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Women now account for 54% of all migrants in Europe and Central Asia, according to UN Women. This highlights a major shift in migration patterns across the region.The new report finds that more women are
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MATARO: The pitch where Spain forward Lamine Yamal honed his skills in a working-class, multi-ethnic neighbourhood outside Barcelona was buzzing with life on Thursday as locals looked ahead with pride to the World Cup final
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DUBAI: The 2026 World Cup heads into its final match with one clear conclusion from a domestic competition perspective: La Liga EA Sports is the most represented league in the final.Spain and Argentina, the two
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team concluded its visit to the UAE, which took place from 7th to 16th July 2026.The visit included discussions on the latest economic and financial developments, the future outlook,
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Legendary West Indies captain and all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers (right) shares a joke with Australian captain Steve Waugh at a function in Brisbane on November 21, 2000, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the famous
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Lucas Herbert stormed into the lead at the British Open on Friday after the Australian and American Sam Burns equalled the record for the lowest round in major golf history on Friday with eight-under par 62s.Herbert leads by two shots from overnight leader Jackson Suber and world number four Cameron Young. But the world number 97 doubled over his putter in anguish as a short attempt for par on the 18th slipped by with the chance to become the first man to post a major round of 61.Burns followed suit less than an hour later after six birdies on the back nine, including a chip on from the bunker on 18, to move to five under for the tournament.Herbert, who has spent the last two years on the breakaway LIV tour, began the day at level par.Under glorious sunshine in Southport on England's north-west coast, the 30-year-old got off to a flying start with birdies on his opening three holes and added three more at the fifth, seventh and ninth to hit the turn in 28, a British Open record for the front nine.His momentum continued with birdies at the 12th and 13th before a perfect approach set up another three at the par-four 16th for a shot at history. WAYWARD TEE SHOTDespite a wayward tee shot at the last, he should still have scrambled for a par but the moment in front of huge crowds seemed to get to Herbert as two tentative putts resulted in his first bogey of the day.'I'm a golf nerd anyway, so I know all the numbers, all the records, everything like that,' said Herbert, who claimed he thought a 61 was a possibility from as early as his third hole.'That's a really cool list to be a part of. Even that whole back nine today, it was not lost on me the amount of history in major championships and the opportunity I had to obviously break the record. To tie it as well is still something I'm really proud of.'Burns took the opposite route to 62 with a six-under 30 on the back nine to surge into contention.The world number 18 sank a 20-foot birdie at the 17th and then chipped in from the greenside at the last for his share of history.'I caught myself by surprise,' said Burns. 'I think the finish there the last three holes was just a bonus.'Both players equal the course record set by Branden Grace the last time the British Open was held at Birkdale in 2017, one of five previous rounds of 62 at majors.Those also included Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry's rounds of nine under par at the 2024 PGA Championship at the 71-par Valhalla.SET TO MAKE CUTSuber shone on his first ever British Open round on Thursday and showed plenty of resilience to remain in contention during a rollercoaster second round.The American made three consecutive bogeys at the sixth, seventh and eighth to drop back to three under par at the turn.However, Suber picked up four birdies on the back nine to climb up to second place on six under heading into the weekend.Rory McIlroy recovered from a difficult opening round of 72, that included six bogeys, to at least put himself in position to mount a surge up the leaderboard over the weekendThe six-time major champion posted a 67 to move to one under for the tournament.McIlroy's playing partner Matt Fitzpatrick is one of the big names set to miss the cut.Fitzpatrick has been one of the form players on the PGA Tour this year to climb up to third in the world rankings.The Englishman has struggled to produce his best at the majors and slipped to four over par, four adrift of the projected cut mark.
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Tia Mowry Reaches Deal With Ex Cory Hardrict About Showing Up to Each Other’s Home Published July 17, 2026 12:00 PM PDT Tia Mowry and her ex-husband Cory Hardrict reached a new agreement over custody
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Ferrari's British driver Lewis Hamilton gets ready to take the start during the second practice session at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, in Spa, ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, on July 17, 2026. (AFP) Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc escaped any grid position penalties on Friday when instead Ferrari were fined for a breach of sporting regulations at the Belgian Grand Prix.The Italian team were summoned to the stewards to explain an alleged breach of rules relating to the return of used tyres to Pirelli following opening free practice.Under Formula One's strict sporting regulations relating to tyres, every team has to return all used tyres to Pirelli within a prescribed time frame and before the start of the next session.Ferrari complied with part of the regulations by returning their used tyres electronically - but not physically in time.As a result they were called to a meeting with the stewards and fined 10,000 Euros, 5,000 for each driver.Seven-time champion Hamilton, who is third in the drivers' title race, had finished Friday's practice sessions in fourth place behind Mercedes' world championship leader Kimi Antonelli while Leclerc was 11th. Related
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Team Jayco AlUla's Swiss rider Mauro Schmid celebrates on the podium after winning the 13th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 205,8 km between Dole and Belfort in eastern
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Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli during practice ahead of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium, on July 17, 2026. (Reuters) World championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped the times for Mercedes ahead of defending champion Lando Norris of McLaren in Friday's second free practice ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.The 19-year-old Italian clocked a best lap time of one minute and 45.944 seconds to outpace Norris, who has a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race after taking a new battery, by 0.190 seconds with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull.The four-time champion was 0.472 seconds adrift after a much-improved day using the team's traditional rear wing after ditching the much-criticised 'Macarena' wing, described by Verstappen as very dangerous.He had crashed at both the Austrian and British Grands Prix, but bounced back to go fastest in the earlier opening session on Friday.Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari ahead of Isack Hadjar in the second Red Bull, Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren and Franco Colapinto who was seventh for Alpine.This left George Russell down in eighth in the second Mercedes, more than 1.2 seconds behind Antonelli, ahead of Racing Bulls' rookie Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson, the pair pushing Charles Leclerc down to 11th in the second Ferrari.The session ended after an extended red-flag interruption after Pierre Gasly crashed into the barriers in his Alpine. He was unhurt.After a light shower between the sessions, the action began with Antonelli setting the pace in 1:46.911 with Verstappen chasing his time before a brief red flag delay to clear gravel from the track. SHOWING SOME FRUSTRATIONThe Dutchman, showing some frustration, grumbled colourfully about his gearbox.On resumption, several drivers swapped mediums for softs as Piastri joined the fray, after repairs for a hydraulics problem, in a spell of qualifying simulation laps.Hadjar swiftly went top on softs before Verstappen and then Antonelli regained the initiative, the Italian clocking 1:45.944 to soar nearly five-tenths clear.Ferrari responded with both drivers setting personal-best times in the first and second parts of the lap, but Hamilton wound up third behind Verstappen and ahead of Hadjar. He was 0.747 adrift of Antonelli.Russell, 25 points behind his 'silver arrows' team-mate in the drivers' title race, tried a lap on softs, but was 1.285 seconds slower than the flying Italian as he settled for sixth.Like Russell, Piastri was struggling to match his team-mate as Norris went second in 1:46.134, two-tenths off the pace. The Australian, last year's winner, went sixth, but was 0.982 adrift.With 15 minutes remaining, the action was red-flagged when Gasly lost control of his Alpine and brushed the barriers at the Fagnes chicane. He was unhurt and walked away from his damaged car, which had lost its rear wing.The action was suspended for 13 minutes allowing the teams only two minutes' action at the end of the session to complete their programme and engage in a few practice starts on the uphill grid. Related Story
