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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:05:16 GMT
India team to pocket $14 million for T20 World Cup win
The co‑hosts and pre‑tournament favourites swept aside New Zealand by 96 runs in Sunday's final in Ahmedabad to become the first team to retain the trophy and the first to win it on home soil. Cricket commands an unrivalled following in the wor...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:45:25 GMT
Paralympics: Jules Segers and Aurélie Richard win medals in alpine skiing
Jules Segers won the bronze medal in the Super-G, while Aurélie Richard took silver. France now has a total of five medals.

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:23:15 GMT
Disappearances multiply in strongman Doumbouya's Guinea
Now in exile, the activist is one of the rare critics of the country's authoritarian government to have been released after kidnapping. Since General Mamady Doumbouya seized power in the west African nation in a 2021 coup, abductions of opposition ...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:31:17 GMT
Trump says will waive some oil sanctions as Iran war roils markets
"We're also waiving certain oil-related sanctions to reduce prices," Trump told reporters after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also mentioned Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump did not specify any country or provide details on wh...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:57:17 GMT
Rosenior back in France as Chelsea face PSG Champions League challenge
Rosenior, 41, was appointed by Chelsea in early January on a six-year deal on the back of a solid body of work over 18 months at Strasbourg, as well as the close links between the two clubs run by the BlueCo consortium. It is hard to imagine the fo...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:57:15 GMT
Arsenal favourites against Leverkusen in Champions League last 16
Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal Premier League leaders Arsenal, who have never been crowned European champions, remain on track for four trophies this season as they chase their first major silverware since 2020. Mikel Arteta's men won all eight matches ...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:33:14 GMT
Search called off after Indonesia landfill collapse kills seven
Rescuers recovered three bodies on Sunday and four more on Monday, Jakarta search and rescue agency head Desiana Kartika Bahari said in a statement. Six people were also rescued alive after the collapse Sunday afternoon at Bantargebang, a landfill ...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:25:26 GMT
What we know about alleged strike on Iran school
Iran has accused Israel and the United States of conducting a strike on an elementary school in the southern city of Minab, which it said killed more than 150 people. US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran, while the Pentagon has said it is inve...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:39:12 GMT
Judge, Skenes deliver as USA reach World Baseball Classic quarters
New York Yankees slugger Judge hammered a two-run shot to right field off Mexico pitcher Jesus Cruz to give the USA a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning in the Pool B clash. Cruz was exposed again soon afterwards when Boston Red Sox outfiel...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:57:18 GMT
AI-enhanced images of real events distort view of Mideast war
In one striking photo, a kneeling US pilot is confronted by a Kuwaiti local, moments after parachuting from his jet. The high-quality image was widely shared online and even published by media outlets. Yet the pilot appears to have only four fingers...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:47:14 GMT
Former Fukushima worker devotes life to abandoned pets
Meows and barks break the silence of the countryside, once an evacuation zone, as the 63-year-old brings food to the animals left behind when their owners fled the triple disaster of March 11, 2011: earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident. "It's ...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:45:14 GMT
Crude plunges, stocks rally as Trump says war over 'very soon'
As the crisis in the crude-rich Middle East continued into a second week, with seemingly little sign of a conclusion on the horizon, the US president said the campaign was far ahead of his initial timeline of around a month. "I think the war is ver...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:43:11 GMT
Gilgeous-Alexander equals scoring record as Thunder roll Nuggets
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points, 15 assists and nine rebounds to pull level with Chamberlain's longstanding mark of scoring 20 points or more in 126 consecutive games set between 1961 and 1963. But Gilgeous-Alexander's equalling of Chamb...

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:29:12 GMT
Vance, Hegseth attend return of seventh US troop killed in Iran war
US Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, died March 8 from injuries sustained in a March 1 strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Pennington's hometown was Glendale, Kentucky, and he was assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Briga...

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