Germany daily Der Spiegel carried the latest reports from the notorious website, this time focusing on the Colombia No.10 as they revealed what purports to be the contract signed with Bayern. According to the information published, James will earn a total of €13m after tax for his stint in the Bundesliga. That sum works out at €541,670 a month, with his new club, as the contract reportedly stipulates, taking care “of all German income taxes and social security contributions....

The Real Madrid playmaker’s decision to leave Colombia’s squad provoked an angry backlash on the social network, with the hashtag #JamesVerguenzaNacional (‘James a national embarrassment’ in Spanish) circulating. Using the same tag, a Buenos Aires-based account published a harrowing message directed at the player. “I am travelling to your home, I am armed, say goodbye to everything you love,” he told James, in a post accompanied by a photo of a pistol and bullets....

Either Sunday or Monday, the rebuilding Padres should know whether the last elite free agent of 2015 will grace their rotation. MORE: Spring training report dates | AL offseason grades | Are Padres a playoff contender? Shields, 33, reportedly was mulling a contract for $100 million over five years. If that’s the case, it would be a precedent for free-agent payouts. According to Fox Sports, no free-agent pitcher has signed a contract in excess of $50 million after Feb....

White is the latest surprise Patriot to make a game-winning play in the NFL’s biggest game, scoring the overtime touchdown in Sunday’s 34-28 Super Bowl 51 comeback victory over the Falcons. Really, the fact that a third-string running back suddenly had a monstrous impact at the ideal time is so very much the “Patriot Way.” Nothing really fits coach Bill Belichick’s team motto of “Do Your Job” better than that....

A year later, the Capitol attack is being probed by the bipartisan House select committee. Amid the anniversary, some lawmakers continue to push for the passage of voting rights legislation while others argue that the alleged rioters are being unfairly detained as they await their upcoming trials. The timeline of events on January 6 hasn’t been instrumental to many court cases so far. But it’s been at the heart of the select committee’s investigation as well as prosecutors’ attempt to prove the accused rioters conspired to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory....

Biggs is charged with conspiracy, as well as obstructing an official Congress proceeding, illegal entry and disorderly conduct on restricted Capitol grounds. He was arrested in Florida in January 2021, after the FBI alleged that members of the nationalist group were using walkie-talkie-style devices that could enable communication during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 of that year. In a statement issued Tuesday, his attorney said: “In the view of the increased and unquestionable spectacular 24/7 negative press and media coverage about the fraternity known as the Proud Boys, from Morning Joe to Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, and coupled with this week’s televised hearings of the House Select Committee on January 6, all of which continue to saturate the jury pool of media-obsessive Washington, D....

Jacob Wiedrich, 24, entered the Capitol on January 6, shouted at law enforcement and called for the mob to “charge” the Capitol building. He pleaded guilty to one of the four charges he faced and prosecutors pushed for three months incarceration but Judge Thomas Hogan opted for probation, citing it as a possible greater deterrent than a short jail sentence. Hogan sentenced Wiedrich to three years probation on Wednesday, a period of time that will last through the 2024 presidential election....

Several people who have been arrested for their involvement with the January 6, 2021, attack against the federal legislative branch of government have said in court that they believed they were doing the bidding of then-President Trump. “If the president’s giving you almost an order to do something, I felt obligated to do that,” Capitol rioter Dustin Thompson, 38, of Ohio, said in court before he was convicted on all charges by a grand jury on Thursday....

But the questions aren’t going away. Waco has spawned a growth industry, among far-right conspiracy theorists, some of whom claim the FBI deliberately set the fire that killed 25 children along with cult leader David Koresh and his disciples. It has clearly pushed many members of the militia movement toward paranoia, and two separate federal investigations have not persuaded even main-stream critics that those responsible for the debacle are telling all they know....

Yellen addressed questions from committee members about the incoming administration’s plans for tax code changes during her nomination hearing on Tuesday. The tax cuts, which Trump celebrated with a signing ceremony in December 2017, have been criticized in the years since for benefiting wealthy American individuals and corporations. According to the Center for Public Integrity, the 2017 tax reform “modestly” decreased taxes for working Americans in the lower and middle classes, “but its main beneficiaries were the rich and corporations....

Grove: Are you surprised that Tokyo has been awarded 191 stars? Coren: It’s no surprise to me. I would say the worst meal I had in Japan was better than the best meal I’ve ever had in France. I think the Japanese are way ahead. In Tokyo there’s a combination of futuristic cleanliness, technique and a sense of direction with a very old-fashioned approach to service. Whatever kind of restaurant you go into you’re treated with wonderful respect by the staff and are expected to treat them in a similar way....

The sign placed at the front of the confectionary shop in the mountain town of Hakone reads: “No Chinese are allowed to enter. I do not want them to spread the virus.” The owner—who has not been identified—said he created the sign in Chinese using a translation app and put it up last week in order to protect himself, The Asahi Shimbun reported. “Ill-mannered Chinese tourists have caused trouble in my store,” he told Shimbun....

What he thought his role would be in January 2017: Kushner: That feels like a lifetime ago. I was in a different place in my life then. When we got to the White House at first I was helping [the president] find his way; there were so many people with so many agendas coming at him, it was important to make sure people weren’t end-running him, because we were playing with live ammo now....

“Jared Kushner running a global pandemic response is the best argument imaginable for strong anti-nepotism laws,” tweeted Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor. “Donald Trump is the only person on this planet who, at a time of historic global crisis, would say, ‘Put Jared Kushner on it,’ wrote Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright. “That’s why we’re in the position we’re in today.” Former NBA player Rex Chapman tweeted, “Watching Jared Kushner is like watching Doogie Howser but if like Doogie was just a regular teenager and not a child prodigy but he still performed surgeries....

Parker was examined Monday in Gulf Breeze, Fla., by Dr. James Andrews, who repaired his elbow on Oct. 28, 2009, when Parker was with Arizona. Parker is to have surgery again on March 25. Parker had a 10.61 ERA in three spring training starts. He becomes the latest pitcher who needs a ligament replaced, joining Arizona's Patrick Corbin. Atlanta pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy also were being examined by Andrews on Monday and might need season-ending elbow surgery....

After picking up a Game 4 victory on Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks coach was asked about his team’s momentum heading into Game 5. Kidd acknowledged that the Warriors have the series lead and are a championship-winning franchise that are well-coached and have superstar players. But he also made a comment about Golden State’s defensive schemes, which he viewed as a compliment. The Warriors however, could view it as a knock against them....

The No Country for Old Men star defended Allen in a recent interview with The Guardian. “Pointing fingers at someone is very dangerous if it hasn’t been legally proven,” he said. “Beyond that, it’s just gossip.” Bardem starred in Woody Allen’s 2008 film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona alongside Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson. Allen has faced controversy over the years, with his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, accusing him of sexually abusing her as a child....

In a collaboration between KSI and DAZN, the MF & DAZN: X Series showcases the biggest global names in entertainment, sports, and lifestyle competing against one another. Swingler started producing videos on YouTube when he was 12, and he currently has over 1.77 million subscribers. In 2018, Swingler lost to AEsonGib in an exhibition boxing fight. Cherdleys has 2.04 million YouTube subscribers and started his content career in 2015. This will be his first time stepping into a boxing ring....

With Persija winning at home to Song Lam, the group is now is three-way tussle for one automatic qualification spot while the second placed team will have to rely on results elsewhere. JDT struck early when Safawi Rasid thundered in a powerful shot from outside the box in the 13th minute that left Syazwan Buhari completely done by the swerve of the ball. Despite having a larger share of the ball possession, JDT just could not double their lead and were comically punished for it late in the opening half....