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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:26:11 GMTNew coach won't use AI in bid to make South Korea fans happy
Former Spain coach Moreno, who was forced to deny earlier this year that he used ChatGPT to prepare for games, will be in charge for friendly matches in the coming months.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) said he could stay on for the Asian Cup...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:00:26 GMTSurfer hospitalised after shark attack in Western Australia
Authorities said they received a report of a "shark incident" around 9:45 am (0145 GMT) at Glenfield Beach, just over 400 kilometres (250 miles) north of Perth.
The man is in a "serious but stable condition", national broadcaster ABC said, citing l...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:40:19 GMTIndia cricketers refuse Asia Cup trophy from top Pakistan official
India hammered Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the T20 final in Dubai on Sunday but Harmanpreet Kaur's side skipped the trophy presentation, repeating the stance of the men's team last year.
On both occasions the trophy was supposed to have been handed ove...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:38:12 GMTBeds too short in 'worst-ever' Asian Games rooms, say South Korea
Beds in shipping container-style huts are too short for players to stretch out, a South Korean basketball chief said, while officials from the Philippines resorted to Airbnb.
There is no dedicated athletes' village at the Games, with organisers ins...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:56:10 GMTJapan's Okinawa ousts anti-US base governor
In a landslide victory following Sunday's vote, Genta Koja beat incumbent Denny Tamaki, who has long pushed for a major US military base to be moved out of Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture.
Koja, 42, accepts a central government plan to kee...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:52:13 GMTTable tennis siblings with China-born parents vow to usher in 'Japan's era'
The siblings' parents were born in China and their mother represented the country -- which has long dominated table tennis -- at the 1995 world championships.
But Tomokazu and Miwa were born and raised in Japan, where their parents moved in 1998 to...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:04:13 GMTZverev holds off Shelton to win US Open title
The top-seeded German ruthlessly snuffed out a late surge by Shelton to triumph 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-2, crushing the eighth seed's hopes of becoming the first US man in 23 years to win a Grand Slam title.
Zverev expunged the bitter memory of his ...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:48:29 GMTSouth Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age
Age gaps in digital literacy are a global concern, yet the gulf has widened massively in the hyper-connected and fast-ageing country, prompting national campaigns to bridge it.
"You can't do anything without smartphone apps or a kiosk machine... It...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:38:30 GMTMigrant workers flock to Indian Kashmir despite militant threats
Sarwar, 25, is one of an estimated half a million migrant workers who stream into the Himalayan region each year, forming the backbone of an economy increasingly reliant on labour from some of India's poorest states.
The dependence has endured desp...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:32:22 GMTIncubator shortages, premature births strain Gaza's hospitals
Gaza's youngest already face an extremely precarious entry into the world, given the dire humanitarian situation in the war-shattered territory that borders Israel and Egypt.
But for babies needing specialist care, such as those born prematurely, ...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:30:17 GMTUS hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock
The discussions are slated to run through Wednesday in Houston, in the oil-rich US state of Texas.
The meetings gather delegations from the world's largest economies -- including China, India, Japan and Germany -- with major oil producers set to at...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:28:20 GMTCanada's Carney seeks closer Europe ties to counter hostile US
Carney heads to Strasbourg, France, this week, where he will become the first head of government to attend the "State of the European Union" address on Wednesday, before delivering his own speech at the European Parliament the following day.
He wil...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:28:20 GMTMarcelo Gallardo appointed as new Ecuador head coach
The 50-year-old won multiple trophies as manager of Argentine club side River Plate, but has not previously managed an international side.
He replaces his compatriot Sebastian Beccacece, who stepped down after Ecuador's disappointing loss to co-hos...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:14:12 GMTPolls open in Philippine Muslim enclave after deadly shooting
The polls are the culmination of an on-off peace process that began in the late 1990s and established the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the country's far south.
More than two million voters are eligible to vote for 80 ...
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:44:12 GMTFor club and comfort: Rodman makes it to Shelton's US Open final
US international Rodman had attended multiple matches as Shelton powered into his first Grand Slam final, including his five-set win over Carlos Alcaraz that lasted until 3:34 in the morning.
But her duties for her National Women's Soccer League cl...