SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain: Turkish teenager Arda Guler’s strike helped Real Madrid close in on the Spanish title with a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Friday, moving 14 points clear at the top of La Liga. After last weekend’s Clasico win over second place Barcelona it appears a formality for Madrid to take the title … Read more
Leaving home after telling her partner she would buy their daughters McDonald’s, a Melbourne nurse did the unthinkable in a horror act of family violence. This week a Victorian coroner found Jasmine Sara Thomas, 36, killed herself and her daughters; Evelyn and Carolyn, in a car fire on March 24 two years ago. Handing down … Read more
The poor old Wests Tigers just can’t take a trick at the moment. After winning two games in a row earlier this season, it looks increasingly likely the Tigers will finish in the bottom part of the ladder after a demoralising 34-10 loss to the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday night. The Tigers played well in … Read more
Kanye West has been sued by another former employee who has alleged staffers suffered racist abuse at the hands of the rapper. Benjamin Deshon Provo, formerly of fashion brand Yeezy and Donda Academy, said he was fired after blowing the whistle about alleged labour code violations. In a lawsuit filed Friday morning in Los Angeles, … Read more
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with … Read more
MADRID: Carlos Alcaraz didn’t need to put his tender right arm to the test while easing to victory in his opening match at the Madrid Open on Friday. The two-time defending champion was playing for the first time in nearly a month after his injured arm ruled him out of Monte Carlo and Barcelona. And … Read more
The raucous 12th hole in Adelaide almost claimed a victim when Australian Lucas Herbert’s caddie was hit by a flying water bottle after urging the crowd to shower him as the second round of the LIV Adelaide event ended. Nick Pugh dropped to his knees after the errant throw from a spectator in the stands … Read more
The Greens have spoken up for the first time about Australia’s largest renewable energy project, declaring their “in principle” support for the controversial $12bn Pioneer Burdekin pumped hydro scheme. The 5GW system, booked for the Mackay region in North Queensland, has triggered furious passions since its sudden announcement by former Labor premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in … Read more
President Joe Biden is now being accompanied to and from the South Lawn to board Marine One by a phalanx of staffers — in a bid to keep the press from focusing on the commander in chief’s halting, shuffling gait that is a constant reminder of his advanced age. The 81-year-old Mr Biden, the oldest-ever … Read more
RIYADH: The Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia said in a statement that it is mandatory for Muslims to obtain a Hajj permit if they will perform pilgrimage.The council said obtaining a permit is obligatory to comply with the Sharia law, and facilitate Hajj and safeguard the sanctity of the Holy Sites. Performing Hajj … Read more