https://www.scmp.com/rss/524116/feed Ben Thompson is an accomplished Australian jockey with nearly 800 career wins across Australia, Singapore, the UAE, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters The US military shot down a government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, an accident that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to bar flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, congressional aides told Reuters. Congressional aides told Reuters the Pentagon used the high-energy laser system to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone near the Mexican border, in an area ‌that often has incursions from Mexican drones used by drug cartels. The Pentagon,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344810/us-military-laser-shoots-down-government-drone-texas-incident?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344810/us-military-laser-shoots-down-government-drone-texas-incident?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:36:29 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Eddie Jones’ Japan extended Wales’ record losing streak to 18 games after winning the first of their two Tests 24-19 on Saturday thanks to a furious second-half fightback. First-half tries from Ben Thomas, Tom Rogers and a penalty try looked to have put Wales in control in hot and humid Kitakyushu until Japan scored twice in the second half to snatch the win. This was Japan’s second win over Wales, the previous time being in 2013. “We lost out to them in the first half but our DNA is to play... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3317086/japan-extend-wales-losing-streak-18-tests-tight-win-boiling-conditions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3317086/japan-extend-wales-losing-streak-18-tests-tight-win-boiling-conditions?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:23:33 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Richard Kingscote will return to Hong Kong, Ben Thompson will depart and Tony Cruz has been permitted to train beyond the age of 70, the Jockey Club’s licensing committee confirmed on Friday. Kingscote is the only addition to a riding cohort that will lose Antoine Hamelin, who returns to France at the end of this term after five years in Hong Kong, the retiring Alfred Chan Ka-hei and Ben Thompson, who has opted to head back to Australia after nearly 18 months in the city. A multiple Group One... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3316095/richard-kingscote-returns-ben-thompson-departs-and-tony-cruz-gets-extension?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3316095/richard-kingscote-returns-ben-thompson-departs-and-tony-cruz-gets-extension?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:27:23 +0000