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Police link shooting to gang violence but have not said who might have fired bullets that killed bystanders on SundayBullets that fatally struck two bystanders during a shootout at a Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed on Wednesday.The teen sprayed an untraceable “ghost gun” into a crowd, authorities say. Preliminary ballistics testing did not match the bullets recovered from the deceased bystanders to that weapon. Continue reading...

Rise to £1.1bn in first six months of year for bakery chain largely down to opening of new storesIced matcha lattes and a bigger range of salads and chicken rolls helped Greggs to boost its sales during the string of summer heatwaves, as the bakery chain continues to expand across the UK.Total sales at Britain’s biggest fast food business rose to £1.1bn for the first six months of the year, 7.2% higher than the same period a year earlier. Continue reading...

• World No. 12 PV Sindhu was eliminated from the China Open 2026 after a hard-fought round of 16 loss to world No. 4 Chen Yufei, falling 16-21, 22-20, 21-18. • Sindhu narrowly missed the quarter-finals after squandering four match points, marking a reversal from her victory over Chen in the Japan Open semi-finals the previous week. • India's overall campaign at the BWF Super 1000 tournament concluded following additional second-round defeats for men's singles players Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty.

• Cambodia faces Singapore in the opening Group A matchday of the 2026 Hyundai ASEAN Cup. • Japanese manager Koji Gyotoku has selected a 25-man squad, following a training camp in Japan and a historic 2-0 victory over Hong Kong. • The match is critical as Cambodia aims to be a "surprise package" and secure one of two semifinal berths in a group featuring powerhouses Vietnam and Indonesia.

• The U.S. Department of Justice seized more than 1,000 internet domains used for the unauthorized streaming of FIFA World Cup Finals matches. • The operation took place across three separate actions, including the seizure of nearly 400 sites by the end of last month, to combat violations of U.S. copyright law. • This crackdown aims to protect intellectual property rights and disrupt illegal broadcasting networks that undermine official tournament partnerships.

• The 2026 World Cup concludes this Sunday with a final match following a tournament that featured a record-breaking 48-team field. • In a historic first, the event was co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with matches distributed across 16 different cities. • The competition saw the unexpected elimination of global powerhouses like Germany and the Netherlands, as well as stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.

Guardian analysis finds 19% of games reached heat levels warranting delays, as Fifa defends its player safeguardsThe climate crisis has come for football.During this year’s World Cup, nearly one in five of the tournament’s 100-plus matches took place in levels of heat and humidity that a football players’ union has previously said should trigger delays or postponements, a Guardian analysis has found. An additional 23 matches were played in cities as they reached those heat levels, but in stadiums where conditions were mitigated by air conditioning. Continue reading...