flight times in january and february between the us and the uk shortening in duration . the temperature contrast between the equator and the north pole is at its greatest during these months , and as well as leading to polar-vortex related climate experienced by the us currently , air pressure and wind increases . sadly , however , the strength of the jet stream is heavily weighted in one direction ; that is to say flights heading to the us from europe will see an increase in duration . the heavier green points on the earth signify the powerful jet stream across the atlantic . the atlantic jet stream route was taken advantage of by the concorde , when in 1996 it hit a top speed of 1,350 mph and took just two hours and 53 minutes from new york to london . often this is because pilots are forced to fly closer to greenland to escape powerful headwinds , as oppose to the direct route over the atlantic . despite the boeing 777-200 jet reaching a top speed of 745mph , it does n't come close to matching the top speed of the concorde on the same flight path . back in 1996 , a new york to london flight took just two hours , 53 minutes , and hit top speeds of 1,350 mph .
new : publicist says shows cancelled over `` work visa '' issues . british officials say singer could pose a danger to uk citizens . he pleaded guilty last year to felony assault on his then-girlfriend , rihanna . singer vents in twitter messages ; one post says `` think ima go away !!!! ''
it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . a plane flying from new york to london heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream . british airways flight 114 , a boeing 777-200 jet , took off from jfk at 10.50 pm eastern standard time -lrb- est -rrb- , and landed at 9.06 am local time at london heathrow . the total flight time was five hours and 16 minutes , well short of the estimated minimum six-hour journey . scroll down for video . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for thursday , friday and sunday , according to his official website . he was then scheduled to perform in cork , ireland next tuesday . a publicist for brown 's uk tour said the shows in england , scotland and ireland were canceled `` due to issues surrounding his work visa . '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday : . `` u ever feel like the storm clouds are too thick for any sunshine to get through ? '' `` think ima go away !!!! '' brown was sentenced last august to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in `` labor-oriented service '' for the assault conviction . a british airways flight from new york to london heathrow took only five hours and 16 minutes due to flying through a powerhouse jet stream -lrb- file photo -rrb- . the difference in temperature between the equator and the north pole is at its greatest during these months , and as well as leading to polar-vortex related climate experienced by the us currently , air pressure and wind increases . sadly , however , the strength of the jet stream is heavily weighted in one direction ; that is to say flights heading to the us from europe will see an increase in duration . the heavier green points on the earth signify the powerful jet stream across the atlantic . the atlantic jet stream route was taken advantage of by the concorde , when in 1996 it hit a top speed of 1,350 mph and took just two hours and 53 minutes from new york to london . often this is because pilots are forced to fly closer to greenland to escape powerful headwinds , as oppose to the direct route over the atlantic . despite the boeing 777-200 jet reaching a top speed of 745mph , it does n't come close to matching the top speed of the concorde on the same flight path . back in 1996 , a new york to london flight took just two hours , 53 minutes , and hit top speeds of 1,350 mph .
it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . a plane flying from new york to london heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream . british airways flight 114 , a boeing 777-200 jet , took off from jfk at 10.50 pm eastern standard time -lrb- est -rrb- , and landed at 9.06 am local time at london heathrow . the total flight time was five hours and 16 minutes , well short of the estimated minimum six-hour journey . scroll down for video . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for thursday , friday and sunday , according to his official website . he was then scheduled to perform in cork , ireland next tuesday . a publicist for brown 's uk tour said the shows in england , scotland and ireland were canceled `` due to issues surrounding his work visa . '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday : . `` u ever feel like the storm clouds are too thick for any sunshine to get through ? '' `` think ima go away !!!! '' brown was sentenced last august to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in `` labor-oriented service '' for the assault conviction . a british airways flight from new york to london heathrow took only five hours and 16 minutes due to flying through a powerhouse jet stream -lrb- file photo -rrb- . the difference in temperature between the equator the conditions around the north atlantic have meant the us have been feeling the effects of a polar vortex . passengers leaving jfk heading to london yesterday were treated to a reduction in flight duration . a british home office official told cnn that `` because of his felony charge , it might not be a very good idea '' to allow brown into the country . the official asked not to be quoted by name because he was not authorized to speak to the media about the matter . it is not unexpected for the jet stream to intensify during the winter months , with flight times in january and february between the us and the uk shortening in duration . the temperature contrast between the equator forced to fly closer to greenland to escape powerful headwinds , as oppose to the direct route over the atlantic . despite the boeing 777-200 jet reaching a top speed of 745mph , it does n't come close to matching the top speed of the concorde on the same flight path . back in 1996 , a new york to london flight took just two hours , 53 minutes , and hit top speeds of 1,350 mph .
