The United States won a thrilling super over to seal a famous victory against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in Dallas. After both sides finished their innings on 159 in their Group A match at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, the tournament co-hosts held their nerve to pull off a major upset and make it back-to-back wins in the tournament. Batting first in the super over, the USA made 18 for one, with Aaron Jones on 11 before being run out and seven runs coming via extras.

French Open day 11: Teenager Mirra Andreeva reaches first grand slam semi-finalBy Andy Sims, PAThere were teenage kicks at the French Open as 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva reached a first grand slam semi-final, where she will meet another first-timer, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Alexander Zverev reached his fourth semi-final in four years after a late-night win over Alex De Minaur. Alexander Zverev goes airborne (Thibault Camus/AP) Photo by Thibault CamusAndreeva beat an ailing Aryna Sabalenka to reach the last four. Defending champion Iga Swiatek meets third seed Coco Gauff in a heavyweight first semi-final, before surprise packages Mirra Andreeva and Jasmine Paolini contest the second. Britain’s Neal Skupski also plays alongside Desirae Krawczyk in the mixed doubles final against Germany’s Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France.

Killeigh's Caolan Flanagan is contention for the 'Mullinahone Co-op Young Dairy Farmer of the Year' honour at next week's National Dairy Awards in Portlaoise. Three Offaly finalists set for National Dairy Awards next weekThe 'cream of the crop' is being acknowledged as county Offaly has three finalists in this year's second National Dairy Awards, which take place in Portlaoise on Thursday next, June 13. The second National Dairy Awards gala evening presentations will take place in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise on Thursday next. The awards celebrate the primary producers, the artisan producers, sector services and the dairy processors as an industry collective. It will be a premier black tie, industry wide, awards ceremony highlighting the best of the Irish dairy sector.

Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne talks to James Byrne in Ringsend while canvassing for the local elections in Dublin. Yet the main culprit – climate change – is far down the list of Irish voter concerns. For the Greens, climate action has always been its main policy priority but on this occasion the Social Democrats have an equally detailed document. But there is no significant shift in Irish public opinion against climate action, in contrast to other European countries, a Friends of the Earth (FoE) poll found. Going down that path in a scenario where climate action is unpopular risks compounding current difficulties for Irish Greens.

Ken FoxeIreland’s efforts to combat the spread of measles were compromised by rampant misinformation that had spread around a link between the vaccine and autism, according to a submission for Health Minister Stephen Donnelly. In documents urging a “catch-up” programme for the MMR vaccine, officials said that nearly one in five males in the 18-to-19-year-old age bracket were “non-immune”. The submission said the huge gap in immunity against measles was likely down to “misinformation regarding the MMR vaccine which falsely implicated it with a risk of autism”. Of the 47 confirmed cases, 21 were in males, 24 in females, with no gender recorded in two cases. Asked about the submission for Minister Donnelly, the Department of Health said they had no further statement to make.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most urgent technology issue of our times. Every week brings a major inflection point, whether it’s OpenAI, Google, Anthropic or any of the other hundreds of big organisations racing to develop parts of an unprecedentedly powerful engine that is already starting to reshape societies.

I've had enough of paying London rent and want to try to live somewhere cheaper, so I can save money for a deposit to buy my own home. Will moving to Margate save money? For anyone working in London, but wishing to live by the sea, Margate could be a good option. Will moving to Leigh on Sea save money? Not dissimilar to Margate, Leigh is now home to a bustling community of designers and artists.

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Santander and NatWest are continuing to offer easy-access savings rates far below the market average, new figures from rates monitor Moneyfacts Compare reveal. There is still an astonishing gap between the market-leading accounts, often offered by smaller banks and building societies, and the big banks' easy-access rates. The Bank pays interest on those reserves at Bank Rate, currently 5.25 per cent. Vim Maru, CEO of Barclays UK said: 'Our pass-through rate is regularly assessed as part of pricing governance and has increased as the bank rate has risen. > See the best-buy easy-access savings rates using This is Money's tablesSavers can find a 5.1 per cent easy-access account with Chase Bank, while Oxbury Bank is offering 5.02 per cent on easy-access savings.

