Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 1: After arriving in Kolkata in high spirits on Wednesday, the Indian senior men's team held their first training session on Thursday evening. With less than a week to go for the all-important FIFA World Cup Qualifiers clash against Kuwait at the Salt Lake Stadium, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu shared his thoughts from the Blue Tigers camp. India had started training in Bhubaneswar on May 11 be ..read more

(Photo credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports) Napheesa Collier posted racked up 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx cruised to a 95-71 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Minneapolis. Rookie Alissa Pili finished with a season-high 20 points on 7-for-9 shooting, including hitting all four of her 3-pointers, for Minnesota (5-2). Dorka Juhasz finished with 13 points and Cecilia Zandalasini chipped in ..read more

(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Real Salt Lake will look to extend their 12-match unbeaten run on Saturday when they host an Austin FC side that recently had its own winning streak snapped. Salt Lake (8-2-6, 30 points) have used very late drama to extend that streak in their last two matches and maintain their hold of the Western Conference lead. Last Saturday, they overcame a three-goal deficit to earn a ..read more

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) After having a six-match unbeaten streak snapped Wednesday with a 2-0 loss at Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United return home to Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday to face a Sporting Kansas City squad that has lost six consecutive MLS contests. Minnesota (7-3-4, 25 points) enters the match in fourth place in the Western Conference, five points behind first-place Real Salt Lake bu ..read more

Tampa Bay Buccaneers On Thursday, the Buccaneers waived/injured third-year wide receiver Deven Thompkins, whose primarily role the last two seasons has been as a punt and kickoff returner Scott Smith The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived wide receiver Deven Thompkins on Thursday with an injury designation. Thompkins played in 22 games over the past two seasons for the Buccaneers, catching 22 passes for 115 yards and o ..read more

NEW YORK, New York - A Manhattan jury has convicted Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a New York hush money criminal trial that silenced a porn star.. This verdict marks a historic moment as Trump becomes the first president in U.S. history to be convicted of a felony. Prosecutors levelled ac ..read more

(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports) Andres Gomez scored in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time and visiting Real Salt Lake extended its unbeaten run to 12 matches in a 1-1 draw at the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night. Gomez's eighth goal of his second MLS season goal came only moments after an apparent Seattle insurance goal by Danny Musovski was disallowed following a video review. It was a secon ..read more

Amnesty International has condemned the country's ?chilling commitment to the death penalty? The US executed more prisoners last year than in any year since 2018, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday. Globally, executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade. Some 24 people were executed in the US in 2023, an increase of 33% from the 18 who were pu ..read more

The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning that rural America is in drastic need of volunteer drivers to help get vets to medical appointments. The lack of available transportation can have a dramatic effect in states like Montana, where people often live far from their health care providers. Transportation is the top reason many people report for missing out on med ..read more

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): The India football team landed in the Mecca of Indian football with their sights set on the crucial FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6 at the Salt Lake Stadium. The match has a lot of significance for Indian football fans as it will mark the last appearance of legendary captain Sunil Chhetri in an international outing. Any India match in the City of Joy dr ..read more