Throwback jerseys were all the rage in the NFL at the start of the century, thanks to teams bringing back uniforms that went by the wayside in the 1990s in favor of darker colors (San Francisco 49ers going to cardinal red, Philadelphia Eagles to midnight green). Turns out, fans and teams liked the old colors and uniform designs — even if…
Not that you’d sit just any pitcher, of course, but if you have an opening or two and could use a streamer off the waiver wire, you’ve come to the right place. Scott White has 10 recommendations for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. Be sure to check…
© Bloomberg First of all, happy July 4 to American Swampians — and to British readers too. As a Brit living in the US, I feel it is a day to be celebrated. The American Revolution was also a transatlantic civil war in which some of my English heroes, notably Thomas Paine, rallied to the…
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days earlier, Trump had enacted a proclamation barring citizens from 12 nations from entering the US….
BERLIN: The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it had pulled its last remaining inspectors from Iran as a standoff over their return to the country’s nuclear facilities bombed by the United States and Israel becomes further entrenched. Israel launched the first of its military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in a 12-day war with…
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump’s truce bid One person has been killed and 26 others were injured after a night of intensive Russian strikes on almost every district in Kyiv, officials say. A pall of acrid smoke hung over the Ukrainian capital on Friday morning following hours of nightfall…
ATHENS: Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to leave the area. Around 130 firefighters, 48 vehicles and six helicopters were deployed in the effort, working with gale-force wind…
MOSCOW: Moscow has formally recognised the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian News Agency (TASS) reported. According to a ministry representative, the Foreign Ministry confirmed this when asked to comment on reports about Russia’s decision to recognise the country. The Russian ambassador in Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov, said Russian President Vladimir Putin…
The summer of soccer is taking a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which brings the first edition of the expanded competition to the United States for a 32-team tournament featuring teams from around the world competing for a share of the $1 billion prize purse. Several high-profile teams are taking…
BERLIN: Tesla’s sales in Germany slumped 60 per cent in June compared to a year earlier, even as overall battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations rose, reported Xinhua. Germany’s motor vehicle authority (KBA) said on Thursday, the US electric vehicle maker sold 1,860 cars in June, down from 4,645 units a year earlier. For the first…
