Mayweather’s Dubai exhibition fight called off on May 15, 2022DUBAI: Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition fight in Dubai against Don Moore, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been called off following the death of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, organisers said on Saturday. The move comes after the UAE announced a 40-day mourning period with flags flown at half-mast and suspended […]
New Zealand eye historic victory as second South Africa Test begins today on February 25, 2022CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand go into the second Test against South Africa on Friday on the cusp of clinching the series and reclaiming the mantle of number one in the world. A draw in Christchurch would give New Zealand a historic first series win against South Africa in 17 attempts, while victory would not only complete […]
No place to pray: Muslims under pressure in India on December 25, 2021Dinesh Bharti drives around with other activists on Fridays heckling and harassing Muslims praying outside in Gurgaon, the latest flashpoint of sectarian tensions under India’s Hindu nationalist government. Muslims praying in the open “create problems in the country and the entire world,” the thickset Hindu man in his 40s said, a red tilak on his […]
Romelu Lukaku fills Chelsea’s striker void on September 14, 2021LONDON: Romelu Lukaku has fulfilled his dream of starring as Chelsea’s number nine — now the Belgium striker plans to fire his boyhood club’s bid to retain the Champions League. Lukaku scored at Stamford Bridge for the first time on Saturday as his double inspired Chelsea’s 3-0 win against Aston Villa. After scoring in his […]
Medvedev outlasts Hurkacz to reach ATP Toronto semis on August 15, 2021TORONTO: Daniil Medvedev had to work his way through a pair of tiebreakers to ensure a 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Hubert Hurkacz and into the semi-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday. The Russian world number two was caught on the back foot in the opening set, which he lost to […]
USA to send second-largest team in history to Olympics on July 15, 2021LOS ANGELES: The United States will send the second-largest team in its history to compete at the Tokyo Olympics this month with women athletes making up more than half of the delegation for a third straight Summer Games, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said Tuesday. The USOPC said in a statement that 613 […]
‘Militants’ kill two policemen in Islamabad on May 28, 2020Two suspected militants riding on a motorcycle opened fire on two policemen manning a roadside checkpoint on the outskirts of the federal capital, Islamabad, killing both of them before fleeing the scene, the police said on Wednesday. The attack took place on Tuesday night in Tarnol area and was reportedly claimed by Hizbul Ahrar, a […]
America to buzz as phones get ‘presidential alert’ test Wednesday on October 4, 2018The Trump administration will send messages to more than 200 million U.S. cellphones on Wednesday testing a previously unused presidential alert system that aims to warn the public in the event of a national emergency. The test message was originally scheduled for September but was pushed back to Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. EDT (1818 GMT). […]
250 patients evacuated in hospital fire in eastern India on October 4, 2018A fire broke out Wednesday in a pharmacy at a state-run medical college and hospital complex in eastern India, causing panic among around 250 patients who were evacuated to safe wards. Dr. Nirmal Mazi, a doctor at the hospital, said no injuries were reported in the blaze. Television images showed some of the patients being […]
Aung San Suu Kyi becomes first person stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on October 4, 2018Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday over her refusal to call out atrocities by her nation’s military against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The move was made official after Canada’s Senate voted to revoke the symbolic honor. The lower house had already approved […]