WWE’s Vincent McMahon hit with sex trafficking lawsuit in US January 26, 2024 WWE’s billionaire founder and executive chairman Vincent McMahon was hit with a lawsuit in the US accusing him of sex trafficking. A former employee at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Janel Grant, has accused wrestler of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse as well as trafficking in a lawsuit filed on Thursday at the District Court for [...]
Ollie Phillips: Farrell move tough for Premiership but he’s made the right call January 26, 2024 I can do nothing but commend Owen Farrell’s move from Saracens to Racing 92. He owes nobody anything and can really start to relax into the twilight of his career. I cannot say the news shocked me given the abuse so-called fans and others had heaped upon the England No10, but to see him leave [...]
Wayne Barnes sets his focus on the law after he blows the whistle on refereeing January 26, 2024 Former rugby ref Wayne Barnes has traded the laws of the game for the laws of the land as he heads into practice full-time
Tumbleweed transfer window: How much have Premier League clubs spent in January 2024? January 25, 2024 It's 14 years since they operated this frugally in the mid-season window.
Uefa chief Boban sensationally quits over issues with president Ceferin January 25, 2024 Uefa’s chief football officer has sensationally quit the European football body in protest over new rules that could see president Aleksander Ceferin extend his term limits. Zvonimir Boban resigned in a statement this morning over what he said would be changes that went against “all the principles and values I wholeheartedly believe in and stand [...]
Ed Warner: What politicians get wrong on policy and how I would fix it January 25, 2024 Britons may now be only four months away from their day in the polling booth. Policy wonks will be doing their wonking, party manifestos in early draft form, PR grids being re-written daily. Sport will barely feature beyond a sweaty MP or two getting down with the kids for a fleeting photo op at a [...]
Real Madrid knock Manchester City off top spot in Deloitte Football Money League January 25, 2024 Man City, Man Utd and Liverpool all slipped down the rankings for 2024.
Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis pleads guilty to securities fraud January 24, 2024 Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis has pleaded guilty to a number of criminal charges in the United States. The British billionaire was charged with insider trading last year and has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud. The 86-year-old’s family trust control a majority [...]
Stokes considered refusing to fly to India over Bashir visa delay January 24, 2024 Bashir is the latest player of Pakistani heritage to experience problems entering India.
England tour in India is Bazball’s biggest test but Bashir situation farcical January 24, 2024 Just a tick over 4,000 days ago Ian Bell’s 116 and Joe Root’s 20 not out helped England to a draw in Nagpur in the final Test of a four-match series that saw the tourists win 2-1 against India. And more than 10 years on it remains the last bilateral series victory for England as [...]