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This photograph shows the snow-covered harbour, where many fishermen from the Philippines work, in Ilulissat, Greenland, on March 18, 2026. Around 1,200 Filipinos are settled in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un provides guidance on projects in the defence industry sector in North Korea, yesterday. (Reuters) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, accused the International Atomic Energy Agency yesterday of double standards after it adopted a resolution criticising Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. The IAEA’s “biased viewpoint and double standards” are “the fundamental factor causing the collapse of the international nuclear non-proliferation system”, Kim Yo Jong said in a statement in state media KCNA. She said the agency had turned a blind eye to the “blatant nuclear proliferation activities” of the United States and Republic of Korea’s “nuclear submarine introduction plan”, while forcibly adopting a resolution against North Korea’s “self-defensive and legitimate nuclear activities”. In a separate KCNA statement, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry also dismissed the resolution, declaring that its status as a nuclear power is irreversible and backed by its nuclear deterrent.KCNA also said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un carried out a three-day inspection tour of major munitions factories this week. Kim said North Korea’s efforts to modernise all components of its defence capability are bringing about “a significant change” in the composition and means of its armed forces, KCNA said. Analysts say North Korea has been overhauling its military with Russian help since the two countries signed a mutual defence treaty in 2024. They say combat experience gained by Pyongyang’s troops deployed to the war in Ukraine has also aided the effort. Kim also gave a lecture to a propaganda workers’ training session in Pyongyang on Friday, KCNA reported, telling attendees modern “ideological warfare” needed to be innovative, creative and aggressive rather than repeating old methods. Source link
Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer in women's T20 international cricket on Sunday as India crushed Bangladesh by 114 runs in the Asian Games semi-finals with fellow opener Shafali Verma hitting her maiden hundred. Mandhana scored 37 off 19 balls with five fours and two sixes in her side's 195-4 in 20 overs at the Korogi Athletic Park ground in Nagoya.In the process she went past New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates's 4,758 runs at the top of the all-time list to stand on 4,788 runs from 171 innings. Verma was the star on the day for India, scoring 100 not out off 49 balls with three fours and nine sixes — her maiden T20 international century.Verma reached her hundred off the final ball of the 20 overs, and was clearly emotional as she took off her helmet and raised her bat in celebration towards her applauding teammates on the boundary. India then skittled Bangladesh for 81 in 15.4 overs.India will meet Sri Lanka in Tuesday's final after they earlier chased down Pakistan's 177-4 with more than two overs to spare. Sri Lanka raced to 178-2 off 17.5 overs largely thanks to captain Chamari Athapaththu's sparkling unbeaten 83 off 50 balls, laced with six sixes and seven fours.Pakistan will play Bangladesh for the bronze medal, also on Tuesday. Source link
The first gold medal of the 20th Asian Games was won on Sunday by hosts Japan as 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi started in blistering form on the opening day of the multisports extravaganza. Japan’s Takumi Hojo won the men’s individual triathlon with China’s Zhang Xirui second and Kazakhstan’s Arlan Zhanabay taking bronze. It was the first of 469 gold medals to be awarded at the two-week spectacle in Aichi-Nagoya that has more athletes than the Olympics.Action also began in the swimming pool, where Yu, who does not turn 14 until next month, was fastest by far in the women’s 200m butterfly heats.Teenager Yu touched almost 2.70 seconds ahead of compatriot Chang Mohan and will be a hot favourite to take her first major gold in Sunday evening’s final.China’s men’s 100m freestyle world record holder and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle also went through fastest to the final in 48.07sec, but was only 0.06sec quicker than South Korea’s Hwang Sun-woo. Pan fired a warning to his rivals for gold: “I think tonight I will be better.” The Games were officially declared open on Saturday by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito but there were a large number of empty seats at the 30,000-capacity stadium in Nagoya.It sounded the starting pistol on a fortnight of intense action as the continent’s finest athletes compete in more than 40 sports before the curtain