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Iconic RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART Celebrated In New Documentary On Canada’s CBC
A new documentary about the late RUSH drummer Neil Peart, titled “Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple”, will premiere on Canada’s CBC network on 23 September 2026. The film traces Peart’s difficult early career and subsequent rise to fame, featuring interviews with RUSH bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson as well as tributes from other renowned…
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A wanted man – but would Liverpool’s Gakpo be a good fit at Spurs?
Tottenham Hotspur have identified Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo as a potential transfer target as manager Roberto de Zerbi looks to reshape his attacking options. Any deal would be complicated, as Liverpool are wary of weakening their forward line following Mohamed Salah’s exit and with Hugo Ekitike still recovering from an Achilles injury, while the Reds…
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Weekly sports quiz: Beckham at the Commonwealth Games?
BBC Sport has published its weekly sports quiz, testing readers on the major stories from the past seven days. The quiz covers a broad sweep of the sporting calendar, including the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, the Women’s Open golf championship, and managerial changes at football clubs as they prepare for the new season. The…
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Gianni Infantino REFUSES to resign as FIFA president: Under-fire chief apologises and vows to fight on as he breaks cover after being forced to abandon World Cup sale plans
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has refused calls to resign despite mounting criticism over his leadership, issuing an apology while insisting he will continue in the role. The under-fire chief broke his silence after being forced to abandon controversial plans to sell hosting or commercial rights linked to the World Cup, a move that had drawn…
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Watch Justin Bieber Boast He’s a ‘Superior Ping-Pong Player’ to Tennis Champ Novak Djokovic Before Winning $1 Million Fanatics Games Prize
Justin Bieber won the Fanatics Games at Fanatics Fest in New York, beating an all-star field of athletes including Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns, and immediately gave away his $1 million (£790,000) prize rather than keeping it. The event, filmed for the ESPN special “Fanatics Fest: All Access”, saw the pop…
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Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Brett Ballard seriously injured in single-vehicle highway crash
Brett Ballard, the Washburn University men’s basketball head coach and a former University of Kansas Jayhawks guard, has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash on a highway in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday night. The incident has shocked the college basketball community, given Ballard’s standing as both a well-known former Jayhawks player and…
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‘Art therapy’, cricket, break dancing… and TWO GPs onsite: Inside Britain’s biggest migrant camp where asylum seekers are called ‘customers’ and treated to the cushiest of lives – all paid for by YOU
An investigation reports on conditions at what is described as Britain’s largest asylum accommodation centre, revealing that residents are provided with amenities including art therapy sessions, cricket, break dancing classes and on-site access to two GPs. The report frames these facilities as unusually generous for state-funded asylum accommodation, and highlights that staff reportedly refer to…
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Chiefs coach Andy Reid has a blunt response to everyone freaking out over Travis Kelce’s dad bod
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has dismissed the online furore over tight end Travis Kelce’s physique at the start of NFL training camp, offering a characteristically blunt take on the speculation. The story highlights how quickly minor observations about a high-profile athlete’s appearance can spiral into a media talking point during the quieter…
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Banned from football at home, Afghan women’s team reunite 8,000 miles away
A newly reunited Afghan women’s football team, Afghan Women United, gathered in New Zealand for the first time since FIFA ruled in April that they could represent Afghanistan in official matches. The 23-player squad, made up of Afghan players now living abroad after fleeing Taliban rule, no longer needs approval from the Afghanistan Football Federation,…
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US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa over diplomatic tensions
The State Department revoked the visa of Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, the Brazilian ambassador to the U.S., on Tuesday amid tensions between the two governments. In a statement, the office of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said it “repudiates” the decision by the State Department to revoke Viotti’s visa. Viotti has been Lula’s…