“Is the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan inevitable?” That’s the question a reporter put to President Joe Biden this week at a press conference on the US’s drawdown in Afghanistan. “No, it is not,” Biden said, noting that Afghan government troops greatly outnumber the Taliban and are “as well-equipped as any army in the world.” That…
Zenit Kazan has been totally run-down by Trentino Diatec in the first semi-final match of the 2012 Men’s Club World Championships. The team of Italy has a huge chance to conquer Doha fourth time in a row. In the other semi-final, Sada Cruzeiro won over PGE Skra Belchatow in tie-break and Marcelo Mendez wards will…
GB’s age-group team have won 11 medals, including three golds, at the 2016 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championship in Cozumel, Mexico. Advertisement One of the golds went to Michael Smallwood who 24 hours after winning gold in the 70-74 category at Aquathlon World Championships won another gold in the sprint distance. His time would also…
Le cinéaste québécois Emile Gaudreault réalise le remake français de son propre film, De père en flic, grand succès de l’année 2009 dans son pays. La comédie portée par Richard Berry et Jacques Gamblin débarque le 28 décembre. Ils ne se supportent pas mais vont devoir partir ensemble pour une thérapie en pleine nature. En…
PM Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Russian Economy Ministry to prepare an answer to “openly discriminative” steel and aluminum duties introduced by the United States, noting that Europe and China had already made their moves. Speaking at the Wednesday government session dedicated to international trade issues, Medvedev stated that the restrictions introduced by Washington “cannot…
Mario Mola has said that he believes Alistair Brownlee impeded him in the swim leg of WTS Cozumel. The story was reported by The Independent in the UK, based on an interview that the new ITU WTS Champion gave on Monday September 19 with Spanish station Radio Cope. Advertisement Jonny Brownlee, Alistair’s younger brother, was Mola’s biggest…
Canadian women are considerably more likely to face harassment in the workplace than men, according to data released Monday by Statistics Canada. The data, which comes from the agency’s 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, found nearly one in five women and more than one in eight men reported some sort…
> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) New Japan G1 Climax Standings…
Lots of children’s books use lovable characters, comforting illustrations, and satisfying narrative arcs to explore topics that might otherwise be too complicated or intimidating for readers to understand. But it’s not just kids who grapple with new and scary topics. With STI rates on the rise in Canada, Toronto native Jackie Prince wants to teach…
Sri Lanka’s capital city of Colombo played host to a new Ironman 70.3 event yesterday, with 63 countries represented in total across the age-group field. Advertisement The race took place at Galle Face Green urban park in Colombo’s port area, with closed road bike and run courses along the harbour away from the hustle and…