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South Africa became the latest African nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Rwanda 3-0 Tuesday to top its qualifying group, despite being docked three points for fielding an ineligible player in earlier games.It will be South Africa’s first appearance at a World Cup since it qualified automatically as the host in 2010.South Africa’s victory meant Nigeria finished second in the group and will have to qualify through a playoff.Nigeria beat Benin 4-0 at home after a hat trick from star striker Victor Osimhen. Benin had led the group before the last round.Reporting by The Associated Press.Want…
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A bittersweet result for the U.S. men’s team as the march toward next summer’s World Cup continues.The good news? Haji Wright scored twice to secure the first come-from-behind win under coach Mauricio Pochettino. The bad? USMNT star Christian Pulisic was forced to leave the friendly in the first half because of what appeared to be an injury to his right hamstring. Here are my takeaways:1. Pulisic’s injury overshadows winThe country’s best attacking player came into this two-match window nursing a hamstring problem that Pochettino said has been bothering him since AC Milan’s preseason. It swelled up following…
OpenAI makes five-year plan to meet $1 trillion spending pledges, FT reports
[LONDON] Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2 deg C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, its climate advisers said on Wednesday, warning the country is ill-prepared for extreme weather that is already occurring. Britain this year experienced its warmest summer since records began, which impacted health, agriculture and infrastructure with droughts declared in several regions. “It is clear we are not yet adapted for the changes in weather and climate that we are living with today, let alone those that are expected over coming decades,” the Climate Change Committee wrote in a letter to the government…
If it feels like this recent run of champions, and sports as a whole, has been a little bit chalky and predictable, that feeling would be accurate. What has resulted for underdog and contrarian bettors has been a bit of a dry spell. So, while there’s little solace to your bank account, know that you aren’t alone. Let’s review what has happened over the last 10 months or so. Prior to the college football season, most expected the favorite Georgia (+300) or second choice Ohio State (+325) to win the College Football Playoff. South Point’s Chris Andrews even posted a prop where you…
It’s been a very active year for the FX business, says global forex head Flavio Figueiredo [SINGAPORE] With the global currency market hitting a fresh high of nearly US$10 trillion in daily turnover this year, Citi is not missing its slice of the action – posting double-digit growth in trading volumes while taking a shine to Vietnam, where institutional activity is red-hot. Inward equity investments have swelled in anticipation of the South-east Asian nation’s emerging-market upgrade, thus buoying Citi’s client trading volumes, said the bank’s global head of foreign exchange (FX) Flavio Figueiredo. He told The Business Times: “There are…
Overcapacity in some industries has led to a glut of production, forcing firms to cut prices to survive[BEIJING] China’s deflation eased in September, leaving the country on track for the longest streak of economy-wide price declines since market reforms in the late 1970s.Prices at the factory gate fell 2.3 per cent from a year earlier, the 36th straight month of declines that was in line with forecasts. Producer deflation moderated for a second month.Under pressure from falling food costs, consumer prices dropped 0.3 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday (Oct 15), below the median estimate…
BEIJING: Deflationary pressures persisted in China, with both consumer and producer prices falling in September, official data showed on Wednesday (Oct 15), as a prolonged property market downturn and trade tensions weighed on consumer and business confidence.China’s export growth bounced back in September, but renewed trade measures and threats from Beijing and Washington have rekindled concerns about jobs and further deflation.Producer prices (PPI) in September fell 2.3 per cent from a year earlier, narrowing from a 2.9 per cent fall in August, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed. It marked the smallest decline in seven months, partly due to…
Without deeper tax reform, spending restraint or realistic dividend expectations, a balanced Budget is mathematically unattainable
For the second straight week, Tom Brady has a new No. 1 team in his power rankings. The Detroit Lions only lasted one week at the top thanks to their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills, who had been ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, for the first few weeks, were also upset in primetime in Week 6. Suffice it to say, there’s no clear picture of who the top teams are in the NFL right now, and Brady senses that. “Everyone, buckle up because if Week 6 is any indication, we’re in for an insane…