Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Coco Gauff reached the French Open semifinals in doubles on Wednesday, a day after getting that far in singles. Gauff, the reigning US Open champion in singles, and Katerina Siniakova won their doubles quarterfinal 6-0, 6-2 against Miyu Kato and Nadiia Kichenok.
Manchester City – a Premier League club with deep pockets thanks to its Abu Dhabi owners – is taking the league to court. It’s over the current Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules which determine whether sponsorship deals are financially ‘fair’ and require independent valuation for such deals. The rules aim to prevent clubs from inflating
Before we get on to any of the numbers – from Rishi Sunak’s claim about Labour raising taxes by £2,000 to the more outlandish numbers going around today – here’s the most important thing you have to know right now. The parties fighting this election have yet to publish their manifestos. Election latest:Starmer wins another
The next government is being urged to do more to help drive the transition to electric vehicles as private sales of new pure battery models go into reverse. According to data covering May released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), there was a 2% dip in UK sales of new battery electric
An award-winning Swedish rapper has been shot dead aged just 26. C.Gambino, whose real name is Karar Ramadan, was parked in Gothenburg, Sweden, last night when he was attacked and killed. Local police confirmed to Swedish media that he was shot twice after being attacked by “several men”. The rapper, not to be confused with
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2024, 05:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic will undergo surgery on his torn meniscus in Paris on Wednesday, a source
Since 1992 the Premier League has been funnelling previously unimagined wealth to the elite players, coaches and clubs of English football. For almost as long as it has existed, however, those running the league have battled to maintain the commercial and competitive balance on which its success is based. Competition is its essence, predictability a
Pop singer Halsey has said she is “lucky to be alive” as she revealed she has been privately battling chronic illnesses. The 29-year-old American shared the personal news in a social media post – at the same time as announcing a new album. Halsey, whose real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, did not disclose the
A former senior executive at the Post Office was told by auditors the Horizon IT system was “a real risk”, four years before sub-postmaster prosecutions stopped. Post Office’s auditors Ernst and Young (now called EY) warned Alice Perkins, the company chair in 2011, that the accountancy software “is a real risk” and asked, “does it
Amanda Knox has lost her bid to overturn a slander conviction in Italy. The American woman was eventually cleared of the brutal 2007 murder of her flatmate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared in the Italian university town of Perugia. But she was only released, in 2011, after four years in prison in
The SoftBank Corp. logo displayed on a glass door of the company’s store in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. SoftBank Group Corp. is scheduled to announce its earnings figures on May 13. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank Group shares rose as much as 6.3%
A Peaky Blinders film has been announced – with Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy returning to star. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me,” Murphy said in a statement as his return to playing the gangster was confirmed by Netflix. The streaming site shared a photography of a bulky script, titled A Peaky Blinders Film,
Raman Bhatia, incoming chief executive officer of Starling. Bhatia moved over from OVO Energy Ltd., where he was CEO. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Digital bank Starling will not re-apply for a European Union banking license and instead pursue international expansion through its software business, the incoming CEO said, in a
Intel wants to regain its position as the world’s leading chipmaker, CEO Pat Gelsinger said, after being overtaken by rivals TSMC and Samsung in recent years. “We want to build everybody’s chips, everybody’s AI chips. We want them to be built leveraging the U.S. factories,” Gelsinger told CNBC on the sidelines of the Computex tech
Manchester City are taking legal action against the Premier League over its financial rules. The legal challenge, in the form of arbitration, will be heard on Monday, according to The Times. Sky News reported in February the competition was facing legal battles and had been warned by a club that changes to rules governing commercial
In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Albert Liu, founder and CEO of Kneron. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile | Getty Images Kneron, an artificial intelligence chip startup, launched its next-generation products on Wednesday as it looks to cash in on AI interest from businesses and offer an alternative to giants like Nvidia
An extremely rare Star Wars action figure has become the world’s most valuable toy after it sold for a record $525,000 (£411,000). The hand-painted and missile-firing model of the bounty hunter Boba Fett was never released to the public after it was deemed a choking hazard in the 1970s. The toy, one of only two
Pop icon Lady Gaga has denied rumours she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Michael Polansky in a TikTok video. The speculation started over the weekend after the 38-year-old Poker Face singer attended her sister Natali Germanotta’s wedding. A photo of her in a tight-fitting little black dress at the Maine gathering sparked
Donald Trump has claimed “it’s very possible” that his political opponents may face prosecution after he became the first former US president to be criminally convicted. Trump seemed to raise the prospect of it happening if he became president again during an interview with conservative US outlet Newsmax. The 77-year-old said: “It’s a terrible precedent
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Financial technology startup Nium told CNBC Wednesday it raised $50 million in new funds from investors, and is targeting an initial public offering in the next 18 months. The fundraising round was led by an undisclosed Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund and backed by venture capital
If, as expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) cuts its main policy rate on Thursday it will be a hugely significant moment. At a very basic level, the cut – the ECB is expected to trim its deposit rate from 4% to 3.75% – should benefit millions of households and businesses across the eurozone, who
TikTok has taken measures to stop a cyber attack targeting several brand and celebrity accounts, including news network CNN. A spokesperson for the company said: “We have been collaborating closely with CNN to restore account access and implement enhanced security measures to safeguard their account moving forward.” TikTok said the number of accounts compromised is
Are you ready for it? Because this week, Taylor Swift rolls into town for the first UK dates of her record-shattering Eras tour, to dominate front pages, social media, and a large proportion of the national conversation for the foreseeable. Something has shifted in the Swiftverse in the past few years. She now transcends even
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon workers arrive with paperwork to unionize at the National Labor Relations Board office in Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 25, 2021. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The Amazon Labor Union, the company’s first group of workers to organize at a U.S. warehouse, said Tuesday that it’s
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz halted a mid-match comeback by ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 win on Tuesday and set up a blockbuster French Open semifinal with incoming world number one Jannik Sinner. The third seed, who came into
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 4, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For a brief moment in the early hours on Friday morning, Mirra Andreeva looked her age. The 17-year-old Russian had just defeated two-time major champion and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, in the second round of the French Open
Alec Baldwin and his family are set to star in their own reality TV show. The actor and producer has seven children, all under 10 years old, with his wife Hilaria. The couple married in 2012, and had their first child in August 2013. On Instagram on Tuesday, they announced they will appear on screen
The commitments offered by the Czech tycoon seeking to buy Royal Mail’s parent firm do not go far enough, according to the union leader representing its 112,000 UK frontline workers. Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Dave Ward made his remarks following talks with representatives of Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group. International Distribution Services (IDS) revealed
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 4, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — For the first time since 2009, there will be no Novak Djokovic or
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 4, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from his French Open quarterfinal against
NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts to send a joint mission to the International Space Station this year or shortly thereafter, US envoy to India Eric Garcetti has said. Garcetti made these remarks while speaking at the “US-India Commercial Space Conference: Unlocking Opportunities for US & Indian Space Startups,” hosted by the
Velotric’s electric bikes stand out from all the other electric bike makers for more than just their eye-catching colors. Underneath that paint you’ll find a number of major differences. Everything from component selection, design choices, embedded technology, and a lot more helps to create a unique and high-performing electric bike that separates itself from the
A former SONDORS employee has revealed new details regarding the Metacycle electric motorcycle sold by the now-defunct SONDORS e-bike company, describing the project as “a freight train wreck turned into a dumpster fire.” The Metacycle was the first motorcycle built and sold by SONDORS, a company that had previously built budget-priced electric bicycles. The Metacycle
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