More than 1,000 Iraqis—most of them civilians—were killed by political and sectarian violence in Iraq during July, marking the deadliest month in this country since 2008, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq announced on Thursday. The spike in violence follows the so-called US withdrawal after a decade of war and occupation in Iraq—marked by staggering […]
Lewis Hamilton claimed a record-equalling seventh world championship on Sunday, and he did so with a remarkable and unexpected victory in the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix that put him 110 points ahead of his rivals in the drivers championship with only three races remaining. After the race he hinted that he is now ready to […]
News of the Pfizer vaccine’s early success provided a glimmer of hope as Canada continues to grapple with COVID-19, but there are questions about how that vaccine — or another approved one — will be distributed when ready. Alison Thompson, an associate professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, […]
It’s an idea that has gained steam among policymakers in one country after another: Force the internet media giants ― primarily Google and Facebook ― to pay news organizations for linking to their articles. That way, some of the billions in ad revenue that these giants have sucked up in recent years would go back […]
— WWE’s Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch announced their engagement yesterday via Lynch’s Twitter account. The two have been dating since earlier this year and their relationship has even been used in WWE storylines. The company released a statement on WWE.com congratulating the couple. WWE is thrilled to congratulate Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch on […]
— Last night on Smackdown, the final two opening round matches took place with Ali defeating Buddy Murphy and Chad Gable overcoming Shelton Benjamin. With those matches completed, the quarterfinals are set with two Raw and two Smackdown matches to take place next week with the winners advancing to the semi-finals on 9/10 and 9/11 […]
– As noted WWE is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their Intercontinental Championship this week with a full list of special themed programming airing on their various social media channels, as well as on the WWE Network. Things kicked off over the weekend with the release of a special edition of WWE Playback featuring Shawn […]
The advertising for WWE moving SmackDown LIVE from the USA Network to FOX continued this weekend on the network during some highly-viewed sports programming. During the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles NFL on FOX game on Sunday, a commercial and subsequent talk-up advertisement on the NFL broadcast itself was featured, promoting WWE’s blue brand coming […]
With just over 24 hours remaining before the WWE Clash of Champions pay-per-view touches down at The Spectrum in Charlotte, North Carolina, the betting odds for the show are starting to take shape. On Saturday, online sports betting websites 5 Dimes released the updated betting lines for each match scheduled for Sunday night’s PPV. Check […]
The following are injury updates to NXT talent after Wednesday’s TV show: — According to WWE, Kona Reeves suffered a “strike to the cheek” that required five stitches to close. He may have suffered orbital bone damage is not cleared to wrestle until re-evaluated once the swelling goes down. — Arturo Ruas needed x-rays on […]