WAYNE ROONEY and Patrick Vieira are being inducted into the Premier League’s Hall of Fame. The pair will become the first players to be part of the Class of 2022 and a shortlist of 25 other retired stars will be announced this afternoon. A public vote will open and, from that shortlist, six more former…
Read moreHeartbroken West Ham star Andriy Yarmolenko says he cannot focus on football as he faces up to horrors of war in Ukraine
HEARTBROKEN Andriy Yarmolenko admits he cannot focus on football as he faces up to the horrors of the war in Ukraine. The West Ham ace has started playing again after being given compassionate leave as he desperately tried to keep his family and friends safe from danger. But in a harrowing interview, the frightened Ukrainian forward,…
Read moreGareth Bale one of THREE Wales stars wrapped in cotton wool to be ready for massive World Cup play-off with Austria
GARETH BALE is one of three Wales big-hitters being nursed ahead of Thursday’s World Cup date with destiny. Click Here: The Dragons captain took part in training on Tuesday in a major boost before the play-off semi- final tie with Austria in Cardiff. But Bale, as well as Aaron Ramsey and Ethan Ampadu, had their…
Read moreRaheem Sterling unfairly judged on his goals but he’s a winger, says Man City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips
RAHEEM STERLING got the royal seal of approval on Tuesday — now England fans should start treating him like a king. Shaun Wright-Phillips believes Sterling is underappreciated by supporters because he is unfairly judged against world-class strikers, when he is actually a winger. Manchester City star Sterling spent time with Prince William in the Caribbean…
Read moreAlexei Navalny is going to prison. Can his movement to depose Vladimir Putin survive?
A Russian court has sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to two and a half years in prison, striking a devastating blow to the pro-democracy movement threatening President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Last August, Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a highly lethal nerve agent that was placed on the inside of his underpants before a flight, an…
Read moreThe Joint Chiefs chair just gave a brutally honest assessment of the Afghanistan war
Click:HEMC Army Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, just gave an honest yet brutal assessment of America’s decades-long war in Afghanistan. Asked at a Washington, DC, think tank virtual event about the planned drawdown to 2,500 US troops in the country by January 15, President Donald Trump’s top military adviser tried to…
Read moreA 6,000-year-dormant Icelandic volcano just erupted — and it’s awesome
After months of earthquakes, a long-dormant volcano in the southwest of Iceland erupted on Friday night, leading to dramatic videos and splendid red skies near the country’s capital city. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the eruption near Mount Fagradalsfjall, about 20 miles southwest of Reykjavik, took place at 8:45 pm. Though considered small, the…
Read moreAs Biden’s immigration policy faces scrutiny, the DHS chief says the border is “closed”
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly argued on Sunday that the United States’ border with Mexico is “closed,” amid a marked increase in immigrant arrivals, particularly of unaccompanied minors. Reports emerged Sunday that the administration has at least 15,500 unaccompanied minors in custody — 10,500 in the care of the Department of Health and Human…
Read moreWhy progressives are lining up against new criminal penalties for domestic terrorism
As lawmakers consider how to prevent future violence in the vein of January’s attack on the US Capitol, the debate has largely turned on one point: whether the US should create a new criminal law penalizing acts of domestic terrorism. There are existing federal laws that criminalize domestic terrorism. The Patriot Act, which was enacted…
Read moreDon’t expect the US and China to be friendly anytime soon
If the first meeting between the Biden administration and Chinese officials last week underscored anything, it’s that the US and China are unlikely to be friendly in the years to come. The two sides’ views of how the world should run are diametrically opposed — and competition more than cooperation will guide how Washington and…
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