it may a difficult time jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the england forward seemed in off it as enjoyed basketball wednesday. sunderland are a premier league relegation battle as struggle the wrong end with nine, albeit north east rivals newcastle. but defoe posted via which the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game basketball. jermain defoe posted via which enjoying a game basketball. defoe and his team-mates fell against crystal palace. defoe arrived the stadium of light january following an unsuccessful time the mls with toronto fc in a switch that seen a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who eventually march and dick advocaat. however, former spurs forward has failed adapt life back england scored as the battle premier league survival heats. defoe did, however, do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1 earlier. the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as defeated rivals newcastle 1 earlier. a plane flying new york london heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting a powerhouse jet stream. british airways flight 114, a boeing 777-200 jet, took jfk at eastern standard time -lrb- est -rrb-, london heathrow. the total flight time was five hours, well short the estimated minimum six-hour journey. scroll. sunderland were brought down their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured alan pardew 's men which leaves only above. the black cats without a game this weekend have a tough run-in, with four away which includes trips arsenal chelsea in their final two fixtures. -lrb- cnn -- british officials, citing worries singer chris brown might pose barred him the united kingdom concerts this a uk border official. brown pleaded last assaulting his then-girlfriend, pop star rihanna. sunderland will hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday, where a victory sean dyche 's men see move level defoe 's side. sunderland are deep a premier league relegation battle sit only above. `` we reserve the uk to guilty, '' barbara woodward director the uk border agency 's international group. `` public safety. '' the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled wednesday glasgow, with shows three english cities -- manchester birmingham scheduled thursday friday he was then scheduled perform cork, ireland next tuesday. a publicist brown 's uk tour said the shows in england, ireland canceled `` due issues surrounding his work visa. '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday :. `` u ever feel the storm clouds too any sunshine get? '' `` think im go away '' brown was sentenced last august to serve to spend `` labor-oriented service '' the assault conviction. a british airways flight new york london heathrow took only five hours due flying through a powerhouse jet stream -lrb- file photo -rrb-. the difference temperature means pressure and winds greater thus reducing flight times between the us the uk -lrb- jet stream in purple -rrb-. by comparing the flight path here the graph, the plane was bang. what 's more, the flight was reported flown at speeds 745mph relative. the speed sound at sea level 761mph. several flights are reported made new york yesterday in around five hours 20 minutes due the 200mph north atlantic jet stream. how the stats measure for the supersonic flying ba jet from new york london heathrow. the conditions around the north atlantic have meant the us have feeling a polar vortex. passengers leaving jfk heading london yesterday were treated a reduction flight duration. a british home office official told cnn `` because his felony charge, it might '' allow brown into. the official asked not quoted about. it unexpected for the jet stream intensify during, flight times in january between the us the uk shortening in duration. the temperature contrast at greatest these months, as well leading polar-vortex related climate experienced the us currently air pressure wind increases. sadly, however the strength the jet stream heavily weighted ; that flights heading the us from europe see duration. the heavier green points the earth signify the powerful jet stream across. the atlantic jet stream route was taken advantage the concorde, when in 1996 hit took just two hours from new york often this because pilots forced closer greenland to escape powerful headwinds, as oppose the direct route over the atlantic. despite the boeing 777-200 jet reaching 745mph, does n't come matching the concorde on the same flight path. back in 1996, a new york to london flight took just two hours, 53 minutes hit top speeds
it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . a plane flying from new york to london heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream . british airways flight 114 , a boeing 777-200 jet , took off from jfk at 10.50 pm eastern standard time -lrb- est -rrb- , and landed at 9.06 am local time at london heathrow . the total flight time was five hours and 16 minutes , well short of the estimated minimum six-hour journey . scroll down for video . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- british officials , citing worries that singer chris brown might pose a danger to british citizens , barred him from entering the united kingdom for concerts this week , a uk border official said . brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend , pop star rihanna . sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone . `` we reserve the right to refuse entry to the uk to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offense , '' said barbara woodward , director of the uk border agency 's international group . `` public safety is one of our primary concerns . '' the 21-year-old r&b singer was scheduled to perform wednesday night in glasgow , scotland , with shows in three english cities -- manchester , birmingham and london -- scheduled for thursday , friday and sunday , according to his official website . he was then scheduled to perform in cork , ireland next tuesday . a publicist for brown 's uk tour said the shows in england , scotland and ireland were canceled `` due to issues surrounding his work visa . '' brown vented in twitter messages posted online to his fans late monday : . `` u ever feel like the storm clouds are too thick for any sunshine to get through ? '' `` think ima go away !!!! '' brown was sentenced last august to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in `` labor-oriented service '' for the assault conviction . a british airways flight from new york to london heathrow took only five hours and 16 minutes due to flying through a powerhouse jet stream -lrb- file photo -rrb- . the difference in temperature between the equator
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