Dublin could run out of water as climate change ‘hits home’, warns ministerBy Gráinne Ní Aodha, PAThe Government has published its second strategy on how Ireland should adapt to climate change events “hitting home”. Mr Ryan said that at Cabinet on Wednesday ministers raised local examples of the effect climate change was having on Ireland. “The Tánaiste (Micheál Martin) and a number of others made the case about what happened to Midleton last year, which was a classic example of climate change hitting home. “So we’re going to have to invest in alternatives because if we have the same sort of drought conditions we had in 2018, we could run out of water in Dublin. It’s a climate impact.”“Similarly, taking my own transport portfolio, we know working with Irish Rail, that line south of Greystones, coastal erosion is real, it’s happening.

IT has been claimed repeatedly online that France sets a letter for dog names every year; for example, that all dogs in 2016 must have a name that begins with the letter "M". Is there any truth to this, or are those who are claiming it barking mad? Verdict:TRUEThis is actually true, however it only applies to pedigree purebreed dogs that are registered with the Société Centrale Canine in its Livre des Origines Français (LOF). As explained by the online news portal The Connexion, the Société Centrale Canine keeps track of the genealogy of pedigree dogs and the rule was brought in to simplify listings. Rowland then cited advice from dresser-son-chien.com for those who have a dog who has already been listed with a name that they do not like.

The world “needs an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell”, after a new report suggested a strong chance we will temporarily exceed the limit scientists say is the tipping point to stave off the worst of climate change in the next five years. This was the warning from the UN Secretary General as new datasets showed that we continue to see record temperatures recorded each month. But, ever since then, the possibility has risen further and further as the effects of climate change have worsened. “Look at Midleton last October and the very wet winter we’ve had, both made more severe by human influences of climate change. If you want to know what the future of climate change looks like, look at what current change looks like and add steroids to it.

Michael Dunlop has claimed one of motor sport’s celebrated achievements by becoming the most successful Isle of Man TT rider in history. Wednesday’s Supertwins race was the Northern Irishman’s record 27th triumph to surpass the landmark of race victories set by his uncle Joey Dunlop, who held the record for 24 years.

India captain Rohit Sharma led from the front with an impressive half-century before retiring hurt to guide his team to an eight-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening T20 World Cup group match in New York on Wednesday. After 14 wickets had fallen for 157 runs in the first match on the temporary drop-in pitch when South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets, India bowled Ireland out for 96 with four overs to spare. After Rohit won the toss on an overcast morning, Ireland were immediately in trouble as they slumped to 46 for six. Delaney, batting at number seven, scored 26 from 14 balls including a four and six from consecutive balls from left-arm paceman Arshdeep Singh before he was run out. “Once the seam goes down the pitch does settle down,” he said.

VAR set to get vote of confidence at Premier League AGMBy Jamie Gardner, PA Chief Sports ReporterVAR is set to be retained in the Premier League next season despite Wolves calling a vote to abolish it. The Black Country club said last month VAR had led to “numerous unintended consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football” and that the system was “undermining the Premier League brand”. The Premier League responded to Wolves’ statement by saying it “fully supported” the continued use of VAR, with Liverpool and Manchester United among the clubs who are understood to support VAR being retained and improved. Premier League clubs have already given unanimous support to the introduction of semi-automated offside technology in the autumn, which top-flight sources say will reduce the length of time of the average check by 31 seconds. The Premier League could introduce in-stadium announcements after VAR reviews in time for next season, a system seen at last year’s Women’s World Cup.

Nvidia is on the cusp of becoming the world’s third $3 trillion company as shares in the artificial intelligence chip designer hit new highs last night. The jump means Nvidia is within striking distance of overtaking iPhone maker Apple, driven by an investor frenzy for the AI pioneer. It is also closing in on tech giant Microsoft, the biggest company by market capitalisation and worth $3.14 trillion. In February Nvidia became the fastest company to go from $1 trillion to $2 trillion, taking just eight months. Shares rose 3.2 per cent, or 5.7p, to 186p.