Hackers target presidential candidates, U.S. spy chief says

The hacking efforts against the campaigns are considered so serious that some congressional committees have been briefed on the activity, a government source said.

?Given the intense scrutiny paid to the 2016 campaign, and the broad implications for U.S. foreign policy, it's no surprise that actors are launching cyber-attacks against presidential campaigns,? Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement.

Cyber attacks against political candidates occur in countries around the world. The last two U.S. presidential cycles in 2008 and 2012 witnessed a barrage of cyber attacks from a range of adversaries targeting [the top candidates in both parties].

U.S. intelligence officials have said many previous assaults were linked to Chinese hackers. ?

Clapper said the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are working to educate ?both campaigns? about cyber threats, likely referring to the campaigns of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

A U.S. security official said foreign hackers would likely seek information about a candidates' foreign policy intentions and team and about the campaign's internal operations.

The Republican and Democratic candidates for president will begin receiving intelligence briefings after being officially nominated at party conventions this summer.

Clapper said the two candidates would receive ?exactly the same? briefings. ??We've been doing this for many years?.? Clapper said.

That was United's first trophy under Sir Alex Ferguson. It was also Les Sealey's finest hour, although he seldom spoke of it publicly out of concern for Jim Leighton, who was dropped after the 3-3 draw in the first game.

Sealey notes in Clitheroe's book that he writes with Leighton's permission. The next chapter is Leighton's own account of events, also told with brutal honesty in his own book, In the Firing Line, published in 2000.

Liverpool fans flock into Switzerland for final as they bid to cheer on their side to another European title

Liverpool fans appeared to be in high spirits on Wednesday morning as they travelled in their numbers to Switzerland ahead of their Europa League final showdown with Sevilla.  Supporters of Jurgen Klopp's side travelled from John Lennon Airport to Basle as they geared up for their highly anticipated clash. The Anfield faithful posed with club scarves and handmade posters in Liverpool as they prepared to board their flight to Central Europe.

There was always going to be attention on me following a famous Bairstow at Yorkshire and then England.

I had to follow my own path. Keeping wicket just happened, too. It was never a conscious thing to follow dad. He left an amazing legacy. He's in the top five for most appearances for Yorkshire and took over a thousand dismissals.

My earliest memory of sport is playing cricket on the beach in Barbados with my dad, David, when he was touring.

Either that or hitting a ball at Undercliffe cricket club in Bradford while my dad and brother Andrew were playing. My only karaoke experience came at Undercliffe. When I was five I stood up on a chair on New Year's Eve and sang Simply the Best by Tina Turner. I have no plans to repeat that.

The Sri Lanka legend was one of Ball's five second innings victims when Surrey tackled Nottinghamshire last month.

he believes England will not rule him out lightly when they consider the merits of him versus Steve Finn when they line up against Sri Lanka at Leeds on Thursday.

Philippe Coutinho named Liverpool Player of the Season as he completes clean sweep of club awards for second straight year

Philippe Coutinho was crowned Liverpool's Player of the Season for the second consecutive campaign as the midfielder completed a clean sweep during their awards dinner on Thursday night.Coutinho also won the Performance of the Season for his display against Manchester City in November, Goal of the Season for his solo strike against Manchester United in the Europa League and First Team Player's Player of the Season - the same four prizes he won last year.