Bigger Teams May Miss Playoffs at Cricket World Cup
England is running out of chances, as the Cricket World Cup’s qualifying games wind down. When play resumes Tuesday after an off day, 19 of the 42 pool matches will…
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Bigger Teams May Miss Playoffs at Cricket World Cup
England is running out of chances, as the Cricket World Cup’s qualifying games wind down. When play resumes Tuesday after an off day, 19 of the 42 pool matches will…
Barcelona Beats Manchester City in Champions League Behind Luis Suárez
MANCHESTER, England — Luis Suárez ran in every direction. He slid at midfielders’ heels. He banged into defenders. Once, when Manchester City’s goalkeeper was trying to throw the ball to…
Barcelona Beats Manchester City in Champions League Behind Luis Suárez
MANCHESTER, England — Luis Suárez ran in every direction. He slid at midfielders’ heels. He banged into defenders. Once, when Manchester City’s goalkeeper was trying to throw the ball to…
Catholic Church Urges Britons To Consider Social Issues Before Voting
LONDON (AP) – Roman Catholic bishops in Britain have joined their Church of England counterparts in urging the faithful to vote in the forthcoming national election, and to consider a…
Ellen Page Joins Instagram, Talks About Coming Out
Ellen Page isn’t just an A list star — she’s also a social media maven. In the last year she used Twitter to slam an anti-gay preacher who gave her…
Mastercard boss Ann Cairns’ journey from oil rigs to credit card queen
The first female engineer to work on offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.K, knows what it’s like to be the only woman in sight for hundreds of kilometers….
Jury will be first to see evidence seized in bin Laden raid, prosecutor says
Abid Naseer, 28, who was arrested in 2009 in Manchester, England, where he had been living on a student visa, was described by Brooklyn federal prosecutor Celia Cohen as a…
‘People Loved Freaks, And They Still Do’: A Bizarre Trip Through Time At Morbid Anatomy Museum
Would the body of a taxidermy two-faced kitten make you smile or shudder? Your answer may have been different if you lived in Victorian England. – The Collector’s Cabinet exhibit…
Aaron Hernandez Fiancee Shayanna Jenkins Gets Immunity, May Testify Against Ex-NFL Star
The judge in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday granted immunity to the accused football player’s fiancee. – The Hernandez trial resumed…
Another Big Storm Bears Down On New England
Winter-weary New England, which has been battered recently by a series of major snowstorms, braced Sunday for even more. Light flurries fell in the morning, but the “long duration” storm…
New England Braces For Another Storm, Maybe A Foot Of Snow
Winter-weary New England saw more snow flurries on Saturday and braced for several days of heavy snowfall, possibly totaling a foot or more. A winter storm warning posted by the…
Kane double as Spurs beat Arsenal
Coach Arsene Wenger had raised the possibility that key striker Alexis Sanchez might recover from a hamstring injury in time. Sanchez didn’t make it but former Real Madrid star Mesut…
Imran Khawaja, British Jihadi Who Faked His Own Death, Is Jailed For 12 Years
A British jihadi who faked his death in an attempt to secretly return to England from Syria was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. – Khawaja had admitted preparation…
Jayne Ozanne, One Of The Church Of England’s Leading Evangelicals, Comes Out As A Lesbian
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) One of the Church of England’s leading evangelical campaigners announced Tuesday (Feb. 3) that she is a lesbian and said she decided to be open after trying…
In A New Take On The Selfie, This Artist Casts His Own Dead Body
An artist by the name of Jeremy Millar is freaking out art lovers en masse with his piece “Self-Portrait as a Drowned Man (The Willows),” now showing at Turner Contemporary…
Michael Chow’s Art Show in Beijing Honors His Father
BEIJING — Outside China, he is best known as the man behind Mr. Chow — the high-end Chinese restaurants and longtime watering holes for artists and celebrities in London, New…
He Saved For A Year To Buy His Wife A Dream Vacation. Her Happy Tears Say It All
Rob Wiltsey’s wife has always wanted to visit England, but the couple hasn’t been able to afford such an expensive trip. – H/T Viral Viral Videos
Storm Heads Toward Northeast After Blanketing Midwest
A winter storm is bringing its fury to the Northeast on Monday, causing the cancellation of flights, classes and major court cases a day after it dumped up to a…
Gisele Bündchen Congratulates Husband Tom Brady On Super Bowl Win With A Kiss
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen took to Instagram Sunday night to congratulate her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, on his Super Bowl XLIX win. Because Tom Brady has it all.
Here Is What It Was Like To Be A New England Patriots Fan During The Super Bowl
Well, after four crazy quarters, and one of the most insane endings in Super Bowl history, the new reigning champions are the New England Patriots. And even though it was…
Jon Stewart Mocks Deflategate And The NFL’s ‘F–ked Up Priorities’
Whether you call it “Deflategate,” “Ballghazi” or “The Dumbest Scandal of 2015,” the New England Patriots’ under-inflated balls have become the centerpiece of Super Bowl XLIX. – “The Daily Show”…
Sarris Candies Makes Deflated Chocolate Football
A Pennsylvania candy maker is getting a big kick out of the New England Patriots’ scandal over some deflated footballs. – He says only, “You’ll have to ask the Patriots…
The Trailer For ‘Ted 2’ Has Arrived
Fun fact: “Ted” grossed $549 million worldwide after its release in 2012. So here’s the sequel, which reunites Mark Wahlberg with Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear. Amanda Seyfried, John Slattery…
22 Food Reasons New England Is Winning At Life
Are you a Patriots fan? Send this to your friends who are rooting for the Seahawks, and then read about how Seattle food could give New England food a run…
Bill Nye Says ‘Give A F**k’ About Climate Change Instead Of Deflategate
Bill Nye is weighing in on Deflategate again, but this time he has a few props and a message to share about something far more important. New England Patriots coach…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Reveals Who’s Really Behind Deflategate In Cold Open
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots’ “deflategate” press conference on Thursday was pretty funny on its own, but the “Saturday Night Live” take on the football scandal was even…
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick On Deflategate: Team ‘Followed Every Rule To The Letter’
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is defending the way his team preps its game balls and said his team earned its spot in the Super Bowl fairly. Belichick gave…
‘Worm’ Found In Chicken McNugget In British McDonald’s
A British woman who took a bite out of a Chicken McNugget nearly lost her lunch after seeing what looked like a worm in the middle of the McNugget. Nikki…
Patriots Deflated Balls May Be The Latest Of Belichick’s Sly Tactics
Add underinflated footballs to the list of incidents giving Bill Belichick a reputation for guile and playing above the rules. Softer footballs wouldn’t explain all of a rout that earned…