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Iran prepare for Women's Asian Cup as bombs drop on homeland

Iran prepare for Women's Asian Cup as bombs drop on homeland

Football chiefs offered "full support and assistance" to the Iranian team in Australia Sunday for the Women's Asian Cup after the United States and Israel launched massive attacks on their homeland.

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Doncic shines as Lakers cruise past depleted Warriors

Doncic shines as Lakers cruise past depleted Warriors

Luka Doncic marked his birthday with 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers boosted their playoff hopes with a 129-101 drubbing of the depleted Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

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3D tool Unreal Engine makes real impact in creative industries

3D tool Unreal Engine makes real impact in creative industries

Massively popular video game "Fortnite", TV news graphics and acclaimed animated series and films have something in common: use of the powerful Unreal Engine that is quickly becoming the go-to tool for 3D projects beyond the video games industry.

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OPEC+ mulls oil production increase in shadow of war

OPEC+ mulls oil production increase in shadow of war

As a fresh Middle East conflict risks sending oil prices sharply higher, Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are widely expected to announce an output increase Sunday, analysts say.

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Iran leader Khamenei killed in massive US and Israeli attack

Iran leader Khamenei killed in massive US and Israeli attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic.

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Shakespeare would have shunned streaming, 'Hamnet' team says

Shakespeare would have shunned streaming, 'Hamnet' team says

If William Shakespeare were working today in film, he would want his movies shown in theaters instead of going straight to streaming, the Oscar-nominated producers of "Hamnet" say.

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Will Oscars be 17th time lucky for songwriter Diane Warren?

Will Oscars be 17th time lucky for songwriter Diane Warren?

Diane Warren has become something of a fixture at Hollywood's annual Oscars ceremony.

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Sympathy for the bedeviled: the likable conspiracy theorist of 'Bugonia'

Sympathy for the bedeviled: the likable conspiracy theorist of 'Bugonia'

If there's one thing the 21st century has in spades, it's conspiracy theorists -- many of them angry, unhinged people hacking at their keyboards about grievances real and imagined.

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76ers' center Embiid to miss at least three games with oblique strain

76ers' center Embiid to miss at least three games with oblique strain

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid will miss at least three games with a right oblique strain, the NBA team said Saturday.

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Brumbies' 'mental resolve' keeps them unbeaten in Super Rugby

Brumbies' 'mental resolve' keeps them unbeaten in Super Rugby

ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham hailed his side's "mental resolve" after they keep their cool to score two late tries in a thrilling 30-27 defeat of the Auckland Blues.

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