Speaking to the crew of a Russian nuclear submarine in televised remarks broadcast early Friday, Putin reaffirmed his claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose term expired last year, lacks the legitimacy to sign a peace deal. Under Ukraine´s constitution it is illegal for the country to hold national elections while the country is under […]
Pegula moves into her 3rd Miami Open semifinal in 4 years with win over Raducanu
Jessica Pegula stopped the string of upsets at the Miami Open by ending the stalwart run of Britain´s unseeded Emma Raducanu on Wednesday night. The fourth-seeded Pegula won 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in a two hour, 25 minute battle, to move into her third Miami Open women’s semifinal in four years. Pegula, the last American […]
American figure skater Alysa Liu takes the lead on the opening night of the world championships
Alysa Liu rarely wavers when it comes to anything, whether it be her abrupt decision to retire after the 2022 Winter Olympics, or the American figure skater’s similarly stunning decision to announce her comeback early last year. So when the 19-year-old was pondering what to do for her entrance Wednesday night, when Liu’s name was […]
Europe lashes out over Trump auto tariffs
European automakers, already struggling with tepid economic growth at home and rising competition from China, on Thursday decried the U.S. import tax on cars as a heavy burden that will punish consumers and companies alike on both sides of the Atlantic. The new 25% import tax announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday “will hurt […]
Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying hopes dealt major late blow; Egypt, Morocco move closer
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 […]