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'Sinners' wins top prize at Screen Actors Guild awards

'Sinners' wins top prize at Screen Actors Guild awards

"Sinners" scooped the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild gala in Los Angeles on Sunday, tightening the race to the Oscars with two weeks to go before Hollywood's awards season finale.

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New rules, same old suspects as F1 revs up for 2026 season

New rules, same old suspects as F1 revs up for 2026 season

The start of any Formula One season is a game of smoke and mirrors: this one, which gets underway in Melbourne on March 8, has the added intrigue of sweeping changes that could shake up the established order.

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World Cup tickets: Huge demand and sky-high prices

World Cup tickets: Huge demand and sky-high prices

From almost $900 for the opening game to over $8,000 for the final, match tickets are far from cheap for the World Cup which begins in North America in 100 days.

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List of key Actor Award winners

List of key Actor Award winners

Here are the winners in key categories for the Actor Awards, which were handed out on Sunday.

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UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration

UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration

The United Kingdom's overhaul of its asylum program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protections for refugees and their children.

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Messi bags double as Miami battle back to down Orlando

Messi bags double as Miami battle back to down Orlando

Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down to complete a 4-2 victory over Orlando City in Major League Soccer's Florida derby on Sunday.

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Crude soars, stocks drop after US strikes on Iran

Crude soars, stocks drop after US strikes on Iran

Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East.

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Miriam Margolyes tackles aging in Oscar-nominated short

Miriam Margolyes tackles aging in Oscar-nominated short

At 84 years old, Miriam Margolyes knows what it's like to be elderly.

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Recognition, not competition, for Oscar-nominated foreign filmmakers

Recognition, not competition, for Oscar-nominated foreign filmmakers

Foreign films used to be almost an Oscars afterthought, but the directors of the five movies nominated for the best international feature prize say they increasingly feel like part of a new normal on Hollywood's biggest night.

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Lowry collapses late again, Echavarria snatches victory in Cognizant Classic

Lowry collapses late again, Echavarria snatches victory in Cognizant Classic

Shane Lowry endured another agonizing collapse with a pair of late double bogeys that handed Nico Echavarria victory in the PGA Tour Cognizant Classic on Sunday.

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