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Forest beat Porto on Dyche debut, Villa shocked by Go Ahead Eagles

Forest beat Porto on Dyche debut, Villa shocked by Go Ahead Eagles

Sean Dyche got off to a winning start as Nottingham Forest boss thanks to two penalties to beat Porto 2-0 in the Europa League, while Aston Villa were stunned 2-1 by Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday.

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EU takes timid step towards using Russian assets for Ukraine

EU takes timid step towards using Russian assets for Ukraine

EU leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets, diplomats told AFP.

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Frenchman Hadjar coy on Red Bull switch

Frenchman Hadjar coy on Red Bull switch

French driver Isack Hadjar remained coy on Thursday when he sought to laugh off rumours he is set to join Red Bull next year, instead confirming he knows he will be remaining in Formula One.

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Sinner reaches Vienna last eight

Sinner reaches Vienna last eight

Jannik Sinner was made to work by Flavio Cobolli before the top seed mastered his fellow Italian to reach the quarter-finals in Vienna on Thursday.

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Germany's largest gay club to shut in fresh Berlin nightlife blow

Germany's largest gay club to shut in fresh Berlin nightlife blow

Germany's largest LGBTQ club SchwuZ announced on Thursday the venerable Berlin institution's lights will turn off for good on November 1, making it the latest casualty of the German capital's nightlife recession.

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Colombian president lashes out at Trump 'executions'

Colombian president lashes out at Trump 'executions'

Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday.

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Rookie pitcher Yesavage to face Ohtani, Dodgers in World Series opener

Rookie pitcher Yesavage to face Ohtani, Dodgers in World Series opener

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage will become the second-youngest pitcher in history to start a World Series opener when he lines up against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

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Are US strikes hurting Latin America's drug trade?

Are US strikes hurting Latin America's drug trade?

US military strikes that Washington claims have targeted "narco-terrorists" ferrying drugs to American soil are having little to no impact on Latin America's bustling narcotics trade, experts say.

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Hackers access Verstappen's personal data in Formula One breach

Hackers access Verstappen's personal data in Formula One breach

Formula One's ruling body on Thursday confirmed it had suffered a cyber security breach in which personal details of drivers including four-time world champion Max Verstappen were exposed by hackers.

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Trinidadians challenge US forces killing their loved ones 'like dogs'

Trinidadians challenge US forces killing their loved ones 'like dogs'

Trinidadian Rishi Samaroo's relatives are adamant: he was a fisherman, not a drug trafficker as the United States claimed after it destroyed his boat in Caribbean waters.

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