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Germany is one a handful of FIFA's 211 nations to refuse an invitation to play at the inaugural under-15 World Cup. The tournament will also mark Russia's return to the FIFA fold.

Everyday runners are being given the chance to compete alongside elite athletes in the first World Treadmill Championship, a new global 5km competition.

The omission of Henrietta Lacks, who donated the immortal cells that have facilitated biomedical research, from scientific history is a rare wrong that has been righted, recently. Thanks to the battle her family fought, today, more regulations will govern ethical research.

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Athletics South Africa has adopted the recommendation to remove rogue president James Moloi for misusing the federation’s credit. But World Athletics also wants the the athletics body to overhaul its leadership structure and constitution.

U.S. President Donald Trump has the world’s war crimes court in his crosshairs. By sanctioning the entire International Criminal Court, his administration is threatening its ability to function. Europe has rushed to the court’s defense — but can it actually protect it from American financial power? And how far is the European Union willing to […]

Misiorowski, considered the favorite for the NL Cy Young Award, was 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts. The latter two stats were best in the majors.

The founder of stop-motion studio Laika speaks with Culture Editor-at-large Michael Idato about his childhood watching Ray Harryhausen films and Wildwood's 16-year journey to the screen.

Major League Baseball faces uncertainty as owners pushes for a salary cap, threatening a lockout starting Dec. 2

The Sydney FC coach has launched a stinging attack on critics of the A-League club’s controversial decision not to release Akol Akon for next month’s tournament.

The tournament, to be held every four years, will feature 19 of the best women's club soccer teams from all six confederations.

Ryan Carey was born into the Geelong Revival Centre, a Pentecostal church where his father was second-in-command. It was a cult, founded on abuse.

Hashimoto secured his seventh world title and fourth consecutive all-around crown.

Two young women are attempting to achieve a new Guinness World Record by driving farther than anyone ever has in toy cars. Tony Dokoupil has the story.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — On the eve of the World Series, there is a realization these may be Major League Baseball's last games for a while.

Bayelsa Sports Commissioner, Daniel Igali, has arrived in Kazakhstan for United World Wrestling meetings and an elective congress ahead of the 2026 champs. Read More: https://punchng.com/igali-in-kazakhstan-ahead-world-wrestling-champs/

In a bit of a curveball, the Rays will start Nick Martinez, not staff ace Drew Rasmussen, in Game 1 of the World Series against the Brewers.

The world’s first major trial of a personalised therapeutic cancer vaccine has been hailed a ‘foundational shift’ in how we research and treat cancer.

Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator.

Great Britain's Joe Fraser wins bronze in the all-around final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.

Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse a humiliating defeat for Australia and flag possible changes for Cape Town.

Watch Great Britain's Joe Fraser earn a bronze medal at the World Gymnastics Championships after a tense finish to the men's all-around final

Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.

The United States will host the first-ever 19-team FIFA Women’s Club World Cup from January 5-30, 2028, with seven clubs including Arsenal already confirme Read More: https://punchng.com/usa-to-host-inaugural-womens-club-world-cup-in-2028/

The pre-tournament schedule for the upcoming world junior hockey championship has been set, with six Alberta towns hosting 12 games from Dec. 17-23.

Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat. A new study found that 96% of reef systems are critically endangered.

Todd Benzinger, a member of the Reds' 1990 World Series championship team, has died. He was 63.

From off-the-scale fires in Indonesia to disruptions to the Panama Canal, predictions that this year’s El Niño would hit hard are panning out.

The 2023 burial of the father of former building union chief John Setka revealed the deep interconnections of Victoria’s troubled construction industry.

Hanks co-wrote the play, in which he stars opposite Kelli O'Hara.

Once the disappointment of defeat dissipates, Harry Brook can reflect on another starring role with the bat which underlines his status as the world's best all-format batter, says Stephan Shemilt.

Arsenal are named as one of the teams to compete at the inaugural Women's Club World Cup, to be hosted in the United States in 2028.

Tom Hanks will star in the play “This World of Tomorrow,” marking his return to Broadway for the first time in 14 years. Hanks was last on Broadway in Nora Ephron’s 2013 play “Lucky Guy,” which earned him a Tony nomination. This time, the celebrated actor will be joined by theater veteran Kelli O’Hara, who […]

Tom Hanks and Kelli O’Hara are Broadway-bound in a Fall 2027 production of This World of Tomorrow, a new play written by Hanks and James Glossman. The strictly limited engagement will be directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon at a Shubert theater to be announced. The announcement was made today by producer Brian Anthony […]

<p>China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say.</p> <p>Chinese firms are selling desalination membranes, filtration equipment and engineering services to Egypt, Saudi

After a record-setting World Cup last summer, FIFA has officially opened the bidding for U.S. rights to the 2030 edition of the men’s soccer tournament. The auction will also include a potential option for 2034, according to press reports Thursday. Thanks in large part to an expanded field and a base in ratings-friendly North America, […]

FIFA to stage inaugural Women's Club World Cup, with 16 of football's top teams, in United States in 2028.

Felix Balshaw is the son of an English Rugby World Cup winner - but is representing France as he climbs the world tennis rankings.

A brand-new World Athletics event where runners around the globe compete on a treadmill

Interested media partners will also be able to bid on the 2034 World Cup.

FIFA is formally auctioning its U.S. media rights and wants bids by Nov. 19.

The next FIFA World Cup is years away — but one game is already afoot. The international governing body behind the popular global tournament is opening the bidding process for rights to the event for 2030 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and will offer an option for interesting parties to also try and secure […]

AI was used to uncover a security weakness that affects most of the world's websites, researchers said. Here's what internet users should know.

The famed ESPN broadcaster has a deep passion for Tampa Bay baseball, and he'll be in the stands for the Rays' World Series home games.

It's been a long, long wait for Milwaukee fans to see their team play again on baseball's biggest stage in October.

Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software.

Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona is now Chiricahua National Park, the 64th national park in the United States. Its striking geologic landscape and biodiversity have drawn humans for thousands of years

Oppo's Find X10 Pro Max is the first phone with a triple 200-megapixel camera, which you're likely to see as either a masterful feat of engineering or a load of hyped-up marketing nonsense. The truth is somewhere in the middle. We've seen 200-megapixel cameras in phones before, starting with 2022's Moto X30 Pro. This year's […]

Here's how the rosters of the Rays and the Brewers stack up and who is primed to do the most jaw-dropping things on baseball's biggest stage.

The Brewers or Rays will soon be celebrating their first title. We dive into the historic significance.

<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s incomes could triple by 2050 if the country ensures faster implementation of structural reforms, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Pakistan Development Update, titled <em>Attaining Escape Velocity.</em></p> <p>The report says that following progress on macroeconomic stabilisation, Pakistan has an opportunity to achieve faste

Comcast’s third-quarter results were buoyed by a surge in advertising tied to the Spanish-language telecast on NBCUniversal’s Telemundo, a profit at its Peacock streaming service and the box-office performance of films like “The Odyssey,” but revenue in most parts of the company’s cable-and-media empire dipped as the Philadelphia media conglomerate faced cha

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The fund has a current value of around $2.3 trillion.

Sebastian Koch, star of Oscar-winning German film “The Lives of Others,” and Toni Servillo, protagonist of Italy’s Oscar winner “The Great Beauty,” are set to topline “The Lüneburg Variation,” a noir based in the world of chess, directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Salvatores – himself also winner of an Oscar for “Mediterraneo” – has started shooting […]

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