Nigeria conceded a last-minute goal in a major blow to its World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday, when Egypt and Morocco all but booked their places at next year’s tournament. Zizo´s goal was enough for unbeaten Egypt’s 1-0 win over Sierra Leone in Cairo, while Morocco looks assured of qualifying with a nine-point lead over […]
Argentina secures a World Cup spot and then celebrates it with a 4-1 victory over archrival Brazil
Defending champion Argentina celebrated throughout Tuesday as the team secured its place at the 2026 World Cup hours before an historic 4-1 win over archrival Brazil. Bolivia´s failure to beat Uruguay meant Argentina had enough cushion in South American qualifying to secure one of the continent´s six direct spots for the 48-team World Cup set […]
Billy Horschel’s big putt takes Atlanta Drive to the TGL title in indoor golf
Billy Horschel made an 18-foot birdie putt down the slope and Patrick Cantlay clinched it with another clutch chip as the Atlanta Drive won the inaugural TGL title on Tuesday night by coming back for a 4-3 victory over New York. Atlanta won both matches in the best-of-3 TGL finals that wrapped up the first […]
USC routs Mississippi State 96-59 to reach Sweet 16 after losing JuJu Watkins to injury
JuJu Watkins went down with a season-ending knee injury five minutes into Monday night’s game. Top-seeded Southern California kept going without its star player, pummeling Mississippi State 96-59 to reach the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Watkins scored three points on free throws before injuring her right knee. […]
Cantlay’s clutch birdie gives Atlanta Drive TGL lead
Patrick Cantlay came up clutch with the putter again by making a 6-foot birdie putt to give the Atlanta Drive a 6-5 victory over New York and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 finals of the TGL indoor golf league’s inaugural season. Xander Schauffele had a chance to sent the match to a shootout with […]
Greenland stands strong against Trump’s bid for control
Lisa Sólrun Christiansen gets up at 4 a.m. most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns celebrating Greenland´s traditional Inuit culture. Her morning routine includes a quick check of the news, but these days the ritual shatters her peace because of […]
Trump era creates uncertainty for foreign students in US
Since plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, international student enrollment in the U.S. has been rebounding – a relief to American universities that count on their tuition payments. Two months into the new Trump administration, educators fear that could soon change. Unnerved by efforts to deport students over political views, students from other countries already in […]
Ramazan in a divided Syria: Relief, hope, and ongoing violence
Sahar Diab had visited Damascus´ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country´s first Ramadan after the end of the Assad family´s iron-fisted rule, she felt something new, something priceless: A sense of ease. “The rituals have become much more beautiful,” she said. “Before, we were restricted […]
Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers
As President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk work to overhaul the federal government, they´re forcing out thousands of workers with insider knowledge and connections who now need a job. For Russia, China and other adversaries, the upheaval in Washington as Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency guts government agencies presents an unprecedented opportunity to recruit […]
Indian comedian’s jokes spark defamation probe
A comedian popular for his biting political humor is being investigated for possible defamation over jokes made about an Indian state leader who is an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in yet another case raising questions over freedom of speech in the country. Police in the western city of Mumbai opened the investigation Monday […]