Wolves forward Daniel Podence has been charged for allegedly spitting at Brennan Johnson during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest. The incident occurred in the 90th minute and was checked by the VAR at the time but no action was taken by referee Chris Kavanagh. After the game, Johnson said he was surprised Podence escaped punishment.He said: “I’m not going to allegate him, but I felt like some sort of spit came towards my face. The referees have had a look at it, so it’s done now. I’m completely fine with it. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
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Rafael Nadal shared a congratulatory message to Novak Djokovic on Instagram after Djokovic tied the men’s all-time Grand Slam record this weekend. “Amazing achievement Nole, many congrats to you and your team!” Nadal wrote. “Well deserved. Enjoy Nole!” .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Djokovic won his 22nd major title — and 10th Australian Open — when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the final Sunday. The overall record belongs to Margaret Court, who won 24 Grand Slam titles. Serena Williams won 23. Nadal was the defending champion in Australia and entered the tournament as the No.…
When night falls in Tatiana Trofimenko’s village in southern Ukraine, she pours sunflower oil that aid groups gave her into a jar and seals it with a wick-fitted lid. A flick of a match, and the make-do candle is lit. “This is our electricity,” Trofimenko, 68, says. It has been more than 11 weeks since Ukrainian forces wrested back control of her village in Kherson province from Russia. But the war in Kalynivske remain ever present. In the peak of winter, the remote area not far from an active front line has no power or water. The sounds of war…
The move comes after Zelenskyy adviser appeared to directly link Ukraine with an attack on a military facility in central Iran.Tehran, Iran – The Iranian foreign ministry has summoned the Ukrainian charge d’affaires in the country over comments made by a top presidential adviser, who appeared to link a recent drone attack in central Iran to the war in Ukraine. The envoy was called on Monday to provide explanations over a Twitter post by Mykhailo Podolyak a day earlier, according to Nournews, an outlet affiliated with Iran’s National Security Council. “Explosive night in Iran – drone & missile production, oil…
The England cricketers formerly known as Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt will both use their married name Sciver-Brunt on the field going forward.The pair both changed their names when marrying each other in May 2022, but initially did not carry that over to cricket, where they are two of the biggest stars in the English game. After both were included in England’s team for Monday’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand, the team’s Twitter account announced the change, sharing a photo of the Sciver-Brunts in their updated kits.England said on Twitter: “Two new names on the scorecard!”Our all-rounders…
Say what you may about Israel’s ruling fanatics but listen carefully to what they say. Unlike their coalition partner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they are blunt about their racism and bigotry. These straight-talking maniacs say what they think and do what they say. Their vision may be disastrous, even catastrophic, but their candour is refreshing in the way it exposes the myth of a secular, liberal and enlightened Israel. One leading fanatic is Bezalel Smotrich, the head of the Religious Zionism party and Israel’s new finance minister. After a recording of him admitting to being a fascist became public in recent days, he retorted sardonically: “I may be a far-right person,…
Shortly after 35-year-old Novak Djokovic despatched another considerably younger player to win a 22nd Grand Slam title, his coach Goran Ivanisevic was asked how long the new Australian Open champion could stay at the top level.The response probably sent a chill through the rest of the ATP Tour.”Definitely two, three more years,” said Ivanisevic, who has helped Djokovic win seven of his major titles.”His level is unbelievable. He is from outer space. His brain is working different.”Djokovic, who turns 36 in May, showed all facets of his greatness on the way to beating 24-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s Melbourne final.The…
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 341st day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Monday, January 30, 2023: Fighting People gathered in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to commemorate a British volunteer killed during a rescue mission in the eastern town of Soledar in Donetsk region. At least one person was killed in an air raid on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv and three were killed in the southern city of Kherson amid renewed Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials said. Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately striking a hospital in a Russian-held area…
A radiation alert is in force for parts of Western Australia after a tiny capsule containing Caesium-137 was lost.Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised as the search continues for a tiny radioactive capsule that went missing while it was being taken to a storage facility in Perth, triggering a radiation alert in parts of Western Australia. The silver-coloured capsule, just 6mm (0.24 inches) wide and 8mm (0.31 inches) long, was lost as it was being transported from Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri mine near Newman, in the remote Kimberley region, to a storage facility some 1,400km (870 miles) away in Perth. It…
Turkey and Hungary are the only members of the 30-nation alliance yet to approve the Nordic nations’ application.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that Ankara could accept Finland into NATO before taking any action on the membership of its Nordic neighbour Sweden. Erdogan was speaking just days after Ankara suspended NATO accession talks with the two countries after a protest in Stockholm in which a far-right politician burned a copy of the Quran. “We may deliver Finland a different message [on their NATO application] and Sweden would be shocked when they see our message. But Finland should not make…