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Vladimir Weiss returns as Slovakia coach

Vladimir Weiss returns as Slovakia coach

Vladimir Weiss will return to coach the Slovak national football team after Italian Francesco Calzona stepped down last month, the Slovak football association (SFZ) said on Tuesday.

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Iran says US must accept peace plan or face 'failure'

Iran says US must accept peace plan or face 'failure'

Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.

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UK PM Starmer defiant as calls to quit grow

UK PM Starmer defiant as calls to quit grow

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his top team Tuesday that he was getting on with governing the country, defying mounting calls from ministers and MPs to step down.

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Spain coach counting on Yamal and Williams fitness for World Cup

Spain coach counting on Yamal and Williams fitness for World Cup

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Tuesday he was counting on wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams to be fit and available for the World Cup next month.

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Guardiola says Man City 'still fighting' for Premier League title

Guardiola says Man City 'still fighting' for Premier League title

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City do not feel extra pressure even though they realistically need to beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday to keep their Premier League title hopes alive.

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Singer FKA twigs to play Josephine Baker in biopic of anti-racist legend

Singer FKA twigs to play Josephine Baker in biopic of anti-racist legend

British music star FKA twigs is to play Josephine Baker in a new biopic of the Roaring Twenties icon who became a hero of the French Resistance and the American civil rights movement.

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Flick extends contract with Barcelona

Flick extends contract with Barcelona

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed on Tuesday that he has signed a new two-year contract with the club, with an option for a third season.

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Rana stars as Bangladesh down Pakistan in 1st Test thriller

Rana stars as Bangladesh down Pakistan in 1st Test thriller

Pace bowler Nahid Rana claimed five wickets as Bangladesh trumped Pakistan by 104 runs in a rain-hit first Test on Tuesday after a thrilling fifth day of batting collapses.

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Oil prices jump, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock

Oil prices jump, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock

Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the war in the Middle East and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic.

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South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom

South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom

A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earnings for tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.

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