Utah Lawmakers Green-Light Return of Executions by Firing Squad
The state that made headlines last year with its botched execution of Clayton Lockett—who writhed in pain from the lethal injection before eventually dying of a heart attack—is now pursuing the return of an age-old method of killing: the firing squad. Utah’s senators signed a bill Tuesday that would make it the only state in…
Family of Yemeni Drone Victims Seeks Nothing More than Official Apology
A Yemeni man, whose nephew and brother-in-law were killed in an August 2012 U.S. drone strike, filed suit in a Washington, D.C. court on Monday, seeking only public acknowledgement that the strike was unlawful. “Since the awful day when I lost two of my loved ones, my family and I have been asking the U.S.…
FIA issues specific instructions for practice starts at Eifel GP
FIA race director Michael Masi has issued specific instructions to teams outlining the areas where drivers will be allowed to conduct practice starts for this weekend’s Eifel GP. The governing body’s directives were published in the wake of the penalty handed to Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton at the Russian GP where the six-time world champion…
New Chelsea star Havertz admits Prem games are ‘exhausting’
Chelsea’s latest star Kai Havertz has admitted that Premier League games are ‘exhausting’ and ‘different’ to the Bundesliga. Havertz signed from Bayer Leverkusen for £70 million back in September after emerging as one of the biggest prospects in European football. He’s since appeared in five matches for the Blues and looks set to become an…
Saudi Arabia in ‘shock’ transfer move for Arsenal and Man Utd pair
Man Utd midfielder Juan Mata and Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil have been the subject of lucrative offers from Saudi Arabia, according to a report. Mata is likely to be a bit-part player this campaign, with his only two appearances so far coming in the EFL Cup, as the Red Devils signed Donny van de Beek…
Wenger explains how Arteta can get the best out of Arsenal man
Arsene Wenger thinks Mikel Arteta needs to give Mesut Ozil more support defensively if he wants to get him in his Arsenal team. Ozil has not played for the Gunners since March and his future at the club has been in doubt for some time. Click Here: cheap Cowboys jersey The German is the highest…
France defender issues one demand if Man Utd want to sign him
RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano has one demand if Man Utd want to sign him this summer, according to a report. The centre back is one of the hottest prospects in the world after breaking into the first team at RB Leipzig. He had been targeted by Man Utd in recent months to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…
Report claims ‘divided dressing room’ reason for Man Utd exits
A report has claimed that the reason for a number of Man Utd exits in recent times has been because of cliques in their dressing room. Sport Witness describes Serie A as the ‘dumping ground’ for Man Utd departures in recent years with Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and Ashley Young all heading to Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian…
Putin Was Ready To Go Nuclear Over Crimea, Documentary Reveals
Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to ready Russia’s nuclear arsenal during last year’s conflict over Crimea, he reportedly said in a pre-recorded documentary broadcast on Russian state television on Sunday to mark the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s takeover of the Black Sea peninsula. “We were ready to do this,” Putin reportedly said when asked…
Fed Up With Austerity Policies, #Blockupy Storms Streets of Frankfurt
Anti-austerity protests boiled over near the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on Wednesday, with hundreds of people arrested after an off-shoot from an otherwise peaceful march clashed with police. Around 10,000 anti-austerity protesters reportedly gathered under the banner of #Blockupy—an alliance united against the so-called ‘Troika’ of the ECB, the…