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Weak investment and climate change threaten growth in developing economies after a period of strong expansion. ADVERTISEMENT By the end of this year, developing economies are expected to record the weakest long-term growth outlook since 2000, said the World Bank on Thursday. In this case, developing economies include all those that are not classified as advanced economies. Growth in these …

McGregor fell short in his bid to win the IBO world super-bantamweight title when he lost to Erik Robles in July 2023 at Meadowbank. A period of rebuilding was required before he was handed his shot at the big time in Saudi Arabia last month. “My career has been full of ups and downs and you’ve just got to look …

In the wake of the fire incidents in Los Angeles, Senator Shehu Sani says that America “has a lot of money to use for other things around the World but most times don’t have enough money to take care of its domestic problems“   In a post shared on Facebook, Sani wrote; ‘’America has a lot of money to use …

Three-time World Snooker champion Mark Williams required oxygen during the interval of a match at an exhibition event in Tibet. Williams, 49, posted a photo of himself on social media wearing nasal tubes and connected to an oxygen tank. The Welshman is taking part in the Tianren Cup Lhasa Winter Plateau Snooker Challenge in Tibet. But Williams reassured his followers …

Great Britain have won gold in the four-man bobsleigh at the IBSF World Cup in Winterberg, Germany. The team of Brad Hall, Taylor Lawrence, Arran Gulliver and Greg Cackett claimed victory with a time of combined time of one minute 48.07 seconds from their two runs, beating Germany by just under two tenths of a second. It is the first …

Littler’s World Championship win finishes off a year in which his success has helped the sport grow massively. In 2024, Littler was the most searched for sports person on Google in Great Britain and the third most searched person overall. As well as winning the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year award and finishing second in the main award, …

Something that has stood out since Littler’s rise to prominence has been his assuredness in even the most stressful moments and that was more apparent than ever in his second world final. While Ally Pally was at fever pitch in the moments leading up to the walk-ons, Littler was an image of calm. There was no frenetic energy and no …

Incredible Luke Littler etched his name into darting history with a crushing 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen to become the youngest ever PDC World Championship winner. The 17-year-old was in unstoppable form as he raced into a 4-0 lead, and despite Van Gerwen getting three sets on the board, he never really threatened a comeback and was always in …

Low-cost UK airline EasyJet is planning to try out a new lightweight painting method, in an effort to save on fuel usage and cut overall aircraft weights. ADVERTISEMENT The method will mainly cut the number of coats needed per plane to paint the iconic EasyJet white and orange design. The budget airline is working with Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings for the …

Michael van Gerwen battled past unseeded Callan Rydz in a brilliant last-eight tie to set up a semi-final against Chris Dobey. Third seed Van Gerwen’s last world title came in 2019 but he held off the big-scoring Rydz in impressive style to win 5-3 and move a step closer to a fourth world title. Meanwhile, Dobey came from two sets …