Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been handed a seven-match domestic ban and a £100,000 fine by the Football Association (FA) after being found guilty of making a racist comment about teammate Heung-Min Son. The FA imposed the sanctions following an independent regulatory commission’s ruling after an investigation into remarks made during a media interview…
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch.
President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russian territory for the first time, U.S. officials confirmed on Sunday. The decision marks a critical escalation in Western military support for Ukraine as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion. The authorization allows Ukraine to deploy Army…
England made light work of 10-man Republic of Ireland in a dominant second-half performance, securing a 5-0 victory at Wembley on Sunday to clinch promotion back to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League. Interim manager Lee Carsley’s reign came to a perfect end, as the Three Lions completed a second-half blitz that included…
France secured top spot in Group A2 of the UEFA Nations League with a commanding 3-1 victory over Italy at the San Siro on Sunday. The win, marked by a stellar performance from Adrien Rabiot, ensured Les Bleus leapfrogged the Azzurri to finish the group stage with 13 points, edging Italy on goal difference. Both…
The leading politician in the United States House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson, has resisted calls to release a report examining allegations against Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general. The report, led by the House Ethics Committee, examined accusations that Gaetz, 42, had inappropriate sexual relations with a minor and engaged…
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has announced his resignation following the release of a damning independent review into the Church of England’s handling of abuse by John Smyth, a prominent barrister and lay preacher who subjected as many as 130 boys and young men to years of horrific physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. The review,…
Marco Angulo, the talented Ecuadorian international midfielder, has tragically passed away at the age of 22, following injuries sustained in a car crash last month. The player, who was on loan from Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati to Liga de Quito, died on Monday night after spending over a month in intensive care. The car…
President-elect Donald Trump has announced the creation of a new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), naming Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, to co-lead the body alongside entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. The move signals a bold attempt to reshape the U.S. government, slashing spending, cutting regulations, and dismantling what Trump…
Climate change is helping to drive a rising refugee crisis, adding to the huge numbers already displaced by conflict, according to a United Nations report. Three-quarters of the world’s forcibly displaced people live in countries heavily affected by climate hazards, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said in the document released on Tuesday. The number of…
