Month: November 2019

Fernando Alonso is understandably disgruntled about the sorry state of his affairs in Formula 1 as he endures the worst season in his sixteen-year career in Grand Prix racing. As he faces an uncertain future in F1, with only very limited opportunities for 2018, many believe the Spaniard will call it a day and perhaps…

Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa believes McLaren will find itself in a position to achieve its best possible result of the year this weekend in Hungary. The twisty nature of the challenging Hungaroring trims down the importance of engine output, one of the Japanese manufacturer’s main weaknesses. Coupled with the efficiency of the team’s MCL32…

Global inequality, like global warming, is a disease that may be too far along to ever be cured.  We seem helpless, both in the U.S. and around the world, to stop the incessant flow of wealth to an elitist group of people who are simply building on their existing riches. The increasing rate of their…

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says $231 million to cancel green energy contracts is not a waste of taxpayers’ money. “I am so proud of that,” Ford told reporters outside his Queen’s Park office Thursday.  “They went into communities without their approval and just rammed them down their throats,” he said, referring to the…

After getting canned by Sportsnet, Don Cherry is moving on — joining former mainstream-media stars like Jian Ghomeshi and Peter Mansbridge in pivoting to podcasting.  The longtime “Coach’s Corner” host — who was ousted last week after he berated immigrants for supposedly not wearing poppies on Remembrance Day — launched his new venture, “DC’s Grapevine,”…

TORONTO — A canvas by Pablo Picasso will hit the Toronto auction block tonight alongside offerings from some of Canada’s most treasured artists. The Heffel Fine Art Auction House says Picasso’s “Femme au chapeau” will lead its fall sale with a pre-auction estimate between $8 million to $10 million. The 1941 oil-on-canvas depicts photographer Dora…

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister is calling for an independent mediator to help reach an agreement with four major teachers’ unions. “Mediation works,” Minister Stephen Lecce told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday. “We saw this during our negotiation with CUPE.” The Ford government reached an eleventh-hour agreement the night before non-teaching workers were set to strike…

The two Old Trafford legends disagreed about the Danish midfielder’s ability to help the Red Devils out of their struggles Former Manchester United stars Roy Keane and Gary Neville have argued over whether Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen would improve Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team. The Denmark international, who was consistently linked with a move away from…

The 26-year-old feels he is approaching a crucial time in his career and is happy to pledge his future to the Ligue 1 champions Marco Verratti has signed a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain that will keep him tied to the club until 2024. Click Here: Ireland Rugby Shop The midfielder’s previous deal was set…

Josh King scored a stunning opening goal for Bournemouth on Saturday to ensure United’s dreadful defensive form away from home continued Click Here: New Zealand Rugby Shop Manchester United’s defensive woes continued on Saturday afternoon, as Josh King’s stunning goal for Bournemouth took their defensive record away from home into record-equalling territory. King controlled an…