On the latest Sky Sports World Cup podcast, Joe Thomlinson is joined by Dharmesh Sheth and James Allcott to look ahead to England’s huge knockout game against Senegal on Sunday…The World Cup Podcast will be your one-stop shop for insight, analysis and a light-hearted look at the tournament, with some of Sky Sports’ biggest names featuring across the duration of the tournament. Rashford or Saka vs Senegal? | Great selection headache! | Will Maguire leave United? Part One | Dharmesh Sheth picks his expected side to face Senegal, discusses Gareth Southgate’s future and whether Harry Maguire will remain at Manchester…
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Peacekeeping force condemns ‘appalling act’ as it calls for immediate end to violence against civilians in the east.The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has denounced the killings of 50 villagers allegedly by the M23 armed group in the country’s conflict-wracked east as it called for an investigation to “bring the perpetrators to justice”. “These allegations, if confirmed, could constitute crimes under international humanitarian law,” the UN mission tweeted on Thursday night, adding that it was “horrified” by the killings, which the DRC military said were a violation of a ceasefire agreed on November 23. The…
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Switzerland advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup for the third tournament in a row after a 3-2 win over Serbia on Friday. Remo Freuler scored the winning goal just after halftime as the Swiss secured second place in Group G. They will next face Portugal on Tuesday at Lusail Stadium. Xherdan Shaqiri put Switzerland ahead early in the first half before Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Vlahovic responded for Serbia. Breel Embolo evened the score just before halftime. Switzerland needed a win to guarantee itself a place in the knockout round after beating Cameroon…
“Simply, it is an ankle injury. He had a specialist look at him this week, and another one next week. He will be out for this month and I think early next year we will get a better prediction of actually how many weeks he will be out for” – Quins head coach Tabai Matson on Marcus Smith Last Updated: 02/12/22 8:16pm Marcus Smith will be out of action until the new year England fly-half Marcus Smith will not play again this year after suffering an ankle injury during the Autumn Nations Series finale against South Africa. Smith went off…
United States President Joe Biden has signed into law a joint resolution ending a labour dispute between the country’s railroad companies and its unions, forcing both parties to reach a deal that would mean higher wages for workers. The move halts a strike that was anticipated to start on December 9, as railroad workers push for better working conditions. Biden had said that a railroad strike would spell “real disaster” for the US economy, resulting in job losses for “as many as 765,000 Americans” within the first two weeks alone. But in a bill-signing ceremony at the White House on…
Biden administration says measure aims to hold ‘corrupt officials accountable’ for activities destabilising Haiti.The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on Haitian officials accused of being involved in drug trafficking, as the United States and its allies continue to target corruption in the violence-plagued Caribbean nation. The US Department of Treasury said on Friday that the sanctions targeted Haitian Senator Rony Celestin, as well as former Senator Richard Lenine Herve Fourcand. “Rony Celestin and Richard Fourcand are two more examples of corrupt Haitian politicians abusing their power to further drug trafficking activities across the region,” Treasury official Brian E Nelson…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kanye West, now known as Ye, is best known for hits such as Gold Digger and StrongerKanye West has never been afraid to upset people, but his recent tirades against Jewish people have been too much for many.At the start of October, he was a billionaire music artist and businessman, and had deals with some of the world’s biggest brands.Fast-forward just two months, and most of those no longer apply.And it all started with a T-shirt. Paris Fashion Week – 3 October 2022At his Yeezy SZN 9 show, Kanye, now officially known as Ye, wears…
Recent remarks by West, now known as Ye, have cost him business deals and led to his suspension from social media platforms.Twitter has suspended rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David. Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension by replying to Ye’s post of an unflattering photo of Musk. Ye called it his “final tweet”. “I tried my best,” Musk tweeted. “Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.” Ye has made a series of anti-Jewish comments in recent…
LONDON (AP) — Formula One confirmed Friday that the Chinese Grand Prix will not take place in 2023, making it the fourth year in a row the race has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. F1 has not visited the Shanghai circuit since 2019 as China pursues a strict policy of local lockdowns, virus tests and entry restrictions during the pandemic, long after other countries on the F1 calendar eased many of their measures. The “zero-COVID” approach has led to rare protests within China in recent weeks. “Formula 1 can confirm, following dialogue with the promoter and relevant authorities,…
Cities across China have further unwound COVID restrictions, loosening testing and quarantine rules after nationwide demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms. Anger and frustration with China’s hardline pandemic response spilled onto the streets last weekend in widespread protests not seen in decades. China’s vast security apparatus moved swiftly to smother the demonstrations, deploying a heavy police presence and boosting online censorship and surveillance of the population. A number of cities also began loosening COVID restrictions, such as moving away from daily mass testing requirements – a tedious mainstay of life under Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policy.…