Soccer-U.S. Soccer announces landmark $30 million donation for women’s programme By Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Women’s soccer mogul Michele Kang will gift $30 million to U.S. Soccer, the sport’s national governing body said on Tuesday, the largest donation ever directed for the organisation’s girls and women’s programmes. The donation over the next five years will help grow competitive opportunities for girls and professional development for female … Read more

Robbie Williams Wants To Be A ‘Better Man’ In Upcoming Biopic

British pop icon Robbie Williams has never taken himself too seriously and his upcoming biopic, Better Man, proves that tenfold. A trailer for the project recently dropped and features the “Millennium” singer revisiting key areas of his life and career… as a monkey. Yes, you read that correctly. Article continues below advertisement Robbie Williams Monkeys … Read more

I thought I had blown my oblique out

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman featured on popular talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday. The 35-year-old talked about numerous aspects of his recent World Series win with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heading into the playoffs, a key issue the Dodgers found themselves dealing with was their first baseman’s fitness, with Freeman having … Read more

Britain needs a coherent China strategy

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The handshake with which Xi Jinping, China’s leader, greeted UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Monday was anything but warm. Footage from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro showed a grim-faced Xi briefly … Read more