PETALING JAYA: High levels of stress and anxiety are affecting today’s fathers as they toil to meet both the demands of work and societal expectations as family breadwinners and caregivers, experts and fatherhood activists say. They pointed out that the evolving role of fatherhood, from traditionally only being the main …

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) – The way Italy fought back to win their Euro 2024 opener against Albania should instill new belief in a fan base badly hurt by their failure to qualify for the last two World Cups. Although they are defending European champions, that confidence has been fuelled by …

LONDON (Reuters) – Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced “electoral extinction” in July 4’s election. The polls come just over halfway through the election campaign, after a week in …

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) -Italy recovered from the shock of conceding the fastest goal ever scored at a European Championship to beat Albania 2-1 on Saturday as Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella ensured the defending champions made a winning start. Tens of thousands of raucous, red-shirted Albania fans had the Dortmund …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Thousands of women protested on Saturday against a bill advancing in Brazil’s conservative Congress that would equate abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy to homicide and establish sentences of six to 20 years in prison. The demonstrators marched along Sao Paulo’s main Paulista Avenue carrying banners …

(Reuters) – Ludvig Aberg will feel the heat from a chasing pack and soaring temperatures on Saturday as the Swedish sensation takes a one- shot lead into the third round of the U.S. Open at steamy Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. Masters runner-up Aberg, looking to become the first U.S. …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Having dominated international football for years with their possession-based “tiki-taka” style, Spain’s switch to a faster, more direct approach saw them cruise to an easy 3-0 win over Croatia on Saturday as they laid down a marker for Euro 2024. The previous day, Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic …

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) – When Serbia finally make their long awaited European Championship debut on Sunday, manager Dragan Stojkovic said they are determined not to be overawed by the occasion or their English opponents who are one of the front-runners for the title. Eighteen years after gaining independence, Serbia face …

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) -Granit Xhaka and Dominik Szoboszlai are the number 10s, captains and driving forces of Switzerland and Hungary, but it was Xhaka who took the plaudits with a superb all-round display in his team’s 3-1 Euro 2024 victory on Saturday. Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo scored …

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Olympic freestyle gold medallist Matt Richards has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to do more to help families of competing athletes attend events at Paris 2024 after his parents lost money in an online ticket scam. Richards took gold at Tokyo 2020 in the 4x200m …