In the first of her new Wimbledon columns, BBC Sport analyst Naomi Broady – a former top-60 player on the WTA Tour – discuss how British number one Emma Raducanu will look to beat 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova. Being Emma Raducanu, particularly at Wimbledon, is never easy. And it certainly will not be easy when
Hong Kong’s bourse operator has declared victory in its quest to eliminate all-male boards from companies listed on the region’s third-largest stock exchange, an improvement in corporate governance that analysts said would help attract international investors. Fewer than 10 of Hong Kong’s around 2,600 listed companies had all-male boards as of the end of June,
Global shares edged lower and the dollar was lower for a ninth straight session on Tuesday, as investors digested a flurry of U.S. economic data and comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to gauge the timing of any interest rate cuts. Powell, speaking at a central banking conference in Sintra, Portugal, said he could
Optus has announced it has accepted an offer from Nine Entertainment Co and Stan to assign the rights to the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup for the remainder of the rights term. Under the agreement, Stan will provide Optus Sport customers (who remain Optus telecommunications customers) with discounted pricing so that they
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. We have just learned that one of the most successful adaptations of an existing weapon in recent memory — morphing laser-guided air-to-ground rockets into counter-drone weapons — can be accommodated on three USAF aircraft, not just two.
Stocks staged a historic comeback from their April lows, finishing the first half of the year on a high note with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) securing back-to-back all-time records. A large part of the market’s gains has hinged on easing geopolitical tensions and tariff-related deescalations, including the emergence of the so-called
Real Madrid will look to get their 2025–26 La Liga campaign off to winning start after a disappointing second-place finish last season. Real Madrid are eager to usher in a new era under Xabi Alonso. The biggest club in the world failed to defend its La Liga title in Carlo Ancelotti’s final season in charge,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses Elon Musk’s threat to support challengers to members of Congress who back President Donald Trump’s spending bill on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
