Freeman powers LA Dodgers over punchless Yankees to brink of World Series sweep | World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win from a surprising World Series sweep of the New York Yankees – and a second title in five years – after Freddie Freeman’s historic power streak continued to reduce a hotly anticipated showdown featuring baseball’s two most storied franchises to one-way traffic. The Dodgers first baseman tied George […]
Elvis Stojko, Patrick Chan weigh in on state of Canadian men’s figure skating
Elvis Stojko remembers watching Brian Orser spin through the air with a triple axel on his TV screen, inspiring him to one day follow the path carved out by the Canadian figure skating legend. “It was a really amazing time for us,” Stojko said. “We had so many great idols and great heroes to look […]
Mum fuming after girl, 6, left behind on school trip to pumpkin patch | US | News
A mother is demanding action after her six year old daughter was left behind during a school trip for two hours, while her classmates travelled 26 miles back to school. Six year old Cianni Allen was found wandering alone in the pumpkin patch at Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield, Indiana, as teachers and fellow students boarded […]
The Trump supporters who took over Georgia’s election board – podcast | News
In the 2020 US presidential election, when the Democrats won the key swing state of Georgia, Donald Trump made attempts to interfere with the result. Trump made a phone call to Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, in which he told him to “find 11,780 votes”. What risk do election deniers pose this time? In […]
Max Verstappen in line for penalty at next F1 race after Lando Norris punishment | F1 | Sport
Max Verstappen could be set to receive another penalty at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix after falling foul of the rules in Mexico. The Dutchman was punished heavily by the stewards for running Lando Norris off the road while battling for position. Norris was attempting to overtake Verstappen around the outside at Turn Four but […]
Meghan Markle warned she needs to do one thing to salvage ‘dignity’ | Royal | News
Meghan Markle was given a dire warning by a royal commentator who urged her to “follow the example” of other American women who married into royalty in the past and managed to “remain dignified”. The Duchess of Sussex found herself in hot water recently following a new wave of negative publicity after Princess Diana’s biographer […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys | Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs
Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed on Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series Making the Band in 2008. […]
Man Utd sack Erik ten Hag with immediate effect as INEOS decide replacement | Football | Sport
Manchester United have sacked Erik ten Hag with immediate effect and appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy as interim head coach. The Red Devils lost 2-1 at West Ham on Sunday, leaving them 14th in the Premier League table after nine matches. And that proved to be the last straw for the club’s co-owners, INEOS, who have […]
Parkrun legend, 81, in £325K inheritance fight with stepkids over home | UK | News
Michael Morfey outside Central London County Court (Image: Champion News) An 81-year-old Parkrun legend dubbed ‘Marvellous Mike’ is locked in a £325,000 inheritance fight with his stepkids who want to throw him out of his home. When super-fit pensioner Michael Morfey’s second wife Karen Morfey died in 2021, she left him nothing in her will […]
Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia | Whales
Lisette Muratore swam with humpback whales for the first time off the coast of Mo’orea, an island in French Polynesia, as part of a guided tour. She describes the experience as “overwhelming.” “You have a sudden realisation of the immensity of these creatures … seeing their wild beauty, it’s almost like there’s something sacred about […]