Murrays keep Britain afloat in Davis Cup on September 17, 2016GLASGOW: Andy and Jamie Murray kept defending champions Great Britain afloat in their Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina on Saturday when they clinched the doubles rubber. The brothers defeated Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 after Argentina had captured both of Friday’s opening singles.
Overweight Maxi Lopez ‘carrying a washing machine’ on September 17, 2016ROME: Colourful Torino coach Sinisa Mihajlovic savaged Argentine striker Maxi Lopez on Saturday, saying he was so overweight that he was playing “like he had a washing machine on his back”. Asked about the form of the 32-year-old man of many clubs, Mihajlovic said “he’s not fit and is suffering because he is overweight. It […]
Russian military says US responsible if Syria ceasefire breaks down on September 17, 2016MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday said the United States is not holding up its part of the deal on Syria, and will bear the responsibility for any breakdown of the fragile ceasefire. “If the American side does not take the necessary measures to carry out its obligations… all responsibility for a breakdown of the ceasefire will […]
Nishikori helps Japan return to Davis Cup elite on September 17, 2016TOKYO: Kei Nishikori teamed up with Yuichi Sugita in a dominant doubles victory as Japan completed a 3-0 defeat of Ukraine to return to the Davis Cup’s top table on Saturday. The world number five looked sharp as the Japanese pair ran out easy 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 winners over Artem Smirnov and Sergiy Stakhovsky in […]
Russia, the world’s biggest country on September 16, 2016MOSCOW: Russia, which is to hold legislative elections on Sunday, has been dominated by Vladimir Putin since he won a presidential vote in 2000. Here is a quick look at the biggest country in the world. – 11 time zones – Russia is by far the biggest country on Earth, nearly twice as big […]
US lawmakers to probe Wells Fargo over fake accounts on September 16, 2016WASHINGTON: The powerful Financial Services Committee of the US House of Representatives announced on Friday they will investigate allegations that Wells Fargo fraudulently opened millions of unauthorised customer accounts. Wells Fargo, the second largest US bank by market value, this month paid $185 million in fines as it admitted that employees had boosted sales figures […]
Leaked WADA documents raise ‘lots of questions’: Putin on September 16, 2016BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that World Anti-Doping Agency documents leaked in a hack blamed on Russian cyberspies had raised “lots of questions” about medical exemptions that allow athletes to take banned substances. “We do not support what the hackers do, but what they did cannot but be of interest to the […]
August equals July as hottest month in modern times: UN on September 16, 2016GENEVA: August equalled July as the hottest month in modern times, the UN’s weather agency said on Friday, warning that extraordinary temperatures were “set to become the new norm”. The United Nations Meteorological Organisation (WMO) also forecast that 2016 will prove to be the warmest year on Earth over 137 years of record-keeping. “It is […]
HESCO mobile meter ensures accurate reading on September 16, 2016HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has directed the company’s mobile meter readers in Thatta district to ensure 100 per cent target completion of accurate meter reading. According to a press release issued here on Friday, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Saeed Ahmed Dawach issued such directives to the staff during a meeting in […]
Briton accused of US govt hack can be extradited: court on September 16, 2016LONDON: A British man accused of hacking into thousands of United States government computers can be extradited to the US to face trial, a court in Britain ruled on Friday. Lauri Love, 31, faces a lengthy prison term if convicted of charges including hacking into the networks of the US Federal Reserve, US Army and […]