World Rugby are examining a series of significant law changes to be tested in closed trials after this autumn’s World Cup. A three-day player welfare and law symposium in Paris has produced eight new rules designed to improve safety with a particular focus on forcing teams to commit less to defence, thereby reducing the number […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy contracted 2.5 percent in 2018, the country’s statistics agency said on Thursday, as the Latin American nation struggles to revive growth after being rattled by a currency crisis and steep inflation over the past year. The economy also shrank 6.2 percent in the fourth quarter of the year, in […]

Boz Scaggs has shared a video for the song “Little Miss Night and Day” from his Grammy-nominated album, Out of the Blues. The video premiered exclusively on Billboard. The singer, songwriter and guitarist also spoke to Billboard about the video. Scaggs said he is “really been enjoying myself playing, particularly during the past year with […]

David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Hilary Duff had a big scare on Tuesday night when a suspected prowler showed up on her Beverly Hills property. According to TMZ, she and boyfriend Matthew Koma, with whom she shares a baby girl, were home that evening and noticed a man lurking around their backyard. The two managed to spur the person to […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Interest rates on U.S. 30-year, 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to their lowest in over 13 months as bond yields have decreased on worries about a slowing economy and U.S.-China trade tensions, Freddie Mac said on Thursday. Thirty-year mortgage rates averaged 4.28 percent in the week ended March 21, the lowest since […]

Aiming for an old-fashioned baby name? That can lead you to some very, um, interesting choices (hats off to the Zebediahs of the world). But time-tested doesn’t have to mean out-of-date; there are plenty of old-fashioned baby names that work great in our postmodern era, too. So we thumbed through the history books and gathered […]

The Budos Band mingle proto-metal dissonance, vintage soul sweetness and psychedelic texture on their cinematic new song “Veil of Shadows.” The track opens with a distorted drone and builds into a lumbering 3/4 riff with mariachi-style horns and a spy-theme atmosphere. Mike Deller’s blasts of Farisa organ guide the track into a hooky 4/4 section […]

Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino will be among the headliners at Lollapalooza 2019. The “thank u, next” singer is the only woman with headliner status this year. Tame Impala, Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes, Flume, The Chainsmokers and J. Balvin are fellow headliners. The festival announced a line up of 181 bands and artists that […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined 20,000 Euros (£17,700) by UEFA after his goal celebration in Juventus’ Champions League win over Atletico Madrid, the governing body has announced. During the match on March 12, the Portugal international was seen gesturing towards fans – mimicking Diego Simeone from the first leg after which the Atletico manager was […]

It’s not uncommon for celebrities to speak out in interviews about how they’re often confused for other celebrities. We’ve compiled a list of a bunch of famous stars who have spoken out about being confused for a total different star and some of the lookalikes are uncanny! The list includes names like Jessica Chastain, John […]