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Last week, every footballer in England and Wales received an email warning them about a painkiller that, until now, they might never have realised could put them at risk.The warning came from the Professional Footballers’ Association and,…

Just a few weeks ago, I was explaining to someone who missed the Attitude Era why The People’s Elbow is a great finishing move. It is the rising action that begins the moment when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gathers his stance with that…

Late on Wednesday, Mohamed Salah released a short video on his social media platforms.Most of the Egyptian’s updates are determinedly uncontroversial — pictures of his goals, his holidays, his family. This one was different: a video…

The NBA has been a beacon of light for a massive following around the world in terms of how crucial and uplifting a sport can be in a gentrified society searching for a way to cut down on the disparity between reality and dreams.On the…

In April 1945, in the last months of World War II in Europe, Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy, was captured by Italian partisans near Lake Como. Mussolini was executed and his body was taken to Milan and hung upside down in a square…

The New York Jets were my first introduction to professional football, too, so believe me when I say that I understand what many Taylor Swift fans experienced on Sunday night.My dad bought season tickets in 1997, Bill Parcells’ first…

Cover 7 | Friday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Each Friday, Richard Deitsch examines some of the biggest storylines in the NFL media world.Richie Zyontz got his foot in the door of…

Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82.…

Gender fluidity and climate change are not the hot-button topics you'd expect from an author writing more than 400 years ago.But it's Shakespeare's "contemporary" outlook that means he will "last a great deal longer than the…

As Woody Allen attended the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of his new film Coup de Chance on Monday night, protesters alongside the red carpet loudly chanted “No rape culture!” In video from the demonstration, protesters are…