
-
Battered Myanmar scam centre workers wait for deportation to China
-
Niger turns to satellites to bridge digital divide
-
Refugees revive village in 'empty Spain'
-
Eddie Jones hails Japan 'tour of a lifetime' with Wales, Ireland games
-
Blinded Ukrainian soldiers face new challenges at home
-
Philips losses worse than expected in 2024
-
EU eyes stricter food import rules in agriculture policy review
-
Pragmatic Italy in good place before hosting France: Azzurri great Dominguez
-
New arena, new attitudes? Cash spat in spotlight at UN nature talks
-
Peru's 12-Angle Stone vandalized, causing 'irreversible damage'
-
WTA to ban man after Raducanu 'security incident' in Dubai
-
UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power
-
HSBC targets $1.5 bn in annual cost savings after revamp
-
UK military vets rebuild lives carving Viking longboat
-
After US election, Kremlin propagandist sets sights on German vote
-
US aid freeze stops crucial Pacific projects
-
Bolsonaro: Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes
-
Vietnam parliament approves $8 billion rail link to China
-
Asian markets swing as traders assess latest tariffs volley
-
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
-
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial
-
Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro over failed coup plot
-
US tariffs threat a 'shock' to Canadian businesses
-
US judge declines to block Musk from accessing data, firing workers
-
Mourinho eyes Europa League run with Fenerbahce
-
Pod of 157 dolphins stranded on remote Australian beach
-
Bayern's Kane says injury could keep him out against Frankfurt
-
Bayern edge out Celtic to reach Champions League last 16 as Milan are dumped out
-
Colombian president alleges plot to down his plane with missiles
-
Trump moves to widen IVF access, risking conservative fury
-
Doncic energizes LeBron as NBA homestretch begins
-
Bayern score late to see off Celtic in Champions League
-
China condemns US 'tariff shocks' at WTO
-
Club Brugge dump Atalanta out of Champions League
-
Formula One great Hamilton 'invigorated' by Ferrari move ahead of new season
-
France probes 2012 reporters' deaths in Syria as crime against humanity
-
Benfica hold off Monaco to reach Champions League last 16
-
England coach Borthwick has faith in 'world-class goal-kicker' Marcus Smith
-
More fireworks expected in emotional USA-Canada hockey rematch
-
F1 champion Verstappen expects Hamilton to be 'reborn' at Ferrari
-
Argentine appeals court throws out rape case against French rugbiers
-
Macron says Trump 'can restart useful dialogue' with Putin
-
Feyenoord knock out 10-man AC Milan to reach Champions League last 16
-
Verstappen says Red Bull resilience key to bid for fifth straight F1 title
-
'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
-
LAFC star Giroud suffers home theft of $500,000 in jewelry: report
-
Berrettini ends Djokovic comeback at Qatar Open
-
Formula One chiefs plan changes to spice up Monaco Grand Prix
-
Ex-Springbok Rhule calls time on rugby career
-
Ireland and New Zealand return to Chicago in Autumn Series

O'Sullivan powers ahead of Trump in snooker world final
Snooker great Ronnie O'Sullivan is on course for a seventh World Championship title after putting a row with the referee behind him to establish a 12-5 lead over Judd Trump in this year's final on Sunday.
O'Sullivan will need just six more frames for a victory that would equal Stephen Hendry's modern-day record of seven world crowns when the best-of-35 contest is played to a finish at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Monday.
Match referee Olivier Marteel accused O'Sullivan, 46, of making an obscene gesture after failing to get out of a snooker in the eighth frame.
That led O'Sullivan to challenge Marteel by telling the Belgian official he "saw nothing".
O'Sullivan, who had been 5-1 up, lost the next two frames to 2019 world champion Trump and at the end of the session left the arena without offering the traditional handshake to Marteel.
The World Snooker Tour subsequently issued a statement that said: "Ronnie O'Sullivan received a formal warning from the referee following a gesture he made in the eighth frame."
Prior to the snooker authorities' statement, O'Sullivan told Eurosport: "I just think he (Marteel) seems to be looking for trouble."
O'Sullivan quelled any lingering controversy by offering a fist bump to Marteel at the start of the evening's play.
Trump though won his third frame in a row to cut O'Sullivan's lead to 5-4 in an all-English final.
But O'Sullivan, the oldest player to appear the showpiece match since mentor Ray Reardon in 1982, hit back with a break of 66.
He then capitalised on a succession of errors from a clearly nervous Trump, with the 32-year-old left-hander having said beforehand it had always been a "dream" to play boyhood hero O'Sullivan in a world final.
Trump missed a simple black in the 11th frame and O'Sullivan punished him with a break of 118, his third century of the match.
It was a similar story in the next when, after Trump missed another seeingly routine black, O'Sullivan's clearance of 97 put him 8-4 ahead at the mid-session interval.
Trump, a renowned long potter, then missed with an effort to the bottom corner when play resumed and O'Sullivan's break of 42 extended his lead.
There were signs Trump might be finding his form in the next only for a missed pink to the middle pocket to let O'Sullivan back in.
A fine safety shot from O'Sullivan led to another missed long pot by Trump and it was not long before he was six frames ahead.
Trump then produced a commendable break of 80 to reduce O'Sullivan's lead to five frames.
But his luck was out in the next when he potted an excellent long red only for the cue ball to rebound into the opposite bottom corner pocket.
The foul let the relentless O'Sullivan back in with an easy red over the corner that was the starting point for a frame-winning break of 60.
Trump made a promising start to the final frame of the session only to lose position and just fail to pot a long-range brown.
It was the only chance the remorseless O'Sullivan required as he ended the day with a masterful clearance of 87 and a seven-frame overnight lead.
G.Machado--PC