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Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:14:12 GMTStar jockey McDonald becomes horse racing's most prolific Group 1 winner
Heading into the day at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, McDonald needed two more wins to overtake Oliver's 129 triumphs in the highest level of thoroughbred racing.
He delivered by first steering Aeliana over the line first in the Ranvet Stakes before ...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:44:24 GMTIsrael strikes Tehran, Beirut as Trump mulls 'winding down' war
After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes on what it called "regime targets" in Iran's capital, which has been under bombardment since a US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28.
Th...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:30:28 GMTPistons top Warriors to clinch NBA playoff berth
Jalen Duren scored 23 points and Daniss Jenkins added 22 for the Pistons, who grabbed their 51st victory of the season despite the absence of star guard Cade Cunningham, who is out for at least two weeks with a collapsed lung.
Ausar Thompson came u...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:26:11 GMTRecord-breaking heat wave grips western US
The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities and expanding eastward.
Four spots in the desert area near the California-Arizona state border registered 44.4C (112 Fahrenheit) on Friday, ...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:18:12 GMTTaiwan's Lin to compete in first international event since Paris gender row
Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row at the 2024 Paris Games, where they won Olympic titles in separate weight classes.
World Boxing, a body recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), confirmed the decisi...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:40:16 GMTBTS fans take over central Seoul for K-pop kings' comeback
Widely lauded as the biggest boy band in the world, BTS went on hiatus in 2022 so the group's seven members could serve compulsory stints in the South Korean military.
The comeback concert by the group at the vanguard of the Korean cultural wave is...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:38:13 GMTJury signals tech titans on hook for social media addiction
The jury's first full week of deliberations ended with the panel sending the judge a query related to calculating damages in the case, which is expected to set a precedent for thousands of similar suits in the nation.
"We don't start dancing in the...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:22:13 GMTBrumbies mark Slipper record in thriller against Chiefs
Inspirational All Black Damian McKenzie steered the Chiefs to a 24-7 advantage on the hour mark in Canberra on Friday evening and they looked destined for victory.
But the hosts came storming back with 26 unanswered points in the final 20 minutes.
...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:14:11 GMTUS jury finds Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders
The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ordered to pay billions of dollars, according to damages calculated by jurors.
Minutes after the judgment was announced, the entrepreneur's lawyers informe...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:48:11 GMTWNBA, players union confirm agreement on 'groundbreaking' labor deal
The new collective bargaining agreement, which will commence with the 2026 season and run through 2032, will see the salary cap skyrocket from $1.5 million to $7 million in 2026 and will adjust annually based on league and team revenue growth, the l...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:54:11 GMTCarrick 'baffled' by inconsistent penalty calls as Man Utd held
United took the lead from the spot through Bruno Fernandes but were denied a second penalty when Amad Diallo went down inside the box under a challenge from Adrien Truffert.
Bournemouth immediately broke to equalise when Truffert teed up Ryan Chris...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:10:22 GMTMan Utd held by Bournemouth after Maguire sees red
Michael Carrick has lost just once in his 10 games since taking charge of the Red Devils, but his team were left hanging on for a point after Harry Maguire's late red card.
In a tale of three penalties -- two of which were given and one not -- Brun...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:52:11 GMTLens go top of Ligue 1 with handsome Angers win
First-half goals by Florian Thauvin, Edouard and Mamadou Sangare put Pierre Sage's side in cruise control as they moved two points clear of previous leaders Paris Saint-Germain -- ahead of the champions' trip to struggling Nice on Saturday.
Edouard...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:38:11 GMTLeipzig pummel Hoffenheim to climb to third
Benjamin Henrichs's first goal in more than two and a half years rounded out the dominant victory.
The win took Leipzig, who failed to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history last season, from fifth to third as they returned to the ...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:18:11 GMTTop-ranked Alcaraz, Sabalenka win Miami openers
The 22-year-old Spaniard used an early break in each set and saved all three break points he faced in a confident performance at Hard Rock Stadium, where 19-year-old Fonseca was cheered by a raucous contingent of fans.
"I was really good from the b...