comes down on October 4.The Games has 2028 Olympics places up for grabs but has been dogged by a series of problems in the build-up. Accommodating the more than 11,000 athletes and 6,000 officials has stretched organisers to the limit after they decided not to have a traditional athletes’ village to save money.Competitors instead are staying in a combination of temporary container-style huts, hotels and cruise ship the Costa Serena.IOC president Kirsty Coventry called the temporary cabins “beautiful” on Sunday after having a look round — but conceded they were “a little tighter” than similar accommodation at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics earlier this year. – Typhoon closes venue -Organisers will be desperate for the sport to take over from the turbulent build-up.However, an incoming typhoon that soaked Tokyo on Sunday could cause more problems.Equestrian is one of three sports taking place in the Japanese capital, with organisers saying the venue will be closed on Sunday and Monday because of the weather.Equestrian competition is now due to start on Tuesday, having been scheduled for a day earlier. Olympic Council of Asia director general Husain Al-Musallam said the typhoon threat was part of the reason why there were thousands of empty seats at the opening ceremony in Nagoya.The full force of Typhoon Dujuan won’t be felt until Monday, with Tokyo expected to be hit with strong winds and heavy rain.Nagoya won’t be in the storm’s immediate path, but wet weather is forecast there too.- Japan win first gold -Triathlete Hojo finished the 750m swim, 20km bike ride and 5,000m run in 52min 56sec, nine seconds clear of Zhang.”As it’s our first gold medal, it’s given the Japanese team a real boost,” said the 30-year-old Hojo, whose win will qualify him for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. “I was really fired up. Even the rain held off, and I was in top form right up until I stood on the starting line,” added Hojo, who also won the Asian Games test triathlon a year ago on the same course.China turned the tables later in the women’s individual triathlon, where Lin Xinyu improved on her silver medal at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou by winning in 57min 37sec.India and China both made big statements in the women’s hockey. China thrashed Bangladesh 13-0 while India hammered Uzbekistan 19-0. Related Story Source link
* England take unassailable 2-0 lead in series* Dawson player of the match with three wickets* Buttler first player to hit 15,000 T20 runs* Final match in Manchester on Saturday Jos Buttler became the first batsman to score 15,000 career T20 runs and Liam Dawson took a three-wicket haul as a dominant England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff on Thursday to secure the series 2-0.The hosts won Tuesday’s first T20 in Southampton by 119 runs and followed it up on an overcast evening with a 14th consecutive victory over Sri Lanka in the format.Set a target of 146, after winning the toss and opting to bowl at a murky and overcast Sophia Gardens, England had marched to 48-0 after four overs but openers Aneurin Donald (21) and Buttler (30) then walked in quick succession for 55-2.Big-hitting captain Harry Brook smashed three sixes in one over but went for 23, well caught by a diving Eshan Malinga off a Wanindu Hasaranga delivery, before Tom Banton steadied the ship with a top scoring 52 not out from 24 balls as England cantered towards another easy win with 47 balls and 7.5 overs to spare.”Tonight was a special performance, very clinical. Sri Lanka got off to a flier but the way we fought back with the ball was outstanding,” said Brook.”The way Dawson reads the game was outstanding, too.” RIDICULOUS MILESTONE FOR BUTTLERButtler reached his career 15,000 with a single and Brook said his milestone was simply ridiculous.”Long may it continue. He has been phenomenal for 15 years and someone you want by your side and in the changing room,” he added.Sri Lanka posted 145 for 9 from their 20 overs, an improvement on their previous 135 all out in 19, with opener Pathum Nissanka hitting 37 from 21 balls.They had carved out a promising 56-0 but lost momentum with Jamie Overton taking the first wicket with a leaping catch off Player of the Match Dawson, who took his second wicket with the next ball of the sixth over and ended with figures of 3-32.Jofra Archer (2-34) returned for his 50th T20 cap after being rested for the first T20 of the series, with fellow-seamer Josh Tongue dropping out, and took two wickets in the final over with Dushmantha Chameera bowled middle stump for a duck and Tharindu Rathnayake caught by Brook.Sonny Baker had another excellent evening with the ball, finishing 1-15 from his four overs with a wicket maiden in the 19th.Donald, playing on home Welsh soil after making his debut in Southampton, dropped Dasun Shanaka but made up for it with a catch three deliveries later for Dawson’s third wicket.”They were too good. We have to improve a lot, honestly, because we are not up to the mark right now,” said Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka.The final T20 of the three-match series is at Manchester’s Old Trafford on Saturday. BRIEF SCORESEngland 146 for 4 (Banton 52*, Buttler 30) beat Sri Lanka 145 for 9 (Nassanka 37, Asalanka 31, Dawson 3-32) by six wickets Related Story Source link
The Arabian Gulf Cup has a rich history of goalscorers who have left their mark on the tournament over more than five decades since its inaugural edition in 1970, establishing the competition as one of the region's foremost stages for producing stars and setting records that have endured in Gulf football history. With the 27th edition of the tournament approaching, to be hosted by Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from Sep. 23 to Oct. 6, attention is once again turning to the leading goalscorers who have shaped the competition's history, foremost among them Kuwait's Jasem Yaqoub, who remains the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 18 goals. Yaqoub reached that tally in just three appearances. He scored three goals at the second edition in Saudi Arabia in 1972, finishing second behind Saudi Arabia's Saeed Ghorab, who scored five. Yaqoub then scored six goals at the third edition in Kuwait in 1974 to finish as top scorer, before netting nine goals at the fourth edition in Doha in 1976 and claiming the top-scorer award for a second consecutive tournament, taking his overall tally to 18. The record has stood for decades since Yaqoub retired in 1983 due to injury, allowing him to retain the all-time scoring record for nearly five decades. Iraq's Hussein Saeed and Saudi Arabia's Majed Abdullah share second place with 17 goals each. Hussein Saeed holds the record for the most goals scored in a single edition, having netted 10 at the fifth tournament in Iraq in 1979. He then added seven goals at the seventh edition in Oman in 1984, where he was named both top scorer and best player, taking his overall tally to 17. Abdullah, meanwhile, scored 17 goals in 26 matches across five consecutive appearances. He made his tournament debut at the fifth edition in Iraq in 1979, scoring seven goals to finish second in the scoring standings. He added three goals at the sixth edition in the UAE in 1982, sharing the top-scorer award with Kuwait's Youssef Suwaid, Bahrain's Ibrahim Zowaid and the UAE's Salem Khalifa. He then scored once at the seventh edition in 1984, which he was unable to complete because of injury, four times at the eighth edition in Bahrain, and twice at the ninth edition in Saudi Arabia in 1988. Kuwait's Faisal Al Dakhil and Jassem Al Huwaidi share third place with 14 goals each. Al Dakhil, one of the leading members of the Kuwait team that won the 1980 AFC Asian Cup and qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, scored eight goals at the fourth edition in Doha in 1976, finishing second behind Yaqoub. He added one goal at the fifth edition in Iraq in 1979 and five at the eighth edition in Bahrain in 1986. Al Huwaidi began his Gulf Cup career with one goal at the 11th edition in Doha in 1992 before producing his best performance at the 14th edition in Bahrain in 1998, scoring nine goals to finish as the tournament's top scorer. That made him the second-highest scorer in a single edition behind Hussein Saeed. He then added four goals at the 15th edition in Saudi Arabia in 2002. Qatar's Mansour Muftah and the UAE's Ali Mabkhout share fourth place with 13 goals each. Muftah appeared in six editions, beginning with five goals at the fourth tournament in Doha in 1976. He then scored once at the fifth edition in Iraq, once at the sixth, three times at the seventh, once at the ninth, and twice at the 10th edition in Kuwait in 1990. Mabkhout scored twice on his first appearance at the 21st edition, before netting five goals at the 22nd edition in 2014 to finish as top scorer. He added one goal at Gulf Cup 23 in Kuwait and five at Gulf Cup 24 in Doha in 2019, earning the top-scorer award for a second time and taking his overall tally to 13. Fifth place is shared by Kuwait's Youssef Suwaid and Bader Al Mutawa, with 12 goals each. Suwaid scored seven goals at the fifth edition in Iraq, three at the sixth in the UAE and two at the eighth in Bahrain in 1986. Al Mutawa appeared in six editions, scoring twice at Gulf Cup 16 in 2003, twice at Gulf Cup 17 and another two at Gulf Cup 18. He missed Gulf Cup 19 before finishing as top scorer at Gulf Cup 20 in Yemen with three goals. He then scored twice at the following edition in 2013 and once at Gulf Cup 22 in Saudi Arabia in 2014, his final appearance in the tournament. Qatar's Mahmoud Soufi, the UAE's Fahad Khamis and Saudi Arabia's Yasser Al Qahtani share sixth