Year: 2025

San Francisco (AFP) – Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Nottingham Forest’s stunning season continued with a 3-0 victory at Wolves on Monday to give manager Nuno Espirito Santo a winning return to Molineux.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Dallas star Kyrie Irving was listed as out for the Mavericks’ NBA game at Memphis on Monday with a lumbar back sprain amid reports he could be sidelined for up to two weeks.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – World number one Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from the US PGA Tour tournament at La Quinta, California, as he continues to recover from a hand injury suffered in a Christmas cooking accident.

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Tammy Abraham grabbed a late winner as AC Milan came from two goals down to beat defending champions Inter Milan 3-2 and lift the Italian Super Cup trophy in Riyadh on Monday.

Miami (AFP) – The Green Bay Packers suffered a major blow ahead of Sunday’s wildcard playoff game at the Philadelphia Eagles with wide-receiver Christian Watson ruled out for the rest of the season.

Paris (AFP) – Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers have deserted while training in France, a French army official told AFP on Monday.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – “Spider-Man” co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged, US media reported Monday, the day after she was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring.

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Bischofshofen (Austria) (AFP) – Austrian ski-jumper Daniel Tschofenig snatched overall victory in the prestigious Four Hills tournament with a dramatic win at home in Bischofshofen on Monday.