Head and Smith centuries rally Australia against India on 2nd day, 3rd test on December 16, 2024India’s seamers triggered another top order batting collapse but a second successive century for Travis Head and a long overdue hundred for Steven Smith gave Australia the ascendancy after the second day of the third cricket test. At stumps, Australia was 405-7 after Head made a characteristic sparkling 152, while Smith completed a much more […]
Rain ruins 1st day of the 3rd Australia-India test on December 15, 2024Australian openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney safely negotiated a stop-and-start first session of the third cricket test against India at a rainy and soggy Gabba on Saturday. It turned out to be the only session of the day after rain washed out the remainder of play. With more rain showing on the weather radar, […]
Explosion in Kabul kills Refugee Minister on December 12, 2024A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, Interior Ministry officials said. The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister, officials said. The officials provided no further details. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to […]
Europe’s economy needs help on December 9, 2024Even before the French and German governments collapsed, Europe´s economy had enough difficulties. Tepid growth and lagging competitiveness versus the U.S. and China. An auto industry that’s struggling. Where to find billions for defense against Russia? And now Donald Trump threatening tariffs. Solutions will be harder to find while the two countries that make up […]
Jokic’s career high of 56 points comes during a low point for the Nuggets on December 9, 2024Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 56 points and had little to celebrate afterward. It happened in a loss – to a team that hadn’t won since October. “I think today and the last couple games were really bad for us,” Jokic said. “We are really going in the wrong direction. I think it’s everybody’s fault.” […]
Trump’s return may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound on December 9, 2024Shortly after Donald Trump´s win in last month´s U.S. election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to congratulate the president-elect: “History´s greatest comeback!” he gushed. If Trump´s staunchly pro-Israel first term and his nominations for top administration positions are any indication, Netanyahu´s glee is justified. But much has transpired since Trump left office in early […]
Romania’s far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote on December 9, 2024Romania´s defiant far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu on Sunday stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a top court´s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he emerged as frontrunner. The Constitutional Court on Friday canceled the election after a trove of declassified intelligence alleged Russia organized a sprawling […]
FIFA gives Club World Cup new opening day for Messi, Inter Miami on December 8, 2024The 2025 Club World Cup will now kick off one day earlier with Lionel Messi´s Inter Miami opening the monthlong tournament on June 14, and ending with a week of games at MetLife Stadium near New York. FIFA published the 63-game schedule Saturday for the first 32-team edition, two days after making the draw in […]
Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors on December 7, 2024It was a rare instance of Lionel Messi stepping on a soccer field and having no idea what was happening. There they were, more than 250 Inter Miami academy players, a slew of kids lined up at midfield in a formation that spelled out three letters: MVP. And when Messi saw his children, he realized […]
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr’s return from ACL injury not before February on December 7, 2024Chelsea striker Sam Kerr will remain sidelined until at least February as she tries to return from a torn ACL, manager Sonia Bompastor said Friday. The Australia international sustained the injury last January during Chelsea’s warm-weather training camp in Morocco. She underwent surgery shortly afterward. “We are looking to maybe have her back with us […]