Monthly Archives: May, 2026

Happy Pay, a South African buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup, has raised a $5 million seed round to scale what it describes as Africa’s first ad-supported payments network.  The funding will be used to deepen merchant partnerships, expand distribution across online and offline channels, and further develop its AI-powered recommendations and advertising engine. Partech led the round

Kevin Durant was ruled out of Saturday’s Game 1 vs. the Lakers after suffering a knee injury in practice. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Durant missed the Houston Rockets’ playoff-opening loss against the Los Angeles Lakers with a knee injury, as both teams were left without their top scorer to begin the first-round series .

The New York Giants have agreed to send Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the No. 10 pick in next week’s NFL Draft, a league source confirmed Saturday to The Athletic. The Bengals announced the trade Sunday. Lawrence passed his physical and the Bengals signed him to a one-year extension through the

Brunson and Towns lead the Knicks past the Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their series AP Apr 18, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 on Saturday night in Game 1

Tessica Laurence bettered her national pole vault records at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, yesterday. Laurence cleared 2.65 metres to capture Women’s pole vault gold at the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAATT)—Association of Masters Athletics (TTAMA) Development Meet. At the Carifta trials, Laurence went over the bar at 2.40m to establish Trinidad and Tobago Women’s

Sydney ETO supports Australian Dragon Boat Championships (with photos) **********************************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney (Sydney ETO) is supporting the Australian Dragon Boat Championships (AusChamps) being held in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, from April 18 to 23 to showcase Hong Kong's dynamic sports culture and longstanding dragon boat racing

A natural extract from fruit waste may quietly transform everyday foods, offering improved nutritional effects and a more efficient use of resources. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have developed a method to enhance bread by incorporating compounds from red dragon fruit peel, a commonly discarded by-product. A team led by Professor Zhou Weibiao at the National University

With the NBA firmly established as one of the world’s most lucrative sporting competitions, player salaries have soared to unprecedented levels in recent years. Each offseason brings a new wave of record-breaking contracts, with franchises eager to secure the services of their marquee stars. These staggering deals have propelled numerous NBA players into the upper