FIFA report reveals record spending on players
FIFA’s Global Transfer Market Report reveals spending in men’s soccer reached a new high of $7.35 billion in 2019, with transfers across the women’s game...
Boeing CEO says he expects to resume 737 MAX production before mid-year
Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun told reporters on Wednesday the U.S. planemaker expects to resume 737 max production “months” before its forecasted mid-year return to...
Laid-off Philadelphia refinery workers struggle with shrinking sector
Third-generation Philadelphia oil refinery worker Lee Murray wore his late father’s hard hat every day of the 25 years he spent there....
Siemens CEO says advised Trump to talk to young climate activists
The chief executive of Siemens had some advice for U.S. President Donald Trump over dinner in Davos, engage in dialogue with young climate activists....
As WNBA boosts pay, women’s hockey players see path forward
With increased pay, improved travel and a host of new maternity benefits, the WNBA’s latest collective bargaining agreement (CBA) sent up roars of celebration that...
Furious at federation, Russian star braces for prospect of second missed Olympics
High jumper Maria Lasitskene, a three-time world champion, is getting a feeling of deja vu as she readies for the prospect of missing a second...
Trump’s lawyers ‘loose with the truth’ like him: Schumer
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday before opening arguments began in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the lawyers for Trump ‘seemed’ to...
Huawei CFO Meng arrives in Vancouver court for third day of U.S. extradition hearing
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday where Canadian prosecutors are expected to defend a U.S. extradition request in...
Avolon CEO sees new Boeing MAX timeline as ‘worst case scenario’
The head of aircraft lessor Avolon, which has committed to a fleet of 148 Boeing 737 MAX jets, said he believed the planemaker’s new June...
Don’t cry for me Portugal – Injured Madonna cancels second show in Lisbon
Pop legend Madonna has canceled another show in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, the city that inspired her newest album Madame X, as she struggles to cope...
