Wales great George North has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. North, who turned 34 earlier this month, called time on his international career in 2024 having won 121 caps and scored 47 tries for his country. The wing or centre also toured with British and Irish…
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has defended a joke in which he called First Lady Melania Trump an “expectant widow”, just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. After the White House urged his network, ABC, to fire the comedian, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now ordering an early review…
Hailey Baptiste saved six match points as she stunned world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open. Baptiste, the 30th seed, came through 2-6 6-2 7-6 (8-6) in a little over two and a half hours to end Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak. She is just the second player,…
Alfie Whiteman picked up a Europa League winners’ medal last year, now at 27 he has retired from football and is opening his first photography exhibition. Source link
Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer. Source link
Italian Andrea Pavan said he is “optimistic” about a return to playing after he fell down an open lift shaft in February. The incident occurred before the South African Open at Pavan’s private accommodation near Stellenbosch Golf Club when the lift doors opened but there was no lift car in the shaft, causing him to…
Antoine Griezmann’s significance at Atletico Madrid goes far beyond his numbers. He is regarded as their greatest player, not just a goalscorer, but more importantly as the most complete expression of what the club stands for. Simeone spoke about him with genuine emotion, even saying he loves him. Thierry Henry thanked him publicly a couple…
Hundreds of women have accused Al Fayed, who owned the luxury Harrods store in London between 1985 and 2010, of rape, sexual assault and trafficking. Several women have made the same allegations against his brother Salah Fayed. Mohamed Al Fayed died in 2023 aged 94 having never faced any charges. Salah Fayed died in 2010….
Annie Shiel, a former US official who worked on civilian harm reduction at the state department, said previous cases followed a pattern where the US had “come out and said ‘it was not us’, only for media and [non governmental organisation] reporting to show that in fact it was a US strike, and then the…
The night was filled with designer fashion, luscious bouquets, billionaire guests and joke-filled speeches. Source link