Priests threw snowballs in St Peter’s Square, children tobogganed down the sides of the ancient Roman Circus Maximus and schools were shut in the Balkans as an Arctic front dumped snow across much of southern Europe on Monday. The unusually cold weather, which originated in Siberia, disrupted public transport in Italy, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria,…
JAMES LOWE BOUNCED into the press room after training on a wet, dirty day at the RDS. ‘Phew! Some craic out there,” he says with a fresh dry t-shirt that is at odds with the freezing air within the old walls. He’s so close to his first competitive rugby of 2019 he can taste it. The…
Protests have continued in Minsk following the results of Belarus' presidential election | Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian police fire live rounds at protesters Protests are continuing despite a violent crackdown by authorities. By Miles Herszenhorn 8/12/20, 6:54 PM CET Updated 8/12/20, 6:54 PM CET Belarusian security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting the…
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday issued a relatively mild criticism of White House national security adviser John Bolton for calling on North Korea to show more evidence of its disarmament commitment before a possible third leaders’ summit. North Korea’s criticism appears to be a continuation of its frustration at deadlocked nuclear negotiations…
The Borussia Dortmund and Reims midfielders have been voted the best players in world football, born on or after January 1, 2003 Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham and Reims star Melchie Dumornay have been crowned the winners of NXGN 2022 after being voted as the best teenage footballers on the planet. Journalists from across GOAL’s…
It was another stellar field for the women’s sprint race in the United Arab Emirates. Nine of the top ten women would race, including reigning world champ Flora Duffy and Rio bronze medallist Vicky Holland. The only notable absentee was Olympic champ Gwen Jorgensen who has moved to marathon running. Advertisement If you were a…
After the Serie A club had appeared to back him publicly on Monday, the manager stepped down on Tuesday Stefano Pioli has resigned as Fiorentina head coach, suggesting he has been forced to leave due to a lack of faith from the club’s management. The 53-year-old’s departure was confirmed by the club on Tuesday, who…
MANORVILLE, NY— One year after Andrew McMorris, 12, died after he and fellow Boy Scouts were struck by an alleged drunk driver while out on a hike in Manorville on Sept. 30, 2018, the many who love him will come together to walk together in unity — finishing the hike that ended so tragically. Exactly…
LIMERICK’S LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER says he was delighted to see his county finally end their wait for All-Ireland glory in 2018 on his upcoming episode of Laochra Gael. Quaid is the next GAA figure to feature in the series which will be aired on TG4 next Thursday. The episode explores various fascinating aspects of Quaid’s life,…
Researchers at the University of Nevada have reported that a 25-year-old man was reinfected in June with SARS-CoV-2, the virus the causes Covid-19. He joins a handful of other confirmed cases of reinfection in people without immune disorders — in Belgium, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Ecuador — where researchers have demonstrated that the genetic…