Bill Plaschke: Fighting Parkinson’s one punch at a time
They pull giant boxing gloves over aging, sometimes shaking hands.They approach a black punching bag on weary, sometimes wobbly feet.Then they wail.Lord, do they wail.They…
‘Welcome prayers’ – UFC icon and Jake Paul rival Ben Askren ‘unresponsive’ in hospital as wife reveals ‘severe’ illness
MMA icon Ben Askren is "unresponsive" in hospital after being struck down by severe pneumonia. The former MMA and wrestling star infamously came out of…
Migrants and ICE officers contend with heat, smog and illness after detoured South Sudan flight
WASHINGTON — Migrants placed on a deportation flight originally bound for South Sudan are now being held in a converted shipping container on a U.S. naval base…
Mookie Betts overcame illness early in the season. How it impacted his swing
MIAMI — Two days, maybe three.When Mookie Betts first came down with a stomach bug the week the Dodgers were scheduled to leave for their season-opening trip…
Madrid Open: Cameron Norrie overcomes illness to beat Martin Landaluce
Britain's Cameron Norrie described his first-round victory at the Madrid Open as one of his favourite wins in his career after he overcame illness to…
Pope wishes worshippers Happy Easter after serious illness
Pope Francis has appeared at the Vatican's St Peter's Square to wish "Happy Easter" to thousands of worshippers.The Pope, 88, came out in a wheelchair…
‘I miss them when they’re away’ – Roy Keane shows soft side in moment with daughter who suffers from incurable illness
ROY KEANE showed his soft side in a touching moment with daughter Caragh.The pair appeared together on the latest episode of the Stick to Football…
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has ‘turned a corner’ with stomach virus
Mookie Betts might be ready for the Dodgers’ home opener after all.Despite being scratched from the team’s Freeway Series exhibition game Sunday, and held out…
Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe museum visits
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss…
Son of former New York Yankee Brett Gardner dies from illness contracted during family vacation
1 of 2 | Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder BRett Gardner, passed away Friday after contracting an illness while…
Battling illness, Mookie Betts questionable for Tokyo Series games
TOKYO — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts arrived in Japan this week battling an illness, and is questionable to be ready for the club’s regular-season openers on Tuesday…
Moulin Rouge icon who rose to highest ranks of world-famous cabaret dies aged 65 after ‘battle with illness’ – The Sun
AN iconic dancer who became artistic director of the world-famous Moulin Rouge has died aged 65.Janet Pharaoh enjoyed a stellar career which saw her rise…
Ruth Ellis' family tragedies after death sentence from triple suicide to daughter's fatal illness
Ruth Ellis became the last woman hanged in Britain on July 13, 1955, at just 28-years-old - with her sentence outraging thousands of people who…
Illness hits USC men, but Desmond Claude’s return helps them defeat Penn State
Wesley Yates III wiped the sweat already pouring from his forehead and steeled himself for the 40 brutal minutes to come. It had already been…
After teamwide illness, UCLA routs Penn State for 7th win in a row
As the sickness worsened, UCLA’s practice facility became more sparsely populated.By Friday, a team missing Skyy Clark, Tyler Bilodeau, Aday Mara and William Kyle III…
Kings snap out of scoring funk and cap trip with win over Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Kevin Fiala scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist, and the Kings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Saturday night to…
Slumping Kings can’t overcome scoring woes in loss to Detroit
DETROIT — Marco Kasper scored twice, Lucas Raymond had a goal and three assists, and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the Kings 5-2 on…
I had open heart surgery aged 7 after terrifying illness reveals Casualty’s Elinor Lawless ahead of special Xmas episode
A CASUALTY star has opened up about why this year’s Christmas episode is particularly close to her heart. The Casualty Christmas special, which airs this Saturday,…
Brian May stabilized, playing instruments again after stroke
Queen guitarist Brian May has regained use of his left arm after having a stroke over the summer, according to his wife, British actor Anita…
Wales hammer Serbia to reach Euro play-off final in coach Kear’s illness absence
Wales captain Elliott Kear, Ant Walker, Ashton Robinson and Connor Davies also went over in a dominant first-half display.Moxon saw Mike Butt and Huw Worthington…