LONDON (Reuters) – Ivan Toney has set himself goals, literally, for the rest of the season and all eyes will be on the Brentford striker when he returns on Saturday from an eight-month ban for betting offences. The West London club’s top scorer in 2022-23 is available for the late …

GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) -Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ecuadorean prosecutor Cesar Suarez who was allegedly targeted by a gang, police said on Thursday, as security forces continued interventions in prisons. Ecuador is reeling from a wave of violence, with President Daniel Noboa declaring 22 gangs …

(Reuters) – Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit, who quit rugby union for the American gridiron, began his dream of playing in the National Football League on Thursday joining 15 other international hopefuls at a Florida training camp. It marks another step on the International Player Pathway (IPP) for Rees-Zammit that he …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A fighter pilot poised to become Turkey’s first person in orbit and three other astronauts representing Europe were set for launch on Thursday headed for the International Space Station in the latest commercially arranged mission from Texas startup Axiom Space. A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nature of the security threat posed by North Korea could change “drastically” in the coming decade as a result of its unprecedented cooperation with Russia, the White House’s senior director for arms control Pranay Vaddi said on Thursday. “What we’re seeing between Russia and North Korea …

(Reuters) – Coinbase Global, the largest listed cryptocurrency exchange, could take a hit to its trading volume and margin, analysts said, if more investors dabble in bitcoin from the safety of cheap exchange trade funds tracking its spot price. It will also impact Coinbase’s trading commissions and spreads – the …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Veteran striker Emilio Nsue grabbed a hat-trick as Equatorial Guinea beat Guinea Bissau 4-2 on Thursday to put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations last-16 in the Ivory Coast. Nsue opened the scoring in the 21st minute and added two more …

WARSAW (Reuters) – A top Polish court rejected as illegal on Thursday plans to liquidate the country’s state radio, television and news agency which the new pro-EU coalition government said had become propaganda outlets for the previous right-wing administration. The Constitutional Tribunal’s ruling underlines the challenges Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s …

(Reuters) – AS Roma will embark on a new era without Jose Mourinho on Saturday when they face Hellas Verona at home in Serie A, with new coach Daniele De Rossi at the helm. Mourinho was sacked as manager on Tuesday after a two-and-a-half-year spell in charge. His departure followed …

LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes hope to give Lewis Hamilton and George Russell a happier handling Formula One car, without last year’s ‘spiteful’ traits, to take the fight to dominant champions Red Bull this season. Technical director James Allison, whose long-term contract extension was announced on Thursday, told reporters he felt …