Lewis Hamilton on Thursday played down his and Ferrari's chances at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
Kyle Jamieson did the bulk of the damage as England were dismissed for 140 on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday.
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday announced it was stepping up financial support for at least four African countries to help them manage the economic fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran.
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Romanian president Nicusor Dan on Thursday designated pro-European MEP Eugen Tomac as prime minister after a month of wrangling since the last government leader was ousted in a no-confidence vote.
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England suffered a dramatic top-order collapse on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday, slumping to 55-5 in bowler-friendly conditions.
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Serena Williams started preparations for her sensational return from retirement as she took to the Queen's Club practice courts with doubles partner Victoria Mboko on Thursday.
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Brazil wants to acquire 20 additional Gripen fighter jets, made by Swedish defence company Saab, on top of the 36 it already has, Sweden's defence minister said Thursday.
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UK leader Keir Starmer accused US tech tycoon Elon Musk on Thursday of "trying to whip up division" in Britain following anger over the police handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man.
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Andoni Iraola arrived in Liverpool on Thursday to finalise the details of his appointment as the club's new head coach following the dismissal of Arne Slot.
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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has revealed Pep Guardiola was on the verge of quitting "100 times" before finally leaving at the end of this season.
Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday announced the appointment of Spaniard Carles Martinez Novell as manager, replacing former coach Kasper Hjulmand with immediate effect.
Italian Serie A runners-up Napoli confirmed on Thursday that coach Antonio Conte will leave the club after two years with former AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri tipped to take over.
Oil prices and the dollar retreated Thursday while stock markets were mixed as traders reacted to conflicting events in the Middle East war and the artificial intelligence industry.
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Politics
Israel carried out new strikes in Lebanon on Thursday and again threatened Beirut, despite the two countries agreeing to a conditional ceasefire that Lebanon's president called the "last chance" for a durable end to the fighting.
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MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, ranked No. 1 in new perpetual contract listings among all major centralized exchanges globally, according to CoinGecko's newly released 2026 State of Crypto Perpetuals Report. Beyond leading in new contract listings, MEXC also ranked among the top four exchanges globally in open interest market share and established itself as a key participant in global perpetual trading volume.
New Zealand enjoyed an early breakthrough as they dismissed England debutant Emilio Gay cheaply in the 150th Test at Lord's on Thursday before rain stopped play.
The race to replace the ageing International Space Station is heating up after US company Vast announced a mission to fly an astronaut to its planned Haven-1 station next year.
Alexander Zverev may insist that he does not "particularly care" about being the runaway favourite to win a maiden Grand Slam title, but the second seed will know the pressure lies squarely on his shoulders in Friday's French Open semi-finals.
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