BBC News The Inter Miami forward, 39, also became an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and won the Champions League four times with Barcelona, plus 10 La Liga titles in 17 seasons in their first team. Jorge supported his local team Newell’s Old Boys and Lionel joined the club when he was seven years old. The […]
BBC News An opposition MP, Time Kadrijaj, threw eggs at Kosovo’s acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a plenary session on Saturday. The Alliance party MP hurled at least four eggs in Kurti’s direction before lawmakers and police officers intervened. Chaos unfolded after Kurti told Parliament he needed more time to hold talks with other […]
BBC News Former West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan has attended their Carabao Cup match against Portsmouth despite being advised he should stay away from home games at London Stadium. Sullivan resigned from his position as co-chair of West Ham in June after seven women accused him of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour, allegations he […]
Digital Trends I have two pairs of wireless earbuds that I rotate during long gaming sessions. When one starts complaining about its battery, I swap in the other pair and put the first one on charge. It’s a mildly ridiculous system, but it works. Apparently, my gaming setup now requires something resembling shift work. Then […]
Digital Trends Google’s upcoming Googlebook lineup is starting to take shape through leaks. Lenovo has already appeared in several renders, while a recent benchmark leak suggests Dell may bring the XPS name to Google’s new laptop platform. Asus is now the latest manufacturer to surface ahead of launch. Digital Citizen has published multiple renders of […]
Tech AI stocks came roaring back this week as investors worked through another wave of corporate earnings and a surprisingly weak July jobs report . The major averages notched a second straight week of gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 both touching record highs. The blue-chip index closed at […]
BBC News Translink has apologised after rail passengers were left stranded on a platform when a late-night train arrived into a station that was already shut for the night. A group of about 30 customers were stuck on the platform at Newry Train Station for more than 45 minutes in the early hours of Saturday. […]
BBC News The US has pledged £1bn in assistance to Colombia, after the country’s new right-wing president was sworn in on Friday. Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an “all-out war” on what he calls “narco-terrorism”. In a statement hailing a “new era in US-Colombia relations”, the US state […]
BBC News Former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Phil Parkes has died at the age of 79. Parkes spent 18 years with Wolves between 1960 and 1978 and made 382 appearances after joining the club as a schoolboy. After retiring from playing in 1983, he went on to serve on the committee of Wolves’ former players association […]
BBC News Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has spoken publicly for the first time since Grand Slam Track went bankrupt, and has clarified details of payments to himself and competing athletes. Contracted runners were promised lucrative prize money and salaries in the competition’s inaugural season last year, but the final event in Los Angeles was […]
