He will open his 18th season in Miami, the league’s longest coaching spell with one team MIAMI: Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the US men’s team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday by USA Basketball. American teams of NBA stars have won the past five Olympic gold…
Oct 15, 2025, 07:00 AM ET We are two games into both 2025 league championship series, and it’s time for our initial impressions based on what we have seen on the field. The Seattle Mariners are headed home with a 2-0 ALCS lead after downing the Toronto Blue Jays on consecutive days to start the…
Wilmer Valderrama is doing a deep dive on the life, career and legacy of Desi Arnaz. The veteran star has launched Starring: Desi Arnaz & Wilmer Valderrama, a 10-part podcast series from IHeartMedia and My Cultura Podcast Network. The first three episodes dropped today, a date that is no coincidence as Oct. 15 marks the…
Ride-hailing companies are expected to be licensed by the fourth quarter of next year after legislators passed a bill establishing a regulatory framework for the services in Hong Kong, a step that should bring to an end a long-running acrimonious dispute with the taxi trade. By a show of hands, lawmakers passed the Road Traffic…
The trio will join Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia at next year’s tournament JOHANNESBURG: South Africa, Ivory Coast and Senegal all won convincingly on Tuesday to fill the last three automatic places reserved for Africa at the 2026 World Cup. Senegal were the most impressive winners, hammering Mauritania 4-0, while Ivory Coast beat…
Britain is targeting Russia’s largest oil companies and the country’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers in a bid to cut off Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The UK government is also pursuing a major Indian oil refinery and four Chinese oil terminals in a package of 90 new sanctions. Chancellor Rachel…
Oct 15, 2025, 06:20 AM ET The 2025 NFL draft class is off to a hot start through Week 6. Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka has the fourth-most receiving yards in the NFL (469), while Colts tight end Tyler Warren is second in receiving yards at his position (370). Elsewhere, the Browns and Giants have…
No one knew what was going on. It was late September, just days before OpenAI rolled out a new social media app for its video generator, Sora, and whispers were swirling of changes that would undercut Hollywood. A major talent agency, which learned of the upcoming news through the grapevine, wondered why its C-suite hadn’t…
Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging from electronics and telecommunications to renewable energy, defence, and aerospace systems. The global demand for these minerals has been growing, as has the competition for them. The supply and…
Coinbase has increased its investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing the exchange at $2.45 billion post-money, as the U.S. crypto giant bets on the country’s digital-asset potential even as regulation remains unclear. The investment is an extension of CoinDCX’s previous funding round and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, the companies said on…
