Andre Onana returned to competitive football this weekend in the Community Shield against Manchester City, with his side losing on penalties at Wembley. Last season it emerged the Manchester United goalkeeper uses Vaseline on his gloves, which raised several other questions for me. What other substances do we ’keepers put on our gloves to try […]
Disney The Lion King ride appears to be a log flume-style attraction A brand-new Lion King attraction is coming to Disney’s resort in Paris, the entertainment giant has announced. Visitors will go “on a journey through the African savanna” alongside iconic characters from Mufasa and Simba to Timon and Pumbaa, theme park chief Josh D’Amaro […]
There is “clear” Russian involvement in the far-right riots and security services will be looking closely at the instigators, a former head of the MI6 Russia desk has said. Christopher Steele, the ex-spy who compiled a notorious dossier on Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia, said that security officials would be “looking very carefully” at the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged for the first time that his military is conducting a cross-border offensive inside Russia’s western Kursk region. In his video address late on Saturday, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine’s military was pushing the war onto “the aggressor’s territory”. Kyiv launched its surprise attack on Tuesday, rapidly advancing more than 10km […]
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 10, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. PARIS — The U.S. women’s national team won the Olympic gold medal on Saturday, beating Brazil 1-0 in a game that required a stout defensive stand in the first half followed by a precise and calculated […]
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Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The Perseid meteor shower is visible in the north-eastern night sky The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of the year. The spectacle is set to peak this weekend, reaching its height on Sunday night into Monday morning. The Perseids pass through our atmosphere every year when the […]
Gothenburg, Sweden – George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and grandchildren. Soft grey walls typical of a Swedish apartment bear no hallmarks of a home belonging to an internationally acclaimed musician, however. With his long, greying hair, wide-rimmed spectacles and […]
EPA Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled after her 15-year rule ended abruptly The ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, will return to the country when elections are declared, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy says. Ms Hasina, who resigned and fled the country earlier this week following a massive unrest, is currently in India. Bangladeshi media […]
Mr Osborne – who was chancellor from 2010 to 2016 – said: “If we had not done that Britain would have been more exposed, not just to future things like the coronavirus pandemic, but indeed to the fiscal crisis which very rapidly followed in countries across Europe. “If we had not had a clear plan […]