Look, I get it: there’s not much else more special in the gaming or tech world than the smell of a new console freshly unboxed. Add in that the new console of the moment is the Nintendo Switch 2, and with it all the promise of new exclusive games and hours, days, nights spent in…
THE Canadian Grand Prix will stay on the world championship schedule until 2035 following a new four-year agreement, Formula One announced on Tuesday. George Russell won the 54th edition of the race in Montreal on Sunday from pole position, while Lando Norris crashed out after colliding with McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri. “As…
HARDCORE supporters of Serie A giants Inter Milan and AC Milan were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for a range of crimes including criminal conspiracy and murder, following a probe into illegal activities of so-called “ultra” groups. All 16 people standing trial for a variety of offences, in a fast-track…
BORUSSIA Dortmund were held to a 0-0 draw by Fluminense at the Club World Cup on Tuesday, as Brazilian teams maintained their unbeaten record so far in the competition. Rio de Janeiro powerhouses Fluminense were the more dangerous team throughout the Group F game played at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, just outside New…
KENYA’S world-leading marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has decided to run September’s Berlin marathon instead of the world championships in Tokyo. Already a winner of two marathons in Valencia in December 2024 and London last April, Sawe was expected to spearhead the Kenyan men’s challenge at the Tokyo worlds. The men’s marathon in Tokyo will be…
RUSSIA’S Liudmila Samsonova came from behind to beat Naomi Osaka while Australian Open winner Madison Keys crashed out in the first round of the Berlin Open on Tuesday. World number 20 Samsonova, who won the tournament in 2021, edged past the four-time Grand Slam champion 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. Samsonova’s victory sets up a last-16…
BOSTON: A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston expanded a preliminary injunction she issued in April that allowed just six transgender and nonbinary individuals who challenged the policy to…
SHIHO Tanaka won the women’s -70kg title and Sanshiro Murao the men’s -90kg to bring Japan’s tally to six golds at the world judo championships on Tuesday. Japan have won six of the 10 titles already attributed after five days of competition in Budapest. Tanaka won the first individual world title of her career after…
Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera…
CARLOS Alcaraz came through a testing first-round match against Australia’s Adam Walton at Queen’s on Tuesday as the top seed returned to action for the first time since his dramatic French Open triumph. The Spaniard, back on grass for the first time since winning his second Wimbledon title last year, beat his 86th-ranked opponent 6-4,…
