May 19, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, has died. He was 87. His wife, Monique, announced Brown’s death in an Instagram post Friday afternoon. She said Brown “passed peacefully” Thursday night in their home in Los Angeles. “To the world he was
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It has been 30 years since Blur’s bolshy brand of pop set the tone for the 1990s – a cultural and musical moment that became known as Cool Britannia. Today the band’s frontman Damon Albarn thinks British isolation is decidedly uncool. In government, he said, there are “a lot of people who are irretrievably tainted
The US has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to enhance the country’s air defence in the wake of a barrage of Russian missiles. But how many will be delivered, and which countries will provide them? US President Joe Biden authorised Western allies to give advanced F-16 fighter jets – a move the UK,
Executives including a former director of world motorsport’s governing body and the Nectar loyalty scheme founder Sir Keith Mills are in talks to raise $100m (£80m) to finance the rebirth of A1GP, the motor racing series contested by national teams from around the globe. Sky News has learnt that heavyweight names from the sporting and
US basketball star Brittney Griner has returned to the court for her first professional league game since her Russian prison ordeal. The 32-year-old had not played alongside her Phoenix Mercury team mates in a match since 2021. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was released from a Russian jail in a high-profile prisoner exchange with the
Bobi, born on 11 May, 1992 is not just the oldest dog living – he’s the oldest dog ever. He is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, which is a breed of livestock guardian dog – with an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years. Bobi, from Portugal, was presented with his official Guinness World
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe responds to John Durham’s report, which concluded that the FBI had an insufficient basis to open a full investigation into the connections between former President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia.
Nissan is saying goodbye to the little EV that started it all. Although Nissan is phasing out the LEAF electric car, the automaker plans to begin producing its successor in 2026. Beyond the LEAF, Nissan plans for EV successor The Nissan LEAF was, at one time, a top-selling electric vehicle. After releasing the electric compact
Chantel Graham never thought she would need to rely on donated toothpaste and soap to keep her two daughters and her house clean. But when the pandemic grounded her job as cabin crew for a major airline, she went from a comfortable existence to barely making rent. “My life changed drastically,” the 39-year-old told Sky
The US airman accused of leaking classified files will remain in jail until his trial, a judge has ruled. Jack Teixeira is accused of leaking scores of documents, including sensitive information on America’s allies and operations abroad, on to the social media site Discord. The 21-year-old has been held behind bars since his arrest on
Adidas has announced it will start selling some of the shoes from its defunct Yeezy partnership with Kanye West at the end of this month. The company said it will donate the proceeds to organisations fighting antisemitism and racism when it first outlined the plans last week. The German sportswear maker was left with Yeezy
In an aerial view, a modified company sign is posted on the exterior of the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, April 10, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk and X Corp. — the Musk-backed parent company of social media platform Twitter — face an investigation over building code violations
Rishi Sunak has said attacks on his wealth do not bother him despite the Labour Party’s attempts to make him appear out of touch. The prime minister was asked about Labour’s attack ads against him while visiting Japan for the G7 summit. He said that while he notices the attacks at Prime Minister’s Questions from
More than 23,000 died in A&E in England last year, figures obtained by Labour show. The opposition party has released data it obtained through freedom of information requests, which shows an increase in deaths compared to previous years. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine previously said 23,000 “excess patient deaths” may have occurred partly due
A team led by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the moon‘s surface, NASA’s chief announced on Friday, capping a high-stakes contest. NASA’s decision will give the agency a second ride to the moon under its Artemis program, after
The US and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, a White House official has said. The move comes after US President Joe Biden previously refused requests from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the aircraft. The timing for when Ukraine will receive the jets – and which countries will provide them –
In an exclusive report, Sky News’ Alex Rossi joined Ukrainian forces on what was Russian occupied territory as the sound of machine guns crackled in the distance. Captain of the Ukrainian 3rd Brigade said gains made by his soldiers were “awesome”, and they were in high spirits. Ukraine latest: https://trib.al/QTC8as2 #bakhmut #counteroffensive #ukrainearmy SUBSCRIBE to
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 19, 2023, 06:54 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Now that the Western Conference finals between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights have finally arrived (Game 1, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+), there is a strong chance you’re going to hear a few