Four detained for hanging Vinicius Jr. effigy off Madrid bridge.
The arrests occurred just days after the Brazilian player was subjected to racial slurs during Real Madrid's match against Valencia, prompting the team to file a hate crime report.Four individuals have been arrested on suspicion of hanging a Vinicius Jr. effigy from a bridge in the Spanish capital in...
Robinson’s return to Test squad helps England.
After left ankle scans showed no injuries, Ollie Robinson can play in England's one-off encounter against Ireland next week.The 29-year-old is considered crucial to England's prospects of regaining the Ashes this summer, and the sight of him on crutches and wearing a moon boot during the weekend's Division Two...
Brooks Koepka wins US PGA as first LIV golfer.
The victory celebrations for Brooks Koepka at the US PGA Championship echoed from Rochester to Riyadh. For the American, a fifth major victory positions him in the pantheon of golf's greats alongside Byron Nelson and Peter Thomson. He is only the twentieth golfer in history to achieve this milestone....
Manchester City fans have “cognitive dissonance”
It's been a rollercoaster, but we're on top of the world.When my spouse and I met in 1995, he was a season ticket holder for Manchester City. As a result, I became a fan of the club." Once our three sons were mature enough, we began to travel whenever...
NBA playoffs: Celtics collapse late as Heat lead East finals 2-0.
Jimmy Butler and the Boston Celtics went head-to-head, and the Heat will return to Miami with a chance to advance to the NBA finals.Friday night, the eighth-seeded Miami Heat defeated the ninth-seeded Boston Celtics, 111-105. Jimmy Butler tallied 27 points, including back-to-back baskets to tie the game and give...
Are football teams without a purpose “on the beach”? trucking and fruit picking.
You may have heard that Napoli won the Scudetto for the first time in 33 years this month, with only five games left to play. You might not have realized that the newly crowned champions lost 2-0 to Monza, a team that had just been promoted, last weekend. Could...
Manchester City’s defeat over Real Madrid was an era-defining victory.
Manchester City has had one primary goal for the past 15 years. Since Sheikh Mansour acquired the club, their objective has been to win the Champions League. They have traversed lofty mountains and dense forests.They've lost in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and once in the championship game itself,...
‘Camavinga left-back?’: How luck changed Real Madrid.
It wasn't the first time that necessity was the mother of invention, and it won't be the last time that what was intended to be a temporary solution turned out to be more than a stroke of luck – and, in the not-too-distant future, may even be viewed as...
British Gymnastics chair says sport needs autonomous welfare authority.
The chair of British Gymnastics has urged the government to establish an independent welfare body to protect athletes across all sports, and to ensure that governing bodies no longer incur substantial costs when handling cases of athlete protection.Mike Darcey stated, in a notable intervention, that while the benefits of...
Jofra Archer out of Ashes after elbow stress fracture recurrence.
Scan results show that Jofra Archer will miss another summer and Ashes series owing to a right forearm stress fracture. Jonny Bairstow will replace Ben Foakes as wicketkeeper in the one-off Test against Ireland next month, the ECB said.Archer missed England's 2019-20 tour of South Africa, the 2021 T20...
Footballer Son Jun-ho imprisoned in China for bribery.
China has verified the detention of a South Korean footballer in connection with a case of bribery.The Chinese foreign ministry says Liaoning police are holding Chinese Super League player Son Jun-ho.Friday, the 31-year-old was arrested at a Shanghai airport, according to South Korean media.The reports of Mr. Son's arrest...
Peaceful protest is not debatable, but targeting Epsom is.
In William Powell Frith's famous painting The Derby Day, all human activity is present and joyfully incorrect. Lords and ladies, rakes and scoundrels, circus performers and card sharps, high society and lowlifes, and everyone in between, all mingled freely with one another at one of the few occasions in...
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CBI members vote on lobby group’s future.
According to the CBI, more than 1,000 business executives were consulted regarding the organization's future direction.Following a succession of scandals, CBI members will begin voting today on the future of the business lobbying group.The organization was thrown into chaos after CBI employees made allegations of severe sexual assault against...
Additional disruption as a new surge of walkouts commences
Today, rail service will be interrupted in several places due to new walkouts.Aslef will strike Wednesday and June 3, the day of the FA Cup Final, while RMT will strike Friday.Aslef stated that there was "no waning enthusiasm" in the protracted dispute over wages and working conditions.The government stated...
Michael Ball returns to West End with musical that made him famous.
Michael Ball rose to prominence in 1989 with the song Love Changes Everything from Aspects Of Love; he is now performing the song again on the West End as the show receives a revival in London.Michael Ball describes it as "pretty much a dream come true" to return to...
Here’s why Arctic Monkeys are fond of Tom Jones:
After 57 dates in 33 countries, the Arctic Monkeys' world tour will return to the United Kingdom on Monday for a series of stadium performances.And anyone who has seen them recently knows that they have been strolling on stage to either Barry White's I'm Gonna Love You Just a...