Justin Rose was pleased to hear organizers will reduce green speeds for this week's US Open with gusting winds set to howl across Shinnecock.
Cristiano Ronaldo's record-equalling sixth World Cup got off to a disappointing start as the Democratic Republic of Congo secured their first ever point at the finals, drawing 1-1 with Portugal in their Group K match on Wednesday.
Jenny Simpson, an Olympic bronze medallist and former 1,500m world champion, was hospitalized after she collapsed at an athletics event in North Carolina on Tuesday, organizers said.
- Cuba's communists meet to fast-track liberal reforms
- Gakpo says Christian prayer group unites Dutch World Cup squad
Economy
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady as expected at Kevin Warsh's first meeting in charge of the central bank, raising its year-end inflation expectations and projecting a rate hike by the end of 2026.
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As Europe pushes for more tech sovereignty, social network W believes it has the X-factor to win users away from other platforms: it's European.
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Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.
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The outcome of England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday remains uncertain but one result appears far more predictable in Benidorm: a sharp decline in local beer stocks.
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Coco Gauff made a quick exit from the Berlin grass court tournament on Wednesday, beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Paula Badosa.
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Sports
Skipper Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan hit brisk centuries to set up India's 170-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the second ODI and clinch the series in sweltering Lucknow on Wednesday.
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Ireland coach Andy Farrell on Wednesday named the uncapped Connacht trio of Billy Bohan, Sam Illo and Sean Jansen in his 36-man squad for the start of the Nations Championship.
The youngest player in this week's US Open in high school teenager Miles Russell is getting an up close and personal look at the stars he idolized when picking up golf.
Crucial negotiations ahead of the COP31 summit have been frustrated by a "small group of fossil fuels interests" attacking the science of climate change behind closed doors, envoys said Wednesday.
World champion Tadej Pogacar sent out an ominous warning to his Tour de France rivals with a stunningly dominant victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday.
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Politics
Investors were cautious Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve rate decision and the start of US-Iran peace talks, with oil prices climbing and stocks holding steady.
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Sonny Baker struck on his Test debut as England looked to put the Ben Stokes saga behind them against New Zealand at the Oval on Wednesday.
The plague was causing deadly outbreaks among communities of hunter-gatherers in Siberia around 5,500 years ago, according to a study on Wednesday that sheds light on how humans could have first caught this scourge.
G7 leaders on Wednesday hailed a newly-found unity on increasing pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine, sensing a shift by President Donald Trump to take a tougher line against Moscow.
Dutch club Feyenoord Wednesday appointed former captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst as manager, replacing Robin van Persie after a frustrating season that saw them well adrift of rivals PSV Eindhoven.
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- De Minaur races into Queen's Club quarter-finals
- Borthwick plans to rest Itoje for England tour
- Cuba's under-pressure communists meets to fast-track liberal reforms
- Golf governing bodies and tours to study distance limit options
- Prince Harry and family to visit UK in July: media
- Barbarians pick Vakatawa for South Africa match
- What happens when the Strait of Hormuz re-opens?
- Belgian driver gets 27-year jail term for deadly carnival crash