Business & Commerce
The Indian government should focus on privatisation of state-run companies instead of chasing high divestment targets, a top finance ministry official said on Tuesday, pointing to market volatility and investors' shaky appetite for risk, Reuters reports.Last fiscal year, the government raised ju...
Sports,Cricket
Paul Stirling smashed a glittering half-century as Ireland eliminated twice champions West Indies from the T20 World Cup and advanced to the Super 12 phase with a nine-wicket thrashing in Hobart on Friday.The burly redhead's unbeaten 66 from 48 balls helped Ireland mow down a modest total of 146...
Sports,Football
Portugal have been dealt a blow ahead of the World Cup with forward Diogo Jota ruled out of the tournament in Qatar due to a calf injury, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday.Jota, 25, was taken off on a stretcher deep into stoppage time during Liverpool's 1-0 Premier League win again...
Test skipper Pat Cummins will also captain Australia in one-day internationals after being named as the replacement for Aaron Finch by Cricket Australia on Tuesday.The 29-year-old becomes Australia's 27th one-day captain and the first fast bowler to hold the position after impressing in his firs...
All-rounder Jason Holder said West Indies must improve in all departments of their game in a must-win contest against Zimbabwe on Wednesday if they are to get their T20 World Cup campaign back on track following their stunning defeat by Scotland.The Caribbean side, who won the event in 2012 and 2016...
Australia captain Aaron Finch gave himself a timely boost ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup while India seamer Mohammed Shami proved his worth in a dramatic four-wicket final over in a warm-up match between the tournament heavyweights on Monday.Finch had managed only one fifty in his previous 10 T20 I...
Twice winners West Indies crashed to a shocking 42-run defeat by Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener in Hobart on Monday, the second major upset inside two days at the global showpiece tournament.The Caribbean side, who won the event in 2012 and 2016, were bundled out for 118 chasing 161 to beat ...
Namibia's stunning ambush of Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday was born from the experience of playing the big dogs of cricket in the United Arab Emirates last year, according to captain Gerhard Erasmus.The African associate team savoured their finest international win in front o...
Barcelona’s woeful European form has cast a shadow over their domestic resurgence, which will face the ultimate test on Sunday when they visit Real Madrid in a much anticipated El Clasico in LaLiga.A revamped Barca, spearheaded by new signing Robert Lewandowski, have won seven consecutive LaLi...
Normal service has resumed in LaLiga with bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona jostling for supremacy after last season when the Catalan giants were never in contention.After Real Madrid dropped their first points of the campaign in a 1-1 home draw against Osasuna last Sunday, Spain's habitua...
World
Pakistan is out of money to spend on recovery from devastating floods, its climate change minister said on Tuesday, urging prompt international help at the UN launch of an aid appeal as funds needed by the country were ramped up five-fold.The United Nations revised up its humanitarian aid appeal for...
Sports,Tennis
Top seed Novak Djokovic produced a stellar display to sweep aside Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 in the final of the ATP 250 Tel Aviv Open on Sunday and clinch his third title of the season.Djokovic, playing in his first singles event since winning a seventh Wimbledon crown in July, launched an early ...
Football,Sports
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp called on his players to "fight through" their disappointing start to the season that means they trail Premier League leaders Arsenal by 11 points following Saturday's 3-3 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.Having fallen two goals behind inside 17 minute...
World,Back Page
The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday.A huge plume of highly concentrated methane, a greenhouse gas far ...
Ukraine said on Saturday it had encircled thousands of Russian troops around the eastern town of Lyman, in a battlefield rebuttal to the Kremlin a day after it proclaimed the region to be part of Russia.The capture of Lyman would be a major setback for Russia after President Vladimir Putin proclaime...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot 'Optimus', predicting the electric vehicle maker would be able to produce millions and sell them for under US$20,000 ($31,000) — less than a third of the price of a Model Y.Musk said he expected Tesla would be read...
Russian forces in Ukraine were on the verge of one of their worst defeats of the war on Friday even as President Vladimir Putin was due to proclaim the annexation of territory seized in his military operation.The pro-Russian leader of occupied areas in Ukraine's Donetsk province acknowledged his...
Novak Djokovic said he wants his biggest rivals to be by his side when he brings the curtain down on his career, much like Roger Federer's emotional goodbye to the game last week.Images of Federer and Rafa Nadal - who shared one of tennis's most enthralling rivalries - sitting together and c...
Frances Tiafoe returned to haunt Team Europe with a dazzling win over Stefanos Tsitsipas to give Team World their first Laver Cup title on Sunday, ending Roger Federer's hopes of finishing his career by lifting another trophy.Two days after he and Jack Sock beat Federer and Rafa Nadal in a tearf...
England manager Gareth Southgate, under fire after a disappointing Nations League campaign, said he is nonetheless "the right person" to take the team into this year's World Cup in Qatar.England have been relegated from the Nations League top tier after a five-match winless run in whic...
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