China’s overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras
China is now a country where a high-school handyman has a master’s degree in physics; a cleaner is qualified in environmental planning; a delivery driver studied philosophy, and a PhD…
Farage aims to ‘mend fences’ with Elon Musk in US
Nigel Farage says he wants to “mend fences” with Elon Musk, after the billionaire Trump adviser called for him to be replaced as Reform UK party leader. Just before Christmas,…
Nvidia unveils robot ambitions and powerful new gaming chips
The boss of US chip giant Nvidia has unveiled the firm’s next-generation of gaming chips and pledged the “ChatGPT moment for general robotics is just around the corner”. The announcements…
UFC boss to join board of Facebook owner Meta
Meta has announced the appointment of three new board members including the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and close Donald Trump ally, Dana White. It comes as…
PFL makes elbow strikes legal in all fights
The PFL has officially legalised elbow strikes in its fights – having previously banned the technique. The MMA promotion runs a league system in the US and Europe which means…
West Ham weighing up whether to sack Lopetegui
West Ham are considering whether to sack Julen Lopetegui and have held talks with Graham Potter about possibly replacing the Spaniard. Hammers sources have denied Lopetegui has already been dismissed…
Norrie apologises after thrown racquet hits spectator
Cameron Norrie has apologised after he threw his racquet and accidentally struck a spectator during his straight-set loss to Facundo Diaz Acosta at the Auckland Classic. British number two Norrie…
The Englishmen making a managerial mark around the world
There aren’t many outgoing Pakistan managers who would fancy themselves as England boss in their next job. But then Stephen Constantine is no ordinary national team coach. The 62-year-old Englishman…
Antetokounmpo stars as Bucks beat Raptors
Giannis Antetokounmpo registered 11 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high 13 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 128-104 in the NBA. Damian Lillard added 25 points in…
Spurs trigger extension in Son contract until 2026
Tottenham have triggered an option to extend forward Son Heung-min’s contract by a year, until the summer of 2026. The 32-year-old joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and has…