Month: August 2024

Matt Damon is “cool” with the idea of being an overprotective dad. The 53-year-old actor has Isabella, 18, Gia, 15, and Stella, with his wife Luciana Barroso – who also has a daughter from a previous relationship – and when it comes to his daughters’ d…

Despite top officials in the Iraqi Kurdistan region condemning Israel’s killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, the region is on high alert, fearing retaliatory attacks from Iran or Iran-backed militias. Concerns focus on potential stri…

Paul Mitchell is beginning to work his magic as sporting director at Newcastle United. It has been a slow start on Tyneside for Paul Mitchell, with the former Monaco chief getting settled into life at St James’ Park. There have been internal discussion…

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi wasn’t on the plane for the US tour with Crystal Palace, but now the real reason has been revealed. For the Eagles, if there is one player who has impressed through pre-season, it’s Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with his three goals in two games….

A former Derby County fan favourite who played 175 times for the club has now announced his retirement at age 39. Derby County are returning to the Championship after a two-year hiatus. Paul Warne is leading the Rams into the 2024/25 Championship seaso…

Sunderland are set to bring in their 4th recruit of the summer transfer window. Regis Le Bris’ side are still stuck in transfer limbo with ongoing targets, most notably the striker situation. Sunderland will be hoping to get an attacker through the doo…

MONDAY AUGUST 5 PHNOM PENH: Start of construction of Cambodia’s controversial Funan Techo Canal to connect Phnom Penh with harbours in the Gulf of Thailand MUNICH: Verdict expected in trial of a German teenager alleged to have killed a 14-year-old boy …

The start of the Olympic Games has given Paris a boost in tourism, attracting more visitors, according to the Paris tourism authority. Some 650,000 tourists visited Paris between July 24 and 27, marking a 16% increase compared to the same period last y…

Eleven people were killed in a fire that raced through a five-storey building in the Philippine capital’s Chinatown district on Friday, local officials said. The blaze was put out three hours after the fire broke out in the commercial-residential build…

West Ham have responded to widespread claims the club are closing in on three more singings and are trying for a fourth. One of the big issues for football fans during the summer transfer window is credible information. Each club, including West Ham, h…