The Nancy defender admits to having been targeted by Toulouse and teams from England over the summer, but no deal has been done as yet Modou Diagne is hoping to become the next Senegalese star in the Premier League, as the Nancy defender says he has attracted interest from England. The 24-year-old is currently turning out in the French second tier, but is setting his sights much higher than the stage he occupies at present. He has drawn admiring glances from afar in the past, with Stoke, Reading and Middlesbrough among those to have monitored his progress. None of those sides are currently top-flight outfits, though, and that is where…

They are some of the most sought-after cards in FIFA Ultimate Team, but what are Ones to Watch cards and how do they work? The summer transfer window saw some spectacular moves take place, with Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus while Liverpool brought in some new players in key positions to help them challenge for the Premier League title. FIFA 19 will be the first chance for gamers to play with these updated squads for the 2018-19 season, with FIFA Ultimate Team players eager to see how these transferred stars work in their custom-build squads. Ronaldo’s move to Serie A will surely increase the popularity of the Italian top flight in…

The trio could all play for England again despite their respective ages, says the Three Lions boss England manager Gareth Southgate will consider calling Ashley Young, Jamie Vardy and Gary Cahill up in future despite the trio being left out of his latest squad. Vardy and Cahill, part of the group that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, indicated this week they would be taking a step back from international football. Young, meanwhile, has lost his place in the squad to Manchester United team-mate Luke Shaw despite being England’s first choice left-back throughout the World Cup. All three players are in their thirties and Southgate confirmed he is looking…

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is yet to open his goal account for the Bianconeri, but a first effort is considered to be only a matter of time Cristiano Ronaldo will offer Juventus “what he’s always given at other clubs”, says Miralem Pjanic, with the Portuguese being backed to remain a prolific source of goals. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys The Bianconeri stunned the football world over the summer when piecing together a €112 million (£101m/$130m) transfer package which lured a five-time Ballon d’Or winner away from Real Madrid. Even at 33 years of age, the capture of Ronaldo was considered to be quite a coup for the Serie A…

Former reporter held in contempt over refusal to reveal source 11/30/98 CALIFORNIA–A trial judge in San Bernardino in early November ordered a former journalist, who now teaches social studies to seventh-graders, to spend five days in jail for refusing to identify a confidential source he used two years ago in a series of stories about a proposed landfill project and the agricultural company that opposed the project. The order, however, has been stayed pending appeal, according to Los Angeles Times and Associated Press reports. Click Here: Aston Villa Shop The reporter, John Rezendes-Herrick, covered a story about a landfill plan in 1995 for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in Ontario…

News Media Update WASHINGTON, D.C. Confidentiality/Privilege Reporter ordered jailed, fined again in Plame investigation Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper is held in contempt for a second time for refusing to disclose information about confidential sources in the investigation into the government leak of a CIA operative’s identity. Oct. 14, 2004 — U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan ordered reporter Matthew Cooper of Time magazine jailed yesterday for refusing to disclose information about confidential sources. This is the second time Hogan has held Cooper in contempt in the government’s investigation into who leaked the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame to the media. Hogan Wednesday ordered Cooper imprisoned and fined $1,000…

News Media Update WASHINGTON, D.C. Confidentiality/Privilege Confidentiality waivers to be issued in anthrax suit As many as 100 federal agents will be asked to waive confidentiality agreements with reporters in bioterrorism lawsuit. Dec. 6, 2004 — U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton in Washington, D.C., has ordered federal prosecutors, FBI agents and other federal employees involved in the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks to sign broad waivers of any confidentiality agreements they have with reporters, Newsweek reported. As many as 100 federal employees could be asked to sign the waivers in an effort to determine who leaked information from the investigation about former Army researcher Dr. Steven J. Hatfill.…

A district court decision that disclosing information about fraud or securities violations to the media is not protected under the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was affirmed on Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.), sitting in Seattle. Circuit Judge Barry Silverman wrote for the three-judge panel: "[B]y its express terms, the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . . . protects employees of publicly-traded companies who disclose certain types of information only to the three categories of recipients specifically enumerated in the Act — federal regulatory agencies and law enforcement agencies, Congress, and employee supervisors. Leaks to the media are not protected." The…

Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger will not have to turn over 600 hours of raw footage to Chevron for now, at least until the appellate court hears the merits of his appeal. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City (2nd Cir.) on Tuesday temporarily blocked a subpoena for Berlinger’s uncut footage until the full court has a chance to hear the case, which will likely occur next month. The stay was granted early in the proceeding without the need for extensive arguments from the parties, with the rest of the hearing devoted to how urgently the appeal should proceed. Chevron and two of its executives…

Four prominent Bush administration officials sent letters this week to Senate leadership speaking out against the proposed Free Flow of Information Act, a bill that would provide journalists protection from federal subpoenas. The Justice Department released letters on Thursday from Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff that turned to the now-familiar warning that the proposed shield law could harm national security. Click Here: pinko shop cheap In his letter, Chertoff said that, if passed, the law “would be disastrous to the Federal Government’s ability to detect, investigate, and ultimately stop criminals, terrorists, and others who…