Everton summer transfer window disaster leaves club desperately short of options, conviction and goodwill

If transfer windows are meant to reflect a football club’s long-term vision, Everton’s summer 2026 recruitment was a masterclass in panic, indecision and dysfunction. The Toffees’ window shows nothing less than a club all at sea: decades removed from their last trophy lift, and decades away from their next. After years of walking the financial … Read more

Will There Ever Be Another Lionel Messi? The Short Answer Is: Yes

As an Argentine international, this may be the end for Lionel Messi — and I say “may be” because he has retired in the past, but this seems to be much more of a true retirement from Argentina. There are so many different directions and so many different questions that come up when it comes … Read more

“Harry Redknapp was right. Agents have had West Ham’s pants down over the years. The club have only acted when weakness is exposed” Tony Gale on where the Hammers have fallen short in the transfer window

West Ham have got their Championship campaign underway as the Hammers look to bounce back from last season’s dire relegation campaign. Nuno Espirito Santos’ side finished the season in 18th place to end a 14-year stay in the top flight, a period which saw them regularly oscillate between European pushes and survival battles. Throughout this … Read more

Women’s U20 World Cup boycott may hurt in short term but can send Fifa a vital message | Fifa

“And I say to all the women … Pick the right battles. Pick the right fights. You have the power to change. You have the power to convince us men what we have to do and what we don’t have to do. You do it. Just do it. With men, with Fifa, you will find … Read more

Egyptian Cinema Gains International Recognition with Short Film Khufu’s Coming Premier at the Locarno Film Festival

Egyptian cinema gained international fame by selecting the short film “Khufu“, for the prestigious Pardi di Domani International Competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The festival takes place from August 5 to 15, 2026 in Switzerland, where the film will have its world premiere. Founded in 1946, it is internationally recognized Locarno Film Festival … Read more

Harvard ‘Senior Sunrise’ cut short by cops

Local news Police cleared Harvard’s annual Big Sunrise gathering at Weeks Footbridge on Friday, citing crowd concerns. A crowd of Harvard graduates celebrated their annual sunrise ceremony on Weeks Footbridge on Friday morning after police cleared the area. Pictures from the accident scene, subscriber by NBC Boston, showed a large crowd of students gathered on … Read more

“Awfulness For Decades”: A Short History Of Trump And Doonesbury

The following is excerpted from a chapter of Trudeau & Doonesbury: A Biography, by Joshua Kendall. The book is available for purchase now. In the spring of 2015, like many Americans, Garry Trudeau figured that the upcoming 2016 election would essentially be a repeat of 1992, as it would also feature a Bush versus a Clinton—in this case, … Read more

California’s Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr part of Oscar documentary short win with ‘All the Empty Rooms’

san francisco — Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, was one of the executive producers of “All the Empty Rooms,” which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The 35-minute film tells how broadcast journalist Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Pope told stories of how families memorialize the bedrooms of children … Read more

Trump says short term oil price spikes ‘very small price’ for peace

President Trump said higher oil costs in the short term due to Operation Epic Fury is a “very small price” to pay for peace. Trump Published on Social Truth Sunday And that prices “will fall rapidly” once “the destruction of the Iranian nuclear threat is over.” Oil prices rose as Operation Epic Fury entered its … Read more

NASA cuts International Space Station mission short after astronaut’s medical issue

New York — NASA decided to cut short a mission aboard the International Space Station shortly after an astronaut experienced a medical problem. The US Space Agency said on Thursday that the American, Japanese and Russian crew, consisting of four people, will return to Earth in the coming days, ahead of schedule. NASA canceled this … Read more