Doctor Hubert Montague Murray was the first significant medical professional to identify a link between asbestos and death. Before the Departmental Committee on Compensation for Industrial Diseases in 1906, Murray, senior physician at Charing Cross Hospital, related the story of a patient who presented in 1899, dying a year later. The man was 33 and … Read more
For football fans, the winning 1966 England World Cup team has assumed almost legendary status, but many of the team are now linked by more than a proud moment in national history, and tragically that link is dementia. This week, it was revealed that Sir Bobby Charlton, 83, has become the fifth member of the … Read more
Diego Maradona taken to hospital ‘to undergo tests after feeling poorly for some time’ just days after Argentina legend celebrated his 60th birthday By Reuters Published: 23:19 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 2 November 2020 Diego Maradona has been taken into hospital in Argentina, local media reported on Monday. Maradona, 60, was … Read more
Behind the Covid curtain: Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV with view of the pitch blocked By Craig Hope for the Daily Mail Published: 23:03 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 23:12 GMT, 1 November 2020 Football behind closed doors. Even amid the madness of … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo finally tests NEGATIVE for coronavirus 19 days after being infected on international duty with Portugal… and Juventus star CAN return for trip to Spezia this weekend Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo tested negative for coronavirus on Friday The Portuguese forward has been self-isolating for the last 19 days with the virus Ronaldo has missed … Read more
Investigators probing the killing of South Africa‘s football captain Senzo Meyiwa in 2014 are seeking phone records from his singing star girlfriend amid claims she was involved in hiring ‘hitmen’, it has emerged. Five men have been charged with Meyiwa’s murder six years almost exactly after he was gunned down at the home of his … Read more
Former AFL player Jimmy Bartel’s footy boots business goes bankrupt… four years after he invested ‘his own cash’ in the company By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:34 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 07:34 GMT, 30 October 2020 Jimmy Bartel’s football boots business, XBlades, has gone bankrupt just four years after he … Read more
Babe tooth! Boy, seven, gets his big brother to pull out his teeth using a baseball bat and an American football Nico Grennier, seven, from Thunder Bay, Ontario, tied tooth to American football Big brother Nolan, nine, threw the ball to help remove his brother’s loose tooth Boys done the same with a baseball as … Read more
Italy shuts its stadiums AGAIN with coronavirus cases on the rise as Government revoke the rule allowing 1,000 supporters into Serie A games just a month after reopening the doors Italy is closing stadiums again after small number of fans were allowed to return A new Government rule that will come into effect on Monday … Read more
‘We will appeal for sure’: Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti blasts ‘joke’ decision to send off Lucas Digne and suggests it could have come as retribution for Jordan Pickford’s red-card escape in the Merseyside derby Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti confirmed they will appeal Lucas Digne’s red card The left-back was sent off after catching Kyle Walker-Peters … Read more