Poulter blasts ‘irrelevant’ rankings, says majors need the best on March 13, 2024Macau: Former Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter said Tuesday that golf’s world rankings are “irrelevant”, and the majors need to decide if they want the best players regardless. Englishman Poulter, who once would have depended on being in the world’s top 50 to get into majors, elite tournaments and Ryder Cup teams, told AFP: “I […]
Sri Lanka coach cherishes Bangladesh rivalry on March 13, 2024Chittagong: Sri Lanka are fired up to fight against rivals Bangladesh in their strongest format when their one-day international series begins this week, coach Chris Silverwood said Tuesday. The current tour has seen both teams needling each other over the first timed-out dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket during their World Cup clash […]
Kolisi captaincy future in doubt as Springboks plan ahead on March 13, 2024Springbok rugby coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday that it was uncertain whether double World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi would continue to lead the team. Speaking at a press conference in Cape Town, Erasmus said Kolisi’s contract with French club Racing 92 did not prevent him from playing for his country and that he would […]
‘Congrats boys’: Guirassy reveals part of Germany squad early on March 13, 2024Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy took to social media to congratulate four of his teammates on Germany selection with the official squad only due to be announced on Thursday. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Guirassy toasted the selection of Stuttgart teammates Deniz Undav, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Chris Fuehrich and Waldemar Anton for Germany’s friendlies against France and […]
In bitcoin’s shadow, another cryptocurrency, Ether, stages its own rally on March 11, 2024Bitcoin has captured the limelight in recent weeks as it surged to a new record high, yet another major cryptocurrency, Ether, has been enjoying its own meteoric rise. Launched in 2015, Ether, also known as Ethereum, is by far the second-largest digital currency in terms of total value, now estimated at over $460 billion. Along […]
Stock markets cautious after US jobs report on March 10, 2024Global stocks wobbled Friday as investors digested a jobs report that failed to settle the debate about when the US Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates. The US economy added 275,000 jobs in February, higher than analysts expected and accelerating from January’s revised figure. Stock wavered throughout the session, falling in pre-market trading as […]
Pakistan enters fourth week of nationwide X disruption on March 10, 2024Pakistan entered on Saturday its fourth week of nationwide disruption to social media platform X, with activists waging a court battle to get it restored. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, was downed after jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called for protests against a government official’s admission of vote manipulation in last month’s […]
Party with violent past reborn in Pakistan’s disillusioned metropolis on March 10, 2024A shadowy political party that ruled Karachi for more than three decades, overseeing the city’s descent into a swamp of organised crime, has risen from the ashes in Pakistan’s tainted elections. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ran the city through a pervasive network of street enforcers and elected lawmakers, with its founder Altaf Hussain calling […]
Hazlewood takes 5-31, Australia is in control of 2nd cricket test against New Zealand on March 9, 2024CHRISTCHURCH: Josh Hazlewood took 5-31 as Australia bowled out New Zealand for 162 on the first day of the second cricket test on Friday, overshadowing the 100th test appearances of Kane Williamson and Tim Southee. Williamson made 17 in the course of an accelerating collapse of the New Zealand batting order in which Tom Latham´s […]
Galthie rings French changes for Six Nations trip to Wales on March 9, 2024Paris: France head coach Fabien Galthie on Friday announced eight changes for his team for this weekend’s Six Nations trip to Wales in round four of the competition. The alterations are the most Galthie has made from one Six Nations game to another since taking over in late 2019. Galthie hands three players their debuts […]