LONDON: England announced Friday they were resting opening batsman Ben Duckett from an upcoming T20 series against South Africa following successive one-day international losses to the Proteas, with Sam Curran recalled for the first time this year. Duckett, a first-choice all format player, was out for scores of five and 14 in this week’s two … Read more
MONZA: Max Verstappen took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with the fastest lap in Formula One history in qualifying Saturday to give the reigning world champion a chance of striking a blow against dominant McLaren. Dutchman Verstappen, who has won the last four world titles, will start on the front row alongside Lando … Read more
The vote is not expected to restart the walkout that snarled travel in Canada last month. Source link
JOHANNESBURG: Morocco trounced 10-man Niger 5-0 in Rabat on Friday to win Group E and become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Ismael Saibari scored twice in the first half after Abdul-Latif Goumey was sent off and second-half goals from Ayoub el Kaabi, Hamza Igamane and Azzedine Ounahi completed the rout. A … Read more
BIRMINGHAM: England extended their 100 percent record on the road to the World Cup but Thomas Tuchel’s side again failed to impress in a laboured 2-0 win against minnows Andorra on Saturday. Christian Garcia’s first-half own-goal at Villa Park was followed by Declan Rice’s header after the interval as the Group K leaders made it … Read more
OpenAI is investing $10bn in a deal with US semiconductor firm Broadcom to develop its own artificial intelligence chips, according to reports in the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. The partnership is aimed at reducing OpenAI’s reliance on Nvidia, whose processors currently dominate the AI industry. The new custom chips are expected to be … Read more
Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims, but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church. Source link
PARIS: Gennaro Gattuso enjoyed his start to life as Italy coach on Friday as his team beat Estonia 5-0 to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, while Kylian Mbappe struck as France began their bid with a win against Ukraine. A World Cup winner as a combative midfielder in 2006, Gattuso … Read more
Terrorists killed at least 55 people in northeastern Nigeria while storming a town home to residents who had been returned from a closed camp for internally displaced persons, an NGO worker and civilian militia leader told AFP Saturday. The Friday night assault came during an attack on the town of Darul Jamal, which hosts a … Read more
A surfer attacked by a large shark at a Sydney beach died of his injuries, police said on Saturday, the first such incident in more than 3-1/2 years, prompting the closure of several beaches. The victim, yet to be identified, was attacked about 100 m (328 ft) from shore while surfing with friends just after … Read more