Newcastle: Lewis Hall signs new contract until 2031

Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall has signed a new contract with the club that runs until 2031.

The left-back, who has been the subject of interest from Manchester United, has agreed a two-year extension to his original deal.

UEFA wants FIFA subsidiaries’ blocked from Infantino discovery fight in US

UEFA urges US court to deny FIFA subsidiaries’ bid to join Gianni Infantino discovery fight as president battle rumbles.

UEFA has urged a United States court to reject an attempt by FIFA’s American subsidiaries to intervene ⁠in its bid to obtain evidence for a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his abandoned World Cup commercial rights plan.

BRICS summit: Is the bloc truly challenging a Western-dominated world?

A BRICS member has been under attack for months – and has subsequently wielded attacks of its own against fellow members.

This coming weekend, those countries will all be in the same room, making a third attempt to find consensus on a war that has dominated global attention – and battered economies – this year.

‘I want to cry’: Afghan medical students in Pakistan face expulsion fear

Islamabad, Pakistan – Alishba*, a medical student, was on a maternity ward night shift in Lahore when her phone began filling with messages on September 8.

“Someone said, ‘We’ve received a notification that almost 20 students are being expelled,’” she told Al Jazeera. “My first reaction was, this is nonsense. How could a government expel students from universities without any reason?”

'I saw Terminator 2 ': YC's Garry Tan pushes back on AI doom fears

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Fintechs conquered payments in India. Now they're eyeing credit

Participants during the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Policymakers, bankers, technology companies and fintech founders have gathered at the annual Global Fintech Fest to debate what comes after the Unified Payments Interface, which unleashed a digital-payments revolution.

World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Everything you need to know about new global competition

One trophy, no medals. Ten million dollars. A red carpet. A black infield. Noah Lyles as MC. Armand Duplantis performing his new record, while aiming to break another.

This athletics season was set to be the first since the pandemic which did not culminate in an Olympic Games or World Championships.

Female DJs call out intimidation and sexual harassment

Female DJs call out 'blatant misogyny' and harassment in nightlife scene

Dolly Parton Tribute, Noah Kahan ‘In Memoriam’ Performance Among Additional Emmy Telecast Plans

The 78th Emmys producers are planning a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, and have also signed up musician Noah Kahan to perform “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to accompany this year’s In Memoriam segment.

2030 Winter Olympics boss Edgar Grospiron departs amid turmoil

Edgar Grospiron has left his position as president of the organising committee for the 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics just 18 months after his appointment.

The departure of Grospiron, the 1992 Olympic moguls champion, was confirmed at a meeting of the committee's executive board on Thursday, marking the latest setback in the event's troubled governance.