Rodgers braced for challenge as he targets Celtic trophy sweep
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is relishing the challenge of dealing with the sky-high expectations at the club after their latest treble-winning season, saying he has "unfinished business" in Scottish football.
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British Rowing bans trans athletes from women's races
British Rowing on Thursday announced that transgender women will not be able to compete in the female category at its events under a new policy.
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Blinken accuses Russia of 'assault' on global food system
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took aim at Russia at the UN Security Council on Thursday, accusing Moscow of "blackmail" over its recent withdrawal from a key grain initiative.
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Burnt-out car transport ship limps into Dutch port
A burnt-out freighter carrying thousands of cars was towed into a Dutch port on Thursday, as an environmental disaster was averted more than a week after the ship caught fire off the coast.
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Canada's TMC to seek license next year to mine Pacific deep sea
Canada's The Mining Company will seek a license next year to start mining the depths of the Pacific Ocean, with production expected to follow in 2025, according to a statement.
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Gatland says Wales can be 'special' at Rugby World Cup
Warren Gatland has backed Wales to do "something pretty special" at the Rugby World Cup in France despite their miserable recent record.
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'Explosion of joy' as World Cup debutants Morocco reach last 16
Goal-scorer Anissa Lahmari called it an "explosion of joy" as World Cup debutants Morocco qualified for the last 16 at the expense of Germany after stunning Colombia 1-0 on Thursday.
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Cyprus cats to get Covid meds
Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats in Cyprus, where they have been dying in their thousands from feline Covid, officials announced Thursday.
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Left faces up-hill battle for minimum wage in Italy
Security guard Aurelio Bocchi takes home just under four euros an hour in northern Italy, a paltry sum on which, he says, "we don't live, we survive".
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Farrell opts for youthful half-back partnership for Italy test
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell selected youngsters Craig Casey and Jack Crowley as the half-back partnership for the Six Nations Grand Slam winners' first World Cup warm-up test with Italy in Dublin on Saturday.
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