George Sipple Detroit Free Press Published 8:05 p.m. UTC Jun 27, 2018 The Detroit Tigers announced on Wednesday that the team has fired pitching coach Chris Bosio. The team released the following statement: “Effective immediately, the Detroit Tigers have terminated the contract of pitching coach Chris Bosio for his insensitive comments that violated Club policy and his Uniform Employee Contract. The organization holds all of our personnel to the highest standards of personal conduct both on and off the field. We have zero tolerance for this type of behavior. The Club will have no further comment on this matter.” It's unclear who Bosio made the comments to at this time. The hiring of Bosio was seen as a big boost to the Tigers’ rebuilding efforts, considering his guidance helped the Chicago Cubs win the World Series in 2016. Bosio was fired by Cubs manager Joe Maddon at the end of the 2017 season. It’ll be interesting to see how this affects … [Read more...] about Tigers fire pitching coach Chris Bosio for ‘insensitive comments’
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Man Utd news: Paul Scholes WRONG over Jose Mourinho comments
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has played a crucial role in Jesse Lingard’s rise over the last two seasons, says Paul Ince. By David Wright / Published 27th June 2018 GETTY Paul Ince disagrees with Paul Scholes comments on Jose Mourinho Lingard has been one of England’s star players at the World Cup so far, scoring a screamer in the 6-1 thrashing over Panama on Sunday.Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes recently criticised Mourinho for not having the same faith in Lingard as England head coach Gareth Southgate.But Ince believes Mourinho has been one of the key reasons for Lingard’s rise since he took charge at United two years ago.“I don’t agree with what Paul Scholes has said about Jesse Lingard and Jose Mourinho,” Ince told Paddy Power.“Just a few months ago and Lingard wouldn’t have even been considered for the World Cup. GETTY Jose Mourinho has played big part in Jesse Lingard's rise, says Paul Ince … [Read more...] about Man Utd news: Paul Scholes WRONG over Jose Mourinho comments
Taoiseach criticises Sinn Fein leader for comments about new Garda Commissioner
News / UK and world by Press Association June 27, 2018, 5:13 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Ireland’s premier has hit out at Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald for “being almost in the space” of undermining the confidence of the new Garda Commissioner. Drew Harris, Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, was appointed to the top role on Tuesday. Mr Harris is expected to take up the job in September following the resignation of Noirin O’Sullivan. Speaking in the Irish parliament on Wednesday, Ms McDonald said that her party wants to work constructively with the new Garda Commissioner but that they will “hold him to account”. She raised comments made by Stephen Travers, a survivor of the Miami Showband massacre, who described the appointment as “catastrophic” to the nationalist community in Northern Ireland. Three members of the showband were murdered … [Read more...] about Taoiseach criticises Sinn Fein leader for comments about new Garda Commissioner
Truss comments mocking Cabinet colleagues were humorous, says No 10
Truss comments mocking Cabinet colleagues were humorous, says No 10 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Downing Street has sought to counter reports of rifts within the Government by insisting that a Treasury minister’s swipes at senior colleagues were “intended to be humorous”. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/truss-comments-mocking-cabinet-colleagues-were-humorous-says-no-10-37056192.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37056190.ece/df57f/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_6d647dbe-a9df-4643-b69d-cc145f7276d6_1 Email Downing Street has sought to counter reports of rifts within the Government by insisting that a Treasury minister’s swipes at senior colleagues were “intended to be humorous”. Liz Truss’s mockery of Environment Secretary Michael Gove and criticism of “macho” Cabinet ministers demanding more cash for their departments were described by one senior backbencher as a “full frontal assault” on Cabinet … [Read more...] about Truss comments mocking Cabinet colleagues were humorous, says No 10
Chartered Institute of Taxation comment on new Scottish ‘Minister for Tax’
Wednesday, 27 June 2018 11:22 AM Commenting on the appointment of Kate Forbes MSP as Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with a remit that includes responsibility for supporting the Finance Secretary on the management of tax policy, Moira Kelly, chair of the Chartered Institute of Taxation's Scottish Technical Committee, said: "The appointment of a Minister with responsibility for tax policy is an encouraging move from the Scottish Government and one that acknowledges the ever increasing importance of devolved tax decisions in the day to day business of government. "The Scottish Government has always been open, constructive and consultative when it comes to taking tax decisions and engaging with professional bodies such as ours. We hope that this post will represent another important step forward in terms of further strengthening parliamentary scrutiny of these decisions and their interactions with - and consequences on - the wider UK tax regime. "We think that the … [Read more...] about Chartered Institute of Taxation comment on new Scottish ‘Minister for Tax’