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New Zealand Rugby set tentative date for Bledisloe Tests
NZR chief executive Mark Robinson also confirmed talks are ongoing. Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has given a formal outline for the game to ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys who is reviewing financials around the plan. "We're not still not able to finalise anything yet", he said. "We're happy with where that has eventually got to and it's given greater certainty for the players, provinci... [Full Article...]
CONFIRMED: Willian and Pedro sign contract extensions with Chelsea
Chelsea have confirmed they have extended the contracts of Willian and Pedro until the end of the season . Willian started Chelsea's win over Aston Villa on Sunday but Pedro was an unused substitute. Frank Lampard's side are fourth, while they have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals, although their Champions League campaign for this term appears set to end after a 3-0 last-16 first-leg defeat t... [Full Article...]
Hockey Hall of Fame passes on Alfie, inducts Marián Hossa, Doug Wilson
He was a first-team All-Star selection three times and won the goal-scoring and scoring titles in 2001-02. As "rental" players acquired at trade deadlines, neither Hossa nor Iginla, each in their first year of eligibility for the Hall, spent much time with the Penguins but their brief tenures were memorable. [Full Article...]
Cops Looking for a Woman that Purposely Coughed on a Baby
The disturbing incident unfolded at a San Jose restaurant earlier this month, in which the unidentified woman is seen in surveillance footage standing in line alongside a mother pushing her baby in a stroller. "I can't even imagine", she said. Said Mora: "Coughing on someone's face". I can't believe that someone has the heart to do this - and why? Authorities have described the suspect a... [Full Article...]
Bin Laden appearance at Elland Road a one-off
The Yorkshire club, in the absence of fans being allowed to attend matches, have asked fans to create "Crowdie" images to fill Elland Road for a fee of £25. Donald Trump and Gary Lineker were reportedly spotted at Cheltenham Town's loss in the League Two play-offs earlier this week, whilst Shaquille O'Neal was in the Northampton Town crowd, but he does support the club and his appearance was on ob... [Full Article...]
Protestors, police clash over Andrew Jackson statue in Washington DC
Jackson enslaved Black people as a plantation owner and is remembered for the Trail of Tears, a forced removal of Native Americans from the south that led to the death of thousands. John's Church across the street". Protesters clash with U.S. Park Police near the White House on Monday. "Let me be clear: we will not bow to anarchists". [Full Article...]
Officers at jail holding George Floyd murder accused claim racial discrimination
Last Wednesday, another fired Minneapolis officer, Thomas Lane, was released from jail. Kueng and Lane discovered Floyd sitting in a nearby auto. Kueng then told the other officers that he "couldn't find" Floyd's pulse. The four ex-cops are - J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao , and Derek Chauvin . The lawsuit says that when Chauvin was booked into the Ramsey County Adult Detention ... [Full Article...]
U.S. attorney general William Barr to be grilled by Congress
Barr previously agreed to testify in March, but the hearing was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Zelinsky will testify that DOJ leaders improperly intervened in the case against the former Republican strategist Roger Stone at Barr's direction because they were "afraid of the president". [Full Article...]