French basketball star Victor Wembanyama will be the main topic of conversation in NBA circles very soon. As the NBA Playoffs approach, so does the league’s draft lottery, which will determine who gets the opportunity to select the 7-foot-5 phenom with the
Among those on the honours list are members of the RAF flight crew who brought her coffin down to London from Scotland, military coffin bearers and the funeral organisers. Ms Kelly has been upgraded to a CVO, or Commander of the Royal
Jeremy Hunt’s Budget played it safe and will not stimulate the UK economy in the way that it could have done had the Chancellor been bolder, an economist with the Adam Smith Institute has said. Maxwell Marlow, the London-based think tank’s Director
Raven Saunders, a silver medalist shot putter at the Tokyo Olympics and raised an “X” above her head in protest after receiving her award, was suspended for 18 months for failing to show up for doping tests. Saunders had committed three “whereabouts
Lady Louise has become the only member of her immediate family not to receive a new title today, following the Palace’s announcement that her father, Prince Edward, has been conferred the title of the Duke of Edinburgh. Sophie, the former Countess of
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle thought Hollywood would roll out the red carpet for them but their tell-all campaign has disappointed Tinsel Town, suggested one royal commentator. “I do think that Harry and Meghan expected more support from Hollywood than they have
A “significant” missed opportunity by MI5 to act over a key piece of intelligence might have prevented the Manchester Arena terror attack, the inquiry into the bombing has found. Two pieces of information about suicide bomber Salman Abedi were assessed at the
When Virginia Tech fans left Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Tuesday night, an in-game promotion at least took some of the sting off the 76-70 loss to the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes. Late in the second half of the ACC conference
An ex-detective has raised questions about Lancashire police after it was not officers who discovered Nicola Bulley’s body – but two passers-by. The missing mum-of-two, 45, was found 23 days after she was first reported missing by her partner of 12 years Paul
NBA commissioner says league disciplines officials for missed calls weeks after LeBron James no-call
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league does discipline its officials for missed calls, they just don’t make it known to the public. Silver’s comments come a few weeks after referees admitted a foul should have been called on Jayson Tatum of