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Tech firms rally on mixed day for Asian markets, with eyes on US inflation

Tech firms rally on mixed day for Asian markets, with eyes on US inflation

Tech firms rallied on a mixed day for Asian stocks Monday, with traders gearing up for a crucial week of events culminating in US inflation data that could determine the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

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Ohtani 'unlikely' to pitch again this season, says Dodgers manager

Ohtani 'unlikely' to pitch again this season, says Dodgers manager

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to pitch again this season, team manager Dave Roberts said Sunday.

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World number one An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick

World number one An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick

Badminton world number one An Se-young sent a warning for the Asian Games as she clinched her third China Masters title in a row in ominous fashion.

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Driver thanks 'superhero' rival for saving him from flaming race car

Driver thanks 'superhero' rival for saving him from flaming race car

A British racing driver thanked a "superhero" rival for pulling him from the flaming wreckage of his car after a horror crash in Shanghai, saying the quick response saved his life.

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PSG go for three in a row as Champions League returns

PSG go for three in a row as Champions League returns

Another UEFA Champions League season gets going this week with the beginning of the league phase as Paris Saint-Germain bid to join the tiny band of clubs to have won the competition three years running.

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Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India

Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India

When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI.

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"Super-human' Alcaraz books US Open quarter-final clash with Shelton

"Super-human' Alcaraz books US Open quarter-final clash with Shelton

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz posted his most convincing win in his injury return at the US Open, downing Tommy Paul in straight sets on Sunday to line up a quarter-final clash with Ben Shelton.

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Shelton steams into US Open quarter-final clash with Alcaraz

Shelton steams into US Open quarter-final clash with Alcaraz

Eighth-seeded Ben Shelton overpowered former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to book a US Open quarter-final date with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

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ECB set to hike interest rates as Iran war flares anew

ECB set to hike interest rates as Iran war flares anew

The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates again this week as renewed fighting in the Middle East pushes up energy costs and risks further stoking inflation.

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AI data centers are less thirsty now, tech giants say

AI data centers are less thirsty now, tech giants say

Data centers are running into a wall of public anger in the United States over their thirst for water and power.

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