Malcolm x

The Broncos had just moved into field-goal range when they were set back 10 yards by a tripping call against offensive lineman Zane Beadles. Two plays later, on third-and-15, Manning threw his second interception. This one was returned 69 yards for a touchdown by Smith. The linebacker was the first to arrive at a ball that had fluttered off target after the quarterback’s arm was struck mid-release by Cliff Avril. … [Read more...] about Super Bowl 2014: Malcolm Smith is MVP as Seattle dismantle Denver

In the last text Floyd sent to Wayne (pictured), he told the rapper to get political in his lyrics and referenced civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. Despite Floyd's anger at what he saw as the unfair treatment of black people by society, Wayne said his 'big bro' was the most peaceful man he knew … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: George Floyd’s last message to rapper friend was to be a voice for the black community like NFL baller Colin Kaepernick – in haunting foreshadowing of his deadly arrest where white cop kneeled on his neck

Maxwell monopoly – Serial owners of the 1980s The serial football team manager Tommy Docherty used to make a joke about having had more clubs than Tony Jacklin. But he didn't actually own them - unlike Robert Maxwell. How many clubs is too many for one person to own? For some there seems to be no limit, especially the perennial interferers of the 1980s, Anton Johnson and Robert Maxwell. Johnson, formerly a butcher in Essex, had interests in Rotherham, Southend and Bournemouth at the same time, which resulted in him from being banned from football for life in 1985. That did not stop him making approaches to Scarborough and Doncaster years later. Maxwell controlled Derby, Reading and Oxford in the mid-80s, though strictly speaking his sons and daughter were in charge. Of current chairmen, Ken Bates has been through Oldham (in the 1960s), Wigan, Chelsea and now Leeds, as well as a spell at Partick Thistle. MT … [Read more...] about Gluttony – part three

What happened to Gough Whitlam?Mr Whitlam and his Labor Party came to power in 1972, implementing policies which many celebrated, but he grew less popular amid a troubled economy and a fierce political opposition. … [Read more...] about Gough Whitlam dismissal: Australian court grants access to Queen’s letters

George Morgan-Grenville, chief executive of tour operator Red Savannah, said: “The quarantine plans are poorly thought-out, wholly detrimental to industry recovery and are more or less unworkable. … [Read more...] about Britain’s 14-day quarantine for travellers will cost UK economy £650million a WEEK, expert says