USMNT goalkeeper Hamid returns to D.C. United on loan
The goalkeeper left for Europe at the end of last season but is back with the club on loan through the 2019 campaign Bill Hamid is headed back to D.C. United. Having left the club to chase his European dreams at the end of the 2017 MLS season, the goalkeeper has now returned to the…
Chelsea capture Kepa for world-record £72m fee
The club have found their replacement for Thibaut Courtois, who was sold to Real Madrid earlier in the day Chelsea have paid a reported world-record £72 million (€80m/$92m) to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Club as a successor to Real Madrid-bound Thibaut Courtois. The new fee smashes the previous goalkeeper transfer record, set when Liverpool purchased Alisson…
Kepa's Athletic successor Remiro frozen out of team amid contract stand-off
Coach Eduardo Berizzo confirmed that the goalkeeper’s exclusion owes to delays in signing a new deal, a decision that did not go down well with Remiro Click Here: Cheap FIJI Rugby Jersey Alex Remiro was shocked to see his name removed from Athletic’s teamsheet for the start of the Liga season amid a dispute over his new…
Boeing manager tried to halt 737 Max production before fatal crashes, lawmaker says
A Boeing Co. manager sought to halt production of the 737 Max over safety concerns before the first of two fatal crashes that led to the jet’s worldwide grounding, a top House lawmaker charged Tuesday. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, included the new allegations in a prepared…
House overwhelmingly approves resolution recognizing Armenian genocide
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly reaffirmed that the U.S. government should recognize the century-old killings of 1.5 million Armenians as a genocide. The resolution, which is not legally binding, marked the first time in 35 years that either chamber of Congress labeled as genocide the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the…
Turkey condemns U.S. House resolutions on Syria and Armenians
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign ministry said that it summoned U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield on Wednesday over two resolutions passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Turkish ministry said in a statement that it rejects the nonbinding House resolution to recognize the century-old mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. The bill passed 405-11.…
Diplomat will tell impeachment inquiry that Bolton cautioned him about Giuliani and Ukraine
WASHINGTON — A State Department foreign service officer will tell House impeachment investigators Wednesday that former national security advisor John Bolton cautioned him that Rudolph W. Giuliani “was a key voice with the president on Ukraine,” and that this could complicate U.S. goals in the Eastern European country. The testimony from Christopher Anderson makes clear that…
Elliott: Anthony Davis injury scare a reminder of how critical he is to Lakers' success
A sore shoulder had made Anthony Davis a doubtful starter for the Lakers on Tuesday but he gave it a go and was cleared just before the game, a decision he followed up by playing a powerful first quarter against Memphis. Davis collected all five of the Lakers’ offensive rebounds and nine of the 13…
Racing! Breeders’ Cup has a couple of scratches
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we do our second special edition of the week. OK, let’s get back to the entries with the Breeders’ Cup races on Saturday. $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint (fillies and mares 3 and up, 7 furlongs) 1. Covfefe, (trainer)…
The Sports Report: LAFC is awakened from dream season
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. LAFC After the most successful regular season in MLS history, the playoff run LAFC figured would take it to a title ended prematurely in a 3-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final, played before an unhappy crowd of more…