Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 03:35 PM Open Extended Reactions French authorities are joining forces with players to oppose plans by World Rugby to change its regulations with the introduction of a 20-minute red card, saying it poses a health risk. The sport’s governing body said last week that the possibility of replacing a red-carded
Bristol City’s head coach Liam Manning is to take a leave of absence following the death of his baby son. The football club said in a statement they were “deeply saddened by the passing of Liam’s recently born son Theo John Manning”. They added: “We know that Bristol City’s supporters and the wider football family
A Russian-chartered oil tanker in the sea off Morocco in an area identified by maritime technology company Windward as a hub for smuggling oil. Europa Press | Getty Images Recent data shows the discount on Russian oil narrowing and exports increasing despite the G-7 price cap on Russian petroleum exports and U.S. sanctions. According to
Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves in an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in September last year there were credible allegations the Indian government was linked to the assassination in his country of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in
Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. The country’s new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, said automakers plan to develop multiple models as it builds a domestic supply chain. Although Tesla officially paused plans for its Gigafactory Mexico until after the US electric in
Nigeria’s football players have said they are going to boycott Tuesday’s African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) game in Libya after being stranded at an airport in the country overnight, in what the team’s captain called “mind games”. The Super Eagles squad was expected to land at Benghazi Airport on Sunday, but as the charter flight
Oct 14, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in protest at their flight to the country being diverted before players and staff were abandoned for hours in
A new study has demonstrated the successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumors in mice. This innovative approach, published on arXiv.org, represents a significant step forward in cancer therapy. Researchers can monitor the precise location of the treatment in real time. First Successful Treatment Using Radioactive Ion Beams This research marks the inaugural
Footage has emerged of a Georgia sheriff calling police when a Burger King restaurant allegedly messed up his order. The incident was caught on bodycam and shows Craig Owens Sr summoning deputies to the outlet in Cobb County – located in the Atlanta metro area. It happened in March 2023, but the footage has just
The King and Queen are facing a snub from senior politicians in Australia when they begin a tour of the country later this week, according to reports. The visit will be the King’s most significant overseas tour since his cancer diagnosis and his first to Australia as the nation’s head of state. A reception for
The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba dead has told a court he opened fire because he thought a colleague was about to die. Giving evidence for the first time at his Old Bailey trial, Martyn Blake said he was “filled with dread” when the Audi that Mr Kaba was driving moved backwards and forwards
Israel has named the four teenage victims of a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base – as at least 23 people were reportedly killed in an attack on a central Gaza school. Local hospitals said the school in Nuseirat was sheltering people displaced by the war when it was hit on Sunday night. Israel
Tension is high in Asia as China conducts major military drills across the Taiwan Strait, following comments made by Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te last week. China’s military says the drills, called Joint Sword 2024-B, involve the army, navy and rocket forces, and will be carried out in the Taiwan Strait, as well as north, south
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 12, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, becoming the only player to appear in the league across four different decades. He scored over 25,000 points, made eight All-Star teams, won the 1999 Rookie of the Year award and was named to a pair
Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees, with former NBA stars Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups headlining the 13-member
Ukraine says nine of its “drone operators and contractors” have been killed by Russian troops after they had surrendered. DeepState, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine’s defence ministry, alleges the prisoners of war were shot on 10 October in the Russian region of Kursk, where Kyiv launched an incursion in August. Ukraine’s human
President Biden has told people in Florida affected by two major hurricanes in recent weeks he knows “how devastating it is to lose your home”. He told reporters his home was struck by lightning “several years ago” and the things he missed most were “my daughter’s drawings… All the family photographs, all the albums, all
A high noon is coming in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a ballistic missile showdown may be in the offing or perhaps something more asymmetrical and covert. Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deciding how to retaliate for Iran‘s multiple rocket attack on 1 October this year. But the plan is shrouded in secrecy. In a
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart said he was trying to get defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann’s attention when he shoved Mississippi State quarterback Michael Van Buren
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — A year after a crushing last-second loss in the Red River Rivalry, No. 1 Texas dominated No.