Daily Update: Frank Deford passes away, Raw ratings, Impact in India
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS/REPORTS Mixed tag match set for WWE Extreme Rules NJPW Best of the Super Juniors results: Taguchi vs. KUSHIDA WWE Greensboro, NC, live results: Reigns & Rollins vs. Wyatt & Joe WWE Knoxville, TN, live results: Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles UFC Fight Night 109 live results:…
Buddy Wayne passes away at 50 years old
Buddy Wayne, who was one of the first regular guests on the Figure Four and Wrestling Observer website, a veteran Pacific Northwest wrestler who trained and wrestled Bryan Alvarez probably on a regular basis for decades, passed away on Friday at the age of 50. Wayne, who was born Steve Finley in Everett, Washington, suffered a sudden heart…
Daily Update: NXT, Okada, DeAngelo Williams
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS WWE SmackDown video highlights: Cena returns on Independence Day WWE 205 Live results: Rich Swann vs. TJP AJ Styles wins battle royal, gets US title shot at WWE Battleground John Cena vs. Rusev flag match set for WWE Battleground WWE SmackDown live results: John Cena makes…
Japan pummeled by typhoon, at least 17 injured
A powerful typhoon pummeled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17 people, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago over the weekend. Typhoon Trami, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometres (134 miles) per hour near its centre, was forecast to hit the mainland early Sunday and cause…
NJPW G1 Climax 27 night six results: Okada vs. SANADA
A day’s rest brought us to the sixth morning of G1 Climax 27 action as Fukushima was home to this morning’s B Block show. Prelim matches — – Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Kota Ibushi & Shota Umino when Taguchi submitted Umino with the ankle lock. – Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Tomoyuki Oka &…
#MeToo one year on, has it made a real impact?
A year after #MeToo started, we asked people in London if the movement has really changed anything. Video block text
Daily Update: The Rock on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Cody, UFC news
THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS WWE SmackDown ratings down for first time in over a month Bret Hart files lawsuit over 2015 wrist surgery WWE SmackDown video highlights: Nakamura makes the save for Orton WWE 205 Live results: Drew Gulak leads The Zo Train Orton & Nakamura vs. Owens & Zayn…
A vision for the developing world: free eye tests for all workers
Some of the world’s biggest employers are being urged to provide free eye tests to their staff to boost productivity and save lives. To mark World Sight Day, the Clearly campaign is calling on over 100 of the world’s largest private sector employers, including McDonald’s, Unilever and Coca Cola, which employ millions of people globally, to help…
Shady hitmen and a diplomatic mire: everything you need to know about Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance
The shocking – and lurid – details of how and why Jamal Khashoggi was allegedly murdered have captured the world’s attention and focused the minds of its presidents, kings, crown princes and prime ministers. The journalist was allegedly assassinated by a 15-man "hit-squad" in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, where his killers would be covered…
Jamal Khashoggi’s ‘ferocious’ murder was planned by Saudi officials days before his death, says Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erodgan, Turkey’s president, said Tuesday that the death of Jamal Khashoggi was “a savage murder” planned in advance by Saudi officials, as he rejected Riyadh’s claim that the journalist was killed accidentally by rogue operatives. Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, responded by summoning Mr Khashoggi’s son to the royal…