The U.S. economy keeps chugging along but overseas risks such as the coronavirus continue to hover, and that’s helping keep the Fed in wait-and-see mode. As widely expected, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, following through on its vow late last year to stand pat barring a “material” change in its outlook. In a statement after a two-day […]

FRANK LAMPARD is growing increasingly frustrated as Chelsea have £150m to spend but have signed fewer players than they did in the summer… under a transfer ban. But the Blues have reportedly begun negotiations with Dries Mertens as they look to improve their options on the wing. Get all the latest Chelsea transfer news and gossip from Stamford Bridge here… […]

JAMES MADDISON has taken to Twitter to state his unhappiness with how Aston Villa escaped conceding a penalty in Leicester's Carabao Cup exit. The dramatic semi-final saw Brendan Rodgers' side dumped out thanks to a 93rd minute Trezeguet winner after being denied a first-half spot-kick. While 1-0 down to Matt Targett's opener, Leicester carved an opening for Maddison and his […]

MAN CITY are in the driving seat as they welcome rivals Utd for an all-Manchester Carabao Cup semi-final. Pep Guardiola's side lead 3-1 after the first-leg at Old Trafford, but Marcus Rashford's late strike has at least given the visitors hope of a comeback. Aston Villa await the winners of this tie in the final at Wembley, which is all […]

Cornell University freshmen were allegedly subjected to Christmas-themed hazing that included chugging alcoholic drinks, sitting on Santa’s lap and being submerged in trashcans during a frat party at the center of an investigation into the death of Antonio Tsialas. Newly reported details of the alleged hazing were included in a lawsuit filed late Tuesday by Tsialas’ parents, who were offering a $10,000 reward […]

Let us pause for a moment of genuine sympathy for Donald Trump and the crew of legal loose cannons with which he has surrounded himself. This impeachment mess seems to have started with Rudy Giuliani pursuing half-baked conspiracy theories. And it is finishing with Jay Sekulow accidentally blowing up President Trump’s entire impeachment trial strategy in the final minutes of […]

WEST HAM are weighing up a late £10million bid for Norwich midfielder Kenny McLean this week. The Hammers have been watching the Scotland star over the past few months with an eye to signing the 28-year-old at the end of the season. But now the Londoners may bring forward an offer to their fellow Premier League strugglers for one of […]

YOUTUBE BOXING is back and this time Jake Paul is out to avenge his brother's loss to KSI. But before he can take on KSI, he must overcome fellow Brit AnEsonGib in Miami in a professional boxing match. Like his brother ahead of his bout against KSI, Jake is the ODDS-ON favourite at 4/7 ahead of Gib who is is […]

NEW YORK — After a week of emotional, often graphic testimony in the Harvey Weinstein sex-crimes trial, the jury heard Wednesday from a former aspiring actress who described being sexually assaulted by Weinstein in the mid-2000s.  Dawn Dunning, who met Weinstein at a nightclub where she worked, said she met with him over several months in 2004 about possible roles in his movies […]

MIAMI — The fullback position in the NFL was supposed to be dead. If not dead, on life support and near extinction. The 49ers and Kyle Juszczyk apparently didn’t get the memo. Feel free to call Juszczyk whatever you choose — fullback, tight end, H-back, running back, receiver, hybrid. He’s listed on the official roster as a fullback. But he’s […]