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Southgate says injuries give England hopefuls chance to press case for Euro 2024

Southgate says injuries give England hopefuls chance to press case for Euro 2024

Gareth Southgate said Monday that an "incredible" spate of injuries had opened up opportunities for fringe players as England prepare for their final match before the manager names his Euro 2024 squad.

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McTominay says 'not all doom and gloom' as Scotland seek to end winless streak

McTominay says 'not all doom and gloom' as Scotland seek to end winless streak

Scott McTominay said it is "not all doom and gloom" as Scotland seek to end a six-game winless run when they face Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

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Israel fury at US abstention on Security Council ceasefire vote

Israel fury at US abstention on Security Council ceasefire vote

Israel reacted angrily on Monday to the first UN Security Council vote to demand an "immediate ceasefire" in the Gaza war, after its closest ally the United States abstained, while fighting raged in the Palestinian territory.

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Page banks on youth as Wales target Euro 2024 spot in post-Bale era

Page banks on youth as Wales target Euro 2024 spot in post-Bale era

Wales manager Rob Page says the team have come "a long way" since the retirement of Gareth Bale as they prepare to host Poland in a play-off final on Tuesday with a place at Euro 2024 at stake.

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Geopolitical tensions boost oil, weigh on equities

Geopolitical tensions boost oil, weigh on equities

Geopolitical tensions sent oil prices climbing and weighed on equities on Monday as investors also continued to worry about prospects for interest rate cuts amid stubbornly-high inflation.

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Boeing CEO to exit as safety concerns mount

Boeing CEO to exit as safety concerns mount

Boeing announced Monday a leadership shakeup headlined by the departure of CEO Dave Calhoun as the aviation giant faces heavy scrutiny following safety incidents and manufacturing issues.

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Racism reducing my desire to play football: Brazil's Vinicius

Racism reducing my desire to play football: Brazil's Vinicius

Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance Monday.

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Brazil's Indigenous people turn to EU to save their savanna

Brazil's Indigenous people turn to EU to save their savanna

An EU law banning deforestation-derived products comes into effect at the end of 2024, but for Brazilian Indigenous people it contains an unbearable loophole: the Cerrado, Brazil's vast wooded savanna, is excluded from its scope.

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Jailed Kremlin critic Kara-Murza's wife urges prisoner swaps

Jailed Kremlin critic Kara-Murza's wife urges prisoner swaps

The wife of jailed and ailing Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday said she was in favour of prisoner exchanges to rescue him and other political detainees in Russia.

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Convicted rapist Dani Alves leaves Spain jail after posting bail

Convicted rapist Dani Alves leaves Spain jail after posting bail

Convicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves left a prison near Barcelona on Monday after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal.

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