Cary Grant’s most prized possession was either his father’s pocket watch, or a gold chain that he wore around his neck that held one of Jennifer’s baby teeth in Lucite, and three charms that represented the three religions of his four ex-wives: a St. Christopher medal from the Catholic Virginia Cherrill, a small cross representing the Protestant religions of Barbara Hutton and Betsy Drake, and a Star of David for the Jewish Dyan Cannon. He continued to expound on the benefits of LSD to anyone who would listen, as well as anyone who was disinclined. He became known as the go-to […]
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Derby County are one of England’s most famous football clubs but they have not won a league championship since 1975. The club’s wealthy owner Mel Morris made his money from the hugely popular Candy Crush mobile phone game. Derby County manager Phillip Cocu could be out of a job if The Rams lose their next match – against Watford – on Friday, 16 October and player-coach Wayne Rooney is being lined up as their next boss. The club’s mercurial owner Mel Morris has a reputation for hiring and firing managers in quick succession but he played down talk of Cocu […]
Iconic guitarist Eddie Van Halen, co-founder of the legendary American rock band Van Halen, has died after a “long and arduous battle with cancer,” his family announced on Tuesday. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,” his son, musician Wolfgang Van Halen, posted on Twitter. “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift.” Van Halen was born in the Netherlands, and his musical family moved to the Los […]
Formula 1 icon Michael Schumacher is unlikely to ever fully recover from the injuries he suffered in a skiing accident in the French Alps in 2013, according to respected neurosurgeon Erich Riederer. The status of Schumacher’s health has been a closely guarded secret since the accident, with only the vague updates released by his family and just a week after former Ferrari head Jean Todt told the media that Schumacher was ‘fighting’ his illness after a recent visit with the German driver, Riederer has offered a more pessimistic perspective. Also on rt.com ‘He is fighting’: Ex-Ferrari boss Jean Todt gives Michael Schumacher […]
Ahead of his return against Roy Jones Jr. next month, Mike Tyson’s trainer Rafael Cordeiro says that the former world heavyweight champion still has what it takes to cause trouble for Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Tyson, 54, is poised to fight for the first time in 15 years next month when he takes on fellow legend Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout. The impetus for Tyson’s comeback came after he posted a series of training videos to his Instagram page over the course of the summer that showed that very little of the ring icon’s trademark speed and power […]
Diego Maradona has reacted angrily after Napoli, the club where he spent seven sensational years at the peak of his career, appeared to ignore the 30th anniversary of a memorable cup final in which he led them to a resounding win. Maradona, a two-time Serie A winner in Naples, captained the team at their San Paolo home as they thrashed Juventus 5-1 on September 1, 1990, asserting their eminence after they had won Serie A the previous season. Napoli humiliated the Bianconeri on the day but have not won the league since that year and have arguably never had a player as great as […]
Dutch manager and former Barcelona sweeper Ronald Koeman is set to be appointed successor to the soon-to-be-departing boss Quique Setien, according to reports in Spain. Koeman, who is currently the national team coach of the Netherlands, is expected to announce his departure from the Dutch FA imminently to free him up to take over the hotseat at the Camp Nou, where he’ll be tasked with the job of reviving the club’s fortunes after a season that saw them come up short, both in La Liga and in the UEFA Champions League. READ MORE: Dead man walking: Barcelona boss Quique Setien ‘already SACKED’ […]
Petter Northug, one of the world’s most decorated skiers of all time, is no stranger to controversy and has already been sentenced for drunk driving. Back then, however, he managed to pull a convincing comeback, swaying skeptics with a stunning performance. One of Norway’s most famous athletes of all time, “ski king” Petter Northug, has once again landed in hot water. The retired 34-year-old was caught speeding at 168kph on a 110 kph highway between Oslo and his home in Trondheim. The police suspected Northug had been driving under the influence of drugs. Blood samples were taken and Northug’s home was […]
by Phil Butler, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa. [ Editor’s Note: Phil unleashes a tirade below on Trump and Homeland security, and with past DHS heads backing him up on condemning the misuse of DHS forces by deploying without the respective governors’ consent and coordination. A future Congress will have to address the wiggle room flexibility that DHS head Chad Wolf stated that he had. In fact, if Trump and the Republican Senate are turned over […]
