Burnley manager Vincent Kompany and Wolves manager Nuno are the only two black Premier League managers Non-black players were 50% more likely to get into management than black players over a 30-year period, according to research commissioned by the Black Footballers Partnership (BFP). The report by three academics looked at off-the-pitch careers of around 3,500 […]
It happens every time that guy Carlos Alcaraz takes the court. One outrageously zany point where he does something that people who have been watching tennis for decades will swear on the life of their favorite doubles partner that they have never seen before. And they are probably right because even as he muddled (for […]
Phil Parkinson was appointed Wrexham manager in July 2021 Manager Phil Parkinson says Wrexham must prepare for an “eight-game season” as they chase promotion to League One. They remain in the automatic promotion places but are level on points with fourth placed Milton Keynes Dons. “It’s a very, very tight division. Very competitive and we’re […]
In this file photo, voters deliver their ballot to a polling station in Tempe, Ariz., on Nov. 3, 2020. In the 2024 presidential preference election in Arizona, independent voters are not permitted to vote. Matt York/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt York/AP In this file photo, voters deliver their ballot to a polling station in […]
In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden’s budget plan to hike the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28% strikes me as particularly misguided. This move, ostensibly aimed at ensuring a “fair share” of contributions from corporate America, is a glaring […]
It is impossible to think about Vaughan Gething’s victory in the Welsh Labour leadership election without reference to the recent news about a Tory donor’s vicious racist rant against Westminster’s first Black female MP, Diane Abbott. Gething won the election on Saturday with 51.7% of the vote. When he succeeds Mark Drakeford as Wales’s first […]
Everything, Mr Abbott admits, feels like a gamble at the moment. Unless rates start to fall soon, they will have to cut back on costs whichever option they choose. That means no holiday, fewer swimming lessons for the children, no gym or TV subscription. #mortgage #deals #pulled #days
Early results show Putin winning some 87 percent of the vote, the highest-ever result in Russia’s post-Soviet history. President Vladimir Putin is set to win a record post-Soviet landslide victory in Russia’s election, cementing his grip on power, despite a large number of opponents staging a noon protest at polling stations. Shortly after the last […]
D.C. United did not have to contend with Lionel Messi on Saturday, an injury absence that figured to provide Troy Lesesne’s ambitious MLS team with a clear advantage at sold-out Audi Field. But Inter Miami also employs Luis Suárez, Messi’s former running mate at FC Barcelona. And in a second half in which the visitors […]
Families have spoken about why they have scattered their loved ones’ ashes into space. Claire Mercer’s husband Jason, from Rotherham, was killed in a crash on a smart motorway near Sheffield in 2019. She arranged for his ashes to be scattered 100,000 ft (30,480m) above the Earth, inspired by his love of astronomy. “The picture […]