FIFA suspends Spain FA boss for unsolicited kiss

FIFA suspends Spain FA boss for unsolicited kiss

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 26, 2023, 08:36 AM ET FIFA has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), from all football-related activities for 90 days following his unsolicited kiss of Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final. Despite growing pressure throughout the week, including FIFA opening disciplinary proceedings … Read more

LeBron James’ supposed front office influence would be ‘maddening’ as teammate, NBA legend says

LeBron James' supposed front office influence would be 'maddening' as teammate, NBA legend says

Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton took a shot at LeBron James and how the Los Angeles Lakers superstar would allegedly give voice to a team’s front office when making roster decisions. Stockton made his remarks on the latest episode of the “DNP-CD Sports” podcast and talked about James’ supposed influence on front offices. CLICK … Read more

‘Talk to Me’ speaks to everyone

‘Talk to Me’ speaks to everyone

Comment on this storyComment “Barbie” is an undeniable blockbuster, but “Talk to Me” — an indie horror film that sets inconsolable grief against a backdrop of adolescent ennui — is the real triumph of the summer box office. The A24 film, in which a group of teenagers discover they can communicate with the dead using … Read more

Review | A loving tribute to Ernie Bushmiller, cartoonist of ‘Nancy’

Review | A loving tribute to Ernie Bushmiller, cartoonist of ‘Nancy’

Comment on this storyComment Nancy the mischievous cartoon moppet, born during the Depression and later a plucky survivor of print journalism’s heyday, found herself back in the cultural spotlight in 2018. The perennial tyke with spiky, red-bowed hair had spent most of her existence delivering minimalist, sometimes absurd jokes. Now, Nancy was once again — … Read more

PL clubs spend record £1.95bn in transfer window

PL clubs spend record £1.95bn in transfer window

Aug 26, 2023, 06:24 AM ET Premier League clubs have spent a record £1.95 billion ($2.45bn) on players in the summer transfer window, with spending expected to exceed £2bn, according to analysis from Deloitte published on Friday. The transfer window, which opened on June 14, has already exceeded last year’s record £1.92bn with a week … Read more

Kremlin Considers How to Bring Private Military Group Under Its Control

Kremlin Considers How to Bring Private Military Group Under Its Control

The Kremlin is considering options on bringing the private military group Wagner under its direct control after the presumed death of its leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, according to U.S. and Western officials. Among those possibilities, officials say, are absorbing Wagner into the Defense Ministry or its military intelligence arm. The Kremlin could also install a … Read more

Trump and His Co-Defendants in Georgia Are Already at Odds

Trump and His Co-Defendants in Georgia Are Already at Odds

In the Georgia case, the question of whether to change the venue — a legal maneuver known as removal — matters because it would affect the composition of a jury. If the case stays in Fulton County, Ga., the jury will come from a bastion of Democratic politics where Mr. Trump was trounced in 2020. … Read more