Dollar rises with crypto as markets turn in favor of a Trump victory on July 16, 2024The dollar rose broadly on Monday and cryptocurrencies jumped as trades for a victory by Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. elections gathered steam in the wake of an attempted assassination of the former U.S. President. Trump, 78, was holding a campaign rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend when shots rang out, hitting his right […]
Oli returns as Nepal’s fifth PM in five years, promising stability on July 16, 2024Veteran communist politician K.P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister on Monday, the fifth in five years, hoping to ensure political stability in the impoverished Himalayan nation that badly needs to woo investors and create jobs. Nepal has been politically unstable since it abolished a 239-year-old monarchy in 2008. Oli’s new government […]
Dupont stardust has France dreaming of rugby sevens gold on July 12, 2024The arrival of Antoine Dupont has elevated France to real gold medal contenders in rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics as the superstar scrumhalf hopes to help his country move on from their heartbreaking failure at the XVs World Cup last year. An open-looking men’s tournament gets underway at the Stade de France on July […]
Teahupo’o set to star as Paris Games takes surfing home on July 12, 2024While most 2024 Olympians will be battling for glory in Paris, the world’s best surfers will be going for gold some 16,000km away on the island of Tahiti, where the spinning blue barrels of Teahupo’o might be the real star of the show. Competition is likely to be fierce between the sport’s traditional powerhouses but […]
Sharpshooter Hancock key to US hopes of spiking China’s guns in Paris on July 12, 2024The United States will need Vincent Hancock to come out all guns blazing in their bid to upstage China at the Paris Olympics shooting range as the 35-year-old looks to become the first shooter to win the same individual event four times. Hancock, regarded as the greatest skeet shooter of all time after his Olympic […]
‘Time is running short,’ former House speaker says on July 12, 2024US President Joe Biden faced fresh doubts on Wednesday about his re-election chances from heavyweights Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney, who may influence other Democratic lawmakers and financial donors, and two Senate Democrats. Biden must decide quickly whether to stay in the 2024 White House race, former House Speaker Pelosi, a longtime Biden ally, said […]
Russia’s absence leaves power vacuum in rhythmic gymnastics on July 11, 2024Since the Atlanta 1996 Games when former Soviet countries began competing as individual nations, athletes from Russia and Belarus have twirled, pirouetted and tumbled their way to Olympic dominance in rhythmic gymnastics. They will not be in Paris this year, however, because of sanctions put in place after the invasion of Ukraine, leaving more than […]
Pakistan sack selectors Wahab, Razzaq after disappointing World Cup on July 11, 2024The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sacked selectors Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq on Wednesday following the team’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign last month. The 2009 champions lost to tournament debutants and co-hosts United States before crashing out in the group stage of the 20-team tournament. “The Pakistan Cricket Board … has notified Abdul Razzaq […]
China badminton success assured but to what extent? on July 9, 2024Chinese success in Paris is virtually guaranteed with the likes of Chen Yufei leading the charge but high rankings do not necessarily translate into medals at the Olympics, where the pressure to perform is unlike any other competition. The Tokyo Games three years ago delivered a series of dramatic upsets, near misses and high emotions […]
Gauff hails depth in women’s tennis despite Wimbledon exit on July 9, 2024Rather than despairing at the carnage left behind in the women’s draw at Wimbledon, the evidence shows that the entertainment value has never been better, Coco Gauff declared after becoming the latest Grand Slam champion to perish in the first week. Reputations have counted for little at this year’s grasscourt major. Of the 13 women’s […]