Federer had been searching for a record sixth title in California, but it was Del Potro who powered to his first ATP Masters 1000 title. He is the first player to beat Federer in 2018. Del Potro saved three match points before closing out victory in two hours 42 minutes. The 29-year-old has been hampered by wrist problems in recent ...
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No one will be compared to me – Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo believes “no one will be compared” to him because there are not many who can rival his “talent” or “dedication”. Ronaldo came through the ranks at Sporting CP before joining Manchester United in 2003, developing into one of the world’s best under Alex Ferguson. He claimed his first Ballon d’Or while at United in 2008, ...
Read More »US Boy, 9, ‘Kills Sister, 13, Over Video Game
A 13-year-old girl in Mississippi has died after allegedly being shot by her nine-year-old brother over a video game, police say. They said the boy grabbed a gun on Saturday afternoon after his sister would not give up the controller. He allegedly shot her from behind, and the bullet entered her brain. A local sheriff announced on Sunday that the ...
Read More »Russia Election: Vladimir Putin Wins By Big Margin
Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in Sunday’s presidential election. Mr Putin, who has ruled the country as either president or prime minister since 1999, got more than 76% of the vote, official results show. The main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was barred from the race. Addressing a rally in Moscow, Mr ...
Read More »Russia to expel 23 UK diplomats in spy row
Russia is to expel 23 British diplomats amid tensions over the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in the UK. The Russian foreign ministry said staff from the UK’s Moscow embassy would be expelled within a week. It also said it would close the British Council in Russia, which promotes cultural ties between the nations, and ...
Read More »‘I am alive’ – Mourinho reacts to Champions League exit
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he is not “afraid of his responsibilities” during a 12-minute defence of his record in the wake of the Champions League exit to Sevilla. Mourinho was criticised for his approach to the match, prompting a wide-ranging monologue in the build-up to Saturday’s FA Cup tie with Brighton. He began by saying: “I am alive.” “I ...
Read More »Emirates flight attendant dies after fall from plane in Uganda
A flight attendant who fell from the emergency door of a parked aeroplane in Uganda’s Entebbe airport has died, the BBC has learned. The woman, whose nationality has not been revealed, was rushed to Kisubi hospital 16km (10 miles) away but died soon after, a spokesperson said. Reports say the Emirates Airline employee was preparing the flight for boarding when ...
Read More »Blackberry modified to ‘help drug cartels’
The chief executive of a company that created highly-secure smartphones allegedly used by some of the world’s most notorious criminals has been indicted. Canadian-based Phantom Secure made “tens of millions of dollars” selling the modified Blackberry devices for use by the likes of the Sinaloa Cartel, investigators said. The charges marked the first time US authorities have targeted a company ...
Read More »Virtual cash helps cyber-thieves launder money, research suggests
Crypto-currencies and digital cash systems have become a key way for cyber-thieves to launder stolen funds, suggests research. Alongside its use in ransomware, virtual cash was also helping clean up other sources of stolen cash, said criminologist Dr Mike Maguire. Bitcoin’s anonymity made it attractive to tech-savvy thieves, he said. Dr McGuire drew on interviews with cyber-thieves, police reports and ...
Read More »Tech Tent: Facebook and Google police their platforms
How far should the two mightiest web giants go to police the content they enable? This week Google acted to ban crypto-currency advertising, while Facebook banned a far-right group. Stream or download the latest Tech Tent podcast Listen live every Friday at 15:00 GMT on the BBC World Service Tech Tent looks at growing evidence that the social media firms are now actively editing what ...
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