Month: July 2020

Donald Trump is to spend at least 40 days campaigning across America for the mid-term elections – more than either Barack Obama or George W Bush did while in office.  The US president has tasked his aides with getting him out of Washington DC and in front of voters as much as possible in the…

The complete lineup for Wrestle Kingdom 11, which is the biggest non-WWE pro wrestling event in the world each year, was announced at a New Japan press conference on Monday. The lineup was mostly the same matches listed in yesterday’s update with more teams involved in the trios title picture, a Cody Rhodes match, plus a…

For years it was touted as Europe’s best-kept secret, its ancient stone houses and encircling medieval walls blissfully free of the tourist masses that have smothered Venice and Dubrovnik. But the tiny town of Kotor in Montenegro now risks the same fate as those more famous destinations, as giant cruise ships disgorge huge numbers of…

Though the field had seemingly been set, Thursday morning saw an addition to WWE’s United Kingdom Championship tournament lineup. WWE announced that Mark Andrews would compete in the upcoming 16-participant tournament. Andrews is likely best known to fans in the United States for his time in TNA, where he wrestled for the past few years in the…

 A US strike over the weekend killed a senior Islamic State commander in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan and US officials said Monday. The strike in Nangarhar province killed Abu Sayeed Orakzai, a senior leader in the extremist group, according to Shah Hussain Martazawi, deputy spokesman for the Afghan presidency. He said the operation showed the government’s…

Despite monster competition from an NBA playoff game on Tuesday night, SmackDown viewership was up seven percent over last week. The show averaged 2.328 million viewers. Game four of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics aired opposite SmackDown for the last 90 minutes of the show and averaged 7.017 million viewers.…

Rose McGowan has weighed in on the controversy surrounding fellow MeToo activist Asia Argento after the actress was accused of sexually assaulting a male actor. McGowan, who along with Argento made sex assault accusations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, said it was important the row didn’t "break the momentum of the movement" and urged her friend to be the "person…

Russia has emerged as the main suspect behind a spate of mysterious illnesses to afflict American diplomats in Cuba and China, according to US officials. They told NBC News that communications intercepts indicate Moscow was involved but that the evidence was not sufficiently conclusive to publicly blame the Kremlin. The latest twist comes at a…

Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva announced Sunday they were expecting their first child together, but that they kept the news secret before first telling the Dalai Lama, who gave the unborn child a blessing. The Hollywood actor famous for his starring roles in Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman and Chicago, will…

Chelsea have reportedly failed in their transfer approach to Man Utd for on-loan Sheffield United goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Football Insider claims United’s unwillingness to sell to a top-four rival is behind their response. Chelsea reportedly made their approach amid their hunt for a new goalkeeper before next season. Boss Frank Lampard is unclear about Kepa Arrizabalaga’s…