Are the Flames about to recall Walker Duehr or Jakob Pelletier?
Two of the Calgary Flames’ top call-up candidates were surprise scratches Sunday in the AHL. Hmmm. Walker Duehr and Jakob Pelletier did not suit up as the Calgary Wranglers wrapped…
Is Stu Skinner ready to save the Edmonton Oilers season?
Slowly, piece by piece, things are falling into place for the Edmonton Oilers. The penalty kill, after a dismal adjustment period following the off-season departure of some key elements, is…
New law gives Belgian sex workers benefits and safety protection
PARIS — Starting Sunday, sex workers in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labour rights on par with those in other professions in a legal…
Interim boss Simon Easterby faces mountain of a task to pull misfiring Ireland together
There is almost a sense of relief that it’s over, a fourth Test match in as many weeks – this one bolted on outside the window for the IRFU’s 150th,…
Emma Kennedy claims Gregg Wallace thought MasterChef bottom remark ‘was funny’
Celebrity MasterChef 2012 champion Emma Kennedy has claimed Gregg Wallace thought a comment he made about a woman’s bottom “was funny”. The 57-year-old actor and author told Times Radio the…
Italian soccer player in medically induced coma after mid-game collapse
Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in a medically induced coma after collapsing on the field during his team’s Serie A match at home to Inter Milan on Sunday, with the…
Eight points clear at top… but Linfield’s critics going nowhere despite bossing title race
Four draws and wins for Linfield and Carrick Rangers in the weekend’s action in the Sports Direct Premiership, with plenty to talk about.
‘Beautiful inside and out’: Tributes pour in following sudden death of woman at Belfast nightclub
A woman who died suddenly at a Belfast city centre nightclub over the weekend has been described as “beautiful inside and out”. Named locally as Chloe Ferris, she was in…
Pep Guardiola aims another dig at Liverpool fans after facing ‘sacked in the morning’ chants at Anfield
Pep Guardiola responded with self-deprecating humour to “sacked in the morning” chants from Liverpool fans during Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday. The loss to Liverpool marked City’s…
Social Democrats win Iceland’s snap elections as incumbents punished
Social Democratic Alliance wins the largest share of votes but will need to form a coalition to govern. Social Democratic leader Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir, 36, will likely try to seek…