New Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has received a boost ahead of the start of pre-season training after midfielder Wataru Endo was left out of Japan’s squad for the Olympics. The national team wanted to include the 31-year-old as one of their three over-age players in a predominantly under-23 squad for the Paris Games, which […]
Galway United forward Julie-Ann Russell has been included in the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time in four years ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifiers against England and France. Russell, who has 60 caps to her name, has been in top form for Galway United in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division this […]
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – A Milwaukee County sheriff’s squad vehicle was involved in a crash on I-894 in West Allis on Monday, July 1. The accident happened in the early afternoon on the southbound stretch of freeway between Greenfield Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News […]
Last week I used the holiday of Eid a-Adha to atone for shortcomings in my column caused by the fact that I am not Muslim. This week I want to continue my atonement tour to remind you dear readers that I am also not Black. Last week on Wednesday, June 19, African-Americans celebrated Juneteenth. All […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jamaal Bowman first ran for Congress, he chastised his opponent — a 16-term Democratic congressman who chaired a powerful House committee — as disconnected from his suburban New York district and too focused on foreign policy. The message helped Bowman defeat incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel and become the first Black man […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., became the first member of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as “the squad” to lose a primary challenge in the 2024 cycle on Tuesday night, after suffering a bruising defeat to a more moderate Democratic candidate in his Bronx-area district. Bowman, 48, lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, 70, […]
A Hamas squad commander and sniper who took part in the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel was killed in a strike in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday. Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka was killed in a “precise and targeted” strike conducted by the Israeli Air Force in the Beit Hanoun area, […]
Leinster scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park misses out on Ireland’s tour to South Africa next month through injury. It was also announced recently that Jack Conan will also not be travelling with the team for personal reasons. Peter O’Mahony will captain the side that boasts a number of fresh faces making their debut. Ulster forward Cormac Izuchukwu […]
A speeding motorcycle rider crashed into a stationary Minnesota State Patrol squad car parked in south Minneapolis following a pursuit with the State Patrol Friday afternoon, and police are now investigating. The motorcycle’s owner, 24-year-old Dante Anthony Bjorklund, of Richfield, was in the hospital Saturday in critical condition, HCMC confirmed. Bjorklund sustained potentially life-threatening injuries, […]
A speeding motorcycle rider crashed into a stationary Minnesota State Patrol squad car parked in south Minneapolis following a pursuit with the State Patrol Friday afternoon, and police are now investigating. The motorcycle’s owner, 24-year-old Dante Anthony Bjorklund, of Richfield, was in the hospital Friday evening, HCMC confirmed. Bjorklund sustained potentially life-threatening injuries, according to […]
Gareth Southgate’s England squad have arrived at their remote base in Germany to ramp up their European Championship preparations. The Euro 2020 runners-up are considered among the favourites to go one better and lift the trophy in Berlin on July 14th. England begin their quest to become kings of the continent in Sunday’s Group C […]
Steve Clarke admits he had to have emotional conversations when leaving Craig Gordon and John Souttar out of Scotland’s Euro 2024 squad. Gordon became the country’s oldest international when the 41-year-old goalkeeper came on during the final European Championship warm-up against Finland with the home side leading 2-0 at Hampden Park. However, in his 75th […]