Iraq was rocked by increasingly violent protests for a seventh day on Sunday as citizens of the oil-rich southern province of Basra took to the streets denouncing corruption and demanding water, electricity and jobs. Two people were killed on Sunday night in spillover protests in nearby Samawa bringing the total death toll to five since protests began as the…
Month: July 2020
WWE Smackdown Spoilers: Kevin Owens vs AJ Styles
Roman Reigns came out first and was heavily booed for a short promo. Renee Young interviewed A.J. Styles saying that fans can chant whatever they want. Kevin Owens came in and they talked to set up their match later in the show. Dolph Ziggler beat The Miz with a superkick. Michael Cole interviewed Kalisto, who accepted the match with Ryback for WrestleMania. Dean…
Daily pro wrestling history (03/30): Brock Lesnar wins WWE Championship
1870 New York City, New York:– James H. McLaughlin defeated Homer Lane to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Champion 1957 New York City, New York:– Miguel Perez and Antonino Rocca defeated Wildman (Jackie) Fargo and Don Stevens (Fargo) to win the Capitol Wrestling NWA World Tag Team Titles 1971 Tampa, Florida:– Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk…
TNA Impact Wrestling results: Mike Bennett vs EC3 plus tag team action
Previously on Impact: Last week on Impact, Drew Galloway retained the TNA World title in a hard fought battle with former champion Matt Hardy. Enticing the crowd, Ethan Carter III and “The Destroyer” Lashley had another staredown that ended with Lashley backing off. Tonight: For the first time ever, “Miracle” Mike Bennett takes on Ethan…
Conor McGregor claims he is back on UFC 200, Dana White says not so fast
Photo: Sherdog The silliness that lasted all week may or may not be over with Conor McGregor claiming he is back on UFC 200. Click Here: cheap dragons jersey Early Monday morning, McGregor tweeted, “Happy to announce that I am back on UFC 200! Shout out to Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta on getting this one done for the fans.” However, Dana…
Democrats facing an identity crisis as America’s ‘Tea Party of the Left’ burgeons in the wake of Trump
Inside a 200-year-old church a few miles from the White House the seeds of the socialist revolution are being sewn. At least that’s what an enthusiastic group of millennials, armed with plaster boards and marker pens, hope. Sitting at tables under stained glass windows they turn out signs that read "Blood Money" and "Capitalism in…
Cris Cyborg to headline UFC show for the first time
In just her second fight in the promotion, Cris “Cyborg” Justino will headline her first UFC show. It was confirmed on Thursday that Cyborg will face off against Lina Lansberg in the main event of UFC Fight Night 95 on September 24th. The show will take place in her home country of Brazil. Cyborg made her…
Donald Trump claims victory in Nato spending row amid reports he threatened to pull US out of alliance
Donald Trump has said that the United States’ commitment to Nato "remains very strong", after he claimed member countries agreed to his demands to increase funding for defence. Mr Trump refused to deny that he had threatened to pull the US out of the organisation, and said the atmosphere in the meeting was "a little tough for…
Kim Jong-un ‘enraged’ as he berates officials in rare public attack during inspection of overdue projects
North Korea has published photographs of leader Kim Jong-un berating officials in a rare series of attacks on party workers for delays in key infrastructure projects. In what has been interpreted as a signal to the outside world that he was serious about accelerating the country’s modernisation programme after his meeting with Donald Trump, the…
India strips four million people of citizenship in Assam as Modi’s BJP ‘targets’ Muslim minority
India was braced for unrest in its north eastern Assam state on Monday after the authorities declared some four million residents to be foreigners, effectively stripping them of their citizenship and raising fears of deportation. The residents, mostly Muslims of Bangladeshi origin, were deemed ‘stateless’ as India published its draft list of citizens deemed to have entered the country before…