Football disorder on the rise in England and Wales
Football arrests in England and Wales reached their highest level for eight years last season, while pitch invasions more than doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to data from the British Home Office.
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Russia begins troop mobilisation for Ukraine fight
Moscow began its mandatory troop call-up Thursday to try to bolster a stumbling war effort in Ukraine, with authorities saying thousands had volunteered even as Russian men fled the country to avoid being forced to fight.
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Kiwi cyclist Ray accepts 2 1/2-year doping ban: USADA
New Zealand cyclist Olivia Ray has accepted a two-and-a-half year suspension for a doping violation, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Thursday.
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With plywood and prayers, Bermuda prepares for Hurricane Fiona
Bermudians covered storefronts and stocked up on candles, food and water while Hurricane Fiona churned towards the Atlantic island Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm, after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.
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USA chases ninth win in a row as Presidents Cup begins
Masters winners Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Adam Scott of Australia opened against US stars Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay as the 14th Presidents Cup teed off Thursday at Quail Hollow.
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Federer fans mourn exit of the 'gentleman of tennis'
"The gentleman of tennis." "A tennis god." Roger Federer is preparing to leave the stage for the final time and fans cannot bear to see him go.
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Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourist arrivals
Japan on Thursday announced that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years.
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Blinken demands action on Putin at UN showdown on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded that President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced Russia in a Security Council session in which the United Nations catalogued abuses in Ukraine.
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Britons held in Ukraine back home after prisoner swap
Five British men released from detention by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine in a prisoner swap, are now back home, a group campaigning for their liberation said Thursday.
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Celtics coach Udoka likely faces NBA season ban: reports
Ime Udoka, who guided the Boston Celtics to last season's NBA Finals, will likely be suspended for the entire 2022-23 season for team conduct violations, according to multiple reports Thursday.
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