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The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) has filed a lawsuit against the sport’s governing bodies, accusing them of anti-competitive practices and a disregard for player welfare. The PTPA, an independent players’ union co-founded by Novak Djokovic in 2019, said on Tuesday that after years of good-faith efforts to reform professional tennis, it had been forced to take legal action to end “monopolistic control” of the sport. It said in a statement that, along with more than a dozen players, the PTPA had filed papers in a New York court against the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour, the International Tennis Federation…

Washington — President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to an “immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure” in Ukraine when the two spoke Tuesday in a lengthy phone call, but Russia has not agreed to a full 30-day ceasefire like Ukraine has. Hours after the call, air raid sirens sounded and explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. The White House and the Kremlin both said they agreed to begin negotiations “immediately” to achieve a fuller ceasefire. A Russian readout of the call from the Kremlin said a key condition for working toward a resolution to the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Indonesia’s central bank has intervened “boldly” in the foreign exchange market as the rupiah hovers around five-year lows amid concerns over a sluggish economy and President Prabowo Subianto’s expensive policies.The attempt to boost investor confidence in south-east Asia’s largest economy comes a day after Jakarta’s main stock index fell as much as 7.1 per cent to its lowest point since 2021.Equities recouped some of the losses on Wednesday, gaining about 1 per cent. However, the currency declined as much as 0.7 per…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Inter Milan’s value collapsed by 75 per cent before distressed debt investor Oaktree Capital seized control of the Italian football club from its Chinese owners last year.Delayed accounts for 2022 show that Inter’s former owner, the Chinese retailer Suning, slashed the value of a 68.55 per cent stake from €586mn to €148mn as it struggled to keep hold of the club.The accounts, filed in October by Los Angeles-based Oaktree on behalf of one of Inter’s holding companies, underscore the depth of the…

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Injured Western Force utility back Kurtley Beale says the upcoming Optus Stadium tour match against the British and Irish Lions is a ‘huge motivation’ in his bid to return from a torn Achilles.

The FBI has captured its third fugitive from the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, according to agency director Kash Patel.In a post on X on Tuesday night, Patel said the FBI’s success in bringing down some of America’s most wanted is “not an accident” and can be attributed to letting “good cops be good cops.””When you let good cops be good cops, this is what happens. This administration is giving the new FBI and AG Bondi the resources to get the job done — and we won’t stop,” Patel wrote.He also…

Since the NCAA Tournament bracket was announced, the North Carolina Tar Heels have caught tons of backlash, as many believed they should’ve been left out of the 68 teams who made “The Dance.”Perhaps those haters have been silenced now. The Tar Heels demolished the San Diego State Aztecs in their “First Four” matchup on Tuesday night, 95-68, to earn the No. 11 seed in the South Region. UNC will move on to face No. 6 Ole miss in the first round on Friday.  San Diego State Aztecs guard Wayne McKinney III (3) plays the ball defended by North Carolina Tar Heels…

The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, one of Turkey’s most prominent opposition politicians, was arrested on Wednesday morning on charges related to corruption and terrorism, the city’s prosecutor’s office said.A large group of police officers arrived at Mr. Imamoglu’s house and took him away, and a number of his aides were also detained. Prosecutors said arrest warrants had been issued for more than 100 people.Mr. Imamoglu has been seen as a likely contender in the next presidential election, scheduled for 2028, although early elections are likely. He and other opposition figures have accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of seeking…