Emily Taylor

 
2018 Alamo Bowl PAC 12 v Big 12
The PAC 12 has had a torrid record in bowl games over the last couple of seasons going 1-8 last year and they are currently 0-2. However, things should get a bit better go […]

 
2018 Camping World Bowl Big 12 v ACC
The 2018 Camping World Bowl should have been one of the highlights of the season but with so many players missing from both sides it has lost a bit of its shine. The […]

 
2018 Music City Bowl SEC v Big 10
The 2018 Music City Bowl looks like being a good old quarterback shootout with Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham keen to prove he is the player everyone thought he was up against D […]

 
2018 Texas Bowl Big 12 v SEC
The 2018 Texas Bowl pits two 6-6 Power Five teams against each other. Baylor is recovering from their recent scandals and probably overachieved reaching 6-6 thanks to three e […]

 
2018 Pinstripe Bowl Big Ten v ACC
The 2018 Pinstripe Bowl could easily be renamed the disappointment bowl given the pre-season hype surrounding tonight’s competitors. In the opening AP rankings, Wisconsin w […]

 
2018 Independence Bowl AAC v ACC
The 2018 Independence Bowl gives the AAC another crack at a Power Five team, this time in the shape of Duke, who despite some recent success is still very much a Basketball S […]

France’s Vinci is to buy 50.01% of the UK’s second-busiest airport for £2.9bn.
BBC News – Business

Prof Abbas Edalat returns to the UK, eight months after he was arrested in Iran on security charges.
BBC News – Middle East

Gov Martha Erika Alonso, who died along with her senator husband, was sworn in on 14 December.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The chief of defence says employing EU citizens is an option to fill shortages in expert posts.
BBC News – Europe

The government wants to double the charge and extend it to all shops in England, to cut plastic use.
BBC News – UK

The US president and first lady make an unannounced Christmas visit to US service personnel.
BBC News – US & Canada

Security forces fire tear gas at protesters after opposition strongholds are left out of Sunday’s polls.
BBC News – Africa

2018 Cheez-It Bowl Pac 12 v Big 12
The 2018 Cheez-It Bowl is another Power Five clash pitching a disappointing 6-6 TCU against a 7-5 Cal in what has the look of a defensive slugfest. Cal boasts one of the best […]

2018 Quick Lane Bowl Big 10 v ACC
The 2018 Quick Lane Bowl this year sees the first Power Five clash pitching 6-6 Minnesota against 7-5 Georgia Tech. Not a clash to get the neutrals hearts racing, but still an […]

2018 First Responder Bowl ACC v MW
The 2018 First Responder Bowl this year is a classic clash of a very good Group of Five Team in the Mountain West’s Boise State Broncos up against a middling Power Five team, […]

A fall in Japan’s Nikkei index comes after Wall Street suffers the worst Christmas Eve on record.
BBC News – Business

Israel has not confirmed the strikes in Syria, but says its air defences fired on a Syrian missile.
BBC News – Middle East

The woman seized about 32 years ago by people traffickers was rescued in Bolivia after a tip-off.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

In his Christmas Eve Mass homily, he urged people to ask themselves if they needed to own so much.
BBC News – Europe