Salvage

Fortuna Sittard drew with NEC in the Eredivisie, with NEC conceding a penalty miss before still salvaging an equaliser, while FC Twente chased a late winner elsewhere. Off the pitch, Fortuna are reportedly close to signing 31-year-old free agent and former Ajax defender Daley Sinkgraven, who is in talks over a return to the Dutch top flight.

Corinthians scored in the closing minutes to salvage a draw against Bragantino in the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. The late equaliser kept the São Paulo club's campaign alive in the youth competition and drew attention from Brazilian football fans, with sports outlets covering the stoppage-time goal and the youngster responsible for rescuing the point.

Monte dei Paschi di Siena is back in the headlines as shareholders of Mediobanca head toward a heavy vote against the takeover bid led by MPS chief executive Luigi Lovaglio, who is fighting to salvage the long-pursued merger. Italian media link the standoff to a broader reshuffling of Italian finance, with Generali's governance also coming into play from Trieste.

Real Betis are preparing to meet Feyenoord in a European fixture, with attention focused on the match at La Cartuja stadium in Seville. Coverage notes Betis are aiming to salvage what has been a difficult week for Spanish clubs in European competition, pinning hopes on a strong performance in front of their home supporters against the Dutch side.

The Dallas Cowboys have traded for New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, adding a Pro Bowl interior defender as their season spirals following a loss to the Buccaneers. The move comes as Dallas's defense holds an emergency summit and the team fights to salvage its year. Williams gives the Cowboys a major reinforcement up front as they try to stabilise a struggling defensive line for the stretch run.

Attention has turned to The Phantom Empire, a low-budget horror film released on 1 October 1987, in which a man-eating cave creature turns up with a fortune in uncut diamonds around its neck, prompting Dr Chambers' daughter Denae to hire the C and C Salvage adventurers to trace the gems to their underground source.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps says it recovered multiple American GBU-57 bunker buster bombs dropped on Iranian targets, claiming it salvaged the bombs' electronics and guidance systems for reverse engineering, with the metal components handed over separately. If accurate, the claim would give Iranian engineers rare access to one of the most advanced US munitions, following the American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Work has begun to remove the masts of the SS Richard Montgomery, the wartime liberty ship wrecked off Sheerness in the Thames Estuary while carrying thousands of tonnes of explosives. The government salvage project aims to reduce the risk of an explosion at the protected wreck site, which has long been monitored as a hazard to shipping and nearby communities.

Rochdale drew with Grimsby Town in their latest League Two fixture, with substitute Ian Henderson coming off the bench to salvage a point for the home side. The result leaves both clubs tracking each other closely in the lower reaches of the table, and fans are checking how the draw affects the standings for two sides battling near the bottom.

Canada and Nepal are meeting in Match 133 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 in Oman, with both sides searching for points late in the 2023-27 cycle. Nepal's cricket association named a 15-member squad for the fixture, and local media describe the game as Nepal's last chance to salvage its League 2 campaign, with sixth place at stake. Live scorecards and match predictions are drawing wide attention.

Australia is struggling to avoid defeat in the second Test against South Africa in Gqeberha, needing a monumental batting effort to salvage a draw. South Africa are strong favourites to win and level the series. Live coverage by Dean Bilton and Simon Smale is following every twist as the match heads toward a likely conclusion.

Gaza's surgeons are facing wrenching decisions about when limb salvage becomes too dangerous, performing complex reconstructive surgery amid severe shortages of supplies, equipment and staff. Medical professionals are examining the lessons of operating under these extreme conditions, questioning where surgeons should draw the line between attempting to save a limb and amputating to protect the patient from infection, repeated operations or death.

A hobbyist shared a DIY repair in which they took a disposable vape battery found in a gutter, soldered a suitable connector onto it, and put it back to use, describing it as a "new" battery. The post was tagged with diy and recycling themes, framing the salvage as a small act of repair, reuse and recycling that keeps e-waste out of the bin.

VIPER is NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, designed to hunt for water ice near the Moon's south pole. The mission was cancelled by NASA in 2024 over cost and schedule concerns, prompting debate among scientists and lawmakers about whether the rover could still be salvaged through a new partner or commercial flight, and what the decision means for future lunar exploration under the Artemis programme.

Chinese smartphone manufacturers are reportedly looking to recycled and salvaged memory chips as a supply option, with memory chip prices said to have risen by as much as 500 yuan per unit. The move reflects mounting cost pressure on phone makers amid tightening memory supply, and industry watchers are weighing what it means for device prices and component sourcing.

Delegates from around the world are meeting in Armenia for the COP17 UN biodiversity conference, billed as a crucial moment to rescue global nature targets. Negotiators face pressure to make real progress on the Kunming-Montreal framework, with many of its 2030 goals currently off track due to slow national implementation and persistent funding shortfalls.

Commentary is revisiting whether Washington and Tehran can salvage a negotiated agreement after years of collapsed diplomacy and renewed confrontation. Analyst Trita Parsi argues that with talks stalled and trust eroded between Donald Trump's administration and Iran, a return to a deal faces steep political and strategic obstacles, prompting debate over what path, if any, could revive negotiations between the two adversaries.

A major trade agreement between Australia and the European Union is losing political backing, with reports that support for the deal is fraying. The agreement, billed as a bumper trade pact, now faces growing doubts as key parties and stakeholders withdraw or question their commitment. Observers are watching whether negotiators can salvage the deal or whether differences over market access and agricultural terms will derail it altogether.

Sweden's transport authority Trafikverket says there is a major risk that the Strömsund bridge could lift during ongoing salvage work. The warning was reported by SVT Nyheter, which is covering the operation at the site. The salvage effort has drawn attention because of the structural dangers involved and uncertainty over how safely the bridge can be recovered without further damage.