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Peter O’Mahony called Ireland’s 38-17 win over France one of the greatest wins of his career but urged caution amid inevitable talk of back-to-back Grand Slams. “We’re not going to get carried away here,” the Ireland captain said. “It was a good performance and that’s what you want to start a campaign like this. We want to get better.”But even a cautious observer like O’Mahony recognized the significance of the victory, Ireland’s biggest-ever away victory over France. “I don’t think it’s getting better, really,” he said. “The pressure of the last few days, I would have given up everything to…

A US judge has formally postponed Donald Trump’s trial on federal charges that the former president sought to overturn the 2020 election results.The trial was due to start on 4 March in Washington before the delay ordered from the federal judge Tanya Chutkan.Trial delays in general are not unusual in court cases. The delay in Trump’s trial in particular stems from an appeal by the ex-president that claims he is immune to prosecution for actions taken while he was in the Oval Office.Chutkan had indicated in January that Trump’s original trial date – chosen last summer – would not hold…

In the past two seasons, the winner of this match has also won a major. Considering the way Ireland won 38-17 in Marseille, you’d guess they’d be experiencing plenty of pauses again this year, perhaps more than the other four teams in the tournament. can provide.Three months have passed since the World Cup, and this game is considered a glimpse of the final. In fact, only Ireland are in the same form as they were in that game. Indeed, this game was the first time both teams answered the question that has been plaguing them since the final moments of…

US military says it struck ‘more than 85 targets’US Central Command has said its forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.The airstrikes were carried out at 4pm eastern time on Friday, it said.It said US military forces struck more than 85 targets including “command and control operations, centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aired vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities” belonging to militia groups and their IRGC sponsors.CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Stikes in Iraq and SyriaAt 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S.…

key eventsShow only key eventsPlease enable JavaScript to use this feature14 minutes France won the game’s first penalty, with Berne ignoring the referee’s pleas to stop messing with his hands. Ireland won the lineout cleanly on the 10-metre line but the attack failed as Jalibert’s kick was easily marked by Lowe.10 minutes. Apart from an earlier small break down the right, this start was entirely Ireland’s, the latest example being Ruku’s left-footed clearance that nearly turned the ball into his own 22.Yellow card! Paul Williams (France)8 minutes. Ben Whitehouse in the TMO shed asked referee Dickson to look at Willemse’s…

The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, and Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor working on the case against Donald Trump and 14 other defendants, confirmed for the first time on Friday they had a romantic relationship. But they denied any wrongdoing and Willis said she should not be disqualified from the case.“In 2022, District Attorney Willis and I developed a personal relationship in addition to our professional association and friendship,” Wade wrote in an affidavit attached to a 176-page motion Willis filed in court on Friday. Notably, Wade said the relationship developed after he was hired to work on the…

oxygenOne day Italy will beat England in rugby league. Granted, it’s been over a decade since the Blue Jackets finished within a point, but as Steve Borthwick knows from experience, the possibility can never be completely discounted. In 2008 and 2010, when he captained England at the old Estadio Flaminio, the team’s lead was four and five points respectively.However, everyone involved with the current England squad is focused on looking forward, not backward. The World Cup is behind us, the last few Six Nations tournaments have faded into unremarkable history, and there’s a subtly different feeling in the clear, bright…

If New York is dead, then what killed it? Julian Casablancas blamed brunch. Sean Hannity left the city for Florida after complaining about income tax. And just before plunging to her death from a high-rise window, Sex and the City’s (fictional) party girl Lexi Featherston ranted about how everything started to go wrong in New York after they banned smoking in bars.This week, Chloë Sevigny, longtime cool girl of downtown Manhattan, added another theory to the list. While promoting the new Ryan Murphy series Feud: Capote and the Swans, Sevigny told Rolling Stone that it’s all dogs’ fault.“The athleisure and…

Bookmakers believe Scotland are expected to beat Wales in Cardiff. Considering Scotland haven’t won in this competition since 2002, that’s really saying something.Bookmakers are cold, boring statisticians. They usually ignore the hysterical whims of the rest of us, which is why they’re so rich. So when they ignore a string of defeats from over 20 years ago, and when they hold their heads high and say that despite all this, a team can still win, we know something is going on.Scotland hold a four-point lead over the hosts, the most obvious factor being the huge loss of experience Wells has…

John Fetterman is a workwear icon. The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania has made a national name for himself by wearing baggy basketball shorts and a scruffy hoodie in any and every situation. And his penchant for sportswear makes sense: he needs it for all the vigorous political flip-flopping he does. While progressives helped Fetterman into power, it only took a few months in office before he started giving them the middle finger. Republicans once mocked Fetterman for his slobby presentation and his health problems (the senator had a stroke while running for office). Now, however, he’s getting admiring comments from…