Month: November 2023

Owen Farrell: World Rugby chair Bill Beaumont hopes England captain can return ‘reinvigorated’

Owen Farrell surpassed Jonny Wilkinson as England’s all-time leading points scorer in October World Rugby chair Bill Beaumont hopes England captain Owen Farrell can return “reinvigorated” after making himself unavailable for the 2024 Six Nations. Beaumont, himself a former England captain, said the decision was not one the player “would have taken lightly”. “As a […]

Meta’s Threads to Launch in Europe in App’s Biggest Expansion Since Debut

Facebook parent Meta Platforms plans to launch Threads in Europe in December, according to people familiar with the matter.  The launch represents Threads’ largest market expansion since its debut in July and signals the social-media company’s commitment to the microblogging service, which rivals that of Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter.  Copyright ©2023 Dow […]

Cigna-Humana Merger Is Likely to Face Antitrust Challenge

From a financial perspective, a Cigna-Humana megamerger makes a lot of sense.  Cigna has a huge pharmacy benefit management business, but has been largely missing out on the highly lucrative Medicare Advantage industry. Humana has the second largest Medicare Advantage business after UnitedHealth Group. Combining the two businesses would create a healthcare powerhouse that could […]

Glentoran v Linfield: How Linfield have made slightly understated return to prominence

David Healy has led Linfield to five titles during his time as manager Venue: The Oval, Belfast Date: Friday, 1 December Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Coverage: Live stream on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website; live text commentary, report, highlights and reaction on the BBC Sport website & app. A bit more subtle than striking […]

World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final: Bianca Cook will not be ‘100%’ after knee surgeries

Bianca Cook (nee Walkden) is a four-time European champion in the +73kg category Three-time world champion Bianca Cook says she will not be “100%” for this week’s World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final following surgery on both knees. Cook, who has two Olympic bronze medals, will compete at +67kg. The competition in Manchester from 1 to […]

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