All-time Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett announced Sunday the birth of twin boys, who have been named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. Bolt revealed the news on Instagram with a Father’s Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children’s names in the caption, […]
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India protest ‘unfair’ Tokyo Olympic rules for Covid-hit nations
India’s Olympic body has slammed as “unfair” strict rules imposed by the Japanese government on athletes from several Covid-hit nations for the Tokyo Games starting next month. Tokyo 2020 organisers said Monday that additional measures will be used to reduce infection risks from several countries, including India, that have seen “significant impact from variants” of […]
Veteran Gasol makes Spanish pre-Games list
Double silver medalist basketball veteran Pau Gasol has made Spain’s pre-list for the Olympics in Tokyo, the Spanish federation announced Saturday, giving the 40-year-old a fresh tilt at glory. The pivot is named in the 18 who will be targeting a medal in Japan after Sergio Scariolo’s ‘Roja’ squad is whittled down to 12. Though […]
Forward Joao Felix out of Portugal v Germany Euro 2020 clash
Portugal forward Joao Felix has been ruled out of the Euro 2020 match against Germany on Saturday because of muscle pain, the Portuguese football federation said. The Atletico Madrid man, who was an unused substitute in his country’s 3-0 opening win against Hungary, had trained normally on the eve of the game in Munich. A […]
Tokyo scraps Olympics public viewing sites
Tokyo will cancel all public Olympics viewing events in an effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, the city governor said Saturday. Having postponed the Games for a year because of the pandemic, Japan has already banned overseas spectators — in an Olympics first — while reducing the number of participants, volunteers and guests. […]
England held by Scotland at Euro 2020 as Croatia face battle to qualify
Lacklustre England were denied an early ticket into the Euro 2020 last 16 on Friday as Scotland held their historic rivals to a goalless draw while World Cup finalists Croatia face an uphill task to progress. Elsewhere, Sweden took a step towards the next round with a 1-0 win over Slovakia and Denmark midfielder Christian […]
Germany under pressure against Portugal, France and Spain in Euro 2020 action
Germany are under fierce pressure going into a crucial Euro 2020 game against Portugal on Saturday as world champions France look to clinch a place in the last 16 and Spain chase a first win. After their failure to make it beyond the group phase at the 2018 World Cup, Joachim Loew’s Germany lost 1-0 […]
Bale, Ramsey re-kindle spirit of 2016
Five years after starring as Wales reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey re-discovered their best form in Wednesday’s mature 2-0 win over Turkey. Juventus midfielder Ramsey, 30, claimed the opener from a Bale assist before the Real Madrid attacker set-up Connor Roberts’ late effort to take a giant leap towards […]
Senate body unanimously adopts bills about senior citizens and domestic violence
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday unanimously adopted ‘The Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill, 2021’ and ‘The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021’. The bills, which have already been passed by the National Assembly, were presented in the maiden meeting of the committee, held here at the Parliament House […]
Germany must ‘crank it up’ against Portugal, says Loew
Germany head coach Joachim Loew says his side must “crank things up” ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2020 clash against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal after an opening defeat against France. The Germans lost 1-0 to the world champions in their Group F opener in Munich on Tuesday, courtesy of a Mats Hummels own goal. The scoreline flattered […]