Closing eagle gives McCarthy lead at rainy PGA Genesis
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Denny McCarthy, chasing his first US PGA Tour triumph, closed with a seven-foot eagle putt to grab a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s rainy first round of the Genesis Invitational.
Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori split: reports
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have split, reports said Thursday, capping two weeks of controversy for the rapper whose once-stellar career has descended into chaos.
Crypto kingpin Alexander Vinnik handed over to Russia: US official
Washington (AFP) – The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel, a senior US official said Thursday.
Porto draw with Roma as Fenerbahce win in Europa League play
Paris (AFP) – Porto and Roma drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off Thursday, while Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce took a big step towards the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht.
Argentina's Schwartzman retires from professional tennis
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, a former world number eight, ended his professional tennis career on Thursday with a bruising defeat by Spain’s Pedro Martinez in the second round of the Argentina Open.
Swinton lashes out as she receives Berlin festival award
Berlin (AFP) – British movie star Tilda Swinton lashed out at the “state-operated” crimes of “greed-addicted governments” as she received a special award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday.
Argentina records lowest monthly inflation in 4.5 years
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina recorded a monthly inflation rate of 2.2 percent in January, the lowest in 4.5 years, the INDEC national statistics agency said Thursday, in a boost for budget-slashing President Javier Milei.
Trump eyes summit with Xi
Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks.
Ingebrigtsen breaks indoor mile world record in France
Liévin (France) (AFP) – Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the reigning Olympic 5,000m champion, set a new indoor mile world record of 3min 45.14sec at a meet in northern France on Thursday.
Los Angeles girds for floods, landslides as rain pounds fire zones
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – A monster rainstorm was drenching southern California on Thursday, with officials in Los Angeles readying for flooding and landslides in areas burned by last month’s huge wildfires.
