Charles Leclerc said Thursday he hoped the Chinese year of the horse would bring Ferrari luck in Shanghai after a torrid race there 12 months ago. Both Ferraris were sensationally disqualified from the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix after the race for “excessive plank wear” on the undersides of their cars. China ushered in the new […]
King Charles and global cricket royalty have been invited to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Test match in Melbourne, officials said Thursday, with ticket sales through the roof a year before a ball is bowled. Australia will play England under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate the landmark from March 11-15 […]
North Korea pledged Thursday there will be no more sideline protests during their Women’s Asian Cup quarter-final with Australia after causing a stir against China. An incensed North Korea refused to play for several minutes in their 2-1 loss to the Chinese during a group game on Monday. They were left fuming when former Tottenham […]
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen said Thursday he was not having much fun driving the new era of Formula One cars, joking he was “practising with Mario Kart” because it was more realistic than his simulator. The Red Bull driver crashed in qualifying in the season-opener in Australia last weekend before having to carve his […]
George Russell said Thursday the “championship means nothing at this point” as the Mercedes ace enters the second weekend of the Formula One season top of the pile following victory in Melbourne. The Briton began the campaign as favourite to win a maiden world championship and showed why as he led home a Mercedes one-two […]
Britain’s media and privacy regulators on Thursday demanded that major social media platforms do more to keep children off their services, warning that companies were failing to enforce their own minimum age rules. Britain has been weighing tougher curbs on children’s access to social media, with the government considering barring under 16s from such platforms […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday departed for a brief official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, state broadcaster APP reported. During the visit, the prime minister is scheduled to hold a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, where the two leaders will discuss […]
The US-Israeli war on Iran has threatened Gulf ports and disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned that any ship passing through the narrow Strait will be targeted. Below is a list of reported […]
Iran will allow India-flagged tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40% of India’s crude imports pass, an Indian source said on Thursday, though an Iranian source based outside the country denied any such agreement had been reached. India’s foreign ministry and the Iranian embassy in New Delhi did not immediately respond to […]