Liverpool thrash Spurs to reach League Cup final
Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool overturned a first leg deficit to reach the League Cup final with a 4-0 win over Tottenham on Thursday, ramping up the pressure on Spurs boss…
Fiorentina honour Bove by sweeping aside Inter Milan
Florence (Italy) (AFP) – Fiorentina honoured Edoardo Bove in perfect fashion on Thursday by defeating Inter Milan 3-0 in a match which was stopped in December for the midfielder's on-pitch…
Rubio renews US hard line with Venezuela plane seizure
Santo Domingo (AFP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year, showing…
Amazon profits double, but cautious outlook disappoints
San Francisco (AFP) – E-commerce giant Amazon reported Thursday its fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled to $20 billion, driven by strong holiday sales, but its outlook for the coming quarter…
Fighting global warming in nations' self
Brasília (AFP) – The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in…
It's all business for Eagles quarterback Hurts at Super Bowl
New Orleans (AFP) – Jalen Hurts has held a press conference every day this week in the build-up to the Super Bowl and the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has somehow managed…
Alcaraz cruises, Tsitsipas scrapes through in Rotterdam
Rotterdam (Netherlands) (AFP) – Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday with a comfortable straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori. Issued on: 06/02/2025 -…
Judge pauses Musk plan for mass cull of US govt workers
Washington (AFP) – A judge on Thursday suspended a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through…
Monahan, Scott implore Trump to help finalize PGA
Washington (AFP) – US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott have implored President Donald Trump to help complete a Saudi Arabian investment deal and reunite golf's top players…
British 'Netflix' conman gets six
Guéret (France) (AFP) – A convicted British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison by a French court for running over…