Olympic champion Masai Russell believes the “crazy” level of competition in the 100 metres hurdles means the world record is going to fall soon and thinks she could be the first woman to go under 12 seconds in the event. The 25-year-old American has dominated over the high hurdles this year with three of the […]
The CEOs of the ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Nvidia NVDA.O plan to pledge support for billions of dollars in UK data center investments when they head to the country next week at the same time as US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The companies are teaming up with London-based data center business Nscale Global Holdings on the project, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Nvidia declined […]
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson praised his team’s bowling attack but admitted that the batting lineup is still developing as they prepare for their Asia Cup opener against Oman in Dubai on Friday, according to ICC. Pakistan head into the Asia Cup in strong form, winning 10 of their last 14 T20Is under coach Mike […]
Apple will roll out a hypertension detection feature on its smart watch next week after receiving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on Thursday, Bloomberg News reported. Apple and the FDA did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The company unveileda blood pressure monitor in its latest Apple Watch at the September 9 event, where it also introduced a refreshed iPhone lineup, including a slimmer iPhone Air. […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the week on a bearish note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index sliding 1,701 points, or 1.09%, to close at 154,440 on Friday. The session began on a positive footing, but momentum faded quickly as profit-taking set in, pushing the index below the key 155,000 level. Heavy selling in index-heavy […]
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford’s bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight world title. Crawford, a four-division champion, is jumping up two weight divisions in a bid to become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in three different […]
Venezuela sacked coach Fernando Batista on Wednesday night, a day after their World Cup qualification dream died and after an intervention by the country’s president. News of Argentine Batista’s sacking, alongside his entire backroom staff, came after President Nicolas Maduro had called for a “restructuring of the technical staff”. That was 24 hours after Venezuela, […]
The Women’s Rugby World Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend, with four clashes between old rivals. Champions New Zealand face South Africa in Exeter on Saturday while Canada play Australia in Bristol. Sunday belongs to Europe, with France up against Ireland before tournament hosts and favourites England take on Scotland. Below AFP Sport looks […]
After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won’t be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for. The Catalan giants will host Valencia at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium as they bid […]
Japan’s unbeaten Naoya Inoue said he wants to prove he is boxing’s pound-for-pound king against Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Sunday, hours after Canelo Alvarez squares off against Terence Crawford. Inoue defends his undisputed super-bantamweight world titles in Nagoya against former two-belt champion Akhmadaliev, who has been described as the Japanese fighter’s most dangerous opponent yet. […]