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Carlos Alcaraz said Thursday that competing in team events during a packed schedule helps bring back the "joy" of tennis as he prepares to spearhead Europe's Laver Cup challenge against Team World.

Harry Kane is in line to move level with Peter Shilton as England's most-capped player over the next fortnight, but is wondering why the record of 125 appearances for the national side is not higher.

Tyson Fury will face Anthony Joshua in an all-British heavyweight showdown in Cardiff on December 11.

Diesel prices at pumps across the European Union have hit a new high of 2.23 euros per litre, up from 2.16 euros the previous week, an AFP analysis of European Commission data published Thursday showed.

A Metalayer Capital strategy backed by an initial institutional allocation uses GLDY as the long leg of a delta-neutral gold trade, creating a new channel for demand for Streamex’s yield-bearing tokenized gold, with follow-on investments anticipated.

Whitetip Investments A.E.P.E.Y. is marking its 10th anniversary this year, celebrating a decade built on regulation, transparency and responsible trading practices. Founded in Athens in 2016, the company has grown from a newly authorized brokerage into a regulated investment firm serving private and institutional clients across Europe, offering brokerage, investment advisory and investment banking services, and the milestone arrives as Whitetip sets out its priorities for the decade ahead.

The award, presented at the ninth edition of the region's leading trading gathering, caps a year of continuous product expansion.

Authorities in Pakistan's capital blocked main access routes to the city with double-stacked shipping containers Thursday ahead of a weekend demonstration by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi said a bout of Covid helped him smash the men's 200m breaststroke world record in a time of 2min 04.83sec at the Asian Games on Thursday.

Stock markets mostly fell and oil prices climbed on Thursday as inflation fears, driven by a lack of progress in ending the Middle East war, drove a further sell-off in global bonds.

Japan has been starved of swimming success in recent times but with the Los Angeles Olympics two years away junk food-loving teenager Shin Ohashi has emerged as their next big thing.

Roberto Mancini embarks on his bid to turn around Italy's fortunes for a second time as coach this week, but he also needs to win over sceptical fans left apathetic towards the Azzurri after an unprecedented series of setbacks.

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday called for "political will and courage" to resolve the country's protracted battle with Britain over returning the prized Parthenon Marbles to Athens.

German economic think tanks urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition on Thursday to stay the course on policy reforms after heavy losses in regional elections fuelled speculation the measures could be watered down.

Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi has said her biggest fear is dying without seeing her two children again after being separated from the twins for over a decade, in her memoir published on Thursday.

Carlos Alcaraz has called on tennis chiefs to end late matches at Grand Slams after his record-breaking US Open exit in the middle of the night.

Israel's ambassador to the United States said Thursday that his soldier son was fighting for his life after a Palestinian attacker rammed his car into him at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

The European Union's push to boost strategic domestic industries has sparked a fierce fight over what "Made in Europe" should mean, with France leading the battle for a stricter definition.

Double Olympic champion gymnast Carlos Yulo said he was "overwhelmed" on Thursday after winning Asian Games floor gold in Japan to complete his collection of major titles.

A barrage of Russian drone and missile strikes pummelled Ukraine on Thursday, killing six agricultural workers in the east alongside two in the capital, Kyiv, in the latest in an intensifying exchange of attacks.

Anthony Gordon believes England cannot copy Spain's example and must use their own strengths to end a 60-year wait to win a major tournament.

George Russell topped the times for Mercedes ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and the two Ferraris in Thursday's opening practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

An invasive insect linked to major agricultural losses in the US has been detected in the European Union for the first time, Hungary's food safety agency said Thursday.

Japanese 17-year-old Shin Ohashi smashed a swimming world record at his home Asian Games on Thursday, as several teams rounded on organisers over problems dogging the continent's biggest sporting spectacular.

Από επαγγελματικές συναντήσεις στο Βερολίνο γεννιέται ένα εξαιρετικό γερμανο-ρουμανικό πολιτιστικό έργο: ο Ρουμάνος επιχειρηματίας Alex Bodi και ο Βερολινέζος δικηγόρος και συλλέκτης έργων τέχνης Prof. Dr. Stefan Haupt συμφώνησαν να μεταφέρουν τη διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένη συλλογή Haupt στη Ρουμανία και να την καταστήσουν προσβάσιμη σε ένα ευρύ κοινό.

Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Thursday that Pakistani airstrikes on several provinces killed four civilians, days after another deadly bombardment and a militant attack in Pakistan.

France's biggest-selling newspaper, the regional daily Ouest-France, will cut 156 jobs according to union sources, joining the ranks of press groups being hammered by falling sales and ad revenue.

Berlin on Thursday confirmed its withdrawal from the race be part of Germany's bid to host the summer Olympics and Paralympics, leaving only Munich and the western Rhine/Ruhr region as potential hosts.

Tigray rebels in Ethiopia told AFP on Thursday they were in a state of "full-blown war" with the federal government, as heavy artillery attacks were reported in neighbouring states.

Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi smashed the men's 200m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games on Thursday, setting a new mark of 2min 04.83sec.

Affärsmöten i Berlin har gett upphov till ett extraordinärt tysk-rumänskt kulturprojekt: Den rumänske affärsmannen Alex Bodi och den berlinske advokaten och konstsamlaren prof. dr. Stefan Haupt har kommit överens om att flytta den internationellt uppmärksammade Haupt-samlingen till Rumänien och där göra den tillgänglig för en bred publik.

बर्लिन में हुई व्यापारिक बैठकों ने एक असाधारण जर्मन-रोमानियाई सांस्कृतिक परियोजना को जन्म दिया है: रोमानियाई व्यवसायी एलेक्स बोडी और बर्लिन स्थित वकील एवं कला संग्रहकर्ता प्रो. डॉ. स्टीफन हॉफ्ट इस बात पर सहमत हुए हैं कि वे अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर प्रशंसित हॉफ्ट संग्रह को रोमानिया लाएंगे और इसे वहां के व्यापक दर्शकों के लिए सुलभ बनाएंगे।