Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on five of six counts in her sex-trafficking trial in New York.

French doctor Christian Allard has noted a side-effect from the record numbers of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country – some people are cancelling appointments for booster doses at his vaccination centre because they have tested positive. Public health authorities in Europe and North America are encouraging people to get the vaccine booster doses as the best protection against surging rates of infection, driven in particular by the Omicron coronavirus variant. France recorded a record 208,000 new daily cases on Tuesday, with the health minister describing a “tsunami” of infection.

With the new year comes renewed hope — regardless of the state of each Canadian team’s current NHL season. The Zone Time crew discusses what each club North of the border should have on their list of resolutions for 2022.

Years of iffy personnel decisions in Seattle have culminated with the Seahawks’ first losing season in a decade. Now what? Quarterback Russell Wilson and head coach Pete Carroll have led the Seattle Seahawks through the franchise’s most decorated period. Photograph: Chris Unger/Getty Images After a period of unprecedented, sustained success, the Seahawks have bottomed out. Now, they’re at a crossroads. Defeat to the Bears last Sunday dropped the Seahawks to 5-11 on the season. They have no shot

Former Warrior Corey Maggette believes Draymond Green and Klay Thompsons future Basketball Hall of Fame induction should be a foregone conclusion. If you disagree, he has a stern reply.

Led by interim (and former longtime) coach Bob Stoops, Oklahoma jumped out to a big lead and held off Oregon for a 47-32 victory in the Alamo Bowl.