January2019
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Italian match officials to follow FIFA guidelines over racism
Jan 18, 2019Italian match officials and delegates will be told to follow international guidelines in dealing with racist chanting and insults from the crowd, the head of the country’s soccer federation (FIGC) said on Tuesday. FIGC president Gabriele... -
LVMH planning fashion brand with Rihanna
Jan 18, 2019Louis Vuitton parent owner LVMH is developing a luxury brand with singer Rihanna, in a rare move by the acquisitive group towards building a new fashion label from scratch, industry news site WWD reported on Wednesday.... -
Juventus move to next target in Serie A as AC Milan ‘lick wounds’
Jan 18, 2019AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso conceded his side will have to lick their wounds and come out fighting after losing the Italian Super Cup trophy to an all-conquering Juventus who turn their focus back to their... -
21 dead in car bomb attack on Colombian police academy
Jan 18, 2019Colombia’ s government declared three days of mourning Thursday after at least 21 people died in a car bomb at a Bogota police cadet training academy, and 68 were wounded — the worst such incident in... -
UK PM May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Jan 18, 2019British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging “no-deal” split. The world’s fifth-largest economy... -
Rihanna sues dad for her Fenty trademark
Jan 17, 2019Rihanna has sued her father for trading on her Fenty brand name and suggesting that a business venture he set up in 2017 is associated with her. The “Diamonds” singer, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna... -
Beyonce drops lawsuit over ‘Feyonce’ items
Jan 17, 2019A lawsuit brought by Beyonce over the sale of “Feyonce” items to engaged couples has been dismissed at the singer’s request, court documents showed on Wednesday. The pop superstar had complained in a 2016 lawsuit that... -
Singer Mariah Carey sues former executive assistant
Jan 17, 2019Singer Mariah Carey on Wednesday sued her former assistant for breaking a nondisclosure agreement, negligence and theft, according to court documents. Carey, one of the world’s best-selling singers with 200 million records sold and hits including... -
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet
Jan 17, 2019The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thursday. The key to both goals is a dramatic... -
Model Bundchen ‘surprised’ by Brazil minister criticism on environment
Jan 17, 2019Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Wednesday defended her work as an environmental activist, after the country’s new agriculture minister accused her of issuing criticism “without knowledge.” “It surprised me to see my name mentioned in a...