Sports,Football
Manchester City ran riot in a 5-0 away thrashing of Sporting Lisbon, with Bernardo Silva scoring twice as Pep Guardiola's side all but sealed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.The English champions were simply unstoppable as they tore apart their stunned hosts in the ...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic said he was not against vaccination but would skip Grand Slam tournaments if he was forced to take the jab against Covid-19.Djokovic, who is unvaccinated, was deported from Australia after an 11-day rollercoaster experience involving two visa cancellations, two court challenges and fi...
World
US F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday (Feb 13) following a spate of unprecedented attacks in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, the US Air force said on Saturday.In recent weeks, the Iran-aligned Houthis have waged a string of largely failed st...
More than 30 ships from the Russian Black Sea fleet have started training exercises near the Crimea peninsula as part of wider navy drills, RIA news agency reported on Saturday (Feb 12) citing the fleet, as Western nations warned that a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment.Russia's military...
Russia's Lower House of Parliament may seek guidance from the government on whether to call for the recognition of two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent, its speaker said on Friday (Feb 11), implying that the step could be delayed.The State Duma, Russia's lower house, is due on Mond...
France will deploy thousands of police in and around Paris on Friday (Feb 11) and over the weekend and set up checkpoints at toll stations on major roads leading into the capital to keep "Freedom Convoy" motorists out, the city's police force said.Despite an order not to enter Paris, m...
Holders Juventus scraped into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo and will face Fiorentina after they also struck late on to beat Atalanta 3-2 on Thursday.Juventus took the lead in the third minute when Paulo Dybala bounced home a volley.Sassuolo hit back in the 23rd...
The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of battle-hardened Iraqi jihadists who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 Us invasion, two Iraqi security officials and three independent analysts said.The group of potential successors to Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, who blew himsel...
After protesters hounded Britain’s Labour leader Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure on Tuesday (Feb 8) to withdraw a claim that the opposition leader had failed to prosecute one of the country’s most notorious child abusers.Mr Johnson, who won a landslide in a 2019...
Iran said on Monday Feb 7 that the removal of US sanctions is Teheran's red line in talks with world powers in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference, adding that talks will resume on Tuesday.Last Friday, the United States restored sanc...
Sports,Cricket
India clinched a record-extending fifth Under-19 World Cup title on Saturday after a late partnership between Nishant Sindhu and Raj Bawa sealed a four-wicket win over England in a low-scoring game in Antigua.Set 190 to win, India's run chase was dealt an early blow when opener Angkrish Raghuvan...
British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday (Feb 6) it was not at all inevitable that Mr Boris Johnson would have to stand down, as he gave the Prime Minister his backing over a row about his conduct.Mr Johnson has been engulfed in a state of crisis for around three months, with an incre...
Business & Commerce
A US extension of tariffs on solar products distorts international trade and hinders the development of clean, low-emission energy, China's commerce ministry said on Saturday.President Joe Biden on Friday extended Trump-era tariffs on imported solar energy equipment for four years, though he eas...
A lack of flights and the search for a new United States reception centre are among the hurdles facing the White House as it races to speed up the evacuation of at-risk Afghans from their homeland, according to a senior US official and others familiar with the new plan.Other obstacles include diffi...
A stunning last-minute strike by substitute Alex Berenguer handed Athletic Bilbao a shock 1-0 win over Real Madrid, eliminating them from the Copa del Rey in the quarter-finals on Thursday.Athletic, who knocked out Barcelona in the previous round, ended a run of three successive defeats by Real in a...
Brazil scored twice in the last four minutes, the second a first international goal from Real Madrid striker Rodrygo, to cap a comfortable 4-0 win over Paraguay in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Belo Horizonte.The defeat ended Paraguay’s hopes of qualifying for Qatar and further cemented...
Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 29 games on Tuesday when they beat a toothless Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier. Lautaro Martinez got the only goal of an untidy game after 29 minutes when he took advantage of slack defending to rifle home from inside the penalty area.The top four teams...
Japan is preparing for a possible summit visit by US President Joe Biden in the last half of May for discussions on regional security, China and North Korea, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday (Feb 1), quoting multiple government sources.The visit, which would be Mr Biden's first as presi...
The Pentagon said on Monday (Jan 31) it is in active discussions with Eastern European allies about possible US troop deployments to Nato's eastern flank, as Washington moves to reassure jittery Nato allies in the face of a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.Any decisions on new troop movemen...
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen joined Premier League club Brentford on Monday, seven months after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a European Championship match.Eriksen, who collapsed during the game against Finland in Copenhagen and was given life-saving CPR treatment in front of shocked f...
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