A retired tech tycoon has pledged $33 million to raise an army of civilian marksmen and ‘black bear warriors’ to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion

Retired tech tycoon Robert Tsao also announced that he had regained his Taiwanese identity after giving up his Singaporean citizenship. SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images A retired Taiwanese tech mogul is pledging his millions to fund training for civilian troops. He says he'd pay a private military training outfit to train 3 million civilians for […]

Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho gets philosophical in RANT to defend his managerial record

Rather than address the team’s many problems, Mourinho once again launched a passionate defence of his managerial record ahead of Sunday’s vital game at Burnley where United will be seeking to avoid a third successive defeat. The self-proclaimed Special One claimed he is still “one of the greatest managers in the world” and pointed – […]

AFL, Suns to defend racism claim

THE AFL and Gold Coast are prepared to defend themselves in the Human Rights Commission against allegations by former Suns player Joel Wilkinson that he was the victim of years of racial abuse and sexual harassment. The league has recently admitted to reaching an out-of-court settlement with a former employee of the Fremantle football club […]

Erica Wiebe goes around the world and back to defend her Commonwealth gold

GOLD COAST, Australia — Erica Wiebe’s to-do list here was short, but ambitious. “My goal was to pet a koala, get a tan and get a gold medal.” The Canadian freestyle wrestling superstar quickly took care of the first two items at the Commonwealth Games athletes’ village. Day 1 at the @GC2018 and I’m already petting […]

Lewis Hamilton forced to defend himself after ANOTHER controversial Instagram post

The Brit deleted his Instagram account in December after captioning a video of his little nephew with “boys don’t wear princess dresses”. The Formula One star has since returned to social media and has been very active, which pleases his loyal supporters. But now the four-time world champion has been shrewd in controversy once again […]

It’s getting tougher for Trump to find new lawyers to defend him in the Russia investigation

AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump has been rejected by another set of attorneys he reached out to about joining his legal-defense team in the Russia investigation. The lawyers, Tom Buchanan and Dan Webb, said “business conflicts” will prevent them from representing the president, multiple news outlets reported on Monday night. One lawyer that Trump […]

Piers Morgan addresses Dan Walker DEFEAT as ITV defend their loss: 'Right'

Tonight’s charity telethon aired a dramatic rowing race between the BBC and ITV, all in the name of Sport Relief.  Charlotte Hawkins represented Good Morning Britain and has been encouraged to win by Piers Morgan for weeks.  However, when it came down to the race, it seemed there was drama ahead.  As both teams set […]

Entire broadband industry will help FCC defend net neutrality repeal

Enlarge / Net neutrality supporters rally for Title II reclassification of broadband in front of the White House in November 2014. (credit: Stephen Melkisethian) The biggest lobby groups representing broadband providers will help the Federal Communications Commission defend the repeal of net neutrality rules in court. Yesterday, three trade groups that collectively represent every major […]

FCC must defend net neutrality repeal in court against dozens of litigants

Enlarge / Demonstrators rally outside the Federal Communication Commission building in Washington, DC, to protest the end of net neutrality rules on December 14, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla) Twelve lawsuits filed against the Federal Communications Commission over its net neutrality repeal have been consolidated into one suit that will be heard at […]