JD Sports has said it is not “suspicious or illegitimate” for its executive chairman Peter Cowgill to meet his opposite number at rival Footasylum – as it responds to the publication of footage in a newspaper. The Sunday Times said the footage showed Mr Cowgill meeting Barry Bown in a car park near Bury in
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7:11 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson won. That was the expected result of NASCAR’s season-ending championship race, right? Larson closed his comeback season in NASCAR with his first championship Sunday, where he capped his return from a nearly yearlong suspension with a title-winning victory at Phoenix Raceway. “I can’t believe it,”
Dr. Kamal Ranadive, known for her research in cancer, has her birth anniversary on November 8, and Google is celebrating Indian cell biologist with a doodle on the occasion. Ranadive was a founder member of the Indian Women Scientists’ Association, and is noted for her devotion to creating a more equitable society through science and
11:58 PM ET It is notoriously difficult to see a truly great race car driver ever show us a lot of real, raw emotion. Not anger. We’ve all seen that plenty. Not celebratory joy. That’s what we see most, when the driver who has just pulled into Victory Lane finally shows us their face after
Frozen star Josh Gad has said there is “no need” for a third instalment of the award-winning animated film. Addressing the possibility of a further film in the franchise, Gad, who voices Olaf the snowman, said: “Frozen 3 won’t happen unless there’s a reason for Frozen 3 to exist.” He continued: “I trust this team
10:37 PM ET Major League Soccer loves to tout how chaotic Decision Day is. The reality is that sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn’t. But on Sunday, this was one instance where the chaos-meter redlined, and that was especially true in the Western Conference. For most of the day, it seemed like the LA
The NHS has renewed its push to drive up booster uptake, with people now allowed to book their appointments a month before becoming eligible. They will only be able to receive it once they do become eligible, but the new measure could help them ensure they get inoculated as soon as their group is called.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson must apologise to the country for his handling of the Owen Paterson sleaze row, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader said Mr Johnson must also confirm that Mr Paterson, a former cabinet minister, will not be nominated for a peerage. Ahead of an emergency Commons debate on standards at
Vaccinated passengers are finally able to enter the United States from the UK, bringing an end to almost two years of coronavirus restrictions. Thousands of travellers will jet off on transatlantic flights for long awaited reunions with family and friends, while British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will operate a synchronised departure from Heathrow to celebrate
Elon Musk says that he is prepared to sell about $24 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) stocks if his Twitter followers vote for it. He says that it is to address the accusation that he is not paying taxes. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about some of the richest people in the
In this article FSLR First Solar Inc. Source: First Solar First Solar‘s net sales declined during the third quarter, the company said Thursday, amid ongoing supply chain issues. Shares of First Solar slid as much as 2% in after hours trading following the quarterly report. Here’s how the company did versus analysts’ expectations, as compiled
Sky News’ Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay is in Italy’s coronavirus epicentre – the town of Bergamo. Watch his report about life in the town residents are describing as ‘apocalyptic’ where the ambulance sirens never stop. MORE FROM SKY NEWS: Last week, Stuart and his team visited the town’s hospital, which is at the centre of
CNN obtained exclusive video that shows Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani, attorney Sidney Powell and others being deposed about their election lies. #CNN #News
6:39 PM BST As starts to the autumn programme goes, this was pretty much ideal for England and Eddie Jones. An 11-try victory over Tonga, with young faces in the squad combining seamlessly with the more experienced players in front of a packed Twickenham, is all they could have asked for. England had to navigate
The family of a 21-year-old Kenyan woman said to have been murdered by a British soldier are taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence. Relatives of Agnes Wanjiru, a single mother to a young baby, have instructed British legal firm Leigh Day to represent them in a bid to find answers to her death
A 16-year-old student and two best friends are among the victims who have been named after a crowd surge at a concert by rapper Travis Scott. At least eight people aged between 14 and 27 were killed in the tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, on Friday. The disaster happened after some of the
Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks during TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nuclear fusion is the ephemeral holy grail of climate technology. It would provide nearly limitless amounts of clean energy without the byproduct of
A leading celebrity lawyer believes there will be a charge of “gross negligence at the absolute minimum” over the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. Gloria Allred, a women’s rights lawyer known for taking high-profile cases, is representing script assistant Mamie Mitchell, who was standing beside cinematographer Ms Hutchins when she was
An investment vehicle which began building a stake in the London-listed gambling software group Playtech earlier this year is weighing plans for a £3bn takeover of the company. Sky News has learnt that Gopher Investments is working with bankers at Rothschild on an offer that would trump a recommended bid announced last month from Aristocrat
Police in Western Australia have called off a search for a swimmer attacked by a shark. Paul Millachip, 57, was swimming at Port Beach near Fremantle on Saturday morning when he was attacked by what appeared to be a four-and-a-half-metre (15-foot) great white shark. The search was called off on Sunday afternoon, local time, with