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Coventry dazzle with thumping of beleaguered QPR on day of celebration Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry and QPR Result: Coventry 7-1 QPR Coventry have now scored 12 goals in their first three Championship games. That stat is made even more impressive by the fact their opener was a goalless draw.Frank Lampard’s side followed up last week’s 5-3 win at Derby with a 7-1 shellacking of sorry QPR. Five goals coming in the first half, and any hope of the away side salvaging any dignity ended by…

LONDON (AP) — Revellers are parading in colorful costumes through the streets of Notting Hill, in west London, for the annual carnival which started in 1966 and is one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe celebrating Caribbean culture. The two-day street event attracts around 2 million revellers, musicians and dancers with around 7,000 police officers and staff on duty each day. __ Revellers take part in the parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, Europe’s biggest street party and one of the largest carnivals in the world.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) Revellers take…

Aug 25, 2025, 05:45 AM ETUnited States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie was subjected to racist abuse after Juventus completed a 2-0 season-opening win over Parma in the Serie A, the Italian club said Sunday.Juventus posted a statement on social media saying McKennie was the target of “discrimatory racist remarks by individuals in the away section” while he was warming down with teammates on the pitch.”Juventus strongly condemns this incident and any form of racism, and will ensure full cooperation with the sporting justice authorities to identify those responsible,” Juventus said in the statement.Weston McKennie came on as a…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — India has alerted Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding after heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian region, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in what marks the first public official contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months.The ministry said New Delhi conveyed the information through diplomatic channels instead of the Indus Waters Commission, the permanent mechanism created under the 1960 World Bank-brokered Indus Waters Treaty.An Indian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the warning was shared on “humanitarian grounds” and not under the treaty.There…

Thousands of people will paint a town red with tomato pulp Wednesday, flinging the fruit at one another in the 80th anniversary of Spain’s famous “Tomatina” tomato street fight.The hourlong event brings 120 tons of overripe tomatoes to the eastern town of Buñol, where tarp-covered buildings flank a crowd of up to 22,000 participants awaiting their ammo. Non-local attendees pay 15 euros ($17.50) for a ticket and arrive from countries across the globe or cities a bus ride away. “When it’s going on, it’s just a blur of tomatoes,” said Adrian Columb of Ireland, who attended in 1999. “It was…

NEW YORK (AP) — On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when was a teenager.“He said, ‘This is like Jesus to me,’” recalls Oscar Isaac. For the Mexican-born filmmaker, Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel and the 1931 film with Boris Karloff are his personal urtexts: the origin of a lifelong affection for the monsters del Toro has ever since, in reams of sketches and in a filmography doted by them, breathed into life. For a misunderstood kid growing up in a devout Catholic family, Frankenstein’s creature, unloved…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, by asserting that a “Purge or Revolution” was taking place there and threatening to not do business with Seoul as he prepared to host the new leader at the White House later Monday. Trump elaborated later Monday that he was referring to raids on churches and on a U.S. military base by the new South Korean government, which they “probably shouldn’t have done,” the president argued.“I heard bad things,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday morning. “I don’t know if it’s…

Western car giants are battling crises on multiple fronts, with declining profits , layoffs and widespread cost-cutting measures showing their strain. From rising production costs to U.S. tariffs , intense competition , supply chain disruptions and regulatory pressures , as well as a bumpy electric vehicle transition — top original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are caught in a perfect storm. As Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Ola Källenius recently put it: “Our industry is experiencing heavy rain, hail, storms and snow at the same time.” “It does feel like a polycrisis,” said Sigrid de Vries, director general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association…

The Emirates Stadium crackled with anticipation every time the ball arrived at the feet of Max Dowman. As in Arsenal’s pre-season games, his team-mates made a concerted effort to put it there. It is easy to understand why. The 15-year-old is a special talent.Dowman became the second-youngest player in Premier League history with his introduction against Leeds, a huge achievement in itself. But most remarkable is that, as well as being Arsenal’s youngest player, he once again looked their most dangerous. Leeds could not contain him. The drop of the shoulder to win Arsenal’s late penalty capped a thrilling debut.…

Israeli air strikes targeted the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on Monday, killing 14 Palestinians, including several journalists and a rescue worker. The first strike hit the upper floor of the hospital, which was one of the largest medical facilities in Gaza prior to the war. A second strike targeted the rescue team responding to the casualties from the initial bombing. Four journalists were killed in the attack. They were identified as Hossam Al-Masri, who worked as a photojournalist for Reuters; Mohammad Salama, who worked with Al Jazeera; Mariam Abu Daqa, who contribute to Independent Arabia and AP; and…