The city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region has been devastated by the Russian invasion. British intelligence has revealed the extent of the destruction on X. The report notes that as a result of the Russian invasion, civilian facilities, including schools, …
Germany with worst medal performance in Paris since reunification
Germany ended the Paris Olympics on 12 golds, 33 medals overall and 10th place, their worst summer Games since reunification in 1990. Although they picked up two more golds than in Tokyo three years ago, the total of 33 medals was four fewer than in Ja…
Dutch cyclist Lavreysen surges to third Paris Games gold in keirin
Harrie Lavreysen added keirin gold to sprint and team sprint glory at the Paris Olympics on Sunday to underline the current Dutch domination of track cycling. He followed in the slipsteam of British greats Chris Hoy (2008) and Jason Kenny (2016) in ach…
Defense contractor busted after authorities accuse him of taking ‘stacks’ of classified document pages
A Defense Department contractor has been arrested and charged after allegedly taking scores of pages of highly classified government documents that he had printed at work. Gokhan Gun, an electrical engineer who works with the Air Force, was about to le…
Zwei BVB-Transfers auf der Zielgeraden
By Oscar Nolte Borussia Dortmund ist bisher auf dem Transfermarkt außerordentlich aktiv gewesen. Sportdirektor Sebastian Kehl kündigte am Samstag an: es wird in den kommenden Tagen noch mehr Bewegung in beide Richtungen geben. Damit dürfte Kehl auf zwe…
“Very different kind of feeling to get a medal for country”: Indian hockey team player Lalit Upadhyay
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 11 (ANI): After winning bronze at the Paris Olympics, Indian hockey team player Lalit Upadhyay on Sunday said that it was a “big thing” to play for the country and win medals. Indian men’s hockey team arrived at…
Bitcoin metric calls 'local bottom' as traders eye sub-$60K BTC price
Bitcoin (BTC) is signaling a third “local bottom” in 2024 as a leading BTC price metric sees room for growth. Fresh research from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant on Aug. 8 shows bullish moves from the network value to transaction golden cross (N…
‘Required immediately’; Brendan Rodgers and Chris Sutton react to Celtic display vs Hibs
Celtic made it six points from six at Easter Road on Sunday, comfortably beating Hibernian 2-0 to stay top of the Scottish Premiership table. The Bhoys were truly dominant in the first half, surging to the two-goal lead by the interval thanks to an ear…
93-year-old woman killed, four injured in Russian attack on Kherson Oblast
At around 2:00 p.m., Russian forces attacked the village of Antonivka with drones, resulting in the death of a 93-year-old woman, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported. A 49-year-old man and two women, aged 55 and 66, were also injured and …
‘You could see the quality’: Kilman admits he’s been really impressed by two West Ham players
Two West Ham United players in particular have already made a big impression on new-boy Max Kilman. Signed for £40 million from Wolves last month, Max Kilman will undoubtedly be a permanent fixture for West Ham this season and beyond. It has actually b…