Smith wins epic clash for England with late penalty against South Africa
England’s Marcus Smith landed a last-minute penalty to snatch an epic 27-26 win over South Africa on Saturday as the hosts looked full of promise but were hauled back ...
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Thousands march in Vienna against Covid measures, two in hospital after police fire on Dutch Covid protesters
Tens of thousands of people, many of them far-right supporters, protested in Vienna on Saturday against coronavirus restrictions a day after Austria’s government announced a new lockdown and said ...
Medvedev serves up Ruud awakening to reach ATP final
Defending champion Daniil Medvedev stormed into the final of the season-ending ATP Finals tournament in Turin on Saturday after crushing Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4 6-2.
Russian Medvedev will face ...
PM Johnson orders review into English Channel migrant crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a cross-government review into the migrant crisis as he is “exasperated” by a failure to stem the number of crossings from France, The ...
Leaders Chelsea stroll past Leicester
American forward Christian Pulisic was back among the goals as Premier League leaders Chelsea extended their advantage at the top of the table to six points with a comfortable 3-0 ...
Super League only way to control state-owned clubs, says Real chief
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez defended the idea of a “European Super League” on Saturday, saying it was the only way to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’...
ICC prosecutor suspends probe into Philippines drugs war
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended a probe at Manila’s request into suspected rights abuses during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on drugs.
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Unvaccinated players cannot compete at Australian Open
World number one Novak Djokovic and all other players will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to compete in the Australia Open next January, tournament chief Craig Tiley said on ...
Covid restriction protests in Rotterdam turn ugly, two wounded as police fire shots at protest
Crowds of rioters in the port city of Rotterdam torched cars and threw rocks at police who responded with shots and water canon, as protests against COVID-19 measures turned violent ...
Russian jeweller Sokolov plans US IPO as revenues double
Russian jeweller Sokolov is planning a dual listing in New York and Moscow in 2023, its co-owner told Reuters, betting on strong revenue growth and the development of its retail network ...
A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us
As a Virginia lawmaker, Ibraheem Samirah has studied internet privacy issues and debated how to regulate tech firms’ collection of personal data. Still, he was stunned to learn the full ...
The most dramatic moments in the Rittenhouse murder trial
The following were some of the key moments in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin that may have factored into the jury’s decision to acquit him on ...
Jury acquits U.S. teen shooter Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges (updated)
By Nathan Layne
A jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday on all charges relating to his fatal shooting of two men and wounding of a third with a semi-automatic rifle ...
Harris to be first woman to take U.S. presidential reins as Biden undergoes colonoscopy
By Jeff Mason
President Joe Biden will transfer power briefly to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday while he is under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, making her the first ...
Biden’s $1.75tn social spending bill wins enough votes to pass in House
President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion bill to bolster the social safety net and fight climate change secured enough votes to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, after ...
Man City’s De Bruyne tests positive for Covid-19
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has tested positive for COVID-19 on international duty with Belgium, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.
De Bruyne, 30, played in Belgium’s 1-1 draw ...
FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna Covid-19 boosters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for all adults who were vaccinated with the Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE shot ...
Turkish opposition calls for early election amid lira meltdown
Turkish opposition leaders called for immediate early elections on Thursday after the lira plunged 6 per cent to new lows following the central bank’s decision to cut interest rates amid ...
Auction houses and clothes shoppers lift UK retail sales
Auction houses and shoppers seeking new clothes for the Christmas holidays lifted British retail sales last month by more than expected, adding to recent signs that a slowdown in the ...
More chief executives join the ‘Great Resignation’
CEO turnover spiked in the first half of 2021, as companies tapped new talent to navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and stressed-out chief executives sought a career change, a ...
Factbox – Europe starts reimposing Covid-19 restrictions
Germany warned it may have to move to a full COVID-19 lockdown after Austria said it would become the first country in western Europe to reimpose the measure to tackle ...
Kim Kardashian, Leeds owner Radrizzani help 130 Afghan female players fly to Britain
Reality star Kim Kardashian and Leeds United soccer club owner Andrea Radrizzani helped former Afghanistan captain Khalida Popal in flying 130 Afghan women soccer players and their families from Pakistan to ...
Austria makes jab compulsory, reimposes full lockdown, Germany cannot rule out lockdown either
Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown this autumn to tackle a new wave of infections, and will require its whole population ...
Britain set to ban Hamas as terrorist organisation, UK media reports
Britain will proscribe Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, its interior ministry said on Friday, a move that would bring its position on Gaza’s rulers in line ...