MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Nine-time Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri has won Australian sport’s highest honour, the Don Award, with the Formula One star calling it a “massive privilege”. The 24-year-old has spring-boarded into the elite this year, igniting national pride as he bids to become Australia’s third Formula One world champion after
GLASGOW: Scotland scored two dramatic stoppage-time goals to beat 10-man Denmark 4-2 on a night of twists and turns on Tuesday, booking their place at the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998. On a crackling evening in front of an expectant Glasgow crowd, substitute Kieran Tierney restored
PARIS: Germany and the Netherlands wrapped up their World Cup qualification in style with commanding wins on Monday. Germany crushed Slovakia 6-0 in Leipzig. Nick Woltemade opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Serge Gnabry added a second, and Leroy Sané struck twice before halftime. Substitutes Ridle Baku and Assan
PARIS: Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain faced off at the French labour court on Monday in a high-stakes legal dispute over millions of euros in claims and counterclaims. The France captain is seeking 263 million euros (about RM1.26 billion) from PSG, while the Qatari-owned club demands 440 million euros (around
BARCELONA: Barcelona will finally return to their rebuilt Camp Nou on Nov 22, hosting Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, ending over two years away from their historic home. Since the 2022/23 season, the Catalan giants have played at alternative venues, mainly the Olympic Stadium on Montjuïc hill, due to construction
“NOW You See Me: Now You Don’t” — the third installment in the crime heist franchise about a group of magicians — debuted atop the North American box office, besting the Glen Powell-fronted remake of “The Running Man”, industry estimates showed Sunday. Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me” — which reunites
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. Videos broadcast by local media on Sunday showed heavy rains and even some flooding in several regions, though it was not clear if this was linked to
WASHINGTON: US flight operations returned to normal on Monday after reductions imposed during a government shutdown were lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The agency announced on Sunday evening that restrictions would be lifted and normal operations can resume across the country from 6 am Washington time on Monday.
TOKYO: Japanese tourism and retail shares dived yesterday after China warned its citizens to avoid the tourist hotspot in a spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Takaichi, seen as a China hawk, suggested this month that close US ally Japan could intervene militarily in any attack on
JOHANNESBURG: Democratic Republic of Congo ended Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a penalty shootout victory in the African play-offs final on Sunday. DR Congo and Nigeria drew 1-1 after extra time in the tie in Rabat and the central Africans won 4-3 on penalties to book a place