Eriksen could be in action 'within weeks', says Brentford boss
Brentford boss Thomas Frank said Thursday he hoped new signing Christian Eriksen would be in action within "weeks" but could not make a full assessment until he had seen him train.
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Barca official resigns after calling Nadal an 'enemy of the state'
A Barcelona official has resigned after calling Rafael Nadal, a known supporter of Real Madrid, an "enemy of the state".
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Scotland boss Townsend laughs off Jones' Six Nations mind games
Gregor Townsend said on Thursday England coach Eddie Jones' suggestion that Scotland are "red-hot favourites" for this weekend's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield was just a "song and dance" routine from his opposite number.
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Lampard admits tough task as he prepares for Everton bow
Frank Lampard admitted on Thursday he has a tough job on his hands to revive the fortunes of struggling Everton after taking over as manager following Rafael Benitez's dismissal.
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Race on to find laced cocaine that killed 20 in Argentina
Investigators in Argentina raced Thursday to track down laced cocaine and remove it from circulation after 20 people died and dozens were sent to hospital poisoned.
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Facebook parent Meta sheds $200 bn in stock plummet
Facebook's parent firm Meta on Thursday lost over $200 billion in stock value -- comparable to the size of New Zealand's economy -- after results that raised doubts about the troubled social media giant's future.
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US services sector growth ebbed in January amid Omicron
Growth in the US services sector slowed modestly in January amid the surging Omicron variant of Covid-19 and lingering supply chain problems, according to a survey released Thursday.
Read moreErdogan offers Ukraine-Russia summit as Europe pushes to defuse tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Thursday on a visit to Kyiv to hold a Ukraine-Russia summit, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade.
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Biden says 'major terrorist' blew himself up in US raid
President Joe Biden said Thursday a global "terrorist threat" was removed when the head of the Islamic State group blew himself up after US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an "incredibly challenging" nighttime helicopter raid.
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Myanmar junta slams 'dictating' UN rights chief
Myanmar's junta on Thursday slammed "dictating" remarks by the United Nations human rights chief and accused the body of interfering in its affairs after it called for the world to ramp up pressure on the generals.
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