Toby Keith, Larger-Than-Life Country Music Star, Dies at 62
Toby Keith, the larger-than-life singer-songwriter of No. 1 country hits like “Who’s Your Daddy?” and “Made in America” and one of the biggest stars to come out of Nashville in three decades, died on Monday. He was 62. His death was announced on his official website. Elaine Schock, Mr. Keith’s publicist, said in an email […]
Chita Rivera, Electrifying Broadway Star, Is Dead at 91
Chita Rivera, the fire-and-ice dancer, singer and actress who leapt to stardom in the original Broadway production of “West Side Story” and dazzled audiences for nearly seven decades as a Puerto Rican lodestar of the American musical theater, died on Tuesday in New York. She was 91. The death was announced in a statement by […]
LeBron James: LA Lakers star calls for change to United States’ ‘ridiculous’ gun laws
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James says the lack of action on gun control in the United States is “ridiculous”, after Wednesday’s fatal shooting at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Three people were killed and another is in a critical condition in hospital. “The ability to get a gun, the ability to do […]
Sports Personality of the Year: Voting open for BBC World Sport Star 2023 award
Venue: MediaCityUK, Salford Date: Tuesday, 19 December at 19:00 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app Voting is now open for BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year 2023 award. Voting will stay open until 22:00 GMT on Tuesday, 12 December, and the award will […]
Lewis Hamilton interview: Briton on self-doubt, Mercedes woes and a ‘North Star’
Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time world champion and has won 103 grands prix Lewis Hamilton admits there have been times he has doubted himself during the 2023 Formula 1 season. “Ultimately,” Hamilton says, “when you have difficult seasons like this, there are always going to be moments when you’re like: ‘Is it me, or is […]
Alyssa Healy: Sydney Sixers star has hand operation after accident at home
Healy is a key player for Australia Sydney Sixers are waiting to find out how long Alyssa Healy could be sidelined for after the wicketkeeper had an operation on her hand. Healy had the surgery after an accident at home and was a late withdrawal from her side’s Women’s Big Bash League game against Sydney […]
Vinicius Junior: Real Madrid star praises Sevilla after ejecting fan for racism
In a statement, the football club continued that it “condemns any racist and xenophobic behaviour, even if it is in isolation, as is the case, and shows its willingness and collaboration with the authorities to eradicate these attitudes, which do not represent a fan like that of Sevilla”. Source link
Emma Raducanu: British star says ‘provoking’ questions have contributed to turnover of coaches
Raducanu has played only 10 WTA matches this year and is now ranked 280 in the world Former British number one Emma Raducanu says her “provoking” and “challenging” questions could explain why she has had a high turnover of coaches. “I ask my coaches a lot of questions,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. […]
Women’s Super League: Five talking points as England star Beth Mead could return
Beth Mead was BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022 – and would be a much-welcome addition for Arsenal Venue: Emirates Stadium Date: Sunday, 15 October Kick-off:14:00 BST Coverage: Watch live on BBC One from 13.50 BST or follow on the BBC Sport website The Women’s Super League has already provided plenty of drama after […]
Lexi Thompson: LPGA star wants to ‘inspire’ at men’s PGA Tour event
Lexi Thompson is an 11-time winner on the LPGA Tour Lexi Thompson says she wants her appearance at this week’s PGA Tour event in Las Vegas to “inspire people”. The 28-year-old will become the seventh woman to play in a tournament on the American tour when she tees off in the Shriners Children’s Open on […]