More victims of the infected blood scandal will die without ever receiving full compensation, a government minister has said. The paymaster general Nick Thomas-Symonds was giving evidence to a special session of the public inquiry into what’s been called the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. It’s thought 30,000 patients in the UK were infected […]
President Donald Trump has said that the opportunity to compete at football’s 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” for Russia to end the war with Ukraine. Russian national teams have been banned from international competitions by both FIFA and UEFA since 2022, days after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Qualification for the 2026 World […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 7, 2025, 05:57 AM ET Barcelona midfielder Pedri has urged UEFA to investigate the refereeing performance in Tuesday’s harrowing 4-3 Champions League semifinal defeat to Inter Milan at San Siro. Raphinha’s 87th-minute winner looked to have set Barça on course for a first final since 2015, but a late equaliser […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 7, 2025, 06:53 AM ET Barcelona defender Iñigo Martínez denied spitting at Inter Milan’s Francesco Acerbi in the aftermath of the Italian side’s second goal in Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal. Inter eventual won an epic game 4-3 after extra time to book their place in the final, but the flashpoint […]
Bryan Mbeumo is “likely” to leave Brentford this summer while Yoane Wissa could also get his “dream” move, according to club captain Christian Nørgaard. Mbeumo and Wissa have both enjoyed stellar seasons for the west London club, scoring 18 goals each in the Premier League. Both have been linked with moves away, with Manchester United […]
Inter Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets admitted the MLS club is not up to the level of competition that will be seen at the 2025 Club World Cup, but insisted the team will fight to advance out of the group stage regardless of the opponents. “It’s clear that we are not at the level to compete […]
Stuart Woodward BBC News, Essex Steve Hubbard/BBC Finley has received weekly lipid infusions directly into his heart since he was four Like most teenagers his age, Finley is given a cake every year to celebrate his birthday, but he can never eat it – or any other food. If he did, he would bleed internally. […]
Two-time Olympic Alpine ski gold medalist and Colorado native Mikaela Shiffrin has joined the ownership group of Denver’s expansion National Women’s Soccer League team. Shiffrin, the most decorated Alpine skier in history with 101 World Cup victories, is an eight-time world champion, five-time overall World Cup champion and the only athlete to win in all […]
Washington, DC – Jewish students involved in protests at Columbia University say their pro-Palestinian activism is driven by their faith – not in spite of it. On Tuesday, a group of Jewish student activists met with members of the United States Congress in Washington, DC, to tell their stories, which they say have been left […]
Joshua Goodman, an associate professor of education and economics at Boston University, found a similarly striking effect at the college level. Goodman looked at a data set of students whose SAT scores were right on the margin of a cutoff point established for admission to what he called “target colleges.” The candidates were essentially equivalent, […]