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From classic poacher’s finishes to rainbow flicks. At iconic venues like the Santiago Bernabéu and Old Trafford. And certainly under the bright lights of the World Cup.He could score on the turn, with his head, his heel, or even with his face. Javier Hernández scored in many ways – but always when his team needed him most. Hernández had an amazing club career that spanned Chivas de Guadalajara, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham United, Sevilla, and the LA Galaxy. Now that Hernández joins FOX Sports as analyst ahead of the 2026 World Cup, let’s revisit 10 goals…

2 Bundesliga Conference League representatives FSV Mainz 05 have picked up right where they left off in terms of their spectacular European run. Urs Fischer’s Rheinhessen have one foot in the 2025/25 UECL semi-finals after defeating visiting Racing Strasbourg at home at the MEWA Arena on Thursday night. Mainz were utterly dominant throughout and could have easily won by a much higher scoreline. Kaishu Sano scores a dream goal The German hosts immediately capitalized on a mistake in build up play from their nervy guests and produced the first scoring chance before two minutes had elapsed. German striker Nelson Weiper…

A former Brea Olinda Unified school board trustee has been charged with two felonies, accusing him of soliciting pictures from two boys and calling them “sexy,” according to a news release from the Orange County district attorney’s office.Christopher Gerard Becerra, 42, was in Las Vegas when he contacted a 15-year-old former student through social media to ask him for pictures and called him “sexy,” according to allegations from the Brea Police Department received in October of last year.The boy alerted his father about the messages and was transferred out of the school district.After being interviewed by the police about the…

 Abu Dhabi has issued 11 new hazardous materials guidelines in a move officials say makes the emirate the first jurisdiction to apply the 11th revised edition of the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, or GHS. The framework, launched by the Abu Dhabi Hazardous Materials Management Centre in coordination with the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, is intended to standardise the handling, storage and transport of hazardous materials across the emirate while tightening oversight, improving compliance and reducing risks to people, property and the environment.The announcement places Abu Dhabi at the intersection of industrial policy,…

It is up to the American people, and our elected representatives, to use every legal means available—from impeachment to protest. Ad Policy Five years after the January 6, 2021, violent insurrection in Washington, DC, seeking to overthrow the election results, members of the activist group Rise and Resist gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library holding signs and banners for a public reading of the new list of impeachable offenses attributed to Donald Trump in his second term and to demand the release of the Epstein files.(Erik McGregor / LightRocket via Getty Images) Ninety minutes before his…

After a courtroom defeat, Trump administration health officials have revised the governing documents for a key federal vaccine panel to broaden its membership, increase its focus on potential harms of vaccines, and empower allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The new charter for the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine use appears aimed at trying to evade the type of legal challenge that has left the currently appointed body in limbo. In addition, the document puts greater emphasis on the role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in studying injuries possibly…

Every year, I try to write a post about books that I’ve read in the past year. This time, I found myself writing so much about some of the books, that the post was getting unmanageably large. So I’ve split it in two. This is part one; part two will follow.  Geoff Eley, Forging Democracy: The History of the Left in Europe, 1850–2000. This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to build on the traditions of radical politics, especially those in conversation with Marxism. If you read this blog, and you haven’t read this book, you should…

The Scary Movie franchise was simply unbeatable in the 2000s. 2013’s Scary Movie 5, though, was bittersweet: It was the first one in a few years, but Anna Faris and Regina Hall weren’t on board. Now, though, the whole original gang is back for the latest, a reboot titled simply Scary Movie. That includes the Wayans family, who is back in force: Marlon, Shawn, Damon Jr., Gregg, and Kim are all here for the sixth film in the series. This is a huge return for the franchise, as it’s the first movie to involve the Wayans family since the second…

The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, match no.15, was between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). During the match, KKR spinner Sunil Narine etched his name in the history books. He became the first overseas bowler to pick 200 wickets in India in T20 games.Narine achieved the milestone after he picked up the wicket of Mohammed Shami in the final ball of his final over. Sunil Narine finished off with the spell of 1/13 in his four-over spell. He was back in the side after missing the last game against the Punjab Kings due to abdominal…

By Kath Hudson    09 Apr 2026 The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record 12.2 million members. Released this morning at an event in London, this is the second report into the UK fitness sector commissioned by UK Active, following last year’s debut. It is produced in collaboration with Sport England and 4Global, with analysis from Grant Thornton UK. The data represents a sample coverage of 74 per cent of private operators, 85 per cent of public operators and 88 per cent…