Brazil coach Tite believes Philippe Coutinho has all the attributes a footballer needs and has become a « very strong » player as he prepares for his first World Cup. Coutinho has established himself as one of the world’s most talented midfielders since narrowly missing out on Luiz Felipe Scolari’s 2014 World Cup squad. Playing regularly in…

More than 100 Russian diplomats have been hit by a wave of expulsions across Europe and North America in response to the poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury.  The Trump administration was among 24 Western governments to order the removal of staff on Monday, with 60 Russian diplomats asked to leave the US alongside the closure of Russia’s consulate in Seattle.…

Ryan Murphy has won his feud with Olivia de Havilland. The American Horror Story producer is declaring victory after an appeals court threw out the silver screen legend’s lawsuit. The actress sued FX Networks for defamation over her portrayal in Murphy’s miniseries Feud, which included a catty depiction of de Havilland played Catherine Zeta-Jones. “The reversal is a victory…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Russia had been expecting diplomatic expulsions in response to the attack The United States and its European allies are expelling dozens of Russian diplomats in a co-ordinated response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK. It is said to be the largest collective expulsion of…

NEW YORK (AP) — They have walked out, marched and demanded action across America to stop gun violence. But it’s far from certain that the young people behind the « March for Our Lives » movement will be a political force at the ballot box this fall. Republicans are skeptical. Democrats are hopeful. And outside groups that…

Federica Armstrong discovered when she moved to Palo Alto, Calif., that Silicon Valley is not what it seems. The world’s capital of tech innovation prefers to keep its superlatives, good and bad, under wraps. Along its Prius-choked roads, it looks like Anywhere, U.S.A.: single-family-home suburbs south of San Francisco, bordered by chain stores, auto dealerships…

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Further action against Australia captain Steven Smith, deputy David Warner, the coach Darren Lehmann and any other implicated members of the South Africa touring party will be confirmed by Wednesday morning, enough time for replacement players and staff to be flown to Johannesburg ahead of the fourth and final Test of a series now synonymous…