Month: July 2020

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un said he will work with China to secure "true peace" on Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to take the driving seat in fast-paced diplomacy over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons. Kim made the promise to Chinese president Xi Jinping during his third trip to Beijing since March, a visit which observers see as further…

Australia will negotiate a security treaty with Vanuatu, it announced Monday, just months after a report suggesting China wanted to build a military base on the Pacific nation. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called Vanuatu one of Canberra’s "key partners" and after hosting his counterpart Charlot Salwai said a security pact was in the works. "We agreed to commence…

Lewis Hamilton says a few uncertain factors surrounding the 2020 season mean that going for a fastest lap bonus point in the Hungarian Grand Prix was a “crucial” risk. Hamilton blitzed the field in qualifying and on race day in Hungary, asserting his authority on the championship with a second consecutive win, his eighth at…

Submitted by Mike Omansky Crowd hot most of night, except for a Diego vs. Sin Cara match. – Ryback def. Erick Rowan with the Shellshock. Fast-paced opener with a number of near falls – Golddust def. Bo Dallas (w/Curtis Axel) after a roll-up. – U.S. Champion Kalisto def. Rusev (w/Lana) and Dolph Ziggler to retain. Lots…

This Sunday at Wrestlemania, WWE Divas Champion Charlotte will face Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a three-way title match that would have served as the logical narrative bookend to the concept that was the Divas Revolution. The payoff of these three facing off against one another on the biggest stage in professional wrestling, having…

Bellator MMA had it’s first overseas show Saturday from Torino Italy. The show took place at 3 pm eastern and aired on tape delay on SpikeTV with a late 10 pm start time. In terms of star power, it was one of the weaker shows that Bellator has put on since the MTV 2 days…

Former UFC, Bellator, and Strikeforce heavyweight Lavar “Big” Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday stemming from an August arrest on domestic battery charges. Based on an incident on August 11, Johnson was charged with corporal injury on a spouse/co-habitant, assault likely to produce great bodily harm, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, and dissuading a witness by force. He was charged with punching, kneeing, and…

An Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse in the church, has been sentenced to a year in detention. Philip Wilson, 67, will remain on bail while he is assessed by prison authorities for home detention, instead of jail, and will face court next month for a…

Submitted by reader F. Javier Díaz Fischer from the Movistar Arena The atmosphere felt like the post-WrestleMania Raws, but with the fans enjoying the show and trying to chant, cheer and boo rather than going into business for themselves and be a part of the show. – WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Xavier & Kofi) def. Enzo…

A massive iceberg drifting near the coast of Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone. The authorities have urged residents of the Innarsuit island settlement with houses on a promontory to move away from the shore over fears that the iceberg, which was spotted on Thursday, could…