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Chris Christie won’t mount third-party run in 2024 US presidential election

Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor and two-time losing candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, said he would not mount a third-party White House run – closing another door on No Labels, the non-partisan group seeking to mount a campaign. Related: Biden campaign to raise $25m ‘money bomb’ at event with Obama and Clinton […]

Chris Christie refuses to rule out presidential run on third-party ticket

Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, who mounted a failed, explicitly anti-Trump challenge for the Republican presidential nomination, refused to rule out running on a third-party No Labels ticket, a step most observers rate more likely to damage Joe Biden than Donald Trump. Appearing on The Axe Files, a podcast hosted by the former […]

Former Aston Villa and Northern Ireland defender Chris Nicholl dies at age of 77

Former Southampton and Northern Ireland defender Chris Nicholl, who captained Aston Villa to League Cup glory, has died at the age of 77. Nicholl, who also managed Southampton before taking charge of Walsall, had been living with dementia, specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which he attributed to brain damage caused by repeatedly heading balls over his […]

Chris Wilder dismisses clash between Sheffield United pair in Wolves defeat

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder dismissed the clash between Blades team-mates Jack Robinson and Vini Souza in the defeat at Wolves. The pair squared up, went head-to-head and engaged in a shoving match during Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League loss at Molineux. Pablo Sarabia’s winner condemned the visitors to a 19th defeat in 26 games and […]

Chris Coleman emerges as favourite for Republic of Ireland job

It looks like the FAI’s three-month search for a new Republic of Ireland manager is nearing its end with Chris Coleman now the strong favourite. Lee Carsley had been mooted as the favourite to replace Stephen Kenny, and the FAI reportedly made a couple of approaches for the England Under-21 manager. However, he remains committed […]

Olympic cycling star Chris Hoy ‘forced’ to reveal cancer diagnosis

Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer after he said he felt “forced” to reveal the news. The 47-year-old former track cycling star said he was diagnosed with the disease last year and that he is currently undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, adding that it is “going really well” […]