Author: Alex Maschino
The family of Wu-Tang Clan founding member Oliver “Power” Grant has revealed the late musician’s cause of death. In a joint statement first shared with Rolling Stone on Sunday, March 1, the family and hip-hop group confirmed that Grant died following “a courageous and hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.” Grant, who cofounded the New York City collective and executive produced its albums, died at age 52 on Tuesday, February 24. Sunday’s statement was later shared via Instagram in full by the group, which was cofounded in Staten Island in the early 1990s by RZA (real name Robert Diggs). Related: Wu-Tang…
Turki Alalshikh has promised to explore a potential mega fight for David Benavidez, who must first take care of business against Gilberto Ramirez on May 2.The pair will collide for Ramirez’s WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view card at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.For Benavidez, this represents an opportunity to become a three-division world champion, with the 29-year-old having already claimed notable victories at super-middle and light-heavyweight.His legacy at 168lbs, however, was slightly diminished by an elusive showdown with Canelo Alvarez, who he chased for the best part of 18 months while holding the WBC…
Israeli strikes hit a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday in retaliation for attacks from Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group.
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President Donald Trump’s joke at the expense of Team USA’s women’s hockey team has divided the sports world following the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The controversy started after Team USA’s men and women’s hockey squads both won gold at the Milan and Cortina games. On February 22, 2026, President Trump called the men’s team in their locker room as they celebrated their overtime victory against Team Canada in the gold medal game. (Trump’s FBI director, Kash Patel, was partying with the men’s team in their locker room during the call.) After inviting the men’s hockey team to his State of…
Evander Kane would welcome a trade, but Teddy Blueger would like to stay Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane said he’d “welcome” a trade to a contending team and take a run at another Cup. Forward Teddy Blueger would love to remain in Vancouver, but there haven’t been any contact talks. Forward Conor Garland‘s name has been in the rumor mill for years, and so it’s not really a distraction for him anymore. The Canucks don’t really want to trade Garland, but they have to consider everything. The same can be said for Jake DeBrusk. NHL Rumors:…
The US and Israel launched attacks across Iran on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump later saying Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khamenei’s compound in Tehran had been destroyed in a “powerful, surprise strike”. Iranian state media later confirmed Khamenei’s death.Iran responded to the US-Israel attack by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.Video produced by Amy Walker.More on this story.
OPEC+ agrees modest oil output boost even as US war on Iran disrupts shipments
Benedict’s mistress offer to Sophie had Bridgerton fans divided — but Yerin Ha thinks the fictional character did a great job at fixing his mistake. “I think he absolutely redeemed himself,” Ha, 28, told Us Weekly exclusively at Actors Rising Presented by The Actor Awards and ELLE on Thursday, February 26. Ha, who is the Actor Awards Ambassador, admitted she was a fan of the first cliffhanger this season, saying, “We like to have conversations. We like to have debates — and people arguing online about, ‘Is it a red flag? Is it OK for the times?’ I think that’s…
Antoine Semenyo made the difference at Elland Road. Manchester City narrowed the gap at the top of the Premier League back to two points as they claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win at Leeds United. Much had been made of Leeds’ performances in evening kick-offs at Elland Road heading into a testing fixture for Pep Guardiola’s men as they aimed to pile the pressure on league leaders Arsenal ahead of their meeting with Chelsea on Sunday. The visitors had to withstand a strong start from Daniel Farke’s men, but they were rewarded for doing so in first-half stoppage time when Antoine…