Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Wildfires near Los Angeles have prompted the Los Angeles Kings to postpone their scheduled NHL home game Wednesday and the NFL to monitor developments ahead of Monday’s planned playoff game.
NHL Kings postpone game while NFL monitors LA area wildfires
Barcelona defeat Bilbao without Olmo to reach Spanish Super Cup final
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
Niemann and Nicolai Hojgaard accept special Masters invitations
Washington (AFP) – Dane Nicolai Hojgaard and Chilean Joaquin Niemann have accepted special invitations into the 2025 Masters field, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced on Wednesday.
Political chess or true beliefs? Zuckerberg's surprise Trump pivot
San Francisco (AFP) – The clean cut hair has grown, his college kid’s hoodie is now a gold chain, and his politics have swerved hard right.
Hosszu, swimming's 'Iron Lady', retires at 35
Paris (AFP) – Katinka Hosszu, a triple Olympic swimming gold medallist, announced she was quitting the sport aged 35 on Wednesday.
US withholds $3.6 mln payment to WADA after no audit
Washington (AFP) – The United States has withheld a dues payment of $3.6 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for not conducting an independent audit of operations, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said Wednesday.
US Fed officials concerned over 'stalled' disinflation, tariffs: minutes
Washington (AFP) – US Federal Reserve officials raised concerns in December that the fight against inflation may have “stalled” in recent months, and weighed the likely impact of Trump’s trade policies, according to minutes of the meeting published Wednesday.
Kiwi blaster Guptill retires from international cricket
Wellington (AFP) – New Zealand’s leading run-scorer in T20I cricket, Martin Guptill, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 38, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday.
Meta's 'Musk playbook' fans misinformation concerns
Washington (AFP) – Meta’s decision to swap professional US fact-checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram could become magnets for misinformation similar to the Elon Musk-owned X, researchers say.
Man Utd's Maguire given driving ban for speeding
London (AFP) – Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been banned from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1052 ($1299) after being caught speeding twice in three days.
