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Beckham’s impact on American soccer merits Hall of Fame entry
Ahead of next spring’s induction ceremony, the US Soccer Hall of Fame is expected to consider David Beckham for enshrinement, and columnist Pablo Iglesias Maurer argues the Englishman thoroughly merits a place. The hall has long admitted foreign-born figures who shaped the American game, from Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer to Steve Zungul, on the principle…
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George W. Bush reflects on what REALLY happened between FBI and CIA in Oval Office after 9/11
Former US President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a candid account of the chaos inside the White House immediately after the 11 September 2001 attacks, speaking at his presidential library in Dallas as the 25th anniversary of the atrocity was marked. Rice recalled that the FBI and CIA had…
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End of Jimmy Kimmel Live rumoured but ABC disputes speculation
A Daily Mail poll piece examines reports that this season of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” could be the host’s last, after Page Six suggested the long-running ABC late-night show may be wound down next year. The claim is notable because Kimmel had reportedly signed a contract extension through May 2027, and ABC has pushed back against…
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Barraza sprints unarmoured after Bondi shots, markets slump, Zverev into US Open semis
Cesar Barraza details his split-second dash without vest or vest gear during the Bondi attack, as the ASX suffers its worst day in six months and Malinauskas defends migration; FitzSimons testifies at the Alan Jones trial and Zverev reaches the US Open semi-finals.
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Gleeful Scottish separatists seize on Burnham Indyref gaffe as election guru warns there may be enough support to justify new vote on his terms
Scottish nationalists have pounced on a comment by Andy Burnham during Prime Minister’s Questions in which he suggested there was no majority public support in Scotland for a fresh independence referendum, only for polling expert Sir John Curtice to say that claim could be challenged. Burnham had argued a new vote could only happen if…
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Union boss urges Burnham to forge closer ties with EU to undo damage done by Tories’ ‘bad’ Brexit deal
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to use an upcoming UK-EU summit to forge much closer ties with the bloc, arguing that Britain is still paying the price for what he called the Conservatives’ “bad” Brexit deal. He said that with a difficult Budget approaching, war in Ukraine,…
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Lauryn Hill and Wyclef reunite for free Central Park concert this September
Global Citizen has finalised the line-up for its 2026 Global Citizen Festival, a free concert taking place on 26 September on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park, hosted by Hugh Jackman. Headline performers include Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, marking the 30th anniversary of the Fugees’ album The Score, alongside Lenny Kravitz,…
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France wants to transform Fifa after withdrawing Infantino support
The French Football Federation (FFF) has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s Fifa presidency, following England, Italy, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland, and is now calling for a wider overhaul of how football’s governing body is run. The move comes after Infantino abandoned a controversial plan to sell stakes in Fifa competitions, including the…
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Ministers rejected NATS reimbursement plan before 2,000 UK flights were cancelled
The UK government opposed an amendment that would have forced air traffic control provider NATS to reimburse airlines for passenger compensation following its failures, only weeks before a major system outage this week led to roughly 2,000 flight cancellations and disrupted around 330,000 passengers. The revelation, raised by Liberal Democrat MP Luke Taylor in a…