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Scott Bain is in contention to earn his first Scotland cap in over six years after fearing staying at Celtic for too long had ruined his chance of another call-up. The Falkirk goalkeeper is in Steve Clarke’s squad for the World Cup qualifying group finale as Scotland prepare to take on Greece and Denmark. The former Dundee player won the last of his three caps in a 2-0 success over San Marino in March 2019 but a space opened up when Angus Gunn suffered a knee injury. Image: Bain (R) has flown to Turkey with his Scotland team mates for…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (L) and the CEO of the SoftBank Group Masayoshi Son pose during an AI event in Tokyo on November 13, 2024.Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in U.S. chipmaker Nvidia for $5.83 billion as the Japanese giant looks to capitalize on its “all in” bet on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.The firm said in its earnings statement that it sold 32.1 million Nvidia shares in October. It also disclosed that it sold part of its T-Mobile stake for $9.17 billion.”We want to provide a lot of investment opportunities for…

As COP30 kicks off in Belem, Brazil, the focus of the climate debate is on pledges and targets. The real shift, however, is already visible in global markets.  The center of the clean energy transition is now in China – and that reality is shaping pricing, trade and investment strategies worldwide. China has turned climate ambition into industrial strategy. It leads almost every segment of the clean-energy economy, from solar and wind to batteries, electric vehicles and grid technology. Its decisions now influence global cost structures, supply chains and market expectations. By the end of 2024, China had already surpassed…

KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Israel on Tuesday for the funeral of an Israeli soldier whose body had been held hostage in Gaza for 11 years, overflowing from the cemetery and blocking surrounding streets as crowds stood somberly with Israeli flags. The burial of Lt. Hadar Goldin was a moment of closure for his family, who have waged a very public campaign to bring his remains home.Hamas returned his remains on Sunday. The bodies of four hostages taken in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the current war, are…

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed in World War I and left without graves. On Tuesday, authorities are unveiling a renovated memorial for them in Ypres, the Belgian town that earned the grim honor of being synonymous with the brutality of conflict.Tuesday is known as Armistice Day — or Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Britain — marking the end of World War I.From 1914-1918, the armies of France, the British empire, Russia and the U.S. fought against a German-led coalition that included the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires. The war killed…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democrat-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Republicans hold all four of Utah’s U.S. House seats and had advanced a map poised to protect them. Judge Dianna Gibson ruled just before a midnight deadline that the Legislature’s new map “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats.” She had ordered lawmakers to draw a map that complies with standards established by voters to ensure districts don’t deliberately favor a party, a practice known as gerrymandering. If they…

Joey LynchCloseJoey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade.Nov 10, 2025, 10:30 PM ETKicking off on Jan. 17, 2026, at Auckland’s famous Eden Park, the OFC Professional League, even if you might not have heard of it until now, is one of the most ambitious footballing projects in recent memory.Covering the vast expanse of the Pacific, the FIFA-backed league will seek to bring professional football to not just one country for the first time but an entire confederation, with…

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In a residential neighborhood in Mali’s capital, a parade of giant marionettes marched through the streets as motorcycles and taxis squeezed through the busy road, stopping at intervals to give way for the puppets.Rendez-Vous Chez Nous, which translates to “come to us” or “meet at our place” in French, was a three-day festival organized by the Nama marionette and dance group. The ninth annual edition of the event, held in Bamako Nov. 6-8, featured dance performances, concerts and plays.But the spectacle of colors, raucous music and merriment belied the fear that Bamako residents have lived with…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments. It also reported its profit nearly tripled in the first half of this fiscal year from a year earlier.Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in Silicon Vally-based Nvidia in October, a move that reflects its shift in focus to OpenAI, owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.SoftBank reported its profit in April-September soared to about 2.5 trillion yen (about $13 billion). Its sales for the six month period rose 7.7% year-on-year to 3.7…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueReal Madrid and Manchester City are closely monitoring Dominik Szoboszlai with Liverpool increasingly worried about his contract situation – AS. Liverpool are interested in Inter centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, who is valued at around £87m – Mundo Deportivo. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Football analyst Pythagoras In Boots provides a tactical breakdown of how influential Dominik Szoboszlai is for Liverpool. Wolfsburg are exploring a possible January move for West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug – Sky in Germany’s Florian Plettenberg.Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson is focused on completing the season…