Golf

Golf-Dry weather and wind set up tough conditions for Masters

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Dry weather, low humidity and the possibility of wind are expected to leave Augusta National playing ⁠firm and fast for this week's Masters, a prospect top players said would add to ‌the challenge of the year's first major.

Cricket

Cricket-Gujarat survive final-over chaos as Miller's gamble backfires

NEW DELHI, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Gujarat Titans survived a ferocious late assault from David Miller to clinch a ⁠nerve-shredding one-run win over Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller on ‌Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Player disappearances cast cloud over Eritrea future participation

JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Reuters) - Eritrea's participation in the ⁠Africa Cup of Nations preliminaries is now in question after seven of their footballers disappeared following their victory in Eswatini last ⁠month that secured them a spot in the group-stage qualifiers.

World

Azerbaijani, Iranian FMs hold talks on U.S.-Iran ceasefire

BAKU, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on Wednesday welcomed the recently announced ceasefire between the United States and Iran during a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi, as the two sides assessed regional security and the ceasefire's implications.

World

Handover ceremony held between Chinese medical teams in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The handover ceremony between the 27th and 28th batches of Chinese medical teams in Tanzania was held on Wednesday in the port city of Dar es Salaam.

World

German factory orders rebound but Mideast tensions threaten recovery

BERLIN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Germany's industrial orders rebounded in February from a sharp drop at the start of the year, official data showed Wednesday, though authorities warned that escalating tensions in the Middle East could dampen the upturn.

Football

Soccer-Italy federation seeks betting cash, youth incentives to halt decline

ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italy's ⁠outgoing soccer chief on Wednesday called for diverting betting revenue into youth development ⁠and infrastructure to revive a sport in deep crisis after the national team failed ‌to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row.

World

COMESA adopts strategy to boost AfCFTA implementation

LUSAKA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Africa's largest regional economic organization, has adopted a strategy to help its member states effectively implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

World

Ghana's economy grows 7.5 pct in January 2026

ACCRA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's economy grew 7.5 percent in January 2026, 0.7 percentage points lower than the same period in 2025, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.

World

Central banks of Bahrain, UAE sign currency swap agreement

MANAMA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Bahrain and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Wednesday a currency swap agreement worth 2 billion Bahraini dinars (around 5.3 billion U.S. dollars).

World

Plane crashes in southern Philippines

MANILA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna aircraft crashed on the Dinagat Islands in the southern Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, authorities confirmed.

World

Protests over high fuel costs clog Dublin, other Irish cities for second day

DUBLIN, ⁠April 8 (Reuters) - Protesters calling for further government help to lower the cost of fuel ⁠clogged up busy thoroughfares and motorways with parked lorries and tractors across Ireland on ‌Wednesday, disrupting commuters and public transport for a second successive day.

World

Trump says US-Iran talks will be behind closed doors

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ⁠said talks on the Iran crisis would ‌be held behind closed doors, and that "only one group of meaningful 'POINTS'" were acceptable to the United States, ​but gave no other details ⁠about the negotiations.

World

Laurance stays strong for win in Tour of Basque Country stage 3

MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Axel Laurance of INEOS Grenadiers won an exciting third stage of the Tour of Basque Country cycle race on Wednesday after coming out on top in a head-to-head sprint against Igor Arrieta of UAE Team Emirates.

World

Kenya launches initiative to boost corporate climate governance

NAIROBI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Wednesday launched Chapter Zero, an initiative aimed at strengthening climate governance in the corporate sector.

Football

Soccer-Relegation-haunted Leicester's six-point deduction upheld

April 8 (Reuters) - Second-tier English ⁠football club Leicester City have lost their ⁠appeal against a six-point deduction, the club and the ‌Premier League said on Wednesday, in a blow to their fight against another relegation.

Motorsport

Motor racing-F1 technical heads to kick off series of meetings on rules

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Formula One's ⁠top technical minds will get together on Thursday for the first of a series of meetings to ⁠discuss the sport's new engine rules and what tweaks need to be made after three races.

Technology

Citigroup says AI helps speed account openings and systems upgrades

NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Citigroup is using artificial intelligence to speed up account openings and the retirement of ⁠old software, the U.S. bank's head of technology, Tim Ryan, said, as the ‌firm pushes to improve productivity. 

World

3 hospitalized in western Uganda anthrax outbreak

KAMPALA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- An anthrax outbreak in the western Ugandan district of Kitagwenda has left three people hospitalized, a health official said Wednesday.

World

Chinese enterprises welcome Zambia's policy on mining tax payments in RMB

LUSAKA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mining enterprises on Wednesday commended the Zambian government's move to accept mining tax payments in Chinese currency renminbi (RMB).