Everton have reignited their interest in Kalvin Phillips this summer. The Toffees missed out on the England international in the January transfer window, before he went onto have a rather unforgettable loan spell at West Ham. Phillips’ disastrous stint…
Curtis Jones praises ‘fantastic’ £34m Liverpool teammate after Man United friendly win
Liverpool star Curtis Jones helped the Reds end their pre-season tour of the USA in style as he scored against Manchester United. Jones was substituted against Man United as a precaution, coming off on the hour mark after taking a hit in the 3-0 win. T…
Stocks tumble worldwide amid US recession fears, tech concerns
Stocks tumbled worldwide on Monday amid fears that the US economy could fall into recession. Stock markets from Tokyo to Frankfurt and New York were down after weak US labour market data on Friday left global investors spooked, although experts said th…
Denmark’s Axelsen gets back-to-back badminton gold
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen became the second player to win back-to-back Olympic badminton men’s singles gold medals on Monday, when he beat Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, 21-11, 21-11. World number two Axelsen did not drop a set at the Paris Games, and …
Biles refuses to rule out LA 2028 bid with records still to be won
US gymnastics great Simone Biles was giving nothing away about her future after ending the Paris Olympics with three golds. She would only be 31 for the home Games in Los Angeles in 2028, not an impossible age for a modern gymnast, with the possible lu…
EU sanctions 28 new people in Belarus for government repression
The European Union on Monday targeted 28 additional people linked to the ongoing repression of the public in Belarus with new sanctions. A statement from the EU member states criticized the “deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus” and condemne…
Bad day for Biles as fourth Paris gold slips away, Oka wins third
US star Simone Biles failed in her bid to become the first women’s gymnast to win five golds at one Olympics when she fell off the beam and finished second on the floor as the Paris programme wrapped up on Monday. Biles had already won the team, all-ar…
Labour MP slams Tamworth riots amid hotel comments criticism
A Labour MP has slammed violence targeting asylum seekers in her constituency, including an attack on a hotel she mentioned in parliament days earlier. Sarah Edwards, MP for Tamworth, described the riots at a Holiday Inn in the Midlands town as “shocki…
Stock markets plunge on US recession fears
Wall Street stocks deepened their losses Monday, and Tokyo had its worst day in 13 years as panic spread across trading floors over fears of recession in the United States. Wall Street’s tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index tumbled 6.3 percent at the open…
Wafa Jarrar dies from injuries sustained during Israel detention
A Palestinian woman, Wafa Jarrar, has died from injuries sustained during her detention by Israeli forces in May, her son Hudayfa Jarrar confirmed on Monday. The 50-year-old mother of four was detained in the occupied West Bank City of Jenin on 21 May …