- 57m ago
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi sets women's Rubik's Cube world record twice in three days
Chinese speedcuber Lian Yunzhi recorded average times of 4.52 and 4.27 seconds at World Cube Association events in Wuhan and Guangzhou, becoming the first female competitor to average under 4.5 seconds in the 3x3 category.
- 23h ago
Maja Chwalińska beats Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-2 in Singapore opener
Fifth seed Maja Chwalińska defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the WTA 500 event in Singapore on Monday, securing her second victory since the Roland Garros final.
- Aug 29
Alessandro Di Battista prepares private medical return to Italy after hospitalization in Cuba
Former Five Star Movement lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista is scheduled to return to Rome via private air ambulance on Thursday after collapsing with severe head pain in Cuba.
- Aug 22
Coco Gauff defeats Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to secure second Cincinnati Open title
The 22-year-old world number four secured her first trophy of the 2026 season in 75 minutes, heading into the US Open tied at 5-5 in career meetings with Pegula.
- Aug 20
Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison
The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court sentenced China Evergrande Group founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison and imposed $2.35 billion in corporate fines over large-scale financial fraud.
- Jul 29
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 times as Senate Republicans press COVID lab-leak theory
Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday and invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times, as Republicans pressed the lab-leak theory of COVID-19's origins and Senator Rand Paul threatened a contempt vote next week.
