Marc Marquez approaches the French MotoGP emboldened by his impressive display in Spain where he finished second after a thrilling duel with two-time defending champion Francesco Bagnaia.It was his best finish since also filling the runner-up spot in the Australian MotoGP in October, 2022.
The Bank of England was set Thursday to keep its main interest rate at a 16-year high, resisting a cut as UK inflation cools at a slower pace than forecast.With the central bank set to keep the status quo, focus will be on accompanying statements for clues on when it may start cutting the interest rate.
Russia's plan to host a rival event to the Paris Olympics in September proves "it disregards the principles of Olympism" and just wants to use sport as propaganda, Ukraine's Acting Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP. The Friendship Games are slated to take place in Russia on September 15-29, around a month after the Olympics end, with medals and money on offer to the winners."It is merely attempting to use sport for its propaganda, to cloak its aggressive war with a facade of sports PR."