Vonn bombs out of world championships super

Saalbach (Austria) (AFP) – Returning US star Lindsey Vonn fell short in her bid for a ninth world medal at her ninth world championships after bombing out of Thursday’s super-G in Saalbach won by Austria’s Stephanie Venier.

US star Lindsey Vonn made a disappointing return to the ski world championships as she failed to finish in the super-G

Movie night to batting blitz: Iyer turns India hero

Nagpur (India) (AFP) – India’s Shreyas Iyer on Thursday said star batsman Virat Kohli’s late injury call cut short his movie night before he turned hero in the team’s opening ODI win over England.

Lights, action: Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the first ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday

Papadakis, Hubbell breaking new ground as same

Zurich (AFP) – Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell on Thursday took to the ice at a figure skating gala in Zurich trying to “push the limit” of the sport as a first same-sex couple to skate together.

France's Gabriella Papadakis (2nd L) jokes with Guillaume Cizeron (L), and US pair Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue (R) at the ISU Grand Prix Final 2019 in Turin

COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible

Brasília (AFP) – Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview.

Correa do Lago, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's secretary for environment, said it did not matter if countries took their time to announce their new targets, but they needed to be 'as ambitious as possible'