BERLIN (AP) — Japan shooting guard Saki Hayashi went off with what looked a broken arm after a foul during the team’s playoff against Hungary at the women’s FIBA World Cup on Tuesday.
Hayashi scored despite the foul in the air from Agnes Torok but needed immediate medical attention with just over a minute left in the second quarter. She landed awkwardly on her right arm.
She was unable to continue and a somber silence fell upon the arena as she lay still on the court. A blue tarp was provided to give her privacy and fans responded with applause when she was led off.
Hayashi hit nine 3-pointers in Japan’s opening win over Mali on Friday.
Japan trailed Hungary 37-34 at halftime in their playoff to see which team will play a quarterfinal against the United States on Thursday.
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Japan's Saki Hayashi is treated behind a screen after an injury during the Women's Basketball World Cup qualification playoff between Hungary and Japan in Berlin, Tuesday Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
LONDON (AP) — More than 600 flights were canceled on Tuesday due to a technical issue in Britain's air traffic control system that caused disruptions at major airports across the U.K., the flight monitoring website Flightradar24 reported.
Britain’s National Air Traffic Services said a problem had been identified in its flight processing system and engineers were urgently working on the issue, which affected flights across the U.K.
In an update, it said it had “implemented a fix and our flight system is starting to recover.”
At least 625 flights to and from U.K. airports, including London Heathrow, were canceled, affecting services operated by multiple airlines, including British Airways, EasyJet, KLM and Lufthansa, according to Flightradar24.
Some passengers took to social media to complain about being stuck on the tarmac for hours, before their flights were eventually canceled. Many expressed frustration about a lack of communication from airlines.
The affected airports included Stansted and City in London, as well as those in Manchester, Birmingham, Gatwick and Scotland. They warned passengers to check the status of their flight with their airline.
Budget airline EasyJet said some of its flights were “unable to operate” and that the system failure caused “delays to flights across Europe.”
Heathrow's website showed that many short-haul flights departing for European destinations had been canceled or delayed.
It was not immediately clear what caused the technical problem.
FILE- Heathrow Airport is seen from an airplane, Oct. 6, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
