Ingebrigtsen breaks indoor mile world record in France

Liévin (France) (AFP) – Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the reigning Olympic 5,000m champion, set a new indoor mile world record of 3min 45.14sec at a meet in northern France on Thursday.

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran the fastest indoor mile in history

Chelsea to take no action against Kerr after court acquittal

London (AFP) – Chelsea women’s manager Sonia Bompastor is “really happy” for Sam Kerr following her acquittal on charges of racially aggravated harassment and says there will be no disciplinary action taken against the Australia captain by the club.

Chelsea and Australia forward Sam Kerr arrives at Kingston Crown Court on February 11, 2025

Fenerbahce, Real Sociedad earn wins in Europa League play

Paris (AFP) – Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce won 3-0 at home to Anderlecht in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off tie Thursday, while Real Sociedad triumphed 2-1 away to Midtjylland.

Jose Mourinho won the UEFA Cup with Porto in 2003 and again with Manchester United in 2017 after it was rebranded as the Europa League

Medvedev into first quarter

Marseille (AFP) – Former world number one Daniil Medvedev reached his first quarter-final of 2025 in Marseille on Thursday as China’s Zhang Zhizhen stunned fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz.

Last-eight spot: Daniil Medvedev

Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

Puerto Bolivar (Ecuador) (AFP) – On Ecuador’s lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president’s “iron fist” security policies are just words.

Members of the Ecuadoran armed forces patrol the Jambeli Archipelago in the province of El Oro

Estonians plead guilty to US charges in $577 mn crypto scheme

Washington (AFP) – Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people around the world in a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people in a $575 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

WWF legal challenge against Norway deep

Oslo (AFP) – An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway’s bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green energy transition.

Mining the seabed is controversial for its potential impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems