Clark, NCAA Division I basketball's all-time leading scorer, has brought unprecedented attention to women's basketball with her college career which rewrote the record books and shattered attendance and television viewing records. Indiana took her as the number one draft pick, maintaining the buzz around Clark which had peaked with her run to the national championship game with Iowa. The hype in the build-up was always going to be hard to live up to, but Clark and her team endured a tough night against a strong Suns defense. Читать дальше...
It wasn't until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testified Tuesday, that he finally decided to turn on Donald Trump.
More than 130 people have been arrested in New Caledonia as violent protests rock the French Pacific archipelago, the government said Wednesday, as Paris adopted the constitutional reform that angered pro-independence forces.
Shifting winds gusting to 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) fanned the flames, scorching 9,600 hectares of surrounding forests as it advanced to within 13 kilometers of the city in the western province of Alberta that had been gutted by wildfires in 2016 -- one of the biggest disasters in the nation's history. Four neighborhoods were ordered to evacuate and by mid-afternoon, a highway south was jammed with cars and trucks fleeing to safety against a backdrop of plumes of dark smoke glowing orange in the distance. Читать дальше...
FIFA meet in Bangkok on Friday to name the 2027 Women's World Cup hosts -- reviving painful memories for Sukanya and captain Kanjana Sungngoen who have turned their 2019 nightmare into inspiration for the future. Sukanya, now 36 and teaching sport at a Bangkok university, said she wept all the way back to the team hotel after the 2019 mauling in France. "We were so ready to play against them. We truly believed that we'd put up a hard game for them," she told AFP. Instead Sukyana was on the receiving... Читать дальше...
US President Joe Biden's administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for Israel, official sources told AFP, a week after threatening to withhold some arms over concerns of a Rafah assault. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Cannes rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday as Hollywood stars jetted in for the start of the world's premier film festival, which unfolds this year against the background of a director's daring escape from Iran and fresh #MeToo allegations. The 12-day festival officially kicks off in the evening with an honorary award for Meryl Streep – one of a host of A-listers flocking to the Cote d'Azur alongside legendary directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
Shifting winds gusting to 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) fanned the flames, scorching 9,600 hectares of surrounding forests as it advanced to within 13 kilometers (eight miles) of the city that had previously been gutted by wildfires in 2016 -- one of the biggest disasters in the nation's history. Thousands of residents in the neighborhoods of Prairie Creek, Abasand, Grayling Terrace and Beacon Hill were ordered out by 4 pm local time. By mid-afternoon, a highway south was jammed with cars and trucks. Читать дальше...
The German seven-time F1 world champion was a passionate watch collector until the skiing accident he suffered in December 2013, since which he has not been seen in public. Two of the timepieces sold at the Christie's auction were personalised gifts Schumacher received from then Ferrari team principal Jean Todt to celebrate his achievements on the racing track with the Italian manufacturer. An F.P. Journe Vagabondage with a dial honouring the seven F1 world championships Schumacher won was sold for 1,646,700 dollars. Читать дальше...
French police were on Tuesday hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings.
Carlo Ancelotti's side continued warming up for the Champions League final with a comprehensive demolition of their Basque visitors at the Santiago Bernabeu. Bellingham scored the opener and played a part in Madrid's next three goals, two scored by Vinicius, finding his best form at the business end of the season. Turkish teenager Arda Guler added a late fifth to put the cherry on Madrid's cake and moving them 17 points clear of second-place Barcelona. Madrid celebrated their title with an open-top... Читать дальше...
Erling Haaland struck twice in the second half to take his tally for the season to 38. Victory took City two points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table heading into the final day of the season. Pep Guardiola's men host West Ham at the Etihad on Sunday, while Arsenal entertain Everton. "Unbelievable for us, giving us the chance to fight in one last game. Still one more game, but the effort we did today was incredible," Rodri told Sky Sports. "We know it wasn't our best peformance but we came here to win and that's what we do." However... Читать дальше...
A lawyer for Ippei Mizuhara said the 39-year-old has reached a deal with prosecutors over his charges, which the US Justice Department said will be one count of bank fraud -- punishable by up to 30 years in prison -- and one count of filing a false tax return, which carries a maximum sentence of three years. Federal prosecutors have said Mizuhara -- Ohtani's long-time friend and confidant -- plundered millions from the Los Angeles Dodgers ace's bank account to fund an "insatiable appetite" for gambling. Читать дальше...
The Norwegian forward tapped home a pinpoint Kevin De Bruyne cross early in the second half to score City's first-ever league goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. And he netted a late penalty to seal the three points for the visitors, minutes after substitute goalkeeper Stefan Ortega saved brilliantly from Son Heung-min. The win takes Pep Guardiola's team two points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table. Victory at the Etihad against West Ham on Sunday will make them champions for a fourth consecutive season... Читать дальше...
