September 2024

Jannik Sinner took down ailing Briton Jack Draper 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 to become the first Italian to reach the US Open final on Friday, overcoming muggy conditions in a chaotic match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Italian top seed Sinner…

Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored the only goal as Brazil boosted their lacklustre 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Saturday. Rodrygo's deflected 30th-minute strike was enough to secure all three…

The film industry, including actors, must embrace and adapt to changes that have resulted from the blurring line between streaming services and the big screen, the head of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) said ahead of the…

Academy Award-winning actress Lady Gaga is set to bring the notorious character Harley Quinn to life in Todd Phillips' upcoming film "Joker: Folie à Deux", starring alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who reprises his role as the Joker. In a…

In a major show of international support, 197 global leaders, including 92 Nobel laureates, have congratulated the people of Bangladesh and the newly formed interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus. Among those who signed a…

From a mammoth march to commemorate one month of the fall of Sheikh Hasina, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement yesterday demanded an immediate announcement of the roadmap for state reforms by the interim government. Abu Baker…

Minutes before resigning as chief election commissioner, Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday proposed national elections be held under the caretaker government system. He also recommended the introduction of staggered elections and a…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday pledged more than $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit…

A 14-year-old boy killed four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia yesterday, law enforcement said. The suspected shooter -- also a student at the school --…

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said his main aim in Ukraine after 30 months of fighting was to capture the eastern Donbas area -- and claimed that Ukraine's Kursk counter-offensive had made that easier. Putin was speaking…