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2024 NBA playoffs preview: Play-in predictions, first-round series guide

Are you ready for some NBA postseason? We got a little taster on the season’s final weekend, with a few teams playing high-stakes games that resembled playoff environments. That was particularly true in the jumbled Western Conference standings, where the New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings were […]

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Liz Truss and her plan to ‘save the west’

Liz Truss is back – kind of. The former PM of just 49 days has published a book, Ten Years to Save the West. Newsportu’s political correspondent Eleni Courea and breaking news correspondent Martin Pengelly discuss her seeming lack of regret Despite just 49 days in office during which the British pound reached an all-time […]

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Bellingham: More must be done to combat ‘massive’ racism problem

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 16, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Jude Bellingham said Vinícius Júnior and other players need more support in dealing with the “massive problem” of racism in Spanish football, describing the abuse some players receive as “disgusting.” TV images showed a fan making racist gestures towards Bellingham’s Real Madrid teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni […]

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Etiquette for writing online reviews

New York City bar owner Michael Reynolds never wanted his business listed on Yelp. Within weeks of opening, the online review site gave the bar a profile anyway, and the reviews came soon after: “Rude bartenders. Mediocre cocktails.” Reynolds ordered about 100 T-shirts with the review emblazoned across the back and handed them out to […]

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Ryan Giggs and football: A very complicated relationship

The celebration was almost as glorious as the goal itself. The fuzz of chest hair, the twirling shirt, the body swerve to evade the Manchester United fans who had run on the pitch in their euphoria. On Sunday, it is 25 years since Patrick Vieira, a genuine great of Arsenal’s midfield, played a wayward pass […]

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Congress under pressure to pass Israel aid after Iran attacks

Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel this weekend added fresh urgency to the long-stalled congressional effort to secure more aid for a U.S. ally, but as the House returns to session on Monday, there is little clarity on what type of aid package Republicans will take up. Sharp divisions within the Republican Party have […]

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