Just when David McNamee thought he’d shaken off the dark horse tag for Kona, Alistair Brownlee decides to show up and steal the spotlight. Not that the Scot minds. Despite two third places in Hawaii and an ability to run a marathon in the heat that’s only surpassed by reigning champion Patrick Lange, his demeanour doesn’t change. McNamee just goes about his business and, come October, works his way through the field and onto the…
Teenagers have been bursting into the conversation surrounding climate change — passionately advocating for the planet and their future living on it. But this college student is making her activism even more personal by pledging not to have children until leaders take action. Canadian teen Emma Lim told CBS News she made the decision a few months ago not to have children in the future due to the climate crisis. “Because even though I want…
A U.S. citizen has been arrested for allegedly spying for the People’s Republic of China, the Justice Department and FBI announced Monday. Xuehua “Edward” Peng was taken into custody Friday and charged with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint. “The charges announced today specifically regard the use of an American citizen to remove classified national security information from the United States to the People’s Republic of China,”…
The suspect in an attack on a German synagogue on Judaism’s holiest day had around nearly nine pounds of explosives in his car and wanted to carry out a massacre, Germany’s top prosecutor said. Many questions remain about how the man was able to obtain the weapons he used in the assault. Two people outside the building were killed. As officials sought to reassure an unsettled Jewish community and address concerns about rising right-wing extremism, Germany’s…
Tokyo – Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito effectively stepped back into the 19th century on Tuesday to participate in enthronement pageantry as he officially ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne. The monarch donned a copper-colored robe like that worn by his great-great-grandfather, an emperor still regarded as “sacred and inviolable.” The 30-minute ceremony saw Naruhito step up to the canopied, 21-foot-high throne to give a speech and receive three “banzai” cheers from the audience, wishing him a long…
The excitement is ramping up for F1 fans just weeks before the start of the 2021 season, but to give everyone’s thrill an extra boost, Netflix has released the trailer for the third season of ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’. The popular docu-series that goes behind the scenes to report the thrills, spills, intrigue and drama of Grand Prix racing has put together an action-packed 10-part series despite last year’s COVID-19 disrupted campaign. The crews…
Nike on Monday released a film titled We Play Real, to celebrate Black women in sport. Launched on International Women’s Day, The campaign is narrated by actress Dominique Fishback and celebrates Black women and their resilience and fortitude to impact the world. Athletes that appear in the film include Serena Williams, A’ja Wilson, Naomi Osaka, Seimon Augustus, Simone Manuel, Sheryl Swoopes and Diamond DeShields. In addition to the video, Nike will be hosting a social…
Alpine chief executive Laurent Rossi says there will be no number one driver at the French outfit, with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon starting the season on an equal footing. Alonso returns to F1 after a two-year hiatus but with the ambition of returning himself and his team to the winner’s circle at some point in the future, a prospect shared by Ocon who heads into his second season with rebranded Renault F1 team. Despite…
The Intercontinental title will be on the line in a triple threat match on tonight’s Royal Rumble fallout edition of SmackDown. WWE has announced that Intercontinental Champion Big E will defend his title against Apollo Crews and Sami Zayn in a triple threat match on SmackDown tonight. Big E and Crews faced off in an Intercontinental title match on SmackDown two weeks ago, but it ended in a disqualification when Zayn interfered. Zayn laid out Crews…
Just weeks ahead of the start of the 2021 F1 season, Lewis Hamilton has reportedly split with trusted right-hand man and manager Mark Hynes. According to a report from Daily Mail F1 correspondent Jonathan McEvoy, Hamilton and Hynes parted ways last week as the result of discussions conducted over the winter. The split was described as “amicable”. Hynes, a former British F3 champion, is a long-standing close friend of the seven-time world champion and was…