Month: July 2020

The Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, delivering a bitter blow for Donald Trump after a campaign that became a referendum on his leadership. The Republican Party went into Tuesday’s elections in control of the chamber with a 43-seat majority. However, Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with the US President…

Images: JJ Williams NXT’s Florida schedule, known as “The Coconut Loop” to talent, recently wrapped up for 2017 and as we head toward another year of expansion for the brand, I took a look back at some of the highlights that stood out from the 36 non-televised live events that I attended. These are the matches I consider…

A ranking system is coming to SmackDown. On Twitter, Daniel Bryan posted a video announcing the “SmackDown Top 10 List.” The storyline is that wrestlers from the show’s roster will vote on who they think is most deserving of “future opportunities,” with the criteria for at least this week including overall talent, locker room leadership, and…

Could it be third time a charm for Hillary Clinton? The "will she, won’t she" debate was revived this week when a former adviser declared that the two-time presidential candidate will run again for the White House in 2020.  And while there is always a chance the former first lady could conjure up a victory, it is…

Survivors told how they fled California’s apocalyptic wildfires as the soles of their shoes melted, celebrities returned to find their multi-million dollars homes in ashes, and the state’s governor warned "our whole way of life" was under threat. As the fires continued to rage at both ends of the Golden State the death toll around…

This story was updated at 11 PM Eastern. Yoel Romero missed weight Friday, so his UFC 225 main event vs. middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is now a non-title affair. There was no official statement from the UFC on the matter, but UFC president Dana White said the fight is on. MMA Junkie’s John Morgan said…

Russia reopened the Kerch Strait near Crimea to shipping in the early hours of Monday morning, a day after its coast guard vessels opened fire and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels as they sailed through disputed waters around Crimea, raising fears of a new regional crisis. Nato and the European Union issued demands for restraint after…

"Winnie the Pooh" was banished from central Madrid ahead of a visit by Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, this week, sparing Spain from an embarrassing faux pas. A street performer who makes his daily living by posing for photographs in Sol Square dressed in a furry Pooh costume has told Spanish media that police officers asked…

Lewis Hamilton has renewed calls to everyone involved in Formula 1 to do more to support the cause of diversity and to tackle racism around the world. Hamilton has been at the forefront of recent shows of support for Black Lives Matter, and he ‘took the knee’ before both races in Austria to show his…

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has branded the decision to overturn Manchester City’s European ban “a disgrace”. City saw their two-year expulsion from UEFA competitions lifted by Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday, meaning they are free to compete in next season’s Champions League. Their initial fine of 30million euros was also reduced to 10million…