Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Sony Among Astro Bot’s haul was the top prize of the night – best game Astro Bot has been named best game at this year’s Bafta Games Awards. The 3D platformer, starring the PlayStation mascot character, won five awards in total at the prestigious ceremony in London. Its director Nicolas Doucet...
Dr. Peter Marks is being treated as a hero for standing up to RFK, Jr., but in any normal universe the bureaucrat would be treated as a pariah. Forget for the moment that Marks is hardly the self-sacrificing saint and expert people claim he is, and get down to brass tacks about why he...
The heads of six UN agencies have appealed to world leaders to act urgently to make sure food and supplies get to Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel has stopped letting in deliveries for more than a month. A joint statement said Palestinians were “trapped, bombed and starved again” with supplies “piling up” at crossing points....
Gary Lineker and Micah Richards go head-to-head over Micah’s claim that Dejan Stankovic’s volley for Inter Milan against Schalke in 2011 is not only the greatest goal in Uefa Champions League history, but the greatest of all time in any competition, full stop. But is Micah correct, or was Gary actually on the pitch to...
The US Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue to use a rarely-invoked wartime powers law to carry out rapid mass deportations of alleged gang members – for now. A lower court had temporarily blocked the deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador on 15 March, ruling that the administration’s actions...
A Belgian prince’s attempt to claim social security benefits on top of his six-figure royal allowance has been rejected by a court. Prince Laurent – the younger brother of King Philippe – received €388,000 (£295,850; $376,000) from state funds last year but said that his work entitles him and his family to social security. He...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter at the Royal Albert Hall Getty Images Lesley Manville and John Lithgow won best actress and actor respectively Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners at the Sunday’s Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre. Lithgow won best actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in...
Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow led from the front to rally his side on day two of their County Championship clash with Hampshire. Bairstow struck 56 in an innings which mixed good fortune and international level shot-making, as he and Adam Lyth put on 105 to turn the first-innings deficit into a 61-run lead by close....
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen again left his mark on Gloucestershire with the 40th first-class century of his career on the second day of the County Championship Division Two match at Derby. The 41-year-old’s hundred was his sixth against Gloucestershire and put his side in a commanding position with support from Harry Came who scored 83...
Marcus Harris’ century on his Red Rose debut helped Lancashire take charge against Middlesex on day two at Lord’s. The Australian Test opener, batting at four, survived an early scare to share a stand of 120 for the fifth wicket with Luke Wells (38). It was Harris’ 30th first-class ton and he became the sixth...
Holland’s first ball got rid of Zain Ul Hassan, edging to slip, but Eddie Byrom got the scoreboard moving with his first 36 runs coming in boundaries. The Foxes’ five-man seam attack gained consistent movement and Tom Scriven trapped Sam Northeast lbw for 17, before Ben Green found the edge of Byrom’s bat for 41....
Somerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge claimed five wickets in a dramatic Worcestershire batting collapse on the opening day of the new season at Taunton. After losing the toss, the Pears slipped from an encouraging 102-1 to 154 all out. Somerset then stumbled to 39-3 before Tom Banton (84 not out) and Tom Abell (52) then shared...
Match of the Day Top 10: Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer & Micah Richards rank Premier League midfielders
Clubs: Arsenal (2003-2011), Chelsea (2014-19) Premier League record: 350 appearances, 50 goals, 111 assists Fabregas joined Arsenal from Barcelona as a 16-year-old in 2003 and quickly developed into one of the world’s best midfielders. Aged just 16 years and 177 days, he became the club’s youngest first-team player when he made his debut in a...
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca was happy to see his team return to the Premier League top four with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Read full article at source...
On Thursday, the Senate rejected Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vermont) resolutions to block the sale of $8.8 billion in weapons to Israel by an even wider margin than in similar votes last year — despite Israel having since violated the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The Senate’s opposition to the resolutions comes as Israel has maintained a total...