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Beau Greaves beat Luke Littler to reach the World Youth Championship final, only to see his dreams shattered by Jan van Veen at Minehead.Defending champion Van Veen, who lost to Krzysztof Ratajski in the main draw of the Players Championship on Saturday afternoon, averaged 96.55 points and hit six of her 10 doubles to defeat women’s series champion Greaves 6-3 at Butlins Resort. The Dutchman became only the second player to defend her title, ending Greaves’ hopes of becoming the first female winner of the tournament. PDC World Youth Championship Final 6️⃣ Jan van Veen (96.55)3️⃣ Borgreaves (90.42)🎙One 180🎯55% doubles…
When a “ceasefire” was declared in Gaza on October 10, many Palestinians breathed a sigh of relief. They had just endured two years of continuous bombing, estimated to be about six times the explosive force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, concentrated on an area less than half the size of a Japanese city.The misery was all-encompassing. All hospitals and universities were bombed, most homes and schools were destroyed, and critical infrastructure such as sewage systems and power lines were damaged beyond repair. An estimated 50 million tons of rubble littered the area, with the bodies of…
Global stock prices have fluctuated wildly over the past week as concerns about the valuation of AI have floated through stock markets. Nvidia’s earnings release on Wednesday provided some respite from a four-day slide, but the company’s own gains quickly reversed during Thursday’s trading as the New York-listed stock fell further. On Friday, while U.S. stocks returned to positive territory, Asian semiconductor stocks plummeted and European stock market declines reignited. ‘Everything is a bubble’ The possibility that the stock market is in an AI bubble has been a hot topic in recent months, with investors scrambling to see if companies…
In June, city workers from the Mexican city of Tulum, armed with shovels and wheelbarrows, descended on the resort’s famous beach and were tasked with clearing the massive pile of sargassum that covered the crystal-clear waters. By that point this year, officials said they had collected 1,900 tons of the troublesome seaweed, more than the 1,300 tons collected in all of 2024. Local officials and hotel owners told CNN this year’s sargassum volume is the highest since 2018, contributing to this year’s drop in tourism. But seaweed is not the only problem facing Tulum, a Yucatan town known for its…
Gary Neville said the “severity and immediacy” of Liverpool’s recent downturn was a major concern for head coach Arne Slott and said it was “unacceptable”. Liverpool lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, their sixth defeat in seven Premier League games and their worst start to the season since 2014. Captain Virgil van Dijk implored his team-mates to “look in the mirror”, but Slott himself insisted they “look at themselves” as his side have lost 50 per cent of their league games this season and are 13 points worse off than at this stage last season. “What’s unusual…
Zames Chew and Amos Chew are co-founders of Repair.sg.Powered by Repair.sgAs a child, Zemes Chew wanted to work in a white-collar job at a company like Google, but his career took a different direction. The 26-year-old now runs Singapore-based handyman service Repair.sg with his 24-year-old brother and co-founder Amos Chew. Singapore-based company Repair.sg brought in S$1.7 million (approximately $1.3 million) in 2024, according to documents seen by CNBC Make It. “When I was young, my dream was always to work for a major technology company,” Chu said. But one day in early 2016, he noticed a gap in the market.“Our…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday expressed optimism about productive talks between US and Ukrainian officials aimed at halting the war in Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland. Rubio told reporters after the first meeting that the talks were “probably the most productive and meaningful I’ve ever had.” Rubio said U.S. President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan continues to evolve as his delegation works to reach terms acceptable to both Ukraine and Russia. “This is a living document, changing every day based on input,” he said. “The outstanding items are not insurmountable. They just need more time.” The U.S. proposal had…
The Kansas City Chiefs kept their playoff hopes alive while the Dallas Cowboys stunned the Philadelphia Eagles in a comeback win in Week 12 of the NFL season. Indianapolis Colts 20-23 Kansas City Chiefs (OT)Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes threw for a season-high 352 yards while rallying the Chiefs from an 11-point deficit before Harrison Butker kicked a game-winning 27-yard field goal in overtime to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Steve Spagnuolo’s defense forced Indianapolis to go three-and-out on its final four possessions as the Chiefs kept their playoff hopes alive to move to…
LONDON — European stock markets started the new trading week on a positive note, following gains in global stocks, as hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December resurfaced. pan-european Stocks 600 By 8:35 a.m. ET in London, it was up 0.5%, with most major exchanges and sectors in positive territory.Bayer AG The company rose 11% to lead Monday’s gainers after the German pharmaceutical and biotech company reported positive efficacy data in a Phase III trial of the blood thinner Asundexian, a stroke prevention drug.meanwhile, AstraZeneca Shares rose about 0.2% on Friday after the London-listed drugmaker said it would…
Luke Littler’s remarkable 2025 continued with an 11-8 win over Nathan Aspinall in the final of the Players Championship Final in Minehead.With the win, the 18-year-old world No. 1 claimed his sixth major ranking title of the year and added his first Players Championship Final crown to his ever-growing trophy collection. Littler has now won eight of the 10 PDC majors, leaving him with only the European Championships and the World Masters to become the first player in history to do so. Littler reached the highlight of the tournament with an 11-8 win over Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals, while…