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BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru said Thursday they stood “united” with fans as the Indian Premier League champions pledged one million Indian rupees ($11,654) to each family of the 11 fans who died in a crowd surge outside the team’s home stadium during celebrations following their maiden IPL title. Hundreds of thousands had packed the streets in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Wednesday to welcome home their hero Virat Kohli and his RCB team-mates after they beat Punjab Kings in a thrilling final of the IPL’s 18th edition, the world’s richest T20 cricket league. But the euphoria of the…

POLAND’S Iga Swiatek plays a backhand return against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their French Open semi-final at Roland Garros on Thursday.—Reuters PARIS: Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek’s French Open reign with a devastating third-set performance on Thursday to tee up a Roland Garros final against Coco Gauff after the American knocked out French hero Lois Boisson. The Belarusian snapped Swi­atek’s French Open winning streak at 26 matches with a 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-0 success to reach her first final in the clay-court Grand Slam. “Iga is the toughest opponent, especially on the clay and at Roland Garros,” said Sabalenka…

CNN  —  The government’s May jobs report, slated for release at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday, could reveal the first signs of the impact on American workers of President Donald Trump’s harsh on-again, off-again tariff policy. The consensus forecast is for the US economy to have added 130,000 jobs, slowing from a stronger-than-expected 177,000 gain in April, and for the unemployment rate to hold at 4.2% for the third consecutive month, according to FactSet estimates. “The labor market is good, but it’s not exceptional, and we’re in the process of putting some real strain on the economy,” Claudia Sahm, New Century…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the elections of three national sports federations, set to take place on June 20 at the PSB Coaching Centre on Ferozepur Road in Lahore. According to an official press release, polls for the Alpine Club of Pakistan will begin at 10:00am, followed by elections for the Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation at 2:30pm, and the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation at 4:00pm. The commission has directed that nomination papers, voter lists, and any objections be submitted to the PSB headquarters in Islamabad no later than June 12.…

Jim Chanos (left) speaks with Forbes editor Matt Schifrin on stage at the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit.Jamel Toppin/Forbes When legendary investor Jim Chanos entered the stage at the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit Thursday, he had a big smile on his face thanks to the very public feud that had erupted behind President Donald Trump and the world’s richest person, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Chanos, who first shorted Tesla stock back in 2016, said of the spat: “Most predictable breakup ever.” With a long and successful track record of betting against overpriced or fraudulent companies, Chanos’ latest big short is used-car…

CNN  —  The Consumer Price Index is more than just the most widely used inflation gauge and a measurement of Americans’ purchasing power. Its robust data plays a key role in the US economy’s trajectory as well as monthly mortgage payments, Social Security checks, financial aid packages, business contracts, pay negotiations and curiosity salves for those who wonder what Kevin McCallister’s $19.83 grocery bill in “Home Alone” might cost today. However, this gold standard piece of economic data has become a little less precise recently: The Bureau of Labor Statistics posted a notice on Wednesday stating that it stopped collecting…

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin speaks at the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit.Jamel Toppin/Forbes Billionaire Ken Griffin, founder of $63 billion (in assets) Citadel hedge fund and market maker Citadel Securities, slammed the Trump Administration’s handling of the economy and the Republicans’ new tax and spending bill in remarks at Thursday’s 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit. A prominent Republican political donor who voted for President Donald Trump during the last election, Griffin criticized the GOP’s signature bill–which they’re dubbed the “One Bill Beautiful Bill”—over concerns about how it would increase the federal budget deficit and ballooning federal debt. (Just yesterday, the Congressional Budget…

London CNN  —  The European Central Bank on Thursday cut its main interest rate again, citing slowing price rises. The widely anticipated move takes the ECB’s main rate to 2%, from 2.25% previously, and marks the eighth time the central bank has slashed borrowing costs since last June as inflation has tumbled from multi-decade highs. Year-on-year consumer price inflation across the 20 countries using the euro dropped to 1.9% last month — falling below the ECB’s 2% target for the first time since September. The decision risks provoking further attacks by President Donald Trump on the Federal Reserve for not…

PUNTA GORDA – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, a person walks through flood waters that inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIt’s officially hurricane season, and early forecasts indicate it’s poised to be an active one.Now is the time to take a look at your homeowners insurance policy to ensure you have enough and…

PARIS: An inspired Lois Boisson delighted Roland Garros as the French world number 361 downed Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday to set up a French Open semi-final against Coco Gauff, while Jannik Sinner secured a last-four meeting with either Novak Djokovic or Alexander Zverev. Boisson, making her debut at a Grand Slam event, powered her way to a thrilling 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 victory on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier to become the first Frenchwoman to reach the semis since Marion Bartoli in 2011. The 22-year-old, who was due to play at last year’s French Open but suffered a knee injury the…