China, Russia start joint naval drills on July 16, 2024China and Russia’s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine. The Chinese defense ministry said in a brief statement forces from both sides recently patrolled […]
Argentina wins record 16th Copa America title on July 16, 2024Lionel Messi pumped his arms. The trophy bounced up and down in his grasp. Tears of frustration from an hour or so earlier had turned to laughs and hugs for the two-time Copa America champion and World Cup winner. Messi was forced to watch much of the second half and extra time because of a […]
Will Power wins IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway on July 16, 2024It was Will Power’s turn Sunday for Team Penske success at Iowa Speedway. Power broke through at the 0.875-mile oval, gaining his first IndyCar Series win at Iowa in the race that ended with a four-car, last-lap crash. Power had already crossed the finish line when Sting Ray Robb’s car flipped after clipping the car […]
Hsieh and Zielinski win mixed doubles title at Wimbledon on July 16, 2024Hsieh Su-Wei is leaving Wimbledon with a trophy for the fourth time in her last four appearances. After her winning streak in the women’s doubles ended in the semifinals, Hsieh teamed up with Jan Zielinski to win the mixed doubles final on Centre Court on Sunday, beating Mexican duo Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos 6-4, […]
Ryan Blaney wins at Pocono to complete NASCAR-IndyCar sweep for Team Penske on July 16, 2024Ryan Blaney still feels like the “silly, quiet kid” he was at 23 when he blazed past Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch over the final 10 laps in 2017 at Pocono Raceway to win a NASCAR Cup race for the first time. At times, not much in life has changed for Blaney. “I still drink […]
England reaches another Euro final by beating Netherlands 2-1 on July 12, 2024Soccer fans in England went wild as their team reached a second straight European Championship final, beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time winning goal. England is into another European Championship final after its latest dramatic, come-from-behind win that even took King Charles III on a roller coaster ride. Ollie Watkins, who came on […]
Colombia beats Uruguay 1-0 to reach Copa America final on July 12, 2024Colombia is headed to the Copa America championship game for the first time in 23 years after a contentious win over Uruguay in which it played the second half a man short and players brawled with fans in the stands following the final whistle. Jefferson Lerma scored in the 39th minute for a 1-0 win […]
Team USA starts slowly, tops Canada in pre-Olympic opener on July 12, 2024Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and Anthony Davis posted a double-double as Team USA topped Canada 86-72 on Wednesday in a men’s basketball exhibition in Las Vegas. Jrue Holiday had 11 points, Bam Adebayo grabbed seven rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton contributed six assists to help Team USA improve to 35-3 in […]
Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges on July 10, 2024Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman. Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible global gender-equality ranking, but Koike´s […]
Thousands in Pakistan treated for heat stroke last month as June breaks global record on July 9, 2024Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There’s hope that the planet will soon see an end to the record-setting part of the heat streak, but not the climate chaos that has come with it, scientists said. The global temperature in […]