US President Donald Trump acknowledged having called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader “effing crazy” and accused […]
Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21
At least 21 people were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital in recent years. The hotel was located in Malviya Nagar in south Delhi, they said, a predominantly residential area popular with students and young professionals. At […]
Israel strikes south Lebanon after stepping back from Beirut attack
Israel kept up strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, pressing its campaign against Hezbollah a day after US President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut to avert further escalation in the three-month-old war. Following Trump’s intervention, Lebanon’s government said Israel would refrain from carrying out threatened strikes on the Hezbollah-controlled […]
Iraq name experienced World Cup squad with Hussein spearheading attack
Iraq head coach Graham Arnold named his final 26-man World Cup squad on Monday, relying heavily on the core group of players who secured qualification through the intercontinental playoffs. Experienced forward Aymen Hussein is set to spearhead the Iraqi attack in North America. The veteran striker, a talismanic figure for the national team, leads a […]
Arsenal paint London red with victory parade after Premier League title win
Hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans from far and wide lined the streets of north London on Sunday chanting and lighting red flares as they celebrated their club’s first Premier League title in 22 years. The players celebrated in an open-top bus along with the gleaming Premier League trophy that the club had finally got […]
Mexico beat Australia 1-0 before World Cup squad submission deadline
World Cup cohosts Mexico have savoured a confidence-building 1-0 friendly win over Australia in front of a mammoth crowd in the United States with the result leaving both sides’ coaches with hard choices before naming their squads for the tournament. A Johan Vasquez header from a set piece in the ??28th minute on Saturday gave […]
Hundreds held after clashes erupt during PSG Champions League victory celebrations
Police detained over 200 people in Paris after violent clashes erupted when thousands poured onto the streets during Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final victory. Some 22,000 police were deployed across France for the game, including 8,000 in Paris, after unrest marred PSG’s win in the competition last year. Paris tram lines were halted, several metro […]
World Cup-bound South Africa grounded over visa delay
South Africa’s departure for the 2026 World Cup was delayed on Sunday after some players were yet to receive their visas. The team was due to leave on a charter flight for their training base in the Mexican city of Pachuca, but that has been delayed “indefinitely,” according to the South African Broadcasting Corporation. South […]
Spain favourites to win World Cup, Goldman model shows
Spain are the favorites to win the 2026 World Cup, ahead of France, Argentina and Brazil, according to a Goldman Sachs model published on Friday that uses teams’ historical performance and ranking data. The model gives Spain a 26 percent chance of lifting the trophy at the tournament, which will be held in the United […]
Captain Latham pleased with win as NZ down Ireland ahead of England tests
New Zealand captain Tom Latham praised batter Tom Blundell and bowler Nathan Smith as the Black Caps warmed up for their first test against England at Lord’s next week with a one-sided victory over Ireland in Belfast on Friday. The tourists won by an innings and 79 runs after putting aside their early struggles with […]