Britain’s Murray casts doubt over Games participation on June 13, 2024Andy Murray may opt out of challenging for a third Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games next month if he is not selected to play in the doubles tournament, Britain’s former world number one said. The three-times Grand Slam winner and twice Olympic champion is eligible to compete in the singles at the Games […]
Titmus fastest in 200m freestyle heats at Olympic trials on June 13, 2024Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus was fastest in the 200m freestyle heats at Australia’s Olympic trials on Wednesday, setting up a showdown with world record holder Mollie O’Callaghan in the evening session’s final. Titmus won her heat in one minute and 55.50 seconds at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre, with O’Callaghan claiming hers in 1:55.68. Both swimmers […]
Filipino schools lashed by climate extremes on June 13, 2024Just weeks after thousands of Filipino students were sent home from sweltering classrooms during a brutal heatwave, the country’s schools are bracing for a new climate change challenge ahead of the start of the typhoon season in Southeast Asia. Schools were closed for several days as temperatures soared to over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) […]
Fire in Kuwaiti building housing workers kills 35, say police on June 13, 2024A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday, killing at least 35 people, senior police officers told state media. The incident was reported to authorities at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), Major General Eid Rashed Hamad said. “The building in which the […]
Hamas accepts on June 12, 2024Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel abides by it. Hamas accepts the UN security council resolution in regard to the ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli […]
Malawi vice president Chilima killed in plane crash on June 12, 2024Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others on board a military aircraft that went missing on Monday were killed in a plane crash, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Tuesday. The aircraft carrying Chilima, 51, left the capital Lilongwe at 09:17 a.m. (0717 GMT) on Monday but was unable to land at Mzuzu airport […]
Emotional Pallister Paris-bound after battling eating disorder on June 12, 2024Having overcome a heart condition and an eating disorder, Australian swimmer Lani Pallister struggled to keep her emotions in check after qualifying for her first Olympics on the opening night of national trials. Pallister finished a distant second behind Ariarne Titmus on Monday as the Olympic champion threatened her own 400m freestyle world record in […]
Defending champ Wyndham Clark hopes to reclaim form at US Open on June 12, 2024Ahead of this week’s 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, the greens were the hot topic of the day Monday, particularly for defending champion Wyndham Clark. Clark, who won last year at Los Angeles Country Club for his first major title, was surprised how much Pinehurst No. 2 had changed since a visit about […]
Raducanu happy with fitness, looking forward to grasscourt season on June 12, 2024Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said she no longer has any doubts when she hits the ball after recovering from surgery on both wrists and an ankle, adding that she is “in a really fit place” as she begins the grasscourt season. The 21-year-old, who was sidelined for eight months last year, competed in […]
South Africa ditch aggressive T20 mindset to solve pitch puzzle on June 12, 2024South Africa look to have found a way to negotiate the tricky pitches being offered up by T20 World Cup co-hosts the United States by dialling down the aggressive batting approach traditionally associated with the format. The 20-team showpiece in the U.S. and West Indies has been a low-scoring competition so far, with only Australia […]