8:29 PM ETTab Ramos is no longer the coach of the Houston Dynamo, the club announced. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsTab Ramos is out as head coach of the Houston Dynamo, the club announced Thursday. The decision comes three days after the club hired Pat Onstad as its new general manager.…
Read More »Issued on: 05/11/2021 - 11:41 Derived from the French word for obstacle course, parkour involves running, jumping, climbing and vaulting to get from one point to another in a complex environment. It carries symbolic weight for Palestinians Jehad and Abdallah, who practice the sport in the ruins of Gaza. For…
Read More »The Dutch Supreme Court has overturned a 2014 ruling by a Hague-based arbitration tribunal that ordered Russia to pay $57 billion to former shareholders of Yukos, a defunct oil giant once owned by ex-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. “Today the Supreme Court quashed the appeal court’s final judgement as well as the…
Read More »The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has overturned a $50 billion award that Russia had been ordered to pay the former majority shareholders of the dismantled oil giant Yukos, sending the case back to a lower appeals court. "Today the Supreme Court quashed the appeal court's final judgement as well…
Read More »Issued on: 05/11/2021 - 10:33 French lawmakers on Friday approved the continued use of the country’s health pass – a paper or digital certificate that shows a person has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, or has recently tested negative for or recovered from the disease – as a requirement for…
Read More »Danish authorities have detained a Russian research vessel north of the Jutland Peninsula in an apparent legal dispute, representatives from both countries have confirmed. The Russian Embassy in Copenhagen on November 4 said the ship, Akademik Ioffe of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology from the Russian Academy of Sciences, was…
Read More »Getty Images At this point, Los Angeles Lakers fans have to be seeing the Oklahoma City Thunder blue and sunset color scheme in their nightmares. On Thursday night without LeBron James, who is dealing with an abdominal injury, the Lakers blew a 19-point lead en route to a 107-104 loss…
Read More »The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that Europe is –once again—at the epicenter of COVID-19 cases and cited a "reliable projection" that said another 500,000 deaths by February. Hans Kluge, the WHO head in Europe, told a press conference that he blamed the relaxation of public health measures in…
Read More »4:13 AM ETAssociated Press The Vancouver Whitecaps will be investigated for allegations dating back to 2010. USA Today ImagesMajor League Soccer has engaged Janice Rubin and Melody Jahanzadeh of Rubin Thomlinson LLP to conduct an independent review of the Vancouver Whitecaps' handling of misconduct allegations brought by members of the…
Read More »Johnny Depp has won a court bid to access Amber Heard’s phone, as he accused his ex-wife of editing her photos to look like she’d been assaulted. A court has given Johnny Depp access to his ex-wife Amber Heard’s phone – which he hopes will prove she faked injuries he…
Read More »Through 3 QuartersThe Los Angeles Lakers were expected to win this one, and so far that's exactly how it's playing out. They have emerged as the frontrunner after three quarters and are ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder 80-72. Los Angeles has been led by power forward Anthony Davis, who…
Read More »Through 3 QuartersDown five at the end of last quarter, the Phoenix Suns have now snagged the lead. They have emerged as the frontrunner after three quarters and are ahead of the Houston Rockets 96-88. The Suns have been led by shooting guard Devin Booker, who so far has 25…
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