Argentina’s Milei predicts 2025 election shakeup at party launch on September 30, 2024Argentine President Javier Milei said on Saturday he intends to shake up the country’s midterm legislative elections next year, during a rally for the national launch of his political party, as the country battles its worst economic crisis in decades. Winning the 2025 elections would give Milei’s libertarian La Libertad Avanza (Liberty Advances) party power […]
Pope Francis, after Belgian criticism, says church has ‘no place for abuse’ on September 30, 2024Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during one of his foreign trips. The 87-year-old pontiff was pressed by high-profile figures at three of the five major events on his three-day visit in unusual and sometimes fierce language for a papal […]
Alcaraz joins Sinner, Zverev in ATP Finals field on September 26, 2024Carlos Alcaraz has secured his place in the season-ending ATP Finals to be held in Turin in November, joining world number one Jannik Sinner and twice champion Alexander Zverev. Alcaraz, 21, won the French Open and Wimbledon this year to take his Grand Slam tally to four, before bagging the silver medal at the Paris […]
Game-ending triple play lifts Padres over Dodgers, into playoffs on September 26, 2024Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run home run and helped turn an around-the-horn triple play to end the game as the visiting San Diego Padres clinched a spot in the National League playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Cronenworth had two hits and three RBIs as the Padres secured their […]
Red Bull building back from Monza low point, says Horner on September 25, 2024Formula One champions Red Bull hope to pick up the pace over the last six rounds of the season after Max Verstappen emerged stronger than expected from back-to-back street races in Azerbaijan and Singapore, team boss Christian Horner said. The triple world champion, who will be 27 next week, had his advantage over McLaren’s Lando […]
Trump says he will not run again if he loses November presidential election on September 24, 2024Former US president Donald Trump said in an interview released Sunday that he will not run again in four years if he is not successful in his current bid for the White House. “I think that will be — that will be it,” Trump said when asked if he would make a fourth consecutive run […]
Stella says rear wing ‘red herring’ was good for McLaren on September 24, 2024A rear wing controversy that had Formula One rivals up in arms at the Singapore Grand Prix was a ‘red herring’ and good news for McLaren even if they do not use that version again, according to team boss Andrea Stella. The championship leaders drew scrutiny after video showed the wing flexing at speed, with […]
India’s Pant says enjoyed setting field against himself on September 24, 2024India’s Rishabh Pant enjoyed the experience of setting the field against himself in the opening test against Bangladesh in Chennai, the maverick wicketkeeper-batsman said. Pant made a belligerent hundred in his first test since a horrific car accident in 2022 as India thumped Bangladesh by 280 runs in the series opener at the M.A. Chidambaram […]
New Zealand look to shock a US team in ‘transition’ on September 11, 2024New Zealand may be smarting from a 3-0 defeat to Mexico but the world’s 94th ranked side believe they can bounce back quickly and beat the U.S. in a friendly on Wednesday to build momentum before their next World Cup qualifying window. The All Whites face the 16th-ranked Americans in Cincinnati, Ohio in their last […]
North Korean leader emphasizes importance of strengthening naval power on September 9, 2024North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval base construction site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. “Now that we are soon to possess large surface warships and submarines which cannot be anchored by the existing facilities for mooring warships, the construction of a naval […]