Eddie Jones has walked a fine disciplinary line throughout his decades in rugby and the former Australia and England coach's acid tongue and spiky character have now landed him in trouble in Japan.
Virat Kohli said his love of cricket keeps him going but admitted his career "is going to finish one day" after ending a mini slump in form with a match-winning IPL century.
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop band BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style half-time show at the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, organizers said Thursday.
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Economy
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into "conflict", a stark opening salvo as they met in Beijing on Thursday at a superpower summit.
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Honda announced Thursday its first operational loss since 1957 after a major overhaul of its electric vehicle strategy in the United States.
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Honda announced Thursday its first operational loss since 1957 after a major overhaul of its electric vehicle strategy in the United States.
May 14, 2026
One in four 2026 World Cup games could take place in very hot conditions as climate change has increased the risk of extreme heat in North America since the US hosted the 1994 tournament, researchers warned Thursday.
May 14, 2026
The Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday to move within one win of advancing in the NBA playoffs.
May 14, 2026
Sports
Exactly 150 years after Carlton Cricket Club and Toronto Lacrosse Club took part in the first recorded organised football match in Canada in 1876, Canadian soccer is finally ready for its coming out party.
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Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed a high-stakes US-China summit and persistent inflation concerns, which tempered optimism fuelled by record highs on Wall Street.
A women's football club will on Sunday be the first sports team from North Korea to visit neighbouring South Korea in eight years.
Lionel Messi scored twice and a hand in two others as Inter Miami fought back to beat FC Cincinnati 5-3 away in the MLS on Wednesday.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan.
May 14, 2026
Technology
The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 without using jet fuel, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed.
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They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.
Georgetown, one of present-day Washington's most expensive neighborhoods, used to be a hub of Black life in the US capital.
Major Wall Street stock indices shrugged off a surprisingly big jump in US inflation Wednesday and pushed to fresh records on artificial intelligence bullishness and hopes for ths US-China summit.
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chairman to lead a central bank whose independence is under attack and with inflation at a three-year high.
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