Petey Halpin smashed a two-run home run to power Cleveland over Tampa Bay 3-2 on Thursday as the Guardians seized the lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series.
Ligue 1 club Lyon held off Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Sunderland made a late comeback to break the hearts of Portuguese second-division side Torreense.
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez apologised on Thursday for publicly criticising the club's board for a lack of investment in the transfer market following their defeat by Atletico Madrid.
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Economy
Wall Street stocks bounced back from a shaky start after disappointing inflation data on Thursday, while pressure on artificial intelligence shares moderated somewhat following a battering of Asian tech shares.
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Baltimore star quarterback Lamar Jackson remains questionable with a left ankle injury but the Ravens will see a familiar face when they visit the Cleveland Browns in the NFL on Sunday.
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France and Germany have backed a further scaling down of EU emission rules for cars as part of a long-negotiated deal on the automotive industry struck Thursday, diplomatic sources confirmed to AFP.
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Moises Caicedo wants to repay the faith shown in him by Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso by becoming more of a leader on the pitch.
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Jon Rahm has reached a separation agreement with LIV Golf, according to court documents, waiving all financial claims against the series in exchange for his name and image rights.
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Sports
The ATP unveiled plans to change its ranking system, centre the tour more on its Masters 1000 events and increase bonus payments for players from 2028 on Thursday.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the "war on nature has not yet ended" as he launched a report showing the world was falling short of its biodiversity committments.
Matthias Jaissle is convinced £51 million ($67.5 million) summer signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo just needs a goal to launch his Newcastle career.
New MCP connector gives nonprofit teams a practical entry point into AI, letting them work with their live financial data to query spending, create fund accounts, prepare tax filings and build board reports through natural-language prompts.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apology for the failed project.
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Sports
Still reeling from the national team's failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, Italian football hit a new low this week when for the first time all four Serie A teams competing in the Champions League suffered defeats.
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ARKBRIDGE, a multi-asset CFD trading platform, today announced its focus on the AI infrastructure investment framework developed by Senior Investment Specialist Jonathan Morelli.
The international CFD broker adds an execution-focused industry distinction to its previous awards for trading spreads and business growth.
IUX, the multi-asset CFD broker, announced the launch of the new version of its Web Client Portal. Designed to provide web browser users with integrated charting, order placement controls, and account management tools in a unified dashboard.
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