With the sport increasingly dominated by franchises, teams are often deprived of talents they have developed and nurtured. Even at Test level, the likes of New Zealand and world Test champions South Africa do not have access to some of their best players due to more lucrative franchise contracts. Five-Test series are now the domain...
Robert MacIntyre says he is starting to see “light at the end of the tunnel” before his Canadian Open title defence, after a mixed 2025 so far. The 28-year-old Scot has earned three top-10 finishes on his second year on the PGA Tour, but at times has struggled with his putting and short game. However,...
Alamy Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence, who attempts to shape the outcome of the race The 2024 film Conclave – a box office hit and Oscar winner – tells the story of a papal election in which there are no obvious favourites. For many people, it was a glimpse into the rarefied world of the...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West ANATOLY MALTSEV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The Catholic Church in Plymouth said it would hold a service for Pope Francis Churches in Plymouth will be open for people to gather, light a candle and pray for the late Pope, the Catholic Diocese has said. The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis died at 07:35 local...
David Ramage. I am your guest and I thank you for your hospitality. For this one evening you have, once again, appointed me to speak in a chapel, in downtown Chicago, with my back to the crux nuda, Calvin’s naked cross. Last year I spoke here on the transmogrification of hospitality into hospitalization. This year...
Please note that the opinions and positions expressed in guest essays are those of the writer alone and not those of Hot Air, Townhall Media, or Salem Media. By Hollie McKay PARIS, France – Fifty years later, anti-Iranian regime activist Aziz Rezaee still bears the scars of torture on the bottoms of her frail feet....
Weir showed that calmness and composure in abundance with her goal, arriving in the right place at the right time to sweep home a fine low cross from Halliday. Those traits were not as evident in the celebration, but that can be excused on such a momentous occasion. “I thought maybe this could be my...
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