Al-Rajhi suffers title-ending crash on marathon Dakar 48-hour stage
Carlos Sainz benefited from race leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi's title-ending crash and Stephane Peterhansel breaking down in the desert, to take the provisional lead after the first part of the Dakar Rally sixth stage on Thursday.
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Hasaranga takes 7-19 as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe to win ODI series
Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga made a stunning return to international cricket with a career-best 7-19 to guide his side to an eight-wicket win against Zimbabwe and clinch a 2-0 ODI series win Thursday in Colombo.
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Bill Belichick: the greatest?
Whatever the future holds for Bill Belichick after his abrupt departure from the New England Patriots, the 71-year-old's status as the most successful coach in the history of the NFL is not in doubt.
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All-round Dube helps India down Afghanistan in T20 opener
All-rounder Shivam Dube hit an unbeaten half-century and took one wicket to lead India to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first Twenty20 international on Thursday.
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Airbus says record 2,094 planes ordered in 2023, 735 delivered
European planemaker Airbus said Thursday that it secured 2,094 net plane orders last year, a record for the group as airlines prepare for further global passenger growth and seek out more fuel-efficient planes.
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Hertz to shrink EV rental fleet over sluggish US demand
Hertz said Thursday it will sell one-third of its electric vehicle (EV) automobiles to resize its fleet in line with slowing demand growth for emission-free transport.
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Hendrickx shines at European figure skating championships
Loena Hendrickx, looking to make up for the heartbreak of 2023, eased into the lead after Thursday's short program at the European Figure Skating Championships.
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Closing arguments in Trump's NY civil fraud trial
Donald Trump's lawyer delivered closing arguments Thursday in a New York civil fraud case that the ex-president called "political interference" after the judge barred him from using the trial finale as an election grandstand.
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Israel bombs Gaza as Blinken says no regional escalation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday the Israel-Hamas conflict was not "escalating" across the Middle East, while Israel pounded southern Gaza more than three months into the war.
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Buzz, bump, goal! Drone soccer aims high at CES
A loud whirring sound incites fear that a giant swarm of insects has overtaken Eureka Park, one of the venues for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But in fact, it's a group of "soccer drones" made in South Korea.
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