Olympics and unfinished business await for hurdler Holloway while Sha’Carri and Lyles keep blazing on June 30, 2024When the track announcer asked Grant Holloway what he thought of his latest win at U.S. track trials, America’s best hurdler made it clear there are bigger things to come. “If you’re not training to win an Olympic gold medal,” Holloway said, “then what the heck are you doing?” That mantra has stayed planted in […]
Iran votes in snap poll for new president on June 29, 2024Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters face a choice between hard-line candidates and the little-known reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, a […]
Jason Day set to finally play Olympic golf for Australia on June 29, 2024Eight years after turning down his first opportunity, a still-regretful Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics as part of an Australian golf team that includes a brother-and-sister combination for the Paris Games. Day was ranked No. 1 in 2016 when he decided not to play at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, […]
South Africa skittle Afghanistan to reach first T20 World Cup final on June 28, 2024A long, tortuous World Cup title drought is closer than ever to ending for South Africa after a nine-wicket win over first-time semifinalist Afghanistan at the global Twenty20 cricket tournament on Wednesday. Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada set the foundations for the lopsided victory with destructive opening bursts of pace bowling to have Afghanistan reeling […]
Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis on June 27, 2024Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in what the president called a coup attempt, then quickly retreated – the latest crisis in the South American country facing a political battle and an economic crisis. Within hours, the nation of 12 million people […]
South Africa T20 World Cup semifinal pits overachievers against underachievers on June 27, 2024Rashid Khan was hoisted on the shoulders of his celebrating Afghan teammates and then joined in a circle with the squad and took his turn to dance on the field, all beamed live for the TV audience. The joy of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals for the first time – at the expense of […]
Knicks set to acquire Mikal Bridges in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on June 27, 2024Mikal Bridges is being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks, where he will join Jalen Brunson and his other former Villanova teammates, two people with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The first trade between the New York rivals since 1983 will put Bridges in the lineup alongside Brunson, Josh Hart […]
England coach Southgate targeted after a 0-0 draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024 on June 27, 2024Top of the group, unbeaten and on the favorable side of the draw for the knockout phase of Euro 2024. It´s a case of job done for England at this stage of the tournament. Try telling that to the fans who jeered loudly and threw beer cups as the final whistle blew on a 0-0 […]
Argentina advances to Copa America quarterfinals, beats Chile 1-0 on June 27, 2024After nearly 90 minutes of total domination, Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals after the ball ricocheted in front of the net during a frantic scramble that led to the breakthrough. Lautaro Martínez scored off the last in a series of rebounds in the 88th minute, lifting the Albiceleste […]
Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar on June 26, 2024A days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in its largest city, Karachi, where doctors treated thousands of victims of heatstroke at various hospitals, health officials said Tuesday. Several people fell unconscious in the city and some of them later died, local media said. Temperatures soared as high as 47 degrees […]