United delays all flights nationwide due to "equipment outage"
United Airlines is delaying all flights nationwide due to an "equipment outage," according to an alert from the Federal Aviation Administration.
1970-01-01 08:00
Irish police chief in Dubai to discuss criminal gangs
Gardaí say Commissioner Drew Harris is to attend a series of meetings as part of an ongoing operation.
1970-01-01 08:00
United Airlines Planes Grounded Across the US on Equipment Outage
United Airlines Holdings Inc. grounded aircraft nationwide due to an unspecified equipment outage, according to the Federal Aviation
1970-01-01 08:00
NBA rumors: Trae Young trade buzz, Andre Drummond is a comedian, Wemby and KAT team up
A fresh slate of NBA rumors: Andre Drummond moonlights as a comedian, the Lakers want Trae Young, and a potential Spurs trade for Karl-Anthony Towns.
1970-01-01 08:00
Chris Mortensen Stepping Away From ESPN
Chris Mortensen is retiring from ESPN.
1970-01-01 08:00
Jill Scott says World Cup kiss saga ‘overshadowed’ Spanish women’s team playing ‘great football’
Euro 2022 winner Jill Scott has voiced “disappointment” that the World Cup kiss saga has detracted attention from the Spanish women’s team win. The former England midfielder told The Independent that issues within Spanish football have “overshadowed” the team’s “great football”. Her comments come after the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has come under sustained criticism for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain secured their 1-0 win over England last month. Rubiales, who was also condemned for grabbing his crotch after Spain won the women’s world title for the first time in history, has refused to step down over his behaviour but was suspended by Fifa. It comes as Jorge Vilda, head coach of Spain's women’s team, was fired on Tuesday after he was among those who praised Rubiales’ refusal to step down. Scott said she felt “disappointment” that the kiss has been “the main talking point”, rather than Spain actually winning the World Cup. “I know that there were girls that decided not to go to the World Cup because they weren’t happy with the way things were going. And that for me is just so sad to hear because it’s a dream to play in a World Cup. “I was so fortunate that I got to do that four times, and it’s something that you dream of from being a young girl, and to think that was taken away from them. First and foremost, that is sad.” Speaking to The Independent in a wide-ranging interview, the Lioness also discussed the bullying she endured as a young girl playing football at school. She said people often thought she was a boy because she played football and questioned how girls could play the game. The 36-year-old said it was “unusual” to see girls playing football back then and said she sometimes suffered worse bullying from parents rather than her classmates. “Sometimes for parents, if a young girl back then – I’m going back 30 years – beat their son, it was a bit of an embarrassment,” she added. Scott said she would attend football camps where she was the one girl alongside 50 boys, as well as going to football tournaments where she was the only girl. The former footballer said even though she was better at football than some of the boys she “never wanted special treatment for being a girl”. Scott added: “I just wanted to play football and as a young kid, I didn't understand why it was such an issue that I just wanted to play football.” She continued: “Once I stepped over that white line, that was where I wanted to be. I could escape everything.” Her comments come as new research by Starling Bank found three in 10 girls stop playing football when they get to their late teenage years – a far higher proportion than the one in ten boys who give up the sport. Researchers, who polled 2,000 11 to 16-year-olds in the UK, found that over a quarter of girls quit football over pressures to perform well at school. Meanwhile, 14 per cent stop playing because of insecurities about their body image and eight per cent bow out of football for being bullied for playing the game. Scott, who is an ambassador for the bank, said social media pressure was partly to blame as it puts pressure on girls to make them feel like they should look a particular way. “It’s kind of this perfect world isn't it, in a sense,” she reflected. “And I think we're all guilty of doing it. We don't want to post a picture unless you look good or if it’s filtered.” Scott explained she has coached football to girls aged between 13 and 15 and you can see they do not want to get “stuck into a tackle” or do not “want to get sweaty” due to anxiety about how they will look. Read More Spanish FA chief blames player for World Cup kiss and shouts ‘I am not resigning!’ in chaotic press conference Spanish soccer federation fires women's national team coach Jorge Vilda amid Rubiales controversy ‘He wasn’t raping her’: Woody Allen offers staggering defence of Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales ‘History in the making’: Lionesses’ Euros success sparks booming interest in women’s football Lioness Demi Stokes says misogynistic abuse online ‘really affected’ England players’ game
1970-01-01 08:00
Man Utd name 25-player Champions League squad
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag picks his 25-player squad for the Champions League group stage.
1970-01-01 08:00
Maduro Seeks Chinese Money to Revive Venezuela’s Oil Sector
Venezuela dispatched some of its top officials to China to seek energy investments to boost the economy ahead
1970-01-01 08:00
SpaceX May Be Ditching YouTube to Broadcast Rocket Launches on Twitter
SpaceX has long relied on YouTube to broadcast its rocket activities, but that may be
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB insider believes best available free agent isn't a player or manager
Who's the next big albatross after Shohei Ohtani? According to one MLB insider, it's one of the most prominent figures in the Nationals' scouting department: Johnny DiPuglia.
1970-01-01 08:00
Goldman Sachs cuts US recession odds to 15% as economic optimism grows
Goldman Sachs is increasingly confident that the US economy will stick the soft landing that many thought was nearly impossible to pull off.
1970-01-01 08:00
Chandler Jones goes off on Raiders on Instagram for locking the gym on him
Chandler Jones was trying to get into the Raiders facility for a workout and evidently didn't have access.
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