‘London Has Fallen’ is ill-timed, reckless terror flick
The new film “London Has Fallen” is obviously meant to be an action-filled popcorn flick, but there’s something about its upcoming March release that strikes me as profoundly irresponsible. Lewis Beale...
View ArticleSpain National 7s team confirmed for West 7s Series
Spain National 7s team is the first international outfit to confirm their participation for the inaugural West 7s Rugby Series – Nadi edition, a first in a series of sevens rugby tournaments to be held...
View ArticleVito heading to France
All Blacks and Hurricanes loose forward Victor Vito is heading to France later this year. Vito has signed a three-year contract with French Top 14 club La Rochelle and will farewell New Zealand rugby...
View ArticleSuper bonus point changes confirmed
Super Rugby organisers have announced a change in the penalty rules and confirmed a new attacking bonus point system aimed at making matches more competitive. As heavily reported last month, the...
View ArticleAfter 82 years, woman meets daughter she had to give up
Some adopted children spend years looking for their birth parents. It took Betty Morrell decades — five, to be exact. But she was recently reunited with the woman who gave birth to her 82 years ago,...
View ArticleLeicester stay top of EPL
Jamie Vardy scored twice, including a breathtaking volley, as English Premier League football leaders Leicester City beat Liverpool 2-0 at home to stay three points clear of the chasing pack led by...
View ArticlePacific Super Rugby team a boost on and off the field – ex players
A Super Rugby team in the Pacific Islands would have lasting benefits both on and off the field, according to former players. The new expanded Super competition kicks off later this month, with teams...
View ArticlePNG pledges to renovate Tonga’s Teufaiva Park for Games
Papua New Guinea has indicated its assistance to Tonga will go mainly towards upgrading facilities at the Teufaiva stadium to standards required for the Pacific Games. Radio Tonga Prime minister...
View ArticleWellington Sevens final refereeing charade an embarrassment
Brendan Venter, the former Springbok centre and current technical director of Saracens, has called for an investigation. And it is not cricket in Mumbai or tennis in St Petersburg that Venter is...
View ArticleNorth Korea to launch satellite this month, U.N. agency says
North Korea has indicated that it will launch a satellite sometime between February 8-25, a United Nations agency said Tuesday — a launch that has drawn American concerns because of the rocket to be...
View ArticleItalian actor in coma after hanging scene misfires
An Italian actor is in a coma after he was injured when the hanging scene he was performing went wrong, according to Italian police. Raphael Schumacher, 27, was performing in an experimental production...
View ArticleTesla’s worst nightmare … cheap gas
Elon Musk has bigger problems than “super rude” customers and exploding SpaceX rockets. Tesla’s stock has crashed and burned too. Tesla(TSLA) stock is down more than 25% so far this year. It hit its...
View ArticleIsraeli policewoman, 3 Palestinian attackers killed in Jerusalem shootout
An Israeli border police officer died of injuries she sustained in an attack Wednesday outside the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli authorities said. Israeli police shot and killed three...
View ArticleAs fighting rages, Syrian peace talks put on ‘pause’
As fighting continued to rage in Syria, talks aimed at ending the bloodshed came to a halt — at least temporarily — with a U.N. envoy stating “there is more work to be done from both sides” before...
View ArticleBlack Caps ruthless
The Black Caps showed their ruthless side in last night’s demolishing of Australia’s batting attack. New Zealand beat Australia by 159 runs in the opening one-dayer of the three match Chappell-Hadlee...
View ArticleLaw trials point to an exciting future
World Rugby TV gets the lowdown on the various law trials taking place around the globe in 2016 from Scotland legend John Jeffrey. When Alex Webber touched down for Pontypridd in a televised Welsh...
View ArticleWatford draw with Chelsea
Watford put the brakes on Chelsea’s resurgence by holding the champions to a 0-0 draw in their English Premier League football game at Vicarage Road. Everton beat Newcastle 3-nil in the day’s other...
View ArticleQuade Cooper’s big sevens challenge
Quade Cooper admits he faces a big challenge to establish himself in Australia’s rugby sevens team for the Rio Olympics, as good mate Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed. France-based Cooper returned to...
View ArticleRoger Federer ruled out for a month after knee surgery
World number three Roger Federer will be out of action for a month after having arthroscopic knee surgery. The 34-year-old 17-times Grand Slam champion had the surgery in his native Switzerland to...
View ArticleOutrage over slain baby and family ignites on social media in Mexico
The picture of a 7-month-old baby lying dead on a sidewalk between his parents has caused fury in Mexico. The picture shows the family of three moments after they were shot to death outside a...
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