place with 10 goals each. Soufi scored once at the ninth edition and once at the 10th, followed by two goals at Gulf Cup 11 in Doha. He then shared the top-scorer award at Gulf Cup 12 with Saudi Arabia's Fuad Anwar after both scored four goals, before adding two more at Gulf Cup 13 in 1996. Khamis scored twice at the sixth edition and once at the seventh before excelling at the eighth tournament in Bahrain, where he scored six goals and finished as top scorer. He concluded his Gulf Cup appearances with one goal at the 10th edition in Kuwait in 1990. Al Qahtani scored three goals at Gulf Cup 16 in 2003, one at Gulf Cup 17, three at Gulf Cup 18 in 2007, two at Gulf Cup 19 and one at Gulf Cup 21 in Bahrain in 2013, taking his overall tally to 10 goals. These figures remain a testament to a tournament history rich in stars and prolific goalscorers, while the 27th edition in Jeddah will provide a new generation with the opportunity to pursue those records and add new chapters to the history of Arabian Gulf Cup goalscorers. Source link
European football chief Aleksander Ceferin. Two continental football federations, UEFA and CONCACAF, on Friday called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to release around $2.1 billion from the global governing body’s reserves to share among its 211 member associations.A letter sent to Infantino by European football chief Aleksander Ceferin and his counterpart at the North and Central American and Caribbean body, Victor Montagliani, said each of FIFA’s member associations (MAs) should receive $10 million in the four years between 2027-2030.The move is the latest twist in the civil war which erupted in world football after it emerged Infantino sought to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors.The incendiary proposal was short-lived after a fierce backlash across the sport, with European governing body UEFA threatening to boycott all FIFA competitions until the plan was shelved.Infantino has said the venture was designed to raise capital for football across the world.But Ceferin and Montagliani’s letter, sent on Friday and obtained by AFP, said FIFA’s vast cash reserves — estimated at around $6 billion — could be used to boost funding for the sport without outside investment.”FIFA already has the capacity to deliver substantially more to its MAs from its own balance sheet – without any sale of interests in its competitions, and without asking anything of the MAs in return,” the letter read.”Our analysis indicates that FIFA should make at least $10 million available to each of its 211 MAs over the 2027-30 cycle for investment in infrastructure and football development – an aggregate of approximately USD 2.1 billion,” it added.The letter said the “one-off” release of funds would be in addition to the annual development funding already distributed to FIFA members, which under Infantino has increased to $8 million per country over a four-year cycle.The UEFA and CONCACAF letter said they would issue recommendations for disbursements at the next FIFA Council meeting.The letter comes a day after England’s Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt wrote to Infantino requesting a full disclosure of information relating to the ill-fated private equity plan.Hewitt has also called for the release of documents relating to the decision to suspend a ban handed to United States striker Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, which followed a phone call from US President Donald Trump to Infantino. Related Story Source link
France coach Zinedine Zidane during the press conference at the French Federation Headquarters in Paris, France, on September 18, 2026. (Reuters) New France coach Zinedine Zidane unveiled his highly anticipated first squad on Friday for the upcoming Nations League fixtures, naming several new faces including Liverpool centre back Jeremy Jacquet, who has impressed in his debut season at Anfield.The 54-year-old Zidane, whose brilliance helped France to win their first World Cup on home soil in 1998, returns to the national team tasked with turning recent near-misses into trophies.Zidane enjoyed a glittering managerial career at former club Real Madrid, leading the Spanish side to three successive Champions League titles. Similar success will be expected with France, who boast some of football’s most gifted players, as they build up to the 2028 European Championship and the 2030 World Cup.France won the 2018 World Cup, finished runners-up to Argentina in 2022 and reached the semi-finals of this year’s showpiece tournament.Goalkeeper Guillaume Restes, defenders Jacquet and Andy Diouf, midfielder Lucas Da Cunha and forward Esteban Lepaul were among the players given their first senior call-ups by Zidane.Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni was among the notable absentees.Zidane was appointed as France coach until the 2030 World Cup in July, succeeding Didier Deschamps and becoming the third member of France’s 1998 World Cup-winning team to lead Les Bleus.He will take charge for the first time in the Nations League group stage against Turkey in Izmit on September 25. France then travel to Belgium before hosting Italy and Belgium in October.FRANCE SQUADGoalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Guillaume Restes (Toulouse), Robin Risser (Lens)Defenders: Andy Diouf (Inter Milan), Jeremy Jacquet (Liverpool), Pierre Kalulu (Juventus), Ibrahima Konate (Real Madrid), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea), Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Lucas Da Cunha (Como), Manu Kone (AS Roma), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris St Germain)Forwards: Bradley Barcola (Liverpool), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Desire Doue (Paris St Germain), Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) Related Story Source link
World number one Elena Rybakina will miss the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for Kazakhstan. Newly crowned world number one Elena Rybakina will miss the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for Kazakhstan, the US Open champion said on Friday, citing a physically demanding month.The 27-year-old produced a dominant performance to dethrone two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in last weekend’s US Open final, securing a third Grand Slam title to go with her rise to the top of the rankings.An ankle injury had threatened to derail Rybakina’s campaign before the tournament began, but she overcame those concerns to add the US Open crown to her Australian Open title this year and her 2022 Wimbledon triumph.”I have to announce that I won’t be able to participate in Billie Jean King Cup this year,” Rybakina wrote on Instagram. “Am very sad to miss Shenzhen, such a nice place with an amazing crowd.”Last month has been tough for my body and I will need to recover and be at my best to compete again. I wish girls good luck.”The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will be held in Shenzhen, China, from September 22 to 27, with Kazakhstan set to face Spain in the quarter-finals on September 23.Italy are the two-time defending champions. Related Story Source link
Kylian Mbappe’s new move underlines shoemaker On’s ambitions to expand beyond running and tennis into football. French soccer star Kylian Mbappe has ended a two-decade relationship with Nike to join fast-growing Swiss sportswear brand On, giving the Roger Federer-backed company a marquee name for its push into football and handing the US giant another high-profile defection to a rising rival.The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, though On said that the structure includes both cash and equity components, without providing further details.The move underlines On’s ambitions to expand beyond running and tennis into football, where it plans to launch its first boots in 2027 and has brought in former France star Thierry Henry as director of football.It adds to pressure on Nike, which has recently lost other high-profile players to rivals as newer brands make inroads into the global sportswear market.Mbappé’s move to On ends a relationship between the French national team captain and Nike that dates back to 2006 when he was 9 years old, and comes on the heels of Nike’s loss of recent World Cup winner Spain’s Lamine Yamal to Adidas. ‘WE WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS'”We are proud of what we achieved together on and off the pitch. As he moves into the next phase of his career, we wish him continued success for what comes next,” Nike said in a statement.His exit comes despite Nike’s foothold in France, where the company has secured an extension to the French national team’s long-running kit-supply agreement until 2033-34.On’s US-listed shares briefly gained as much as 5% in premarket trading before turning flat, while Nike shares were little changed, indicating the news had limited impact on investors.On is looking for growth in the Americas, which account for more than half of its revenue. The company has focused on full-price sales, but has struggled in the region this year amid choppy economic spending. NIKE HAD LEANED ON MBAPPENike had increasingly leaned on Mbappé as one of the sport’s leading global ambassadors, as soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo enters the latter stage of his career.The 2018 World Cup winner was a centerpiece of Nike’s football marketing at this year’s FIFA World Cup, most recently receiving signature editions of its Mercurial boots.”Once again it (football) has led me to one of the biggest changes in my life. Now, I find myself surrounded by innovators who dream of the same things I do,” Mbappé said on his social media accounts. Related Story Source link
