Northern Irishman wins ‘fifth major’ for second time
American opponent found water in three-hole decider
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrated St Patrick’s Day by winning a three-hole aggregate playoff against JJ Spaun to capture his second title at The Players Championship on Monday morning.
McIlroy took a one-shot lead when he birdied the par-five 16th hole, and the task of protecting that advantage became much easier when Spaun hit his tee shot over the famed island green at the par-three 17th and into the water.
par Max A. Cherney
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Le nouveau directeur général d'Intel, Lip-Bu Tan, envisage des changements importants dans les méthodes de fabrication de puces et les stratégies concernant l'intelligence artificielle (IA) avant son retour dans le groupe mardi, ont déclaré à Reuters deux sources au fait de ses réflexions.
La nouvelle trajectoire envisagée comprend notamment une restructuration de l'approche de l'entreprise en matière d'IA ainsi que des réductions d'effectifs, une stratégie visant à répondre à ce que Lip-Bu Tan considère comme une structure de direction intermédiaire lente et pléthorique.
par Max A. Cherney
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Le nouveau directeur général d'Intel, Lip-Bu Tan, envisage des changements importants dans les méthodes de fabrication de puces et les stratégies concernant l'intelligence artificielle (IA) avant son retour dans le groupe mardi, ont déclaré à Reuters deux sources au fait de ses réflexions.
La nouvelle trajectoire envisagée comprend notamment une restructuration de l'approche de l'entreprise en matière d'IA ainsi que des réductions d'effectifs, une stratégie visant à répondre à ce que Lip-Bu Tan considère comme une structure de direction intermédiaire lente et pléthorique.
Marc Márquez expects his younger brother, Alex, to be his main rival as he chases a seventh MotoGP world championship crown and is convinced it is just a matter of time before the Gresini Racing rider wins his first race in the premier class.
Alex, at 28, is four years younger than Marc, has won the Moto2 plus Moto3 world championship and has seven MotoGP podiums to his name. He came close to winning his first MotoGP race at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix and in Argentina on Sunday, but was denied by his in-form brother on both occasions.
President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between US and Russian officials in Moscow.
Barcelona fought back from 2-0 down to top La Liga
Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal also on target in victory
Barcelona’s Ferran Torres scored twice to help secure a late 4-2 comeback win over La Liga title rivals Atlético Madrid in a pulsating clash on Sunday that took Hansi Flick’s side back to the top of the table.
The hosts took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Julián Alvarez after Antoine Griezmann broke quickly and found Giuliano Simeone, who curled a precise pass for the former Manchester City forward to score his 11th league goal of the season.
U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice to help Real Madrid fight back to beat Villarreal 2-1 and move top of La Liga overnight.
The hosts opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Álex Baena’s corner was deflected by Aurélien Tchouaméni, allowing Juan Foyth to score from close range. Real Madrid levelled 10 minutes later when Mbappé pounced on Brahim Díaz’s blocked shot and the ball landed at his feet for a close-range finish.
Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’
Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris
A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, said on Saturday.
Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years in the biggest job in world sports, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games.
The boxing competition in the Paris was run by the IOC after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of recognition last year over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance. But the IBA, run by the Russian businessman Umar Kremlev with close links to the Kremlin, accused the IOC during the Games of allowing two female athletes, who had been banned by the IBA after a chromosome test a year earlier, to compete.
A war of words ensued between the two organisations and dominated the headlines during the Games. “I would not consider this [Paris Games gender controversy] a real crisis because all this discussion is based on a fake news campaign coming from Russia,” Bach said at the southern Greek seaside resort where his successor will be elected on Thursday. “This was part of the many, many fake news campaigns we had to face from Russia before Paris and after Paris.”
Several such campaigns happened before Paris, including what the IOC said at the time were repeated hacking attempts. Bach said the dispute over the boxers would have been a non-issue were it not for the IBA, given the two boxers had competed for years, including at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, with no problems.
“It [the dispute] has nothing to do with the reality. These two female focuses were born as women, they were raised as women, they have been competing as women, they have been winning and losing as every other person.” The two boxers, Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, won gold medals in their weight classes.
The IOC does not have a universal rule on the participation of transgender athletes or athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD), with each federation drawing up its own regulations. Russian athletes competed as neutrals in Paris after the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended for conducting Olympic elections in Ukrainian territories occupied after the Russian invasion in 2022.
Large areas of western Cuba, including Havana, lose power in latest blackouts to hit island nation after substation fails
Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed late on Friday, leading to widespread blackouts in Havana and across the country and leaving millions of people in the dark.
Officials from the energy and mines ministry said an electrical substation in the capital failed about 8.15pm local time knocking out power to a large swath of western Cuba, including Havana, and causing the failure of the national electrical system, SEN.
(Reuters) - Elon Musk, a déclaré vendredi que la fusée Starship de SpaceX partirait pour Mars à la fin de l'année prochaine.
Elle transportera le robot humanoïde Optimus de Tesla.
Si l'atterrissage se déroule bien, alors les missions habitées pourraient commencer dès 2029, bien que 2031 soit plus probable, a ajouté Elon Musk dans un message publié sur le réseau social X.
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells final for the first time as she sets her sights on back-to-back WTA 1000 titles.
After a tight first set, the 17-year-old Andreeva was flawless in the tiebreak, leaning over and letting out a roar when she enticed a forehand error from Swiatek on set point.
Swedish company’s valuation jumped 24% in 2024 as ‘buy now, pay later’ market is projected to top $160bn by 2032
The Swedish fintech firm Klarna disclosed on Friday that its revenue jumped 24% in 2024 as the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) pioneer made public its filing for a much-anticipated US stock market listing.
The company, which reshaped online shopping through its short-term financing model, drew investor attention as its valuation soared from $5.5bn to $46.5bn in just two years, fueled by three funding rounds between mid-2020 and 2021.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.
Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new indictment before the US district judge Arun Subramanian at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. A trial remains scheduled for 5 May.
Danish Egg Association says US asked if it could export eggs as prices surge despite president’s promise to lower them
The United States has asked Denmark and other European nations if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country’s egg association said on Friday.
The request from the US Department of Agriculture coincides with a raft of new US tariffs on countries, including in Europe, and the threat of more.
World Food Programme has said funding shortfall would mean cuts to its operations in Afghanistan, Africa and refugee camps in Bangladesh, leaving millions of people hungry
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that fighting could not be paused.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla va fabriquer une version moins coûteuse de son modèle Y à Shanghai, ont déclaré trois personnes au fait du dossier, afin de regagner des parts de marchés en Chine.
Le constructeur automobile américain développe ce modèle dans le cadre d'un projet appelé "E41". Cette version du Model Y sera construite en utilisant les lignes de production existantes, ont indiqué les sources.
Document described as interim national security guidance calls on US military to create options
The Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to “take back” the Panama canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America and is considered one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, but he has not offered specifics about how he would do so, or if military action might be required.
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