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Patience key as Alvarez eyes Bivol crown

Patience key as Alvarez eyes Bivol crown

Undisputed super middleweight king Saul "Canelo" Alvarez embarks on another ambitious target on Saturday when he jumps up in weight class to take on Russian light-heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas.

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England's Archer aiming for T20 return with Sussex

England's Archer aiming for T20 return with Sussex

England fast bowler Jofra Archer said in an article published on Thursday that he had been in a "dark place" as he revealed plans to make his long-awaited comeback from an elbow injury in Sussex's Twenty20 Blast opener later this month.

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Scholz sends foreign minister as Zelensky invites him to Kyiv

Scholz sends foreign minister as Zelensky invites him to Kyiv

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has yet to commit to visiting Kyiv, even after Ukraine's leader on Thursday invited him and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, three weeks after the German president was snubbed by Kyiv.

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US tech titans look to ditch passwords

US tech titans look to ditch passwords

Apple, Google and Microsoft said Thursday they are looking to get rid of passwords and replace them with a more secure way to access accounts or devices.

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Abramovich denies calling in loan for Chelsea to be sold

Abramovich denies calling in loan for Chelsea to be sold

Roman Abramovich has denied reports he is asking for a £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) loan to be repaid for the sale of Chelsea to go through.

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Palestinians lose two-decade court battle over land

Palestinians lose two-decade court battle over land

Israeli civil rights groups on Thursday denounced a High Court decision that approved the eviction of roughly 1,000 Palestinian villagers to make way for a military training zone.

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Putin apologised for Russia Hitler claims: Israel PM's office

Putin apologised for Russia Hitler claims: Israel PM's office

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has apologised for remarks made by Moscow's top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, who claimed Adolf Hitler may have had "Jewish blood".

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UN sends rescue convoy as Ukraine denies Russian truce at steel plant

UN sends rescue convoy as Ukraine denies Russian truce at steel plant

The United Nations on Thursday said a new convoy was en route to evacuate civilians from the "hell" of a besieged steel plant in Mariupol, even as Ukraine accused Russia of breaking its promise to pause fire at the site.

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World needs food system 'transformation' to tackle climate: expert

World needs food system 'transformation' to tackle climate: expert

Food is fundamental to the efforts to tackle climate change, according to a scientist who has spent decades tracing the interactions between global warming and what we eat.

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Chelsea fans call for quick 'transparent' sale

Chelsea fans call for quick 'transparent' sale

The sale of Chelsea must happen swiftly and transparently to avoid putting the club in existential danger, a leading supporters' group warned on Thursday.

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