Japan picks ancient Jomon Period sites as candidates for UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 2021
By A government panel identified on Tuesday a set of Jomon Period archaeological sites in northern Japan as a potential candidate for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage designation in 2021. Tokyo will submit its formal recommendation by next Feb. 1 to the organization representing the ancient sites, which are located in Hokkaido and Aomori, Iwate and Akita […]
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Pompeo calls for ‘standstill agreement’ to give feuding Japan and South Korea time to cool off
BANGKOK/WASHINGTON/TOKYO – A trade dispute between South Korea and Japan is threatening to spiral out of control, and both governments want the White House on their side. Now it seems their private messaging has helped spark a reaction from the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he will encourage Washington’s two […]
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Two Japanese lizard smugglers get prison time in Australia
SYDNEY – Two Japanese men arrested last month for trying to smuggle lizards out of Australia have each been sentenced to five months in prison, according to the Australian Border Force. The men, identified by local media as Yusuke Imanishi, 52, and Daisuke Kobayashi, 28, were intercepted by customs officers at Perth Airport on June […]
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Sir Bobby Robson summed up by Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola, Gazza and Jose Mourinho in quotes
Ten years have passed since Sir Bobby Robson died. On 31 July, 2009, the 76-year-old former Ipswich, England, Barcelona and Newcastle manager died from lung cancer and the football world mourned the loss of a great, with Sir Alex Ferguson among those leading the tributes at the time. “There is not a person I would […]
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‘It is a hotbed of football’ – Ian Wright, Arsene Wenger and Clinton Morrison explore the incredible ‘South London Talent Factory’ in new talkSPORT documentary
South London has become the new hotbed of English football, with current internationals Joe Gomez, Jadon Sancho, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi all growing up south of the Thames. But how can one area produce so many brilliant footballers? That is the question talkSPORT explored in brand new documentary ‘The South London Talent Factory’, which […]
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Man United transfer news: Samuel Umtiti being lined up Premier League side should they fail to sign Harry Maguire
Manchester United are reportedly preparing a £46m bid for Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti if they fail to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made Maguire his no. 1 transfer target, but the Premier League side are yet to make an offer which meets Leicester’s demands. It is understood the club […]
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Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United? Sporting Libson deny Premier League club have made bid
Manchester United are yet to make an opening bid for Sporting Libson midfielder Bruno Fernandes, the Portuguese side have revealed. Rumours circulated on Tuesday that United had submitted an offer to the Primeira Liga club through the player’s agent Miguel Pinho, but Sporting have quickly moved to reject those claims. A club spokesperson told Portuguese […]
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'Notes From Mom' At Halifax Pride Parade Make For Emotional Encounters
A veteran brought many to tears as she gave out free hugs and handed out “notes from mom” at Halifax’s Pride Parade July 20. Kristy Fournier, a mother of two, who is studying child and youth care work after a 17-year career in the military, said she was inspired to take action after reading a […]
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Bank Of Mom And Dad Is Paying Canadian Millennials' Rent: Survey
The Bank of Mom and Dad isn’t just financing an increasing number of home purchases as affordability issues persist in Canada’s major cities. A substantial fraction of the Canadian population is getting help from parents just to cover rent costs, a new survey commissioned by FP Canada suggests. Some 35 per cent of parents who […]
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Canceled races, fainting players: Climate change turns up heat on sports
LONDON – As a professional ultrarunner, meaning she competes at distances longer than a marathon, Clare Gallagher has tackled plenty of challenges, from mountains to heat. But none have been as much of a threat to her career as the U.S. West’s worsening forest fires which, fueled in part by stronger droughts linked to climate […]
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