BY DECLAN TAYLOR IT WAS the summer of 2018, on a drive back from a hard day’s sparring, when Jai Opetaia and his father-trainer Tapu talked about leaving boxing behind for good. The talented Olympian, who had surged to 15-0 in his first three years as a professional, was so broke that he could barely … Read more
The sentencing in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has been postponed indefinitely. Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump’s case, did not provide a new sentencing date in his order.
Are You Rich Enough To Benefit From Trump’s Tax Breaks? Here’s How Much You’d Need To Be Part Of The Top 5% With President-elect Donald Trump gearing up to extend his signature tax policies, one big question looms: who wins with these cuts? Spoiler alert – it’s not your average Joe. If you’re pulling in … Read more
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a … Read more
Jason Kelce swiped right and found love with Kylie Kelce — even if their first date got off to a rocky start. “[I] definitely fell asleep,” the former Philadelphia Eagles athlete recalled on his “New Heights” podcast in September 2023. “Got a little too inebriated, but I was sober enough to know it was the … Read more
Brandon ‘Cannon’ Adams lost a split decision in a war to unbeaten Andreas Katzourakis on Friday night at the Corey Studios at Corey Towers, Atlanta, Georgia. In the co-feature, Olympian Oshae ‘Suga’ Jones was upset by a split decision over champion Femke ‘Thunder’ Hermans for her IBF and WBO Super Welterweight titles. WBA Continental Americas … Read more
Court convicts Jameson Timba and 34 activists after five months in pre-trial detention. A Zimbabwe court has convicted an opposition leader and 34 activists on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering, more than five months after they were taken into pre-trial detention. Jameson Timba, interim leader of a faction of the splintered Citizens Coalition … Read more
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda details the three main steps President-elect Trump will take to end the ‘war on crypto.’ As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) readies for a shake-up under President-elect Donald Trump, one of the agency’s commissioners is fully backing the tentative cryptocurrency plan – and emerging as one of the next … Read more
You’ve seen Winnie the Pooh as a killer. You’ve seen a sinister Steamboat Willie too. Next you’ll see Popeye the Slayer Man: “Toot, toot!” A trailer has just been released for one of two different Popeye horror films coming out in the near future, this one with an obvious edge in terms of incredible titles. … Read more
Sky Sports Racing has top class jumping action from Ascot plus all-weather racing from Wolverhampton and Newcastle and an international flare with a Listed contest at Fontainebleau 2.45 Ascot – Unbeaten Golden Ace faces Blueking d’Oroux The Howden Ascot Hurdle looks to be a great contest as Golden Ace faces Blueking d’Oroux (2.45). Jeremy Scott’s … Read more