Mark Walker

2 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Kate Kelly |Mark Walker

It is clear that something went terribly wrong the night of January 29, when an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing everyone on board both aircraft. But one error did not cause the worst domestic crash in the United States in nearly a quarter-century. Modern aviation is designed to have redundancies and safeguards that prevent a misstep, or even several missteps, from being catastrophic.

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Mark Walker

Joel Piroe struck four goals as rampant Leeds took another big step towards Premier League promotion by thrashing Stoke 6-0 at Elland Road. Piroe completed Leeds' fastest-ever league hat-trick with strikes in the sixth, eighth and 20th minutes and added his fourth before half-time after Junior Firpo had put Daniel Farke's side 4-0 up in 26 minutes. Willy Gnonto headed Leeds' sixth in the second half as they cruised to a fourth straight league win and their 17th at home this season.

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Mark Walker

Sheffield United made light work of play-off hopefuls Coventry at Bramall Lane as a 3-1 win swept them back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship. Gus Hamer opened the scoring against his former club with a brilliant free-kick and after Tyrese Campbell had put the Blades 2-0 up at half-time, Rhian Brewster slammed home a game-clinching third.

Jan 22, 2025 | irishexaminer.com | Mark Walker

Manor Solomon fired the quickest goal in the Championship this season as Leeds beat Norwich 2-0 at Elland Road to regain top spot. The Tottenham loanee struck after just 31 seconds and Dan James' second-half effort sealed Leeds' win. Daniel Farke is unbeaten now in six games as Leeds boss against his former club, while his side extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 11 matches to move one point above overnight leaders Sheffield United.

Nov 4, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Mark Walker

Australia centre Samu Kerevi has defended Eddie Jones after claims the coach ruled by fear during his seven-year spell in charge of England. Former England scrum-half Danny Care claimed in his autobiography that "everyone was bloody terrified of him" and compared Jones' regime to a dystopian novel. In an excerpt of Care's new book, Everything Happens for a Reason: My Life in Rugby, published by The Times, the 37-year-old said: "Did Eddie rule by fear?