A mourner pauses by the casket of Rep. John Lewis lying in repose at the state capital on Wednesday in Atlanta. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died on July 17. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP A mourner pauses by the casket of Rep. John Lewis lying in repose at the state capital on Wednesday in Atlanta. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died on July 17. John Bazemore/AP The funeral for […]
Mike Tyson will make his long-awaited ring return this September against former unified champion Roy Jones Jr in California, at an event provisionally-titled “Frontline Battle.” The 51-year-old, who has thrilled fans by filming himself looking sharp and powerful during intense training sessions this year, is said to have agreed to meet 54-year-old Moscow-based Jones Jr in an exhibition fight on September 12. The California State Athletic Commission is thought to have sanctioned the veterans’ scrap at the state’s Dignity Health Sports Park, with pop stars including Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Future, The Weeknd, Pitbull and Marshmello providing live musical accompaniment, according to TMZ. […]
Twenty-three days after 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro of Kansas City was killed by a stray bullet while asleep in his bed, his mother was invited to address a White House event announcing an anti-crime initiative named after him. Also invited to speak was the husband of 55-year-old Jacqueline Vigil of Albuquerque, who was shot to death in her driveway while on the way to the gym. President Donald Trump offered words of sympathy to both LeGend’s mother, Charron Powell, and Vigil’s husband, Sam. Attorney General William Barr promised that Operation Legend would save others from falling victim to violence by providing teams […]
President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of ‘hundreds’ of federal law enforcement officers to Chicago as part of Operation Legend, a federal crackdown on violent crime in the US. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals and other federal agencies will be sending officers to Chicago, the president announced, noting that more than 400 people have been killed in the city just this year, and over a thousand injured in shootings. “We will not stand by and watch it happen,” Trump said. Americans of all races and in all postal codes deserve to live in safety and “no mother […]
Soviet and Russian figure skating legend Tatiana Tarasova has hailed the International Skating Union’s (ISU) decision to cancel the junior Grand Prix season, stating that children’s health is more important than competitions. On Monday the skating governing body called off all junior Grand Prix events “on the advice of the Medical Commission and the Council-appointed working group.” READ MORE: ‘Looks like I passed!’ Olympic figure skating champ Alina Zagitova takes Unified State Exam to enter university When asked whether the ISU’s ruling was terrible in terms of the junior competitive schedule, the renowned coach said that people have the wrong understanding of […]
Russia has a new UFC world champion after Petr Yan scored a huge finish of former featherweight champion Jose Aldo to claim the vacant bantamweight title at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi. READ MORE: In memory of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov: Watch special episode of ‘Dagestan: Land of Warriors’ documentary series Yan finished a bloody war with legend Aldo by strikes when referee Leon Roberts eventually stepped in to save the former champ from further punishment in the fifth round. Yan becomes only the second Russian fighter in history to win a UFC title after 155 lbs king Khabib Nurmagomedov, bringing his record to 15-1. […]
Boxing legend Roberto Duran has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19 in his native Panama, the former four-weight world champion’s son announced on Instagram. Robin Duran wrote on Thursday that his 69-year-old father had received positive tests for coronavirus despite having shown “no symptoms beyond a simple cold”, but that there were “no indications of seriousness”. “My dad’s tests have just arrived and it is our duty as a family to communicate the correct information to them,” the younger Duran wrote. “For now, there are no symptoms beyond a simple cold. He is not in intensive care or on a ventilator, he […]
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Muhammad Ali would have been “heartbroken” by the “pandemic of racism” that has led to mass protests in the US, but would have called for immediate change and supported peaceful activists, his wife, Lonnie, has said. Ali’s wife of 30 years at the time of his death in 2016 has suggested that “many inquiries” are required over the killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, who she named among “many others” as victims of racially-motivated police brutality following their recent deaths which have sparked protests across the US. Pointing to Ali’s own civil rights activism that dominated the headlines during […]
9 May, 2020 14:26 Follow RT on One of the founding fathers of rock’n’roll, songwriter and singer Little Richard, has died at the grand old age of 87. He inspired generations of musicians with his energy and drive to experiment with new genres. Follow RT on Source link