Emerging teen powers Australia past Mexico into BJK Cup finals on April 14, 2024Australia surged into the Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Mexico, handing Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur a winning start to her reign as captain. The seven-time champions took a commanding 2-0 lead into day two at Brisbane’s Pat Rafter Arena, allowing Stosur to rest Arina Rodionova and hand a […]
Meet the (almost) invincibles: Three undefeated football teams on April 14, 2024Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen of 2023-24 stand on the cusp of greatness, with just 11 matches theoretically between them and a record undefeated season for a top-five European league team. Of the 42 matches they have so far played this campaign, they have won 37, drawn five and lost a grand total of zero. Bayer […]
Osaka not needed as Japan reach BJK Cup finals for first time on April 14, 2024Naomi Osaka was not required to play after team-mate Nao Hibino sent Japan to their first Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday in a 3-1 qualifying win over Kazakhstan. Former world number one and four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka was appearing at the competition for the first time since 2020 and won her opening singles […]
‘My heart is broken’: Olympic triple jump champion Rojas out of Paris Games on April 14, 2024Reigning Olympic women’s triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas said on Friday she had injured her Achilles tendon and will miss the Paris Games. The 28-year-old Venezuelan said she had torn her Achilles during a training jump in Spain and had undergone surgery in Madrid on Thursday. “My heart is broken and I want to say […]
Asian stocks sink despite to track Wall St gains, earnings in focus on April 13, 2024Asian markets fell Friday as traders struggled to build on Wall Street’s positive lead, with hopes for a June interest rate cut fading, while earnings season gets underway in the United States amid optimism for companies’ profit outlooks. Tech titans helped drive gains in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 after producer price index data broadly […]
Patek Philippe chief not worried for top-end Swiss watches on April 13, 2024Patek Philippe’s chief says he is not anxious about the prospects for top-end timepieces, despite Swiss watch exports slowing overall after three years of spectacular growth. Thierry Stern told AFP he was “not worried about the high end” of the market during the Geneva watch fair, which brings together 54 major brands at Swiss watchmaking’s […]
17 killed, 41 injured in truck crash on April 13, 2024At least 17 religious pilgrims were killed and 41 injured in a crash as they traveled to a shrine in southwestern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. The crash happened around 10 p.m. on Wednesday night in the Hub district of Balochistan province, district deputy commissioner Munir Ahmed told AFP, confirming the toll. “The truck was overspeeding […]
Pakistan, other Asia-Pacific states get new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB on April 13, 2024A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a “new era” in tackling one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. The region had most of the world’s estimated 10.6 million new TB cases in 2022, and more than half of the 1.3 […]
McIlroy sticks to plan in Masters opening round on April 13, 2024Rory McIlroy vowed to bring discipline, patience and a “boring” approach to his bid to win the one major that has eluded him so far and largely kept to that plan with a one-under 71 in Thursday’s first round of the Masters. McIlroy would complete a career grand slam with a Masters victory. “It was […]
Osaka helps Japan take control in BJK Cup tie on April 13, 2024Naomi Osaka said she was driven by the fear of letting her teammates down after helping Japan take control of their Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Friday. The former world number one and four-time major winner beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in Tokyo to give Japan a commanding lead after team-mate […]