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Scotland’s Finn Russell is not a player you can plan for, England’s Wigglesworth admits

Wigglesworth worked with Russell on the Lions’ tour ‘He’s one of those guys whose talent speaks for itself’ The England defence coach, Richard Wigglesworth, has admitted it is pointless trying to come up with a plan to stop Finn Russell after getting a closeup view of Scotland’s star fly-half during last summer’s British & Irish Lions tour of Australia. England head to Murrayfield on Saturday favourites to defend the Calcutta Cup on the back of 12 straight victories while Scotland are reeling after last Saturday’s shock defeat by Italy . England have not won at Murrayfield since 2020, however, and only once since 2016 with Russell proving their nemesis on several occasions. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/yOe1PFq via IFTTT

‘The struggle continues’: MLK Day celebrated amid tense political climate

Holiday marked with parades and services but tempered by anxieties over racial and social equality under Trump

Martin Luther King Jr Day was marked with parades and services across the US on Monday. But the celebration for the achievements of the slain 60s civil rights leader was tempered by contemporary anxieties over racial and social equality and Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis.

At a rally in Harlem, the Rev Al Sharpton referred to Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother of three who was killